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LET those now eat that never eat before
And those who always eat now eat the more,
SNACKS EnR NINEpENCE

A T the re quest OF numerous frienos have fitted
n up an Eating Room with Steam Table. &C
and snail open it TO DAY, upon the New York
pan-having everything ready cooked, where
Business Men can get snack without being de
tanned moment, and select from the tollow wing
What suits their annetife hest
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FEMALE ScuLPToR,-A correspondent of the
New York Ifibans gives an account ola Miss Harriet
Hosmer, Of Wntcrtown, Mass, only twenty years
Of agc, who has just completed beautiful piece Of
sculpture, called "Hesper, the Evening STAR"
which he pronounces worthy of our best soul ptors
Miss Hosmer recently spent winter in st. Lcpis,
which she devoted to the etudy Of astronomy and
attendance on medical lectures The correspon.
dent Of the Tribune gives the following description
of the bust:
at has the face Of lovely maiden gently falling
asleep with the sound of distant nl;,sc. Her hair
is gracefully arranged, and intertwined with cap.
sues OF the poppy. A star shines on her forehead,
and under her breast lice the crescent moon. The
hush OF evening breatbes from the serene counte
nance and the heavily7d,ooped eyelds
The mechanical execution Of this bust seemed
to be worthy OF lovely and lille like expression
The swell OF cheek and breast ia like pure young,
healthy fiesh, and the museles OF the beautiful
mouth are 50 delieately cut that it seems like a
thing that breathes"
Hiss Hosmer is about proceeding to Rome, where
she proposes TO reside few years, with the inten
ton OF becoming sculptor by profession.
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THREE CENT PrEcEs.-Three cent pieces may be
obtained in any quantity at the mint, in exchange
ior al hmer'oan gSia, IN sums above thirty dollars
eral complaint among small dealers, this means Of
remedyng the difficulty should be oitener resorted
to. large number of three cent pieces is coined
trade. 1t ia a most convenient piece Of money for
change, and its mere general circulation would
supersede the necessity Of using coppcrs, which
Objectionable on many accounts. II one shopkeeper
does not want as many thirty dollars worth of
three cent pieces, several of them, ia the same
neigh borhood, may club together to that amount,
and procure all the small change needed for their
daily transactions. There need be complaint for
easily and abundanily supplied at the mint.
[Phifddflpha Ledger,
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Mr.. Clay In tho Taylor Canvass.

Some reference has been made to a letter ad
dressed by the venerated CLAY To the Wing
Executive Committee of New York, declining
TO render active support to General TAYLOR as
a candidate for the Presidency. But the Bos
ton .adreriiser reproduces the following letter
written ten days days earlier than the one
spoken of. sin this letter." says the .Adcer-
tiser, "Mr. CLAY, in entire consistency with
his unwilingness to be regarded as supporter
of General TAYLOR, refuses his consent to
being himself brought forward as candidate,
as there was not the remotest prospect of his
election, and he should never cease to re-
proach himself if, by any act of his. his name
should be at all instrumental in deyolying
the choice upon the House Of Representa-
'tives:"
ASHLAND, September 10, lS48.
GENrLKMEN: received your favors Of the 9Th
instant and rs they both relate to the same sub
iect, and are of the came tenor have concluded
to address you jointly.
/ wac apprizcd by letters from j. L. White and
Mr.. James Brooks Of the purpose OF some of my
friends in New York again to present my name in
connexion with the Presidency before received
your letters. and instantly answered them, stat
ing that could give no encouragement to the
movement, and that could not accept a nomina-
ton if it were rendered to me. You have, there
fore, rightly interpreted my sentiments and feel
ings. My honor, IN peace, and my sense of pub
lie duty and of self Prospect, forbid my consenting
TO any further use Of my name in connexion with
that office. / am at the same time profoundly
grateful to those friends for the confidence, attach
ment, and zeal which they continue to manifest in
my behalf, and which prompts them to this new
movement
As i, regards myself, it was sufficient that was
not nominated. l have acquiesced in that deci-
sion. l have done nothing in opposition to that
manhattan
The tendency at this late day of presenting me
as a candidate would be, if it had any effect, to
throw the election into the House of Representa-
tives. There ia not the remotest probability of my
election. ! should never cease to reproach myself
if, by any act Of mine, my name should be at all
instrumental in deyolving on the House-exasper-
ated as it's members will be with another unhappy
subject-a question of so much excitement az that
of a choice OF a President.
