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DAHLIA HORSEPOWER SEEDS.

y CASES Superb DAIILIA ROOTS, embracing all the
= best varieties at the lowest prices.
Also 10000 papers OF the choicest Flower Seeds among
them many and beautiful kinds before offered
for sale here.
Orders from distance promptly attended to. Garden
Seeds etc. packed go safely TO any part Of the United
States. j. u. CALLAN,
may 2-dH Corner 7th and II streets.
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~ Fer ssse "a tine stere-rooass OF the
Ssssnlh street, neat " OddfeilosF Hail. and Capitol
Ill., q and fr-t streste, east and south,
cty of clothins suitable ~ the comprising gar
msnts Ior tbs labng elasas and children. A these
ARTICLES tbs work - ts industrious poor, the Society
invite al ~ho In want u this description u clothing
10 paroniss thens establishments, aud very small
proht The work aad, the prees viii necessarily be
moderate
FAMILIES requiring such work 10 BE- done viii benefit the
poor BY sending u 10 the societys 10 DO made
up.
To accommodate families Intelligence Office has been
opened al the store seventh street. where those In want
Of servants may be supplied by paying small fee.
by order Of the Board VI Managers.
All the papers Of the city requested 10 publish this
notice a. often rs convenient apl9
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NOT BAD TO TAKE.
CSHERMAN'S FALES' Cough, Worm, Camphor Cath
- artic, and Dysentery Lozenges.
These Lozenges remedies the most pleasant to the
taste imaginable and truly safe and valuable for the
poses intended. trial of the Cough and the Worm
Lozenges is particularly invited.
A. GRAY, Bookseller,
ap 2I-eotf 7th street. opposite OddFellows Hall.
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REV. BILLY HIBBARD's PILLS,

60 widely celebrated for Bilious affections Dr. Bcnjami
- Rush's Pills, wright's Indian vegetable Pills, an
Hurd's Pills, for sale by A. GRAY, Bookseller,
an SEQ It'll st., opposite Odd Fellows Hail.
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SCHOOLS SUPPLIED

WITH School Books Of all kinds; Pens, Ink, Copy
w books, &c. Also Blank-books and Stationery II
every variety, by A. GRAY,
aps-eo It'll ST., opposite Odd Fellows Hall.
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For conveying Passengers to and
from Great Britain and Ireland, and
remitting money t.. all parts Of Eng
land, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
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A NEW IMPROVEMENT
For fitting mn Stores with Fancy Front

