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FORREST HALL.-The Young Mems Dramatic
Association, Of Georgetown, gave another Of
their entertainments last night. Again the hall
was crowded, and again displayed most exqui-
site female beauty, interesting everybody,
though no damsels a Ia Turk appeared We OBJ
served many visiters from Washington. Shells
tragedy of the apostate was first represented
A material improvement in acting soon became
evident-owing, probably, to the instruction of
Mr. Glenn, the stage director. The native
strength of this company will now be developed
and we may anticipate with certainty rapid
increase of enjoyment. Pescara, (Mr. w.
Shanks,) Hemeya, (Mr. B. O'Reily,) Malice,
MR. J. B. Newton and Florinda, (Celestine. J
were the best performances Let us suggest,
however, that Pescara be more careful of his
attitudes and Florinda less so of her (his) voice,
that it may be heard throughout the hall. A
louder tone would not be inappropriate to the
gentle sex, for it may still remain graceful and
delicate The whole play went off finely, was
much applauded, and Pescara was called out.
/ The comic song, by member, was well
enough, but too much like the song of last
week Give us variety, even here.
Then the grand personages of Bombastes Fu-
rioso strutted forward-all the sublime army of
the renowned general-all the love-lorn dignity
of Distafina-all the full-robed royalty of him
"Who loved his Queen, and Distaffina tool"
The burlesque was well produced, and received
with shouts of laughter. Sundry little boys and
fair-c checked girls went off incontinently into
raptures; nor did older ones succeed in re-
straining their mirth in compliment to their
dignity.
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GEORGETOWN AND IT'S AFFAIRS.
GEoRGErowN, May 29-l2 n