Being greatly averse to seeing any communica-
ton from in the newspapers, this letter is not
intended for publication; but / authorize you to
say that rwe are authorized to state, that while
Mr.. Clay feels the most grateful obligations to hia
kind and warm hearted friend0 for the desire
which they entertain of using his name a can
didate for the Presidency, he cannot reconcile il
with his Of propriety to consent to any such
use oft, and that he would be obliged promptly tc
decline accepting nomination If it were rendered
TO him."
With a cordial approval of the course you have
both pursued, and an assurance Of my grateful
acknowledgment, ] am, ever faithfully, your
friend, H. CLAY.
Mesers. J. L. LAWRENCE and N. DEAN.
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The Harbor and River Dodge.

At Detroit the other day "a friend writes
us) heard lo4uacious Democrat boast of the
adroitness with which General CAss and the
Democratic friends of the Sault Ste. Marie Ca
nal had managed to "steal WHIs thunder"
Those votes of General PIERCE against In
ternal improvement would have killed him in
the West" he said; "but now we can point
to the action of Democratic Congress in
favor of this canal and OF Harbor and River I'm
provsh,spt." The speaker forgot (if he ever
knew that General PIERCE voted AGAINST this
very canal, and that the fnai grant in its favor
could not have been obtained without WHIs
votes as well as WIG principles.
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own resources 10 accept Of the various appoint
ments tendered TO him, and be wise in so
doing, Tor he probably knew himself better than
his friends did Tie refused to be district attorney
OF New Hampshire, to accept place in Mr.. Polk's
cabinet, to be cent again TO the United States Sen
ate HIS good genius lorsook him when the ap-
poniment OF brigadier general was offered to him.
He accepted il without any reflection on his want
Of resources for that exigency. His friends
welcome to all the glory they can create for him
out Of his military exploits in Mexico.
Vhich Of the ftD0 candidates enttrtains the most
enlarged and liberal uistos of national policy? Scott
ia in favor of river and harbor Improvement.
Pierce is opposed to it, Scott is willing that the
United States should assist in building roads to
connect the extremities Of our nation together
Pierce is opposed to it, Scott is in favor of the
couragement of American industry and Ingenuity
by the protection Of home manufactures. Pierce
ID opposed 10 it. Scott is in favor of giving
own work to our own citizens. Pierce prefers to
assist British labor, and is recommended by The
English papers as being the best candidate of the
two for British interests
Cam there be, then, any hesitation in making the
selection? FREEMsN OF CosNEcTICuT! to you ia
the question asked, WHICH DO YOU cHoosEs
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"GENERAL, YOUR CIDER Is GOOD, BUT DARN your
P'cKLEs!"-Wh Jack Downing called upon
General Andrew Jackson at the White House for
the first time, he was RECALLED by the President
with champagne and olives. The doughty major
tried both; the first he liked, the second he did not
fancy. and laying the fruit back upon the plate,
scarcely TASTED, said General your cider is good,
but darn so,r pickles" just go thought an old
fashioned Democrat in the interior of Wayne
county the other Gay. when his Locofoco brethren
paid him the compliment of raising n hickory
pole in front of his house. He made no objection
to the pole. but when they proposed to eleva te a
Pierce and King flag upon it, Hold on.' says he;
~ go the hickory pole, because that reminds me
of jackson; but your Pierce and King flag can't
stand, because rote for Scott" The pole raising
discontinued to be about those diggings precipi,
tatey.-Detroit Advertiser. @ -
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A friend writing on board the steamer from
Niagara to Toronto, informs US that in Northern
New York and Eastern Michigan, and along
the lake lines Of tsayel, he has met an abun-
dance of active electioneering WHIes, all in
good heart in regard to the prospects of the
campaign. The only dark spots, he adds, re.
suit from an apprehension of the course which
the Webster men may pursue-the dread being
not of DEMOCRATIC strength but of WING de
lection. He says: ''In the district around Buff
falo, where Mr.. FILLMORE has troops of friends
J found eoery,chere hearty aeguiescence in
the nomination Of General ScoTT.p
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whig Celebration at Baltimore.

