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EDGEHILL GRAMMAR SCHOOL,
pr,n~afnu

fS Institution under the supervision Of tho Trustees
the College of New Jersey, will commence its ext
sion Wednesday, November I'd, 1853.
The location retired and healthy the grounds extensive
and tho buildings large. carefully selected library
acbed to the institution, which win be increased from time
to time as the interest Of the pupils may require
In the teaching department the Principal will be aided by
thoroughly competent assistants No pains will be spared to
afford facility for thorough preparation for college
for business life.
The moral character and religious instruction Of the pupils
an object Of especial soioude and labor and all the ar
engagements Of the school made with reference to the Ter
good habits and the principles
The School Year begins the first Wednesday q Nove
ber and Is divided into sessions Of twenty woe eacn
Vacations in the months Of April and October.
Terms $225 per annum payable halt yearly IN aa'a"oe-
seu io-rsrv Rev, r. W. CATTELL, Principal
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STEAMBOAT Disasters THE WESTERN RIVERS have
attery become more frequent again We have recently
chroniced seyer of the most serious cases. the latest
which that IF the steamer Pdpnee snagged, broken
in two, and lost totally the fatal Graveyard" on the
Mississippi rivei. Yesterdays Western mail brought
another caseat of the steamer Georgetown which has
been snagged and totally lost the Mississippi river
the Grand Tower, while she was her way from
ST. Louis to New Orleans with valuable cargo of goods
The judcious expenditure by Congress of reasonable
annually would save much valuable property on
these waters and while have such large surplus in
the National Treasury it is strange that do have
such appropriation made of small portion of it.
North American
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ENGLAND AND CUBA.

We conceive it proper to place the subjolned ar
ticle from the Washington Union before our read
ers Grave as is the revelation it makes, we might
have passed it by as mere newspaper dctum; but
as leading article of our Government journal, as
well as from some internal evidence we feel author
lied to regard it as having an official origin. We
are bound indeed to give the article, as we happen
ed, day or two ago, to copy from another paper
paragraph stating that no information had reached
the Department of State of the tenor now announc-
ed by the Union.
The movement disclosed by the Union is certain
ly of deep interest to this country, especially to
Southern States and will arrest universal attention
1t is calculated to startle but it should hardly sur
prise US. When we consider at what immense pc
cuniary cost England abolished slavery in her West
India possessons;. that anti-slavery is great and
ever active principle in her Governmental policy,
whenever and wherever there is opportunity for its
exercise when add to this that slavery has been
long cxtnguished in the large French Island of
Hayti, it would have seemed an negotiable event. in
the Inv of progress, that sooner or later slavery
would share the same fate in the great contiguous
Island of Cuba, containing a population of eight
hundred thousand colored bond and free. We may
regard the knell of slavery in the Antilles to have
been sounded the day that the Parliament of Eng
land rashly unwsely, and unfortunately enacted its
extinction in her West India colonies. Circum-
stances might retard, but nothing could prevent its
final coasummation through some instrumentality or
other. If as is now stated, the initial steps are
taken against slavery in Cuba, backed by the power
and influence Of England, the event has approached
sooner than we expected and has been accelerated
by the buccaneerng expeditions fitted out on our
shores for the conquest of the island and the plots
still avowedly meditated, and openly encouraged by
high public functonaries, for wrestling the island
from the dominion of Spain. If however, the state
ments Of the Union are unsupported by official in
formation, aud are newspaper speculations and
deductions, we should consider it artful plan to
alarm and stimulate the flibustering elements which
now swarm in our seaports, concoctng plans for
Their invasion. But, taking the facts to be authen-
tic and announced in good faith, they present very
grave conjuncture for the decision of our Govern
ment What course it should take it would be pre-
sumptuous in US to say, even if the circumstances
Of the were fully before us. Our province and
present purpose simply to lay the affair before
our readers it is given to the public through the
official paper.
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The FIRE IN Woops.-The FIRE which we have be-
fore noticed burning with much energy throughout the
woods and the great marsh which extends from with
in four or FIVE miles of this city to the borders of Macomb
county is still burning and spreading The marsh itself
has been completely burnt over and all the underbrush
alder bushes and scrub oaks consumed as the
eye The soil of the marsh itself has been
ed into complete bed Of ashes the coat Of vegetable
mould with which il covered being consumed to the
depth Of II to Is inches Passengers who arrived the
cars the west yesterday morning that far
out as Ann Arbor they were met with dense clouds Of
smoke from this fire. which is represented to extend
throughout the woods in the southwest part Of the
ty Of Wayne number of houses said have area-
dy been consumed by the FIRE, and without have fan
Of rain very there is saying where when it will
be checked-Detron Daily Adueriiser, 1871.
