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RED RIVER UAET

IfiE PERSON % whom the coutrac,
i u,url iorn'i aiycrtiScments for proposal. ~
ing tailed to xiv" the bend with Surcties % LAY,
proposals ior the WORK ~. .r.ip ;nr;,I uif'f,
Proposals viii hc received until tho Don -
next September for the removal Of obs,r, Gay q
tn" navgati"n Of Rcd river uouisiansI Co.'S. ,s !"
ny the rsft. snd for keeping the said nayi,.,;
tronl the same for the longest period. '''r
The amount of these proposals united I;
reed the sum Of slcO COO no tA'
Each bidder wiii propose TO rcrove 81,
thoroughly and To keep the nayI katinp f. an
obstruction thereby for specified rrric3 - Um
in his bid the time in which he pror.oSo. >. Itihs
the removal of the ran, the said time no, - ., =, w
than the lst day Of June. ls55: and a. ia'ef
Of years. counting from sail removal lur, "i,'erf
time he binds himself IN keep the sai5 So, "iI'h
fryc from raft obstruction. 's"ueh
Inc contractor viii be required 10 give he -,
Tor >-ooOo, With two good Surctics ,ach f,- III
OF $4,000, conditioned for the fsth;u e,cc,,; 81"
the contract Each bidder will tran sr,i, ~ VI
time with his proposals, the names a.. ~ VINO
whom he offers suretics and y lc,i,r,,it : Sois
by them that they will sign his bond a. ,sn'd
above mentioned: and also the ccriiac,t. o. as
Judge OF the Uni'ed States for the Stat, in - VI
r'sdcs. that said securities are resi- ectat h. ;,f
and THAT he considers them worth SI0 ODn ov-,
above ali their debts AMI liabilities No Ina will ~
examined unless these conditions shall !.e coI,ris
with. ''ili Nei
Terms Of payment.
of the sum Of $1,000 aur-arris,al G.,
VOL.
removing the raft advances, rs follows, -, :
heneyer the contractor tlall report that -.
ton Of the raft has been removed thr :, mo l.,
be inspected by an ofirer appointed by the Ne
department; andif il shsll appear that such ;StS
Tact, the Department viii paw such = prorortion .,
the said sum Of uoao ~ the PORTION removed sl,u
hear to the entire raft prov ,,y no partial payuep
shall bc made for less than one tenth part of m
whole work. The remaining s5O 600 viii Dee rA;,
in equal annual instalments correspondipv In
number with the number Of Years during whih
the contractor shall bind himself TO keep the nav
cation open, of which fact the Department is 10 10
the sole judge.
Each hid must tc for tho whole work-thHr IL I'D.
the removal of the raft, and for krering the nv
oped for specified period No separate i-,r GAL ~
portions of it will be considered
The proposals will b. addressed 10 the N d.rsir,oI
marked on the envelope, Proposals for iorD0,ing
Red River Raft"
The War Department reserves 20 itsclf tho ri-b,
OF awarding the contract according 10 il, ~, !,
Judgment Of the most favorable hill aud the mos
responsible bidder. ! J. ,GFVr
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers
aug 30-2awtI
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PREPARE FOR A RAINY DAY.

@ Look up your old Umbrellas, and 10,
49, send them To the subscriber IN faltiLfih
weather 10 j." repaired. and iiuIS give
"a Inn TIME 10 90 the work t;iithiullv-lur I'M
RAINY weather the pres l. 30 "rcat that the work
may not be we'll done, ''H0tlui" Is we, done that
Is done in Il hurry
tHBRELL.7S for sale from 3 I: cents up 10 SIX
dollars comprising general assortment Of grern
b.uc, and black six and giuIiIam Umbrellas.
\ large assortment 81 article .l.iIaLl" iUr every
dr-'rlpilOn of repairs.
Hun'I forget the mace u PIERCE
f"rn. avriiur brtvr.i, l2fh and I'M, srr,,Ia
sep rolf
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No. 494.
NOTICE OF WAL

