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GREAT BARGAINS IN DRY GOODs-sELLlNG OFS
VI TO MOVEWe would respectfully inform customer u
the public generally that selling "a great many sy
winter goods and other goods have reduced
In order the bulk Of stock before
would call the Of oil buyers Of dry goods
generally, and In the following, viz
10 French cashueros
so do medium Drice goods from rs 37R
do small figured french printed (all woo) mousssnAs
al 37t cents, suitable for children
do "a plain Gall wooI) mousseiines In purple green ~
net cherry, and blue
25 do French an the desirable shade Sas
few dark browns in the LOT that we viii sell wihsu
regard
q do English mernoes, ali good colon and cheaper
Also hand fine assortment Of coloHl
and watered silks which we closing out ven
cheap
Is do black gros de kline, which
good wearing goods, and very cheap
do plaid poplns, rich goods, 37k cents yard The
goods make As rich dress plaid silk al q. Cal
and them.
Our stock Of black goods well assorted and
after attention this branch Of business
dssrous closing The stock in order
supply early in the spring.
We also hand full of ladies
all qualities long and high necks, long nsck
Short and low necks short sleeves and which
will offer very cheap.
W. NJ. sHUsTER CO.,
Jan 6-eod2w 7lh street, the Avenue
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Ky A. GREEN, Auctioneer

by A. GREEN, Auctfone~r.
OFFENSIVE SALE OF SECONDHAND FURNITURE AT
Il AUCTION on Saturday. the lnnnt, shall sell at my
auction Pennsylvania street.
O'clock m, extensive Of
furniture vizs
Mahogany sofas, dressing and other bureaus
Do bedstesds, chairs, and washstands
Maple bedsteads washstands,
Feather beds and bedding, hair and shuck
Carpets, China, glass, and crockery
good lot Of kitchen utensils, sc.
Sale TO take place shine. A.. GREEN,
q-2 Auci
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GESCY for Claims at washington City, hy EVAN
A 4 FAINT, Attorneys and Agsnts.-F. 8. EVANS, who b.
been for than nineteen clerk and chief clerk
Pension Ofce having resigned the last named stuson has
ciated with HAMILTON q. FAINT, Of Missouri, and
opened Office Washington city, the north side Of Pnn
vana Avenue l 18th for the
claims against either before Congress the several
partments.
vices Of agent Washington but those to which their
ton will be particularly devoted the following npasq
land claims under the Of Congress- approved September & M
granting bounty land the soldiers their widows
dren) 1872 the Indian since $780, that Of ls
war, the Black Hawk General Waynes from i70a liz
and the commissioned officers of the Mexican
kinds, arising OF with Mexico, particularly
bounty PENSIONS horses and other property bsck N
three month"; clothing mileage forase, expended
Ia raising companies Indian claims and revolutionary claims
kinds.
Land bought sold highest market prices
They honor members Of Congress- oil Of
GERS OF the government generally.
Dec 96-d&w3m
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Thursday afternoon, 9Th by the Rev. JAsss B.
DosRLAs b, GARDNER Miss ROSA M, daughter OF the
late NATH.ssI MAssIso, Of Loudoun county, yirginis
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DYE AND OPERA GLAssEs.-MR. BECKET., optician
u from 4ls broadway New York, in this
where he will remain short time and f sighted ser
careful examination Of the with his superior pecsces
glasses SC The satisfaction
introduction Of his the
Survey the references patronage public
can be seen at the store Of Dyer Mcclure.
Jan l-2wd ITeIl
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ny A. GREEN, Auctions.r.