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Can BURNT AND MAILS DEsrRoYED.-We learn that the
through baggage the train that left Cleveland for
Cincinnati Monday night entirely destroyed by
fire near Greenwich This was after midnight. The ex-
press agent and another gentleman in the car aud
were aroused by the smoke and fame They tried to
ty the engineer but failed The fire drove them out of
the car and their position becoming critical when
the brakeman Of the aext discovered it and gave the
alarm So thoroughly had got started that the OF
the Cincinnati baggage burnt also all the Cincinnati
mail and nearly all the express packages for Cincinnati
Columbus &C. The safe containing the money packages
was saved The amount Of loss be heavy as there
were large number of trunks packages &C. destroyed
The fire no doubt originated from spark from the loco
motive Columbus Journal
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FIRE WOODS IN MIcHIGAS.-Our citizens can
Judge something Of the extent Of the fire in the woods
the vicinity Of Detroit by the dense cloud of smoke which
filed the whole atmosphere this morning 1t said that
thousands Of Of meadow and woodland have been
burnt In the town Of Greenfield several dwellings
and barns have been consumed and crops destroyed
whered The whole Of the Big Marsh is burnt over
and has been smoking and blazing for week past The
dry weather and total absence Of rain for the last two
months has made every thing "dry ms a powder
house" The fire is reported to be within four miles
Of Detroit running towards Flat Rock. IL has not yet
crossed the railroad but keeps southery direction We
hear of one man who succeeded ony in saving horse
and buggy from his barn, which, together with his house
and contents burnt to ashes This is only
Of score Of Others for several in the pre-
dcament If we do not have rain there is
ing where the fires will end Cattle said to be wan
derng about the country in search Of food and water
many splendid farms and timbered lands are utterly
ruined The smoke and fog filled the mir with such dem
sy this morning that person could but few feet
ahead-Detroi Tribune Of October IL
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We learn that the Of successive attempts burn
the premises Of Mr. g. 7. r. JAMES British Consul at
Norfolk has no foundation in fact the object Of the va
rious efforts to kndle conhagration there being
fined to the removal Of old smoke house, which the
boys Of the vicinity bent upon rather for sport than
with the object Of annoying Mr.. James.--Jow. Com
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DEPARTURE OF Tnoors.-The detachment Of the United
States Artillery which ha, for four Eve years
past been stationed in this harbor received orders few
weeks since to break up and proceed to New York. pre-
pnratory proceeding to California where they
qured for active service hereafter Fort Trumbull il
therefore evacuated and both military posts in the har
Dor deserted We do not believe that any body OF
military left post with higher character be-
hind them Col Bolton, the commander of the post is
without doubt of the most accomplished officers of the
army-Nep London Chronicle Of SATURDAY.
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re- State Medical Cow cntion.-At the last Annual
Convention of the Medical and Chrugca Faculty of Mary
land Il determined to call general Convention he
held in the city OF Baltimore thursday, November 9th. By
express resolution all regular Medical Practitioners
throughout the State whether members not Of the Faculty.
invited and earnestly requested TO attend for the pur-
pose uniting and forming thorough State organization
FRANCIS DONALDSON, NJ. ID.
oct 15-wtd Secretary.
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Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, SEPT. %, 1853.

Hon. Thomas H. Benton:
SIR The regulations established by Judge MCLEAN,
when he Postmaster General, which prohibit the
granting of copies from the correspondence files of the
Department in all cases, except where counsel certify
that they needed for judicial purposes in pend
ing court has been, the officers of the Department
inform me, rgidy observed Many persons address the
Department under knowledge that it exists, and
under the that it will protect their correspond
Under these circumstances do not feel warrant
ed in giving you copy of any representations made by
Mr.. ATcHsoS others At the time think it but
proper to inform you that it has been represented that
Mr.. WATSON engaged in the Freesoil movement of
l84S and signed public call for meeting of the friends
of Freesoil.
have the honor to be- very respectfully your obedent
servant JAMES CAMPBELL.
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to- Defiance Salamander Safes--Gayier's Patent.