from pnbLic suite amt pirate eRtrV of lands
Tying 9cItittH fttesn antics Of tie route of
the prop0Sed raiiro0G from ByQndon, in
mississippi. to Montromcry, IN Aia5ama
I consequence Of urgent representations on behalf
L OF the interests of tie proposed railroad from
brandon to tSomerv. the President OF the United
states has directed that Tor the present land until
the pleasure Of Congress be aScertainci in re-
gard to "A grant of public land IN aid of constructing
said railroad. The public lands lying within ftfsc1,
n'isS (nr thrrca bouts may be- on either
side Of an air line between Brandon and Nontscme-
ry. i'll the districts of land suFect TO sale al JACKSON
and AUGUSTA, in Mississippi. and Mt DEMoPoIJs an!
CATARA i'll Alabama be withheld from public sale or
private entry. taf thu rcquirc.) until fur
ther notice and spcCit instructions to that purport
have been acCnriingtO .yrn the land officers of
the districts aforesaid.
The limits intended in the above order, shown by
diagrams furnished to the land officers include or
tiOns Of phc lands adv rrii>"d to I've offered at At
g"tg on thu 2Gth Ir"xms, and at D".aoI,,is on the
18th pfoZimu by the Presidents PROCLAMATION Of
2d MAY last: and also ir1cud" portions Of the lends
in the districts rrct" to be rest, red 10 pJ7rGte
"rfrv by the noti"c from iii, Office ulionei that
proclamation. lying within the aforementioned
townships viz:
-Eortt Of ii, tsre linz a"2 E,st cCMe 'Noctpao ms,i
In the AUGrST. di,' rict ii MissiS.iapi TOWNSHIPS
three, fur, five. six AMI seven. of RANGES twelve
thirteen fourteen, fifteen Il xtpen seventeen and
eighteen.
Nt''i IF Ms base jiHs and T,St of the 81. .Sclbcn's
m.riGinu
In tie pEM"p"iIS district. in Alabana: TOWNSHIPS
thrtcen fourteen. fifteen. siAtceu and seventeen of
RANGES two. three, and four. and fractional TOWN
SHIPS thirteen and f"'IrtceL. If five the nSo
lands within which townships are To ie withheld
from public sa.' or private entry. ias the case Gav
he.) until further notice.
Naii pre-emptOn claims within the limits afore-
said may. however, be established and paid for rs
hrrctolnrc
Ey order of the PRESIDENT
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CARD.
TO the Ladies Of Washington, GeOrps,o,.,
"a
c A n N .

HENRY WElRNAN'S Ladies. Misses a., 49,,
drcns French Shoes are sold bv ,h' nv
igncd ON 10Th street. just above Corcoran I,1ei-
bahs,ns ,iousc IN his new building, with ,bs ~
marble steps, where Zee Will rcer W I,d,. - Ligh
ana keep constantly hand ever, yaT,,,, ,Sdsfs
dies, MiSSe>,and Children French Care, w., La
Shoes. White and Black Satin Gaiiers Sl,r :, ''king
made I" order by ii. Werman. OF Ph,Ias,I,,',oN &c
ine o.sa ,iIlc" Latter materials. and in IN, I,,.
iafi>ian Sli's' These GaIrg> entirely 4, r
from what are generally known A. .'slop ,hon
nc'ig al custom work, OF superior workmsnS,,'.
and warranted 10 give perfect satisfaction
Ladies, who value beauty. comfort. and rc,,.
examine for themselves a. N-rYpa,r.I III and
10Th 81, just above Curcnran & p,
aug lS-lveo R,r,, = hisss
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EDUCATION.
CENTRAL. ACADEMY

Corner Of 10th and T. streets. Old Medical COLLEGE
FT'HE duties of this Institution were resumed OH
i the 5th instant. The Classical and Mafhemat-
zeal departments. where the same branches are,
taught ia other Academies in this city, Is in the sec
ond story. The Primary Department is in the first
story
Circular. can be obtained at the Bookstores.
Rev. JAMES NOUHsE, 4. VI.
Rev. J. w. WI>ANs. a. VI. SAssocihte fflhclpae-
NJ ID. Wells, Teacher OF Primary Department.
Moss. t. RAUoLT, Professor oil Modern Ian
Suages. senI3
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FINE CIGARS AND TOBACCO.