A grand rally of the Wings OF Maryland
and the surrounding country is to take place at
Baltimore this evening. on which occasion the
Wings of that city propose TO celebrate the an
niversary of two important American victories.
Nearly two hundred of our citizens, we learn,
have arranged to leave this afternoon to par
ticipate in the proceedings, and others are eA-
pected 10 Join them. BY reference to the no
tice of the Wing Club, which appears in an
other column, it will be seen that the price of
tickets for the round trip on the railroad, good
until Tuesday evening, has been reduced to
two dollars. The Baltimore Patriot of Sa-
turday evening contains the following notice
OF the anniversary:
=. THE TwELFTH or morrow is
the anniversary of the hattie Of North Point, which
took place the 18th of September, lSi4, thirty
eight years ago, when, by the valor Of the Amer
can soldiers, the city OF Baltimore was saved from
the ravages of British army. II is aiso the an
.niversary Of the battle of Chapultepec, when the
brilliant victory was achieved by the American
army, under the command OF Gen. Scott, whic b
was followed by bic triumphant march into the
city Of Mexico.
Tomorrow being Sunday, the celebration OF
the anniversary of these brilliant victories will take
place on Monday, when the Wings Of the city OF
Baltimore will meet in Monument square, TO dis
course over the great events OF the day, and to
manifest anew their admiration for the men
whose patriotism and gallantry the victories OF
North Point and Chapultepec so signaly record.
The arrangements which have been made for
the meeting in Monument square most COM
plete. The whole Wing party of The city will turn
out in mass, and there will be delegations present
from Washington city, and from many u the
cities, towns md counties of Mar land The m ct
ing will be addressed by some Of the most distin-
guished and eloquent speakers of the Union; and
thus, to the attraction which the gathering of the
various SooTr and GRAHAM clubs, with the banners
and transparencies which will be then displayed,
there will be added rich intellectual treat in the
addresses which will be delivered by these distn-
guished orators.
cit will be an occasion that will be memorable
in the history Of the city, and no Wing ahoud lose
the opportunity to be present.
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Tho Earthquake In Santiago dc Cuba.

The New Orleans Picayune of the 9Th instant
publishes the following account of the recent
earthquake at Santiago, derived from an Havana
journal, the Diaria ds la Marina, received by the
steamship Black Warrior, which arrived at Mobile
the I'D instant:
"The only item Of news we can find is the ac-
count OF terrible earthquake at Santiago de Gu
ba, by which nearly the whole town destroyed.
1t commenced about half past O'Clock in the af-
ternoon of the Goth ult Another shock was felt
at 20 minutes past s, another at o'clock at night,
another at !, and the fifth, the strongest shock Of
all, at half past O'Clock in the morning. At
o'clock there was slight shock felt, and the fol-
lowing day was cloudy and rainy, and one or
two slight shocks felt in the afternoon.
Every house in the city more or less injured,
and the inhabitants, who had all ran to the
churches in the first moments of terror, were
compelled to abandon these and take refuge in
the open places, the plantations and fields around
the city, and the vessels in the tarbor The latter
were crowded with the terrified population who,
says the Redactor, were treated with the utmost
Kindness by the captains and crews Of the foreign
as we'll as the Spanish vcssels There was but q
single exception to this conduct, and that was on
the part of the captain OF the American ship John
Straund, who ordered his crew to haul in the plank
when he saw the ahrighted population rushing to-
wards his vesscl. The editor of the Redacfor
speaks in severe terms of his inhuman conduct,
and says: See this example, you poor fools, who
believe that we should look for protectors among
our North American brothers
"The ecclesiastical authority had ordered those
churches which had suffered the greatest damage
to be closed, to prevent further misfortunes, and
bad erected altars in the plazas and public places
before which crowds of people were continually
prostrating themselves and offering up prayers for
their safety.