VALUABLE REAL ESTATE AT AUCTIoN.-on Saturday,
the 10Th Instant shall sell the premises O'Clock, D.
that highly valuable
No 4o7 the Of 9Th and
Of l5 and rs 9Th including
bling occupied 10y Sutton and Whaey
BILE The location Of this properly surpassed any, being
the heart Of the city between and
Patent Offices.
Terms One fourth cash balance
and three the purchaser the defer
red payments bearing interest deed
and deed Of ust taken T. good and encumbrances
moved.
Jan I'D A. GREEN, Auc1oneer.
Telegraph
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A CARD-BOyD REILLY's unique, portable, mesiested W
n simple Ia Ia Trt yapor Bath and eecuossvanc Appara
applied during the cold weather the residence OF the sick
convenience, address him through the post once,
Jan 3-d2w
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house Journals First Congress.An copies
Ill Of the distributed
them their possession having them,
respectfully send them to the House Representa-
uves. II
JOHN A. PARKER
Jan 7-3 Librarian House Of Representatives.
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Alexandria Boat.
= anSN The favoite steamer GEORGE WASHINGTON
2Hrkeur will depart the following hours coach
with the boat in Washington. Boats fare I2k
coach 6k The coach win leave the Capitol for the boat
eK, IL, /, ~, and4
Leaves Alexandria at g, OK, IL, l, az, andA a
Leaves Washington at 81, ION, llk, ~, S4, snd4 AZ
Nov Il--du JOB CORSON, Captain.
For Norfolk.
- s.pp The OsCEoLA win, on Saturday, the In
&UwA1Nauue instant commence making trip
above plsce-leaving Warrington every Saturday
s'oeock, Returning leave Norfolk every Monday
O'Clock, p m. ttsA
Passage and fare IS. HHIa
She will touch going and returning Cone river, and the
landings the Potomac
DecS-df JAMES MITCHELL, Captain.
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Private boxes circle and parquee so Reserved
seats Orchestra rs Family circle, 25 cents
Third tier, SO cents CoIored gallery, Is cents,
10
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SUPERIOR CHAMPAGNE wINE.-Landina this day
- IRON schooner Csaro--
as baskets Boxers very superior Champagne wise
75basket Renaud trincoiss IIedeck Champagne wue
of superior quality, For sale by
GEO. l. THos PARKER h CO..
Jan 6-TuWs-4wh Opposite Browns Hotel
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Gy-Methodist Episcopal Church south, on Eight
street, Of the Patent ofceRev Leo Rosser, pastor vi
preach Sabbath morning IL o'clock and In the evening
Subject for the evening, The Barren Fig Tree III
public Is cordially invited. Seats free. Jan lo-H
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FTER thanking patrons for the Increased
patronage extended during the past year we beg to assure
them that we shall positively receive the cash notes
short dates for Nil due LIST We feel
only requisite add that prompt attention Of friends win
contribute temporal webeins and doubt not VIII give
them the utmost pleasure.
Dec s-3ouf PERRY BROTHER.
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rHAMPAGNE WINE, .Sc.-Just received from Havre 200
baskets Champagne wine high grade part
importation, viz;
Cabinet Champagne
Boxers Verzancey
Renauld Francois superior Heidsieck do
And other choice brands.
with general Of selected liquors, cigars
For sale by GEO THOs. PARKER n CO.,
Dec 9-ToThsaew Opposite Browns Hotel
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Firemen's Insurance Company OF Washington and
Georgetown
January 2, 1852
President Directors declared dividend
Il profits months ending st
uihmo Of this payable
holders demand. ALEX, MCINTYRE,
Jan 6-eoN
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-10-30
From Our Correspondents,

h. IS KfSSew3oaodlDI,, Va, Oct. 90, 1852.
Editor q tic "Monongalia Mirror: =.
.,3aa Alter long silence / have again
taken my pen, to have through this
medium,aifricndly chat with you
If l did, not SO. much dislike excuses
and apologies, it would not be amiss
to say that business has prevented me me
from sending you d few lines more : g
frequently. ~ aiis.3 VIZ 's2i'4p
On Saturday last our village was
the scene Of as gross an outrage asis
eve, pcrpetrated. A German shoe
maker calling himself William Bran
.daka, formerly Of Cumberland, Nd,
had, a dispute with an Irishmanbylhe
name Of Flames Toomy, when Bran
daka seized his shoe.knife andstab.
bed the lrishman some fiyeorsix times.
cutting his face, arms and hands in u
manner. Brandaka isnowin
Jail, awaiting the decision.of an exam
lining Court, Ito be held on tho second
Monday in November next The
wounded man is slowly recovering.
from his wounds. His nose was split
nearly the whole length. He is under
the care Of DR.. J. P. Sturgis.
Tins ,ve bove another examp|c of
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fore, cannot be continued beyond one
day; aud the latter part Of seclion'2.
chapter Z, Code, page72, aoes'not iaPe=
ply 10 such elections. Il S&
The commissioners afpointedlhs The
Governor, in a county or corporation.
besides their Important duty Of ma
kins'returnssA are TO s,pPriptepd the O.
lection a, the Gonrl l.ousr, sand, 10 ap-
point three commissioners ioraeaehr Of
The other places Of voting. In some OF
The scltirs, Petersburg for,exaamPlf, ille
cour, house has not been made a place
Of voting at all. in such cases, il would
no doub, answer we'll enough Tor the
Commissioners appointed by the Cover
nor .tossuperintends splacesofyo-
ling-say that for The ward. in which
the court house is; and appoint Cons
,missioners for other places. -.-..-..,..
Iu.this opinion I,haHe done sGllle'
,nore,thau. refer the, laws, whichigoyernl
them. They will doubtless !. examine ", nine
those laws particularly beforehand, i and
have al every place d voting = copy q
the Code, for The oa'hslwhich az e 70 be 3,
administered, Tor theirguidance general.
" in their duties, sl, gE .fips5a,
October.1l, 1852. u gg9ig 81
Z .4,', NV. P! BoCocK.
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a8as @2e,a SassGs, !.