/ HAVE just received very superior lot OF ia
l. EANA CIGARS, bought directly from th. i'm
porter, of various choice brands, which cnu re-
commend. Also
NIrsinInS. Jenny Lind Natural leaf. and other
choice brands OF fine chewing TOBACCO.
lynchburg Smoking tobacco. the best article IN
the market.
invite particular attention Ia this stock.
f.. L. MILLER.
aug - Corner 9TH and f. streets.
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Z. Cooley. Merchant Tailor,

Eighth street, we side, three doors north Penn. are.
10 Would respectfully inform his friends and
ri the public generally that he has Just returned
W. from the north with his fall stock. consisting
--iIa- Of 4 fine assortment ot CLOTHS, C.7SSI-
MERES, and JES7ISGS, 10 which he invites their
Misunderstanding confident that in regard STYLE.
workmanship material, and price, they will not be
better suited elsewhere. sep I0-lm
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WHITE brandy, for Preserving.
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED -.

w new assortment oIGood>, Consisting i'm part
of. VIZ:
Plaid Silks Black silks, Figured Silks. riaia SiIk.
Plaid Raw Silks
Plaid and Figured French MnuSsclinc de LANES
Black AipacaS, B0nbaZa"S, French Ncliuo. En-
gli~h do
Mo'S>oln@ % LANES al ~ Z cents Wolli. - Cts
french Ghllanls English tingkanis. IfiSh LnenS
Linen Shertings. Table Dama-ks Russia piancrs
Grape Sh2wlS, plain WOnlIem Shawls
Cashmere ShawlS, square and Ioac
Cloths, CasSimercs, CassnetS. NeStn-S
Ihree-ply Carpets, Ingram Carpets Venetian Car
pets, Rag Carpets, Blankets of all kinds.
Rear in mind, from the large quantity of goods
sell, we are enabled 10 give greater bargains than
can he had elsewhere
sep cow HALL + BROTHER.
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Washington Branch Railroad.
l1ss - - - s.s..ssssst7

VTNRAINS RUN As FOLLOWS.
Il Leave daily, except Sunday, at and a. H.,
81 and ) p.
On Sunday nj a. IN, and ; n. m.
The Train az p m. is Express, and stops only NJ
Annapolis Junction and Relay; the others AZ all way
stations.
Trains AT a m. and 81 p. m, connect with An
napos.
TraiRs at "A. M and p M, connect West.
Trains at and n. m. and 5 n M connect Fa.,
Fare from Washington to Baltimore 81 25
DO do do and return 20
DO do Annapolis -
DO do do and return %
The round trip tickets must in ali eases he pro-
cured AT the office, and are good for tie ,.av upon
which they are issued. Il. II. PARSONS
iy loft Agent
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Proposals for OIL for L,sht-houses.
IRFtsJEY DkpiRTNt~T,
Once -bt hauca BOARD