"The loss is roughly estimated at from a million
and half to two millions of dollars, without
counting the injuries done 10 the plantations and
villas in the neighhorhood. We see no mention
made of any loss Of life, yet we scarcely think such
a calamity could occur without il. The Mobile
Tribune OF yesterday says that sixteen persons
were killed, and it is possible that the editors may
have received some later information than 10 con-
tained~in the papers.
"Letters received from Saltadero say that that
village also felt the shocks, but the extent of the
damage was not given.
at was thought in Santiago de Cuba that Bara-
Goa must have also suffered from this earthquake,
az the steamer General Armero. which should have
arrived at Santiago from there on the 2lst had
not made her appearance, and it was thought that
she had been detained by the authorities OF Bara-
Goa to assist the people OF that town.
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Master of American barque A
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

WHAMPoA, 18th May, 1852.
Sin In consequence of the ship Jamsetjee Jeje'b.
hoy. under my command, on her passage TO China.
having struck coral shoai to the northward of
Carimata, hitherto, I believe, not laid down in
any chart } and sustained considerable damage, /
forward you the particulars for transmission to
the Photographed office:
february 20, lS52.-At noon, in latitude 10 49,
s., longitude 1852 AZ 20" E., agreeing with the
bcarings,) ID fathoms water, fine clear weather
and smooth sea, with a moderate breeze, steering
N. N. E. E at As p. m. struck coral shoaf,
there not being the time the least indication Of
anything. although locke was aiolt While
the shoal the eastern LeeIna island bore
N. N. E., Pyramid island s. $50 E., and the outer
Twin 8. 400 w., (by compass,) which places the
1hoa in latitude l9 49, l B., longitude 1850 52' 3W
E., agreeing with three chronometsrs two days
from Gaspar island. havt, &C.,
(Signed) 8. T. FlTZMAURICE.
To Captain MAasIE
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The Surveying Expedition.

The following announcements VIII serve to
show in part the defect in the charts by
which our China trade is navigated, and sns-
some days since as to the necessity and impor
lance of /" survey Of the route. of American
trade to China" SC. which survey has since
been authorized by an act of Congress. in the
appropriation of the entire sum of money sug-
gested by the then Secretary Of The Navy as
being required to make the necessary prepare
| tons.
We confidently feel that the present head OF
the Navy Department will, in the execution OF
this act, fully sustain the expectations OF those
who, having lively interest IN the safe navi-
CATION of the ocean, look To the correction OF
our charts as the most effectud means vf en-
suring that security:
To the Editor of the Friend Of Gu M:
!. .... WHAMPoA, 9th March, 1852
SIN: Having noticed in your paper of oath inst.
the report of my friend Captain Beiard, oil ship Far
West, communicating the loss OF the ship Einpe-
ror of China in the Banda take til. liberty of
| sending you the following statement, in the hope
that, il you deem il worthy of publication. 1t may
be of service to other strangers navigating the
| eastern passages by the charts which were my
| guide:
On my passage from Singapore I passed the
south end OF Bouton leland (tWo mi cd distant) at
sunset on the 2lst Of January, and steered N. +
| for the next passage, and wa5 surprised to find
myself at a. m to the south Of the N. w. cluster
| of the islands called Token Bessey, the western
| point bearing N. N. w. four miles; wind w, N
w. / wore ship, and after standing about six
| miles on the stsrboard tack, fell in with an
tensve reef, ranging N w. and S. E., having on
it several wrecks, and dry rocks visible in differ
ent places Finding could not weather the REF,
| (current setting to the eastward,) tackled ship.
and unwilling to lose time in beating out clear,
| bore up, and taking the look -out aioit mysel',
| passed through a passage, about four miles wide,
| between the N. w cluser and the next group,
clear passage, but having on the western side OF
the N. E outlet reef three miles # ON the near
| est isIand from this steered E. by n for the
Pitts passage.