GEoRGETowN, May 29-12 m.
At the Ladies' Festival last night there was
perfect crowd, and every thing passed off in
the most agreeable manner-so much SO that
they have concluded to continue it tonight.
The net receipts for the two nights passed
amounted to the snug sum of $l65. Just say
to the old bachelors and young gentlemen of
your city, that for 229 cents each they may get
delightful ride in one of Admiral Resides
fine stages, to and from Georgetown, spend the
evening in the company of some of the George
town beauties, and perhaps pave the way for
future happiness.
AT Forrest Hall last night there was a full
house-a large portion Of whom were ladies'
The Mayor of Georgetown the Marshal of the
District of Columbia, and number of our
most respectable citizens together with many
ladies' and gentlemen from Washington, were
present. The performance gave entire salts
faction-every character being well sustained
AT the solicitation of the audience, they have
consented to repeat it next week
Officer Jones arrested yesterday afternoon
two of the Messrs Bowling, under warrant
charging them with an assault and battery upon
Thomas Hunter. Justice Pearson held them
to bail for their appearance at. court. Mr..
Hunter, understand, is much better.
A new era in trade--a steamer passed down
the Potomac yesterday with two Cumberland
coal boats in tow, bound to New York; and
understand that the Virginia. which reached
here last night, intends taking the same route.
7 !, .c o. &la laol q 49,
More, canal boat which he is fitting up in
elegant style, especially for the accommodation
of pleasure parties to the Great Falls and other
points on the canal.
Flour and Grain Market-There was a sale
yesterday afternoon of $500 bushels of extra
quality wheat at 93c., which is considered
little over the standard price, Also, sale OF
700 bushels of oats at 42c., struck measure.
Both of the above sales to VIM. H. Edes. Also,
a sale of 400 bbls. of flour, to John A. Grimes,
at $4.124. Corn is selling at $1,000.
Arrioals.-Packet schr Senator, Curly mas
ter, New York, to F. and A. II. Dodge.
Canal Trade.-Arrived, John C. Calhoun, SO
miles, 40 tons of pig iron; Ariel Cumb, coal;
Montour, Cumb., coal American Eagle, Cumb,
coal; tow-boat Virginia, Cumb.; II. G. Phelps,
Cumb., coal; VIM. II. Harrison, 20 miles, wood
Eagle, 124 miles, $500 bushels of wheat; C. C.
Smoot, 124 miles, bark, &c.. Willard Fillmore,
Cumb., coal; Pacific, Cumb., coal VIM. Jack
son, so miles, limestone and hay; Martha
Francis, 62 miles, limestone; Francis, % miles,
-four, offal, &c.
Departed-Lewis Cass, Southampton, Col
II. Clay, F. Thomas, ]. P. Smart, w. A. Har-
per, Texas. ELECTRO
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Sw1NDLERs AND BEGGARs.-There have lately
arrived in New York nearly hundred Italian
deggars, armed and equipped with documents,
made out with care, purporting to prove them
political exiles, " shipwrecked passengers, ;"
or persons who have been robbed, &C. These
persons, there is good reason to believe, are
professional beggarS, whose business at home is
begging. About thirty have gone to fleece the
good and charitable of Philadelphia. 1t is sup
posed there are twelve hundred of these now in
the United States.
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FAST TME.-The Cleveland Herald of Thurs
day last makes record of the arrival Of two gen.
tlemen in that city, who breakfasted at the
Astor, New York, on Wednesday, slept on the
Saratoga Wednesday night, and dined at the
Franklin House, in Cleveland, on Thursday
They made the trip from New York to Dunkirk
in seventeen hours and forty-one minutes.
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ADULTERATED DRUGs.-We are informed that
a committee of gentlemen, from New York, is
now in this city, fortified with many papers
from eminent chemists druggists, physicians,
&C., with the view of persuading the Admins
tration to tread back the step recently taken,
which removed DR.. Van Wyck from the Office of
inspector Of drugs in the New York custom
house, and the appointment of Dr. Bailey in his
stead We learn that DR.. Van Wyck is Wing,
and DR.. Bailey Democrat
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THE LOVERS SCIENCE Of late make general use
than formerly of optical instruments TO assist them in
their Investigations. Geology and Botany aided ma
tcaly by the vast power Of the Microscope only
the students Of the heavenly bodies but the lovers Of
landscape scenery resort to the Telescope for the ra
cation Of their curiosity and taste This increased demand
attended with the production of improved instruments
at reduced pccs and assured that very superior
opportunities offered 10 purchasers by Mr. STEPHEN
EDpY, north side Of Pennsylvania avenue between u
and 9th streets.
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MARKETING.--1t is pleasant task to market
for yourself. Rise with the sun, dress becom-
lngly but not finely, take your basket on your
arm, buy your meats first, then your butter, then
your vegetables, Gncludng strawberries and
such-ike,) then bunch or two of flowers then
a splendid ice cream at Richardson's stand
and then you are ready to return home. This
is the fashionable routine nowadays.
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FREE Observation-Disclosures has Joined
New York, Ohio, Virginia, New Jersey, and
other States, in the adoption of a new bank
system. The law is an entirely new feature in
Massachusetts, banking. The purport of the
law is to allow the banking man to issue bank
notes based upon State or town stocks, with a
bona fide capital paid in, not less than one hun
bred thousand dollars.
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Very truly, yours,

AT DrsADvANTAGE.-A boy about ten years
old boxed the ears of juvenile of fourteen
very soundly this morning on Seventh street.
until the elder fellow blubbered out and shed
copious tears. The poor fellow was on his way
from market, and had basket of eggs on his
head, requiring both hands to steady it The
morning was warm, and any thing cool should
have been deemed refreshing; but this was
rather too cool. The little ones turn will come
next to carry basket of eggs on his head!
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This is precious warm day--so oppressive
that it would be very heartless in any one to
make joke about it. We are sure we would
not, if We had the faculty of doing such things
Jokes should in all seasons be seasoned with
attic. salt--but even then are poor affairs if not
seasonable A good joker will therefore refrain
altogether, or seize on fitting opportunity for
their use
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NOTICE.