: G1alam'si Magazine, for Novem-
Der, isjbefore us. The embellishments
arc peculiarly pretty, consisting Of
Agatha; 1.-THE Castle Of Incidence the
Cottage Door; the susquehanna, &c.
In thelist Of contents we notice sew.
eral articles of historical and practi-
cal interest, interspersed with guam
tily oflight reading sufficient to graf
ify,, million. The artistic style of
the work is truly elegant. A. aa,'
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Matters Of Present Interest.
NEW EsoAD LAW.

e2s. An nc, providing for tho open
. ing aud keeping IN repair lhe county
! roads in tho Counties Of Nlonongalla,
We,zeluud Marshall. Authorizes the
. voters Of cucll district in said counties
; who clcc, a commissioner ,ofihe reye-
] nue., to elect itelyson.tliesecondi
Monday in .pccembernext, and bien.
, niully thereafter, on such day as the
! court Of cnell county may designate,
one commissioned of roads for each
! revenue district, whose term Of Office
| shall commentator. the '1st!of January
next. succeeding his election, ,aud con-
time FIR two ycals,a The elections TO
| be held by Tie commissioners super
intending general elections, UNDER the
rules prescribed for sucl, elections
Tie road commissioners, arc to divide
their Districts into road precincts, TO
! he reportedtocpurt. Tie male it'll
ables &c saidsprccincts, of2l years Of
age, !sliall aBieiinially elec, q surveyor
of'roals :far their preei!icts, and if
none lie elected, The count court may
! make The 1appoln,metit. Surveyors
! elected urc required to serve, Under q
4 pelialty of te,l5 dollars. Requires the
| nafcglulniing fiih;lBlcs not over sixty
ycarst6 work least two daysin CIV
4 cry fycar on'tllc roads lin ,tlieir precinct,
| orto furnish a substitute; and if the
lal65r.is not sufficient 70 keep ,heroqls
in repair, the road commissioner and
| tho surveyor together may levy a road
lax on I'LL taxable property in said
precinct, moi exceeding in any year
tho amountimposc1 for state revenue,
onc.sixtli Of which shall he paid il
money aud The rest in labor on the
roads or in money, at the option of
the person Oh whom the levy is i'm
posed. The act contains provisions
Tor executing tho plan devised, and
opening new roads and altering
those now in existence OF disconlinu-
ing them, for assessing damages re-
sulting lhcrciiom, for keeping the.
roads in,ropair and for building bridg5
cs or causeways, for, obtaining mate
rails therefor and assessing and pay
ing damages eccasioned thereby, for,
employing hands, teams and nipple
mcnts, aud for compromising Tie road
commissioners and surveyors. The
nc, is obe s,ibmiltclStollie qualified
voters Of the counties, fortheir accept
ance or rejection, on the first Tues
day in November next. se s.,&,as &
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HoNoRS TO THE MEMORY OF
,,m DANIEL WEBSTER.