TRr,sJCY DspiRTNt~T,
Once ll-ht house Board.
September S 1913.
CfALFD PROPOSALS will tie received mt this
~ office until one O'Clock, p. m. Friday the 23i
inst. for supplying the Light house establishment
with twenty-one thousand i've hun ,red (2l.5oo) -a-
Ions of the hest quality fllstrne OF pressed sperm
OIL 10 hc delivered aion.siir OF In. Government SUP
py-vcssel at boston. New York cit New Bedford
or E!ga rtown Massachusetts. Cat the ORION of tho
contractor, to be specified IN the bid. in tight we'll
made casks. suitable FOR shppinr. in prime order on
or before the .2!"t day If October next.
In case the supplv-yesscl s. ouli not be ready to
receive tie oil GA The appointed day of delivery as
above, the contracting party will be liberty TO de
tahiislnnent aud he shall be entitled to ravlnent
therefor within fifteen days from the time Of such
delivery
All the oil contracted for under he oreroing pro
posais to b" subjected to the usual tests of specific
gravity, temperature at whch i will remain limpd
by burning and by such Other means AS NAV he
thought proper by the prison. persons TO whom
that duty may he assigned before it Will lie accept.
ed. The oil viii l,e r,quire TO renaiIl limpii at
temperature of lo' Of Fahrenheit. or lower.
Bond, with sc'urtT to the tisfa .tinn If the de-
fartment Will be required of the contractor condi
toned IN the penalty Of FIFTH If the value of the
contract. for its f.thful execution,
The board. under authority III the department.
reserves The right to reject any Ill though it may
b. the lowc.t, hOu uthcc considerations than its
amount.
The bids must he placed in an envelope, sealed.
AMI en- torsei 4" Proposals for OIL and then enclosed
ton city.
by order of the Light house Board:
THORNTON A. JENKINS,
sept lO-eot2Ii Secretary.
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FRANCIS e. DAyTDGE
(rORMERLY az sALTINoRE,)
Attorney and Cpunse lkor.af.Isxx


DROPOSES To attend To Conyt yancin- and other
l. office business, together with the prosecution
Of claims against the Government. for which m ry-
perencc al eleven YEARS various branches of The
public service has qualified him in 4 peculiar de-
gree.
His attention will be prompt and his charges mod
crate.
Il. III. ID. may always be found during business
hours AT the office of his son. WALTER DoRsLy D,y-
IDGE. ESQ, Attorney and Counsellor ut Law on
Louisiana avenue, near the City Hail. and Opposite
10 Flifn street. aug i-coIV
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Y SCo.
The editor OF the Lynrhhurg Express. saws: SIN
referring briefly TO the Piano advertisement ri
MeSsrs knabc, Cache. s Co. OF Baltimore. we
stated that we should again refer to II more fully
We are personally acquainted with the S;andil. and
character oi tins firm. having acquired il by several
years residence III the city where their manufactur,
Is located. They have Il high reputation there
Their instruments hav, been almost iuyaT bly, used
IN tina: city at the puollc concerts. For three sue
ccSsivc years they obtained N the Fairs oi the Ma
rSland Institute the first premiums, Notwithstanding
they were ScverallS in competition with some al
the northern manufacturers. and the eminent Plan
ISL StrakoSch, the musical director OF Pa!odi who
lately opened Music Establishment IN New York
selected portion of his stock VI Pianos from III,
establishments
We guarantee To sell At nanuacforv prices. Terms
o: payment mad" moderate, liberal discount for
cash. mo r ELLIS
Penn. avenue, between 9Th and 10th streets
sep 1-co3w
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IMPORTANT TO GUITARIsTs.

IMPURTAET TO GUITARISTS.
~ r. have been especially favored by the receipt
w of few dozen very superior GUITAR STRINGS
from Mr.. e. +. Martini the justly celebrated and I'M
nvaled guitar manufacturers. We are the exclusive
agents for the sale OF &. +. Martins Guitars and
Strings. We have also received fresh lot of fine
Italian Violin, Viola, Vio!incello. Double Bass and
Harp Strings, at the Music Depot of
HILBUS & HITZ.
pf-Constantly in receipt OF new Music.
sep 10
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FRESH NORFOLK OYSTERS.

NLS1 NUM- UIA ENS.
- ~ The Subscriber receives regularly
Ga (e3 every Tuesday, and Friday. bv thu
MI y Steamer oSccOIa, direct from Norfolk
~S~ supply Ofthe celebrated LYNN la
VEN BAY and NORFOLK OYSTERS. most de-
ilCIOuS article.
His BAR Is well supplied with the best Liquors
II5- Al! kinds OF GAME in season.
II. kUilI., Penn avcnnc.
~ 2O-eu9m y. side, bet 18th and 18th SIS
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PIANOS. PIANOS :

30 We have now i'll store our second
Rts.<-TfsS lot of PI.7N0S. from the celebrated
III Sf n cstabs anent of kaabe. Cache s.
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FOR INDIAN GOODS.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Office Indian Affairs Ca,t 30 ,

CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
- Indian Goods" will be received at the of6cs of
the Commif sionsr of Indian Affairs at Washington
city. until ten o'clock Tuesday, the 18th day of
October next for furnishing the following Indian
goods. viz:
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sep. l4-eotd.
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Arrival Of the Atlantic.
Important Commercial News

The L: S. mail steamship Atlantic arrived
at New York on Saturday afternoon, having
sustained her previous reputation by another
passage across the ocean in less than ten DAYS.
By her we have Liverpool dates to the 9th
ult. The political and general news is not of
special interest. The much vexed Eastern
Question seems to be just where the last adj
vices left it-and no further indications are
given as to whether it is to have a peaceable
or warlike settlement. The British Parlia-
ment was prorogued on the Goth inst. and the
Queen in her speech congratulated her peers
and commoners on the hope of a peaceable set
Element Of the pending difficulties. Austria
protests strongly against Commander Ingra-
ham s conduct in the Kosta affair, and arraigns
the United States as violator of the law of
nations.
Commercially the news is important. An
active speculative demand had been excited
III breadstuffs, and large advance is reported
in -four and wheat Corn also had advanced.
The Emperor of France had reduced the i'm
port duty on breadstuffs. and in Italy the duty
has been abolished The prohibition of the
export of breadstutfs from Greece is confirmed.
In cotton, dull market without change from
former quotations is reported-Amer7cam
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Personal.

80. Hon. John Slidell, La Hon. W. Girls
void, Mass Hon. O. Kellogg, Wisconsin, re,
gistered their names at the Metropolitan Hotel
New York, on Saturday last.
80. A Boston songstress, Miss Hensler, has
issaid, produced quite sensation at the Paris
COnservatoire, where she has been under tut
ton for eight months past. She sang before
the judges at the Concourse, on trial for a
prize, and won the second accesstt, viz: a
certificate of merit and proficiency She is
but seventeen years of age, and this was her
first attempt before so severe a tribunal. COM
posed as it was, of such artists as Auber, Ada.
Havely, &c.
80. Hon. Caleb Cushing is to deliver the
opening address before the Maryland Insti-
tute in October The Marylanders may expect
atreat.
80. Prentice, of the Louisville journal, is
at Niagara Falls. i-.
-. Miss Catherine Hayes has been giving
concerts at Valparaiso, and with mach success
80. Mrs. Curry, Of Galena, ILL.,, offers a
reward Of $500 for the arrest of her husband
who ran of from her, taking him with all of
his wife's jewels, and large sum Of her
money.
80. Hon. John Wentworth of Illinois, is at
Browns Hotel; also, Hon Philip F. Thomas,
Collector of the Port of Baltimore, and lady.
Hon. Colin M. Ingersoll, of Connecticut. is
stopping at Gadsby's.
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District OF Column bIa.

County Of Wdshiugton, to uit:
hereby certify that.Jno II. McChesney, of Wash
tngton County, ID. c., brought before me, the sub
scrber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and fol
said County, this ,5th day of September, 1853, a.
astray on his premises dark bay M.iRE iaboui siA
years old, about thirteen or fourteen hands high and
a small scar on her left shoulder
Given under my hand and seal this 5th day of Sep
tember, 1853. SAML GRUBB, J.P r.. s.
The owner OF the above described property is re-
quested TO come forward, prove property. paw the
charges, and take her away.
Inquire of John II. McChesney, Grocer, corner OF
9TH and streets, Northern Liberties.
sep 5-3t*
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COLUMBIA TRoTTING COURSE.