DY VIRTUE OF writ of Uenditoui erponas issued by
ID THOMAS DOM, ESQ., justice Of the peace for Wash
ingon county District OF Columbia and TO me directed
shall offer for sale TO the highest bidder for cash on Mon
day. june 30th, at o'clock, p m the following property
TO wit: House and lot No. TO- in square $50 Seized and
taken the property Of John A. Sauer and will be sold
TO satisfy Judgment In favor of John r. Ardeeson.
The above sale to take place the premises on Four
and-e-half street, west, Maryland avenue
may 29-eThts JAMES H. TUCKER Constable
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Cry REAL EsTATE.-A gentleman who is very
familiar with all questions relating to the value
Of real estate in this city assures US that the
entire rentabe property Of the city, after pay
ing the taxes, repairs, insurance, &C., does not
average over six per cent on the cash value of
the property. But the steady increase in the
value Of this property, past, present and future,
is not, we presume, taken into the account
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CITY COLLECTOR.

B- The undersigned presents himself to the citizens Of
Washington a Candidate for the Office Of COLLECTOR
OF TAXES IL may be proper TO state that for twelve
years past the duties of his Office under tho Corporation
have been to digest and make from the
Assessors and other the textbooks for the
tho Collector from which the tax-bs are copied. The
in which he has discharged his duties during that
time is, no trusts, sufficient guaranty To his feow-c-
zons Of his qualifications for the office.
NAV 24-dtea w T. HOWARD
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CHOLERA IN THE WEsT.-The st. Louis Re-
publican states that the cholera has broken out
in various towns in the interior of Indiana At
Jerseyville nine deaths had occurred in few
hours, and the excitement was 50 great that the
circuit court, which was in session, had adj
iourned.
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VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND LAND AGENCY

II NJ GILBERT has opened Office in Washington
Ill. city, where he will give his prompt attention to
all those who will favor him with the agency 10 sell farms
in Virginia, Maryland or the District Of Columbia Having
followed farming heretofore, and being northerner by
BIRTH he appreciate the wants of such come from
the North for the purpose of locating farms in this vcn
y lie has the agency TO sell goodly number of farms
in Virginia, and those coming from the North would do
well to CALL before purchasing at his residence Penn
ylyania avenue first square west Of the Capitol Gate
" i'm
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RIGHr.-The dry-goods merchants have de-
termined to close their stores at o'clock. We
should like to see the grocery merchants imi
tating the good example. Georgetown Reporter
Eight o'clock? 1t looks like reasonable
proposition; but couple of hours earlier would
be found, after weeks trial, to incommode
nobody ..
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MANUFACTURES AT RIoHMoND.-The manu-
facture of axes, hatchets, and other edge tools,
has been commenced at the extensive rolling
mill Of Messrs. r. Archer & Co., at Richmond,
Va. The Wing states that the work turned out
is equal in quality to any made in the country.
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EcKARDT, at the corner of 9th and streets
is a benefactor to the city at this oppressive
season of the year, and his confections and ice
creams are the delights of thousands by day
and night. The customer is welcomed to a
pleasant apartment by pleasing attendant,
and Toasted until he knows no other word but
pleasure and its derivatives.
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: PATRICK MURPHY was to-day arrested in
Georgetown, by Officer Tucker on warrant
issued by Justice Dom, charging him with
stealing gold watch. He has been committed
to prison to await his trial before the Criminal
Court
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FoRGERY.-Thomas Mcintosh, merchant
doing business in New York city, was on
Tuesday arrested by officer Patterson of the
Lower Police Court, and Neyins of the District
Attorneys Office charged with forging the name
of his father, John Mcintosh, to the back Of
note
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FROM Rio JASEIRo.-The captain of the
bark Gipsey, from Rio Janeiro, April Z, states
that the fever had much abated Freights to
United States rather dull Nominal rate 81
per bag Coffee in good demand. Weather
the past week fine and pleasant, and favorable
to shipping coffee
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For CHAGREs.-The steamers Cherokee and
Brother Jonathan sailed from New York on
Monday for Chagres, the former taking out 6S,
and the latter Isl passengers. The Ohio sailed
yesterday, and among the passengers she takes
ont is the Hon. W. A. Duer, U. S. Consul to
Valparaiso
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Persons wishing to buy or sell lands in Mary
land or Virginia will do well to give attention
to the card Of Mr.. H. N. Gilbert He is skill
full, attentive and faithful agent, and will pro-
mote the interests of all who shall employ him.
Northern men DESTROYS of removing to this
region win especially do well to apply to him.
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WHEAT AND Conn IN HIGHLAND County,
The official returns of the assessors show that
in 1850, this county had IS, 1901 acres of wheat,
and 1855 acres of corn, yielding 1859 bus.
Of wheat, and l,604, 6l8 bus. of corn.
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DEATHS.