ROBERT NJ PATRICK sole manufacturer in the United
States the above celebrated Safes to whom the highest
premium been awarded by the COMMITTEES Of the Me-
tropoltan Mechanics Institute of Washington and r. c.
Collins Impcnetrabe Defiance Locks and Cross bars the best
Safes and Locks combined in the world. Depot No. lg7
Pearl street New York. door below Maiden Lane
lv j inne
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A TRaoIcAL AFrAIR.-We are indebted to q friend for
the particulars Of most tragic affair which occurred in
Tappabannock Monday last the deliberate shooting Of
Dr. WILLIAM L. WAnISo, gifted AMI popular gentleman,
by an old fellow named Isaac Fisher Our correspondent
writes
We had the most atrocious murder committed in our COM
munity this Monday morning that heard Of Isaac
Fisher an old scamp who has been going about preaching in
this county for time who said to be dcbe
ratey shot Dr. Wm l.. Warng while his way to court
Dr. W had gotten in town. opposite the old Church. whom he
was shot lie died about half past two O'clock this afternoon
The Dr. was great favore with the fks down this way,
and was on his way Bowling Green TO get bis license to
get married The most intense excitement now prevails IN
THIS place. and they talk very strong Of taking Fisher out and
hanging him. - redcrfcknbntal Va Hsrnh
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FRrGHTTuL AccIDESr.-At Cincinnati, on Friday after
noon, a number of workmen at work the old
steamer Sacramento tearing to pieces the upper part
Of the boat which was in lettering condition, fell down
with tremendous crash, buryng in the ruins dozen
children who gathering chips Only of the
fortunatesa little grl-was killed. though several others
were geYereY injured
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The appointment of ROBERT NJ McLANE, of
Maryland, as Commissioner to China, is officially
announced, and is one which will receive general
appreciation.
LEVI K. Bowen, of Maryland has been appoint
ed Consul at Bordeaux
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GAS ExpLososMr. Y. Burdin Of Troy an ~ Is having
gas pipes placed In his house. BY tho carecssness OF the
wormen one Of the pipes left uncappcd on saturday Inc
gas escaping In large quantities, Mrs. b. and her father pro-
ceedcd with light lind the leak On opening the door OF
small they almost sufocned and had not time
70 before the gas burning both OF them in
horrible manner and leaving both precarous condition.
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FoR CALtronSh-Three steamships sailed from New
York on Thursday with passengers for California Hon.
PHILo WHITE, Charge dAfaircs to Ecuador, took pas
sage in one Of them on his way to Guayaquil.
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is prepared to resist at all hazards any attempt Of any
European Power to interfere with the affairs of this
tnent Upon all these grounds the intelligence from
Cuba indicates the approach Of crisis which must set
tie the destiny of the island We have every assurance
in the past of the President and his Cabinet that
they will discharge their duty with frmness and courage;
whilst we have equal guaranty that their action will be
the result Of the most deliberate and patriotic convictions
In view of crisis momentous the heart Of the patriot
President must swell with emotions of national pride to
know that with the exception of few contemplate ia
natcs he will be backed and sustained to the last exre
nifty in his determination to follow the dictates of huma
nifty to guard the constitutional rights of all the States
to preserve the integrity of the Federal Union and to
ss the aggressons of British monarchy, by the united
voice and energies of people who jealous of their
honor, who informed of their rights, and who are
ready to stake e liberty and property the preserya-
ton of both BY all the considerations Of interest, of
honor of blood have appealed Great Britain to de-
sst from her mad interference in domestic
but appeal has been in yain and shall be compel
led to throw ourselves back upon rights and Co.
yernment, guided by helmsman who knows neither fear
dshonor must stand by these rights and leave the
consequences to overruling Providence
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Eighteen persons in Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut
went out squirrel hunt for day They brought
in at night tccny-nine hundred and nnety! There must
have been mass meeting Of squirrels on that day.
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FROM The NEW YORK EVENING POST.

passage by the Attic ocean, around the northern
continent of America, has at last been discovered
Commander MCCLURE Of the British Navy, has accom-
pshed what the maritime enterprise of nearly hun
bred years has failed to accomplish He has sailed from
Dayiss Straits the through the great Arctic
to Behring's Straits the west and has shown the
existence Of uninterrupted water communication from
the North Atlantic to the North Pacific. His course
gather it from the brief announcement of
the fact made by the English Admiralty, through the
Prince of Waless Straits, connecting with Barrow's
Straits, to cliff south OF Melville Island, called Banks
Land and thence through foes and hummocks Of almost
R penetrabe ice to place called Barngs Island in the
Bay of Mercy. The precise position of this island
unable to ascertain, but to be sufficiently far
east and the outlet of Behring's Straits the
coast of ASIA to settle the question of the praccabity
of the passage.