T X. GEIGER, Builder and Architect, would respect.
T. fully inform his friends and the public in general,
that he Ia prepared to ft up Stores and build Fancy
Fronts entire plan embracing all the latest
improvements. The work be done without stopping
the business while the work is going on
He Is also prepared to do all kinds Of work In the build
ing line, Mt the shortest notice and the most
able terms All business entrusted to his will be
promptly attended to.
Place Of business street, between 9th and 10TH
NAV 1-6m
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rJ,HE SWORD EXERCISE, arranged for mil
IL itary instruction, by Brevet Major Henry Wayne
u s. army, published by authority Of the War Depart
ment Price 81 postage to any part Of the United States
Ia cents. The edition for sale In Washington by
TAYLOR MAURY,
booksellers, 9th street.
Also for sale the Army Regulations published by the
Department ofWar. Price 81.
The Ordinance Manual, for the use Of officers Of the
army Price 81.
The Army and Navy Registers.
SCOTS Infantry Tactics and all other works OF on
sal character published at the seat of Government.
An 18-n
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CALHoRSIA.-Under our telegraphic head ON
Saturday last we announced the arrival of the
Alabama at New Orleans ON the I'd instant.
Since then we have received the following add
tional items:
The dates from San Francisco are to the first
of April. R
The exports from San Francisco of gold dust,
on the day the steamer Tennessee left, amounted
to two millions of dollars.
There have been frequent rains in the valleys
ana snow ON the mountains, thus enabling mi
ners to renew their digging operations. Gold
from quartz rock has been procured with better
success, but no machinery is suitable for the
purpose. 0l'I% ,AEk
Agriculture this year win be an important
feature IN California; large portion of the
population having turned their attention that
way. Ii Congress passes any law by which the
farmer may know he has good title to the land
ne improves, the State will supply her CON
sumption in few years. The Indian difficult
ties are not yet definitely settled.
Politics are exciting attention, and the people
are marshaling for contest. The legislature
is still in session, but no further attempts have
been made to elect United States Senator
Probably nothing will be done this session.
A great many murders are reported as hay
ing occurred in different parts of the country,
the most cruel of which is the murder of Capt
Jarvis, of Texas.
The papers literally TEEN with fights, muir
ders, and robberies.
The foreign miners tax has been repealed.
| The city of San Francisco is to be supplied
with water from lagoon four miles distant.
by the burning of Nevada city, the loss is es-
timated at 100000.
The markets are dull with an immense stock
of merchandise on hand.
The price of gold dust through the operations
of the U. s. Assayer, has risen to seventeen dol
lars per ounce
The legislature attaches the penalty of death
to grand larceny. The committee of the legis-
lature have reported in favor of impeaching
Judge Parsons.
Extensive preparations are making to rebuild
Nevada.
The richest mining section in California is
stated to be in the neighborhood Of Yuba and
Feather rivers
From the mines and dry dggings, the re-
ports are very favorable, and new discoveries
are constantly being made; in fact the pros
poets from all quarters appear to be encou-
raging.
Decision was given in the district court of
Sacramento, sustaining settlers claims to lands
on which the city is located No further at
temps have been made to dislodge them, nor is
it likely there will be.
Major Hobbie had left Panama for San Fran
cisco, after making satisfactory arrangements
for the conveyance of the United States mails
to South America.
SANFRANcIsco MARKETS. - Provisions -Mess
beef is selling at $50 a. a. and mess pork at
Sl5 "a l6; clear mess pork, ST. 18; prime,
$7@l0; lard, 1O@l22; prime butter, 35@4O
cents; picked behring's, 1904 cents; smoked
herrings, l29@l5; cheese 12g@20 cents.
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PHILADELPHIA, May 4.-Ihe Lind Concert
Arrest Of The NightUogdle.- net receipts of
Jenny Lind's concert last night at the Chinese
Museum are estimated at Sc, 600 She leaves
tomorrow morning for New York. Yesterday
the fair songstress found herself in rather an
uncomfortable situation. Quinan, lessee of the
Chestnut street theatre, brought suit against
/ Mr.. Barnum for alleged breach of contract,
relative to giving the Lind concerts in his thea
tire. Jenny was summoned as a witness before
Thomas ID. Smith, who acted as n commissioner
in the case; a subpoena was issued against her.
and she was brought to the courtroom in her
carriage by the sheriff. She was evidently
very much agitated and annoyed. In the evil
dence, in reply to question of Quinlan's coun-
sci, she stated that she received from Mr.. Bar
mum 81, 900 out Of every Sc, 900 gross receipts,
as her share Of the profits.
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SUPERIOR DAeUERREoTYPEs-lst Premium

r II. WHTTEHURST has extended the field of his op-
y erations more ground than any daguerreo-
typst in the country His galleries may be found on
Pennsylvania avenue between n and 9th streets; No
207 Baltimore street, Baltmore Broadway and
Leonard street. New York. No II Main street. Richmond;
Sycamore street. Petersburg; Main street, Norfolk and
Main street, Lynchburg, Virginia.
His beautiful and highly finished electro. Daguerreo-
types extraordinary improvement nsurng faithful
and highly finished likenesses In few seconds
j. ii. W. calls the attention Of the public generally to
his elegantly furnished gallery Lane and fuckers
new store, where free exhibition Of pictures will be
given.
Notwithstanding the unusual competition In daguerre-
oypes at the Fair Of the Maryland Institute, he
was awarded the first medal by the Judges.
Lkenesses of every description copied, and
cases attended to- mp 30--d6mo
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CITY wATCH-HoUsE