On Wednesday, the 2Sth instant, LUCINDA ALDER
TER youngest daughter of j. and CECILIA MARIA Cook,
aged six years, four months and two days.
On Tuesday evening, the 9th instant, after illness
of only five hours dropsy the BRAIN MARY infant
daughter of EusTAcE f. and REBEccA 0BREN aged year
months, and Is DAYS
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FOURTH WARD.

Bs- THos. II. HAyENNER is presented to the voters
Of the Fourth Ward for reelection TO the Common Coun
ell may 20-1t$
Ca The Washington Athenseum will
hold its regular meeting tomorrow friday evening"
May 30th at Temperance Hail. commencing at * o'clock
Subject for discussion, Should National Taxation be
Direct or Indrect The public are respectfully invited
TO attend
may 2S-2t J. \. M0FFETT Sec'ry.
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MANUFACTURES AT AUdUsTA.-The manufac
ture Of frst-class railroad cars is now success
fully carried on at Augusta, Ga.
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FOURTH WARD

MEssRs EDIToRs You will please announce Mr.. jon
p PEPPER suitable person to represent this War
in the Board of Common Council and oblige
may 23-tde HIS MANI FRIENDS.
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THE clone, Low, RAKIsH" AGAIN The
Newburyport Mercury, of the oath, contains the
following:
There has been much excitement in town in
regard to the schooner Flirt, Capt. Townsend,
which put in here on Tuesday, with split sails,
&c. The Flirt, formerly in the United States
service, cleared from New York for Bahia, Bra
I'll, with load of ice. The facts that have
come to us in regard to her movements are
these: the Captain, in company with young
man, came on shore with the split sails, which
he left at the loft of Mr.. Freeborn, to be re-
paired. While there he purchased number of
needles, for the want Of which he said they had
been forced to make harbor
The next morning the captain and his COM
panion went to Providence The former re-
turned in the afternoon boat, and the latter by
the way of Boston in the evening. The pilot
remained on board all night, and the next
morning, when orders were passed forward to
get under weigh, the crew refused to go to
work. few words from the captain silenced
them, and the vessel put to sen. After leaving
her, the pilot found q man slowed away in his
boat, who gave as reason for desertion that
he did not like the appearance of things, and
that the schooner was either q SLAYER or fitted
for an expedition against Cuba.
She certainly presented an unusual appear
ance. Her fore and aft deck was covered with
casks of water; she had large complement OF
men, but only five of them appeared on deck
Of naval stores she had large supply, and her
cargo-as far as could be ascertained-was ice.
Every thing on board of her was in confusion
but her papers, which the captain carried about
IN his pocket, were found correct.
Further facts have been elected through a
Block Islander, who informed the collector that
! suspicious looking schooner had been cruis-
ing off that island for several days, and that two
gentlemen, who had been on the island for some
time, went on board of her. The cutter was
sent out by the west passage to look up the
schooner, but she had already come to anchor
IN the harbor, and had been boarded at 5 a. m.
BY the inspector.
We may add that some fishing vessels report
her as having gone into the Vineyard after the
pilot left her, instead of keeping on her voyage,
for which she had good wind and weather.
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At Akron, Ohio, the wool trade has begun.
Several lots have been purchased at thirty to
forty cents-being four to FIVE cents per pound
advance on last years prices.
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Young gentlemen who would prosper in love
should WOO gently. 1t is not fashionable for
ladies to take ardent spirits
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THIRD WARD.