SILVER CUP DAT.-The trof for The StIypp
~ Cur, over the above course. will come off a,
Ak O'Clock, precisely, on THURSDAY afternoon,
September Sth.
Mile heats in harness, best 3 in 5.
John Z. Cudney enters G. NJ LILLY DALE.
+. Keenan, enters Br G. WHITEHALL. ir
w. Judge enters Br. G. JIM.
- enters Br. C.. YOUNG MOSCOW.
The race will come off precisely al the appointed
time. The track has been put in first rate order
and the public may expect To very exciting and
closely contested race. CYRUS MARTIN
sep5 81 Proprietor.
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DIED,

In Georgetown, on the 4th instant after a painful
and lingering Illness which she bore with christian
torttude, Mrs. DOUGHTY, wife of Colonel WIN.
Doughty.
o. The friends of the family are invited to attend
the funeral from his residence, on Sd street AT s
O'Clock, this afternoon, without further notice
Yesterday morning, at 5 O'Clock, ELIZABETH.
relct of the late Charles McGaHey, ia the 9th
year of her age.
On Saturday last WALLACE EUGENE infant
son of Aaron and Sarah Dawson, aged one wear and
three months.
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PREPARE FOR A RAINY nav

~ Look up your old Umbrellas, and -
send them 10 the subscriber in fairRfo
weather 10 be repaired, and thus give |
him time to do the work faifhfuIIy-for in
rainy weather the press is so great that the work
may not be well done, ''nOthing is well done that
is done in a hurry"
UMBRELLAS for sale from 37k cents up TO six
dollars, comprising general assortment of green,
blue, and black silk and gngham Umbrellas.
A large assortment of articles suitable for every
description of repairs.
Don't forget the place. ID. PIERCE,
Penn. avenue, between 10Th and 18th streets.
sep 5-eou
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CASH MERCHANT TAILOR.

IA The subscriber has just returned from New
~ York with full and complete stock OF Fall
NJ and Winter Goods, which now ready to
LIN. be made up to order on the cash principle
He has determined to drop the credit system because
he is satisfied that many persons prefer getting their
goods at reasonable rates for cash. instead OF paying
much greater prices to obtain credit. He is deter
mined to seek and merit that kind OF custom. He
respectfully sOlicits cali from those of his former
patrons, Us well as from the public generally who
are willing to deal with him on the new principle
and he thinks he can safely promise to satisfy them
in every particular. ]. RIGGLES.
9TH street, opposite Patriotic Bank.
5-pOd
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G1LMAN's LIQUID HAIR DYE.-Ths article canno;
be too strongly recommended To public attention. II
possesses in peculiar degree, the property oil ectu-
ally changing white, red gray hair to a beautiful
black or brown, in few minutes, without any i'll
jury whatever 10 The hair hut on the contrary q ,ps
il a lively and natural appearance. Laies and gen
tlelnen who have become prematnrGly gray can, i'm
I'VE minutes. if they wish it have head of hair of
raven ilackness, warranted permanent. Gentle
men who wear whIskers or mustlchias of 4 cray or
reddish hue can in few seconds have them prrma-
nrntly black. Prepared by 4. ID. GILMAN, Chemist,
W3ShinUtou
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ADuLTERATIoN OF DRUGs.-An account
of an analysis made by Massachusetts,
physician of six different parcels of cream
Of tartar, which he purchased at as many
different drug shops in Boston, shows
that of the pure article in each sample
the proportion differed in q range from
forty to sixty per cent. That is, taking
the average of the whole, only one half Of
it was pure cream of tartar.
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CONFEDERATION CAUSED BY CIGAR SMo-
kING.-Mr. Gilbert states, in letter pub
lished in the Boston T,areller, that the
destructive fire which occurred in his pi-
anoforte factory, was occasioned "by the
carelessness of the boarders in an adjoin-
ing house, in throwing the fragments of
their burning cigars on to shingled roof
below
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~" exhibition aud Concert, i'm aid
US OF the Sunday School attached to the Sixth
Presbyterian Church.-An exhibition of Scripture
Scenes and Incidents, by Magic Lantern, will be
given atIsland Hall, OH THURSDAY EI-ENING
next. In conneXIon with which. some choice pieces
OF Music will be sung by the Choir. who will he aid
ed on the occasion by several amatsur vocalists
Exhibition to commence at \ O'Clock.
Admittance-Adults - children. ca cents
tt- Let ii be remembered thai this is an effort to
extend aid TO the Infant Sunday School of an Infant
Church. sen 5-it
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