Sunday Morning. II. Colston, 10 Simon,
John Warner, free colored,) VIM Colston, John
NJ Robinson, and Fred. Neydiger, white, we're
brought into the watch-house on Saturday night
for unlawfully getting drunk and disturbing the
public quiet. Three we're committed to the
workhouse for thirty days, and the other three
gave bail. We cannot sort them out. Six un-
fortuDates came in for lodgings.
Monday Morning. --Betsy Parsons, (colored, J
and Samuel Wallace, white were sent to the
workhouse for getting drunk. John M. Rob-
inson, brought in o second night for the same
offence gave bail to keep the peace Lodgings
were given TO two men, poor fellows.
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BOLD MOVE OF REFoRMER.-In the Mary
land Convention, few days since, Mr.. Jenifer
presented a memorial from sundry citizens Of
Charles county, praying for restrictions on the
present system of granting licenses for the sale
Of ardent spirits. In presenting the memorial,
Mr.. J. made proposition, the adoption Of
which, he said, no member of the body would
feel more than himself; none were fonder Of the
good things Of this life than he was, yet in such
a cause he was willing to make the sacrifice.
1t was, that every member of the Convention
should join the Temperance Society. BY doing
this, Mr. J. said, he had no doubt more benefit
would be done to the State at large than by the
framing of any constitution this Convention is
likely to adopt. But the motion was not enter
tanned.
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Grand Exhibition and Concert.

rJNHE MEMBERS Of GEORGE WASHINGTON SECTION (No. p
CADETS TEMPERANCE take great pleasure In announc-
ing their friends and the public generally that they will
give grand EXHIBITION AND CONCERT on Wednes-
day evening, May 7, at Temperance Hail. street, be
9th and 10TH The exercises will consist of Recta
TONS Dialogues, and Music by Of the best bands in
the District They have also obtained the consent of Mr.
J. LATHAM to address the meeting at its opening.
The Section have spared no pains in order to
make this Of the most entertaining exhibitions which
has been held in this city, and hoping that they will
have large assembly, they have put the tickets down to
the unusually low price OF IL "a cents
Tickets may be obtained Of any of the members of the
Section, the door the evening of the exhibition.
The exercises will commence at o'clock precisely.
may b--3t WIN. s. EDWARDS, w. A.
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PHILADELPHIA, May 4, 8 p. m.-The Late
Hurders.-The name of the man who was muir
dered in Roxborough on Friday night is Valen-
tine Bartol He was about thirty years of age.
His wife's name is Catharine, and she had an
infant twelve months old
Suspicion rests upon man named Roberts,
who was employed some days previous by the
murdered man, and had had quarrel with
him. He had been seen about the house at
o'clock, by several persons, and the oldest OF
the two children who escaped say they saw him
in the house during the early part of the eve
ming Roberts is an Italian or German, nine
teen years of age and of dark complexion.
No one has yet been arrested. The authorities
have offered $500 for the apprehension of the
murderer or murderers.
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SEcREr-BALLor LAw.-The Lowell american,
of the I'd instant, says that this law has passed
the Legislature of that State, and justly adds :
"We rejoice in its success, and predict that it
will be SO universally popular that no consider
able number Of people will ask for its repeal
We regard this measure as q great security
against the tyranny of employers and the tyran-
ny of party, and whichever party has gained
the most heretofore by coercion and espionage
will lose by this new system. In this view we
care not who gains or who loses by it. No
party viii lose what it deserves to retain"
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Az EXCELLENT IMrRovEMENT.-Theg cutters
along Twelfth street, from the canal to E street,
SOUTH have been torn up, the roadway graded,
trees planted and boxed along both sides, and
preparations have been made for laying a brick
pavement on the west side The roadway is
to be cobble-paved." A new fence has been
placed around that part of the Mall enclosed by
Twelfth, Fourteenth, and streets, and the canal.
The hollows in this square have been filed up,
the hills cut off, and the whole graded to three
terraces.
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BALrIMoRE, MAY - D. m
Expressly for chs papeI

BALTIMORE, May 90 p. IN.
We have horrible weather. Snow, inter-
mingled with rain, has fallen all the morning,
and melted as fast as it fell 1t is still raining.
The market is unchanged, with limited sales
PHILADELPHIA, May 81 p. m.
Rainy weather and business dull The mar
kets are unchanged.
Judge Stroud, of the district court, has been
thrown out of his carriage. His arm is broken,
New YORK, May 81 p. m.
We have rain and disagreeable weather that
checks business. Markets remain unchanged.
Cotton is firm, and stocks unchanged.
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New HOSPITAL IN PHILADELPHIA.-We learn
from the Ledger that persons associated with
the Protestant Episcopal church have taken the
preparatory steps towards obtaining charter
under the act of Assembly, with the name Of
"the Hospital Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, in Philadelphia" A Board Of Mana
gers, numbering twenty-four, will be selected,
comprising one-tbird clergymen, with the Bish-
op, who will be President, ex oficio, and the
remainder communicates in the Protestant Epis-
copal Church. The sum of fifty dollars viii en-
title the contributor to vote at the annual
election for managers, and one thousand dollars
win entitle the said contributor to have one
person constantly in the wards with the priv
lege of q greater number of persons, upon the
subscription Of corresponding amount. A
Chaplain will be appointed by the Bishop, and
divine worship observed daily.
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A woRD AND BLow.-Prompt action is al