GENTLEMEN: take the liberty Of nominating j. A. NJ
DUNCANSON, esq to the voters of the Third Ward Ion
the Board Of Common Council. He is not only qualified
TO represent well the peculiar local interest of the Third
Ward, but the general interests of the whole city H.
NAV 2l-dte
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yTANTED-Ah alfgrown white colored Girl, TO
w nurse child in small family one that come
well recommended will hear of n good situation. A
coored girl would be preferred For further information
apply at this Office. may 29-2t
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FOURTH WARD.

RAJ MICHAEL LARNER is presented to the voters 0
the Fourth Ward a candidate for the Board Of CON
MON COUNCIL, and will be supported by
may 23-tde MANY VOTERS.
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BB- Our readers in this city will obge by giving
prompt information at Office Of any omissions of the
Carriers may 20
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THIRD WARD

ga JOSEPH W. DAVIS is presented to the voters of
Third Ward a candidate for the Board of COMMON
COUNCIL, and will be supported by MANY VOTERS
may17-td
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MARRIAGE.

On Tuesday evening last, by the Rev O. D. Brown, Mr.
JOHN KEITHLEY TO Miss MARY RIGsBY, all of this
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CITY COLLECTOR.

fS- MEssRs EDITORS: You viii please announce DR.. H.
NJ CHAPLIN a candidate for the office OF Collector OF
Taxes at the ensuing June election.
may 21-dtdA MANY HOTEKS
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sUPEPTOR pAGuERREorYpEs- Premium

I ii. WltITEHERSr has extended the field of bis op-
- cratous over ground than any daguorreo-
typst in the country. Ills Galleries may be found on
Pennsylvania avenue, between u and 9th streets No
2OI Baltimore street. Baltimore; broadway and
Leonard street New York; No. Il Main street Richmond
Sycamore street. Petcrsburg Main street. Norfolk: and
Main street Lynchburg, Virginia.
His beautiful and highly finished electro Daguerrco-
types extraordinary Improvement iDsurng faithful
and highly finished hkcnesScs in few seconds.
j. IT, W. calls the attention Of the public generally to
his elegantly furnished Gallery over Lane and fuckers
new store where free exhibition of pictures will be
given.
Notwithstanding tho unusual competition in Daguerre
oypCs ot the Fair Of the Maryland Institute he
awarded the first medal by the judges
Lkcncsscs every description copied, and postmortem
cases attended H. ap 30-d6mo
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ASSESSOR-FOUR.

ASSESSOR-FOURTH WARD.
HS- WASHINGTON LEWIS is a Candidate for the
above office, and win be supported by
may 22-tde MANY VOTERS,
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FOURTH WARD.

FOURTH WARD.
Bf- JOHN mcguire is presented to tho voters Of tn
Fourth Ward candidate for Assessor, and will b
supported by MANY VOTERS.
may 26--MT Th&Sats
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CITY SURVEYOR.

FS We respectfully present TO the consideration of the
people w. w. Dc MAINE, suitable candidate for City
Surveyor at the ensuing election This gentleman Is in
every way qualified to discharge the duties of that office,
and will be supported by MANY.
NAV It'd
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Arrivals at the Principal Hotels,
Up TO IL o'clock, M, to-day.

United states-Asa Fish, Mystic Bridge connec.
ticut; John Tod, Texas.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW YoRK, May 29-l |
Expressly for this paper

New YoRK, May 81 p. m.
The steamer Brother Jonathan, which sailed
on Monday, returned for repairs, having broken
her cross-head She will be detained several
weeks.
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BALTIMORE, May 29-2 p. IN.
Nothing doQe in -four to-day.