My chart was by Horsburg, Il have no direc.
| tory;) and although it contains the remark that
these parts every imperfectly Known" yet the
delineation of this reef would seem to indicate
deep water bank, whereas it is an extensive reef,
nearly even with the surface, plainly seen by day.
light, but very dangerous at night; and would
caution strangers, like myself who may chance to
be tbereabouts at night, to keep the Island OF Bou-
ton we'll on board. Yours. &c
GEO COFFIN,
Master of American barque Arco Iris.
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AN INcpENT.-About six o'clock on the morn
ing tier the magnificent pole raised in front
of the Scott marquee in this city, an old man was
seen driving down Jefferson avenue on his way
from Crosse Pointe into the city; as he reached
the pole, his eye followed up its length until it
reached the glorious flag which was huttering in
the glitering morning light, emblazoned with the
name of the gallant Scott; dropping his whip and
lines, the old man stepped upon the seat of his
buggy, and uncovering his grey head gave three
rousing cheers for the Wing flag, and quietly re-
suming his seat drove about his business. A
few hours afterwards that old man met by n
Locoioco, who said to him, "Captain -, Thought
you was Democrat; but you early this
morning cheering the Wing flag" eyes sir,''
was the reply, 81 am Democrat, but / served
under Scott at Lnndy's Lane, and when see his
name floating in honor upon my country's flag, it
strs my old blood!'-Detroit advertiser.
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GRAND WHIe RALLY IN BRooKLys, N. Y
One of the largest and most enthusiastic meetings
of the season was held last evening at the Wing
Headquarters, City Hotel. The large hall was
crowded TO e{cees with the most respectable por-
ton Of our citxens and hundreds were unable to
obtain admittance. When it lie considered that
the notice OF this meeting was only given but
twenty four hours previous, and the absence OF all
ostentutious display usually made at political ga
therings, the Wings may well feel proud Of the
assemblage last night. .........
The meeting was organized at u O'Clock by the
election of the following officers; President-Ed-
ward Anthony. Vice Presidents-Peter g. Tay-
lor, John A. Cross, VIM. Dillingham;. Score.
tsries-Conklin Smith, Smith J. Eastman.
The President then introduced the speaker Of the
evening, General Leslie Coombs, who electrified
the audience by one of his mastery speeches for
more than an Hour, during the delivery OF which
be was interrupted by frequent bursts OF applause,
At the conclusion the "Owl Club,p accompani d
by the Brooklyn Brass Band and large number
Of citizens, escorted General Coombs TO the resi.
dence Of Mr.. silliman in Clinton street, where he
made few remar ks. when 'threc times three'
were given, and the crowd Dispersed
Nstp York Tines, llM.
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MISSING BONDS OF THE STATE OF MlssouRI.-The
president of the Bank of Missouri, during his late
trip to the East discovered in the possession Of the
Bank of America $2l5,00D Of the bonds of the
State, duly executed by the proper State officers
and endorsed by the bank They had been de-
posted there for sale back az 1897 or 1885, but
the singularity OF their condition was the fact that
neither the State nor the bank had any record of
their existence. II the State ever had any such
evidence, 1t may have been destroyed by the burn.
ing of the State House in 1898 But it is verv
strange that the books of the bank contain no me-
tice OF them. The president (Mr. Hughcs) re-
ceived them, and has turned them TO the proper
State authorities to be cancelled.
[St. Louis Repabiican.
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UNITED STATES MARsHAL. - Hiram Becker, esq !,
of Ann Arbor, has received from the President OF
the United States the appointment of mtrshai f,r
the district of Michigan. Mr.. Becker is n stnunch
and true Wing. man whose moral and social
character ia without blcmisb, and thorough and
efficient business man. The Whies o. the PENN
sula State, one and all, most heartily respond in
thanks to the Executive for an unexceptionabie,
efficient, and worthy appointment.
Detroit Adcerfiser.