A WORD AND BLow.-Prompt action is al
ways best provided action be proper at all.
Some men lose all opportunities Of efficient
action because they deliberate too long upon
probabilities. For this reason individuals trans
act business better than companies, and COM
panies better than governments Railroads can
be built by companies for half what they would
cost the State.
In despotisms the churches, the schools, the
roads, the banks every thing, are sustained by
the State. In republic the government pro-
tects the rights of individuals and companies in
the prosecution Of fayorite enterprises,
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SHIRTS! SHIRTS! SHIRTS!

GENTLEMEN are informed that choice selection Of
" SHIRTS can be had at the store Of Mrs H. MOFFETT,
on 18th street, opposite 0dd-Fellows Hall
Shirts varying in price from 81 TO 81 So genteel
Fashionable Shirt be purchased for ~ 20 Also Shirt
Collars, from IL "a TO 25 cents.
Elegant silk oravats new style Summer Scarf
Cambria and Lawn Kerchiefs for the Neck
Also silk and Linen Handkerchiefs
Kid silk, and Thread Gloves; Hosiery, very cheap
PortmoDnaies; Soaps of every variety
Shaving Mirrors, Razors, Razor Strops, etc.
The above Goods will be sold low for cash.
RECEIVED THIS DAY-An additional assortment OF
Straw and beautiful Gimp Bonnets.
Also Sash Ribbons, Wrcaths and Pearl Beads for the
MAY PARTIES.
RS- Wanted couple Of Young Ladies' to learn the
Millinery business. MRS. t. M0FFETT.
ap2S-6
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EXACTLY so.--In conversation the other day
with gentleman who formerly mingled much
in transatlantic politics, but has resided many
years in this country, and is warm friend OF
our republican institutions, he wound up with
the remark, But, sir, after ALL it is to your
unceasing vigilance that you Americans owe
everything liberties, your walking-canes,
and your umbrellas ~
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Mr.. WIsE's FIVE days speech in the Virginia
Reform Convention has attracted much public
attention, through the rumors circulated about
it. The report of it will not be perused by
readers generally, but an abstract would be very
acceptable. 1t should, however, be made by an
unbiased pen. Mr.. Wise is denounced as the
disturber of good order and settled principles.
Let us know in what. True reformers are very
often misrepresented, and sometimes misunder-
stood.
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THE ERIE CANAL.-It is difficult to conceive
the vastness Of the business done by this canal.
The working days last year were two hundred
and twenty-six; and the produce, merchandise,
and other transpor'able articles which arrived
at tide-water (this is only going one way) were
in the aggregate 2,O3S, 1868 tons. If this bust
ness had to be performed by railroad in three
hundred and thirteen working days, it would
require trains carrying one hundred tons each,
to arrive "every twenty-five minutes through
out the twenty-four hours'-sixty-fve trains
per day. What chapter could be written from
this, upon energy and perseverance Mr.. Sey-
mour, the state engineer, in his report says:
"All the railroads now built, and in process of
construction, to connect Baltimore, Philadel-
phia, New York, and Boston with the west,
would be overburdened with business, if freights
equal in amount to that of the Erie canal should
be thrown upon theml"
And this canal is yet unable to do the bust
ness required of it. An enlargement is said to
be necessary, and then the business which it
win command would, we are told, if done by
railroad, require an outfit Of at least 10000
cars, and 400 engines, costing $9,000,000!
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GEoRGETowN AND IT'S AFFAIRS.