What Commander Mcclure has thus done has been the
dream of and pilots since Cabot disco
yered the northern continent Of America short cut
to India.
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The FIRE engine in Cincinnati has been success.
u that proposed to increase their number SO as
suspend entirely the old mode Of putting fires.
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Finding tho annexed correspondence in an ortho-
dox journal, (thc Richmond Enquirer,) we place il
in our columns item in the history Of the day.
But it appears to us that it rather obscures than
eucidates the policy of the Administration in the
distribution of its patronage at any rate, compar-
ing it with the origin Of the trouble which has
arisen in New York, it would seem to exhibit a
want of harmony, among what the Secretary of the
rsers, in regard to the principle by which Office is
bestowed
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FROM THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

Position of the CaJiaet-Postn,aster General.
AS the Richmond Wing did not impute any Abolition
anties Freesoil sentiments to the Postmaster General
did not deem it necessary in article of Saturday
to vindicate the position of Judge CAMPBELL 1t may
not be amss however, to publish short correspondence
between Mr.. BENTON and the Post Office Department,
which, venture to assert will convince the bigo-
try of party that Judge CAMPBELL is above suspicion
Freesoilism
STREET SEPTEMBER IT, 1858.
To the Hon. Mr. Campbell, Postmaster General:
Sir: Understanding that Mr.. Senator ATcHIsoN has
made representations to yourself and the President
prevent Mr. HENRY T. WATSON from receiving the place
of postmaster ST. Louis and having myself response
bly, recommended Mr. WATSON Ihavet request copy of
Mr. ATcHsoNs adverse representations promising that
they are for public use.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant
THOMAS III. BENTON.
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Ne,c York Market.

New YORK, OCTOBER 21.-Flour: sales Of 900 bar
rels $3.50 $G,622 for State and S6.56l Sc 6Sa for
Genesee Southern -four is quiet with sales Of $50 bar
rels straight Baltimore at S6.S71 Wheat is dull sales
of 20 900 bushels at 1913 for Western white Corn
is unsettled sales Of bushels 76 for mixed and
80 for yellow.
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&E0A RLWARD will be paid for information
~ COO which will lead TO the detection ard conviction Of me
PARTIES tie committed upon the OF Mary
Am AEIoy wlo found floating the Est River opposite North
lilac sburyh Sunday estnng 9Th nst about o'clock
She between ard 10 years oa nbout feet inches sh
oesr m pe1on fine color dark a oval face blue eyes a
with sound teeth " hen she let she alfred
esulrc dess purple gcund nth small do it, brown satin
hentd dark red meiino shawl with sma spots X white
gookines black slippers and light Gotten gloves
her sudden oappe Saturday evening
NAV n nom residence Of Sir Charles II. Clayton No % East
6tf opposite Georges Church Or Tyng5) the exemplary
and the evidence Of violence her rsmn
leave but thai size with treatment OF the most desperate
and krp She lad lived 10 the families of Of he under
rod (rd ofth e Nh T.. X Busng who fee deeply inte
,o that perpetrators Of 80 foul n outrage should be brought
erd ruIisneut and will literally reward or nforna
lion esd development the and will pay S'o th
ycton Of the guilty parties.
n regsid the peculiar Of the
he Ltdof CRSAMpS BUSHNELL, No p Nlssaust.
JOHN ). BUSsING. no. 81 Cldst.
CHARLES II. CLAYTON, No l6l Pearlst
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APPLETON's ART PUBLICATION OFFICE,

ATFLIIU-'o AllI y Dill a ~ q II,I7f,
No. $50 Broadway NeT-iork
WORLD FAIR-TO EXHlBIrORS.-Ihe pro.
w pretor ofihe BRONZE COLOSSAL EQUESTRIAN SrArU
Of GENERAL JACKSON exhibited the large hall the
Sixth RsIoed Depot lie mIeoate vicinity Of tie Crya Pal
ace cy informs the Of all Works Of Ar Sauary
Paintings ard valuable Models new Inventions &C. &C. VINO
obtain the desired space r exhibition IN tde Cs
tai p he preped receive their specimen tres
give thn ample and accommodation n The
hall ENGAGED bis exhibition Apply the m1est
CLARK MILLS, OF to w $ HUMPHREYS, No. 65 Chatham-
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ReaI Getaie for Sale.