n, AT Concord, New Hampshire, there
was a large meeting hel,liat the State
House, on the a5th inst. Resolutions
were adopted eulogistic'of Mr. Web
s,er and expressive Of regret for the
loss which his tlcatll has occasionedto
The country. Hon. Ira Parkham pro-
sided, and eloquent addresses were
delivered by Judge Farley, Col. Kent
and Hon. Franklin Pearce, who paid
lust tributes to the lamented dead.
AT Boston, Mass, on tho 25th inst,
mn immense meeting was held in3tlc
Emblems of mourning
were going up allover the city, Tho
Governor ordered that all the State
offices be closed. and business, politi-
cal movements, Sc., are suspended
Minute guns were fred, and flags sus-
pended ut hall:mast. n " 3il..,5
sQl'ho President Of the United States
aud Iloads of Departments are to be
invited TO attend The funeral as guests
Of the city. ',yani.:l. 5s5meii, .
The bnrialisto takeplaccat Marsh
field at noon on Friday. ~ f2Ip i, I,
p Grea, demonstrations were ' made al
SO in ,hc cities Of New York, Cincinf
natl, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg,
on,lc 2j,h inst. 'ngl5 Q li gaia
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From m iWel1s,urs Herald.

Gov. johnson 7adtert;ses the COM
ing presidential election in the Mon
ongalia newspapers. He. must have
ahigh opinion Of the Intelligence Of
the mountaiheers, totake such special
pains to inform them Of matters about
which we initheE Panhandle are pre-
sumed tolknowby instinct. sail
BSWe advise our editorial breth-
rem sin the Panhandle"inot to work
themselves into astcw about this mat
ter. Gov. johnson has not exhibited
any Partially for US " mountaineers'
that we wot of. His proclamation in
relation to the Congressional Election
was handed to us. blythe Sheriff ofthis
.County,with a,reguestthat we would
publishit "as a tAank.ye job. We,
Of course, concluded to "doithe ami.
able" and lend a,hand tolrally "the
mountaineers" for the onset-let who
will get their votes.13We hope The
Legislature will speedily provide for
publishing such Proclamations, gas is
done in other Suites, atethe public
expense. Meanwhile we shall conti-
nuoi to transcend oar duty, if needs
be, in order to spreadlight'before the
people. 'tsitlga l22a. =
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10 The U. S. District Court at
Pittsburg adjourned on the 22d inst.
In the case of the lad Rice, on trial for
robbing the mail, the Jury!were una.
bleto agree-there beingtnine forac-
quittal and three for conviction, and
were therefore discharged. Thepris-
oner was remanded for trial in May
next. So saysthe Pittsburg Dispatch.
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zinc and Gutta Percha Pens.

Mr.. L. Haywood, who! isl is ttraXersing
this section Of country, selling anew
article Of Metallic Pens, said to be
made Of Zinc, and coated with TIt a pre-
paration Of Gutta Percha, has politely
handed us a, boxof,he article, which
we have put on trial, and find them hem
superior to any Metallic Pens that we
have made useof: It is said that the they
arc aolhaWe 70 corrodss1 1yys ink, ' and
that they wear admirably, We shall !
know more about them by longer use.
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TIE SEASON.

Tho autumnal season. inthis quar-
ter, has been remarkably pleasant. -
Up to this date vegetation continues 0nts'
quite flourisl,ing, and the pastures
luxuriant. In our gardcns'tho holly.
hooks, and several other flowers, still
bloom as if unaware Of the approach
of winter. Tho farmers, continue to
turn up tho soil, and lilo ''seedi''g" is
more extensive than ever before.
.il1---.---.--.-.--.---.-.;- ~ Igt4iiS
A., 10 Gov. Bigler, Of, pennsylvania,
has designated Thursday IL! 25tl. day
of November, as n day OF lhanksgly.
ing and praise throughout tliat State
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Marshal Of the Western District.