GEoRGETowN, May 5--12 m
The Rev. Charles Wadsworth delivered yes
terday afternoon an interesting and eloquent
discourse, to a large and attentive audience, in
the Bridge street Presbyterian church.
Keep your passage doors locked. Last week
while poor woman, living near the market,
was engaged in the back part of her house, a
thief entered through the passage, went into a
room up stairs, and stole from bureau drawer
her purse, containing some eight or ten dollars,
which she had laid by to pay her house-rent
The inspections of -four for the month Of
April amounted to little over $4,000 bbls.
For the last twenty -four hours it has rained
most necessarily; and while am writing this,
old Winter is visiting US with one of his after
claps, in the shape OF an old-fashioned snow
storm.
No changes to note in the -four or grain mar
ket.
l have been informed by farmers from Allie
ghany, Washington and Frederick counties, Nd,
and from Loudoun and Fairfax counties, Va,
that the growing crops Of small grain look
unusually fine, and bid fair for an abundant
harvest.
Arrivals-Several river and bay crafts; packet
steamer Columbia, Harper, Baltimore, to E.,
Pickrel, &C., and two schooners with lumber
names not in.
Canal 1rade.-M Standish, Cum. coal; Dan'l
Webster, 81 miles, limestone; Susan, 119 miles,
300 bbls. -four, &c.; J. F. Essex, 81 miles, 700
bbls flour; Virginia, Cum. coal; John Hetzer,
80 miles, $50 bbls. -four; J. Vanlear, 100 miles,
four whisky, &C.; Tom Charlton, 90 miles,
-four; Geo. Waters, IS miles, 1860 bbls -four;
Belle, 70 miles, $500 bushels of oats, &C.; A.
Neal, GO miles, limestone
Departed Ell Dorado, W. 7.
Hamilton, Diana, Chesapeake Catocton, c. T.
Muaza, E. Hoffman, Ohio Baker.
EIEcTRO
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FAIR AT opD.FELLOWg HALL

rTHE LADIES holding this Fair for the benefit Of Saint
i bIarys Catholic Church, on 9th street will continue
Il for three days longer. On MONDAY, TUESDAY, and
WEDNESDAY they will dispose Of their great variety of
articles at reduced prices Those who have kindly and
literally patronzed the Fair during the past week
quesed to repeat their visits and those who have not
attended will have opportunity to contribute to
this most commenlable charity. Open from 10 10 D. m
may ST. GCity papers
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The FAIR at odd-Fellows' Hall, eth street,
we are glad to perceive, viii continue until
Wednesday night This is almost the only at
traction now in the city, and is very well attend
ed, particularly at night; nor do we know a
more pleasant manner Of spending an hour or
50 than in the company of those engaged in
this good work Of charity.
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GEoRGETowN.-Mr. J. A. BURNS is Agent for this
town. and will receive the Of subscribers, adver
tisements and other communications, aud moneys due
Anythingleft for at Mr. VIM II. EDEs' Warehouse,
at Dr. LINTmcUMs Store, before IL o'clock m, win
be promptly forwarded by him. '.a.4G
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ON MONDAY, THE 5th INSTANT,

" A. TUCKER, Merchant Tailor will be prepared,
in his location, west side of Sixth street, rear
Of Browns and the National, TO serve the Public
His friends and customers requested 10 notice the
fact Of removal and 10 make their calls early may
be- in order that they be satisfied of his ability 70
furnish any and all articles in his line in good style
heretofore, and with customary promptness.
NAV b-eod2wif
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To CoRREspoYpENTs.-We shall often withhold commu-
nicatons, without disparagement TO their merits, but
simply because it is necessary for to select such matters
will be likely to prove of most interest to readers
In these reasonable compensation will their
insertion shall thus be enabled TO extend the guam
tty of new reading matter supplied.
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The ADELPHL-We learn from the proprie-
tor of this edifce that workmen were to com
mence to-day to repaint and otherwise improve
the interior Of the building. The seats are to
be newly covered, and new curtains are to be
hung 1t is intended to fit this place up only
for concerts, panoramas, &c., and allow the
National to have all the dramatic business.
This is good move. Washington cannot sup
port two theatres, and the Adelphi is a snug
little place for other exhibitions.
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DEATHS.

On Thursday morning Of scarlet fever JOHN GEORGE,
aged two years and four months, Of j. g. and LYDIA
WEAVER, Of this city. -
On Saturday. the Sd instant of dropsy In the chest
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, of MARTHA JANE and the
late BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CosToS, aged five years and four
months.