A DESIRABLE COUNTRY RESIDENCE for
& q. G FL S. a' he ssd asc bSS' ( s
manoH from the dr.wpo} AID p@5or one Of tas mo' ee,s
rounded By trees aud the place produces large qasa
I o. g ass T two . Ssss Bn Ss Sees s ss
so acres each within ten minutes walk Of H.rlom Railroad
Depot Hunts R nh Wf'5sffi JAMES ~
AT PRIVATE sALE-At Clifton, Staten Island, u
large noT.s sS ss e on bs T n Ieq.
well shaded BY forest ss inc view Of The D q nes s ir
INGHAh on the premises Or dS eu,rroS Ma IA s...,u
BUILDING LOIS, near the city, for SALE q great
I'D BargsinIOo Lots Rvenswood AZ from 80 20 $40 each
Also Building Sites each, Rye Westehessr coaa,y
Mort Co., Lard and Losn once No 81 Chsabsrssi
COUNTRY RESIDENCE for SALE at JAMAICA,
Do ior s ff u sood House % Grape Vines
Tit Gss9 sh H9sy N 'ssBsns HG SsG S Land
COUNTRY RESIDENCE TO LET at ORANGE, n.
OJDsree from sewYort sbout z piles on Morn, k,sS
Toste the PAX Ho The situation pleasant society ard shoals
Fod orsne T. yen known q one Of the ao s.sy g1s ;d,
foIl with which las Connection Eve nes dy BY tho Morris.
ES h11 He. sS S ss,SsSSYi ' at n' BOOB Store NO "
last MORRISANIA LOTS.-Time extended flor
Of % % s o Of psf @ss % o. S a
q M Ties Let; oseTPy sy beatty 1S am ne aa 40 yey
residences several Of TIE most wsny AMI r'pet.es eleaso
s Ms..n Isf Bsh RoS Quilt ps.
MY the New Roehes and second Road Which ha been
Several houses are now budlos sas sIdy Diso
s ~: 6tst spSy 70 D B. wSToS 10 TJrSa
near Haren Railroad Office.
TOR sALE-A House and Lot Of one or two acres,
irsn sId a from Red TIE 10 BY a. two stories .et
I sS5; 10 10 MoEE sq G' fihKsR No. CHRIS
TOPPER DOUGHTY, At Red Bank.
LOR SALE-IR WILLIAMSBURG, near the line OF the
Buzhyck, hy tFo-tory and ac touse1 ifo,pnE pa
mi S. Sss ul, for sOessy desirable snd
GT1haney stages Iasl within one soe rsry
This dssFs6e property 'aa VIII q 's NJ, aHhsf
Tor the PURPOSE Of CLOSING a CONCERN
About 20 srsbe BUILDING LOTS s3i 9gtlsts
esr lhsy VIII Be cold low and 6, per
10 Lei, Spacious snd eo.Sspest Dwss s.hd
with the modern nprovemenis md ia e1essDt order ta.d
it'll locations the Island and Of III. banss parts
The city nght Be prohby occupied a. hrs eosri'ss
SYDNEY KETCHUM, No Tryon.Tow, or on premises
EOR SALE Country Residence, at Stanford, Conn,
within three mnnies w. from ths SeDS esw s o aa
front and rear containing three large roon hotoo men a
end door The house l. bu best maien and Ia the
substantial manner with roof The seeees are aed with choice
% .S.df sSs: sOS JOIN w. LEEDS STANFORD Conn., or x
HOMER MORGAN No. Pine-sf. ~ ~
E'OR SALE at POUGHKEEPSIE-A desirable
situated oet.krts Of he VILLAGE scaiaiains
Il acre. x sse Ths h0ass oss szs modsm ba convenient
The Ssesse not to rpas~s The roaDas
ents tree. and hrubeey that be desired further pssa
'P'' to either O. Q: van wAeESEs, No II w.n~.KX
Gbc A Ps' vsS wAeEsEx. Fs-sAls.s..
Tor sALE-Ihe marble front 3 story and basement
all the modern provemens just been pat N ongs
oder painted trcushout with four psst Tss "a ao
Possession svsn Immediately aggiyys9ern No "a Fronts,