Marshal of the Western District.
z We learn that F'RsAScis MADEIRA,
Esq, formerly Of this place, but now
a Clerk in one of the Departments at
Washington, is q candidate md for the
office ofiMarshal Of the Western n Dis Dis
trict Of Virginia, as the successor NC of
Marshal Paints, deceased. saar nj.
Mr., MADEIRA is gentleman ofhigh
standing, good business sin e habits, and and Of
unexceptionable moral character
He is every way qualified to fill the
station with credit to himself, and to
the satisfaction Of the public. .l.q;
Il 1t is our turn to have the Marshal
appointed from this portion ofthe Dis
trict. We know. not who are likely
to be capdidates-but we question
whether a better qualified or more de-
serving applicant will be suggested
for appointment. 1sl5a t.gsi
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this deed was done in broad daylight.
Nosecrecy in cutting man to pieces,
so you must be pleased. ave hear
enough" N
Dr.. b. w. Allen, formerly Of this
place, has removed to the University
ofVirginia. SHereccived the appoint
ment Of Assistant Professor OF Anat.
omy. Dr.. Allen is a graduate of
Washington College, Pa, and also
graduate Of the University Of Va, in
the Medical Department. He. left
Kinrwood with the best wishes ofour
citizens. "'E
The Magistrates Of Preston county
have been. summoned. to abe,atpthe,
Court House at November Court next
to take into consideration the building
Of a new Court House. We sadly
need a new Court House, for the old
one is entirely TOO small. We have
now two Clerks, Zone for each Court
and the County cannot furnish an Of
fee of its own for but one. AT the
last term the Court rented a room OF
Z. G. Bunker, on the Public Square,
for the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
We shall not be sorry to see the
Editor Of the Mirror" in Preston,
and we will try and pay our dues to
the Printer. Come on then. Hurrall
for the buckwheat cakes. You know
we are" somep on buckwheat over
here. j..,,f...5ra 45r..sg,s y-l..s-,
Yours, truly, a.. CALAIS.
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ROAD W.

Squire Lemley's fRoad Law, pass
ed at iheElast session Of 9Legisla.
ture, WILDE found in another column.
presume itisnggests some impor-
'tant improvements over the old sys-
TEN; andiwe recommend to the vo-
.tcrsto examine it carefully, as they
WILDE calledfuponlto5 approve or re-
ject it at the Election on Tuesday
next. 'tgi TG a.H.'1ifii.''iaF ~ z
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H.. M. : 4 .1nm nos Hess. Of this

Anetlg,-Ms,, James Hess ! E If If, this is
vicinity, has presented US with vii q, head elf
of Cabbage weighing 1sa lbs b. We
shall certainly make Naut, n s
Tho same gentleman has rs Put ~ US 81 in :
possession of a specimen Of mamm'oA
.Czestnuts, several Of which ., would f7}pA fill
a quart measure! 7, They aErsfS remark mark
ably fine. t.... AZ .t,ids, M an.
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a. The following article has been

,,sszsazQ,lnzzzzEzzzzlzaz
~ The following article has been
going the rounds of the papers for
many years, and is generally credited
to DR.. Franklin. We happen to kao~
that it was written by Hon. CHARLES
MINER, author of Essays from the
Desk Of P oor r ebert the Scribe and
many other excellent moral and poll
lical efflsions. When Mr.. M. was a
candidate for Congress-; in Chester
county, Pa, about a quarter ofa cen
fury ago, and was right ingeniously
canvassing for Democratic votes, (he
being editor ofsa&Whig paper at the
time, and we operating on the otAer
side, J we turned the pointof this sto-
ny against him, with considerable ef-
feet. He is still living, in a green old
age, in Wyoming valley, having taken
like Cincinnatus, to the plough:- %
Turning the Grindstone.
When l was a little boy,I remem-
Der, one cold winters morning, j Twas
accosted by a smiling man with, an AK
on his shoulder. "My pretty boy"
said lie, Z" has. your father got a grind
stone2" "Ybs, sir" said 7. s"You
are a fine little fellow,"said he, twill
you let me grindimy axe onitW l
was pleased with the compliment Of
fine little fellow" and answered,
90 yes, sir; it is down in tile shop"
"And will you, my man" said he,
patting me on the head, "get me a
little hot water?p How could1 re-
fusel | ran, and soon brought ket-
tie fall2 allow old are you, and
what is your name 2" continued he,
without waiting, for a 'reply;@" I'm
sure that vo,, Sore one of Tie finest
lads that 7 have ever seen.w;,l von
turn : ffsy Minutes for me- ~ T;ctled
with The aa,terv, like little faol. /
went to work, iand bitterly ala I,rne
the day. twas q NEW axe. and / foil.
ed and tnooed iii / WINS ostttired
10 death. fbe school.bell rang, and
i could not g ei away INV hands were
blistered. and Il was not half Ground.
AT last, however. the axe was sbarp.
ened, and the man turned to me With,
q Now, YOU little rascal. you've play.
ID .r,,a n send TO school. or you'll