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R. M. MONTGOMERY & co.'s SALES.

Fine Furniture nd Plane Fortes.
BY R. III. MtoN,rG odERY g. co.
April 1s, at l0a o'clock, will
II be sold at tho Old Auction street large
Of New and sssor d-aand TURNT uRE, somprsng
Mahogany and W. Bedstsads Bureaus soas
Mahogany Spring Chairs Cha Rockers Oitomans
Mtsta tsp sdstoaf washstand and Center Tables Mrto
Gentsd Gard and Exteusn Dining Tables Mattfasteh ng
Fine curans Ca ipo,a Kitchen Furniture. etc.
aAo one tne keeawood PIANO FORTE. KS 5s eN"
IREHs--CAah anfa
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For LoUIsyILLE.--At the present moment
when so many people are leaving the city and
making tracks for the North, it is desirable to
know where to light upon the most rapid and
comfortable means Of conveyance. We, there
fore, beg to inform those who are anxious to go
up the river, that the steamer Empire, COM
manded by Capt. Charles Fl. Meekin, starts this
evening for Louisville at FIVE O'clock The En-
pire is one of the fastest and handsomest boats
now going, and we are confident that all who
patronize it will receive the utmost attention
from the manly and gentlemanly Captain and
his courteous assistant, Mr.. John H. Leyden.
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Hotei ar Hotel Furniture.
BY. r. M. MONTGOMERY s co.

sold ~ the Washington arus paae
MI, Stess Tire eontsn cf sid tlotsl eoaplifng-
aada Baeaus Tables Bedding, Mir
f n srPsis Mnsaf Curtains Rockers sdeboaids Whstsadr
N tNs--Cash.. apt9
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ARRIVAL OF THE TExAs.-The steamship Tex
as. Capt. H. Place, arrived from Vera Cruz
yesterday afternoon, bringing the following pas
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Minon and lady, Dr. j NJ Dorons and nephew Stehelep
Habst, Adres de uslo, Lehman, Yglesias Angel
Guitleg, Gutsreg, Gardett, Balladier, Michand
Repau, Fanen, Thomas. Mr. Fatlin, ] A Shopper
Houston Patteu, dallas Lopez and in the steer
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-10-26
For the National Era.
THE FR UIT-GIF T,

Last night, just as the tints of autumn's sky
Of sunset faded from our hills and streams,
I sat, vague listening, Tapped in twilight dreams,
To the leafs rustic and the crickets cry.
Then, like that basket, flush with summer fruit,
Dropped by the angels at tho Prophets foot,
Came oh my friends your gift of clustered sweetness,
Full-orbed and glowing with the prisoned beams
0fsummery sums, and, rounded to completeness
By the soft kisses of the wind and dew.
Thrilled with glad surprise, methought knew
The pleasure of the homeward- turning Jew,
When Eschol's clusters on his shoulders lay,
Dropping their sweetness on his desert way.
I said "This fruit beseems no world of sin.
Its parent vine, rooted in Paradise
O'ercrept the wall, and never paid the price
OF the great mischief-an ambrosial tree,
Edens exotic, somehow struggled in,
To keep the thorns and thistlcs company
Perchance our frail, sad mother, plucked in haste
A single vineslip as she passed the gate,
Where the dread sword alternate paled and burned,
And the stern angel, plying her fate
Forgave the lovely trespasser, and turned
Aside his face of fire; and thus tho waste
And fallen world hath yet its annual taste
fprimal good, to prove of sin the cost,
And show by one cleaned the mighty harvest
lost
j. W.
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VOL. VIII

which refused to yield 10 ordina,v
and finally ripened into fever, thai - ~
him of reason. Other dangers Mi
around US. We had been several d
Cape of Good Hope, buffeting a So,
verse gales, when word was bropobt
night of weary watching that sever.I
were i'll of small pox. Of all caIaro;sli
occur in the voyage of SLAYER, this Wy.
dreaded and unmanageable. The ro~
palled me. Impetuous with aDx;e,r ~
to the captain, and, regardless Of fs5..
sanity, disclosed the dreadful fact n.
at me Tor minute, as if in doubt The,
ing his bureau, and, pointing to Ion, i
combustible material, said that il CO...
ted through the decks with the pouS.-
zine, and ordered me to bIo1, I'm ~ g
1.-The masters madness soberej j.,
lost no time in securing both the A..
implement and its perilous owner. wIa-
ed the officers into the cabin for ino..
consultation as to our desperate STATE
"The gale had lasted nine DAYS wv.
Permission, and during all this time n;
much violence that it was irnpossibla ;,
off the gratings, release the slaves rn..r.
decks, or rig the wind-sails. When IL: |
lull occurred, thorough inspecti.r =, ]
eight hundred was made, and o.o$
nounced. AS life had departed dr.,
tempest, careful inspection Of tho I-3ss
made, and it was this that fn,s de.
| pestilence 10 our midst. The cornso 80,
ly thrown into the sea- and the mall ,' 1
secret from crew and negroes. Z
when breakfast was over m t,.. -,
morning, | determined to visit che sIa-. !. !.
myself, and, ordering an abundant , s.'., I
lanterns, descended to the cavern ,-L: Y!
reeked horribly with human vanor 60 or.. =
ventilation. But here, alas I fcpnJ -.
the negroes infected by the disease "a
counsel a. to the use OF laueaopr, :, ,;,'
ourselves speedily of the sufferers , -
that is seldom and secretly used in a.,.I
cases, to preserve the living from oor.5 +.
But 1t was quickly resolved that il had a.,
gone too far, when nine Were rrostratsi
save the rest by depriving them Of T.e
cordingly, these wretched beings were =. ,
sent to the forecastle as hospital. end q,
in charge to the vaccina,ed or innocula,
nurses. The hold was then ventilated
lined; yet before the gallo abatei. our Sc.
was increased to thirty. The hospitsl =,
hold no more. Twelve of the sailors t.,y
infection, and fifteen corpses had been e.,
the sea!
| All reserve was now at an end. B3jy
ter body fed the deep, and still the ga.e +
on. AT last, when the wind and wac.
lulled 80 much as to allow the gra;ings 4.
removed from our matches, our conste.ns
knew no bounds when we found that Ne,
all the slaves were dead or dying with the
temper. | will not dwell on the scene or
sensations. IL is a picture that must case v
all It's horrors before the least vivid ina,
ton. Yet there was no time for langu ;
sentimental sorrow. Twelve Of the SO,
survivors were ordered to drag out the !
from among the III, and though they w5r. e
stantly drenched with rum to bruta.ze tn
still We were forced to aid the gaug bv re
less volunteers from our Grew, who. en-
their hands with tarred mittens hnrg
i0id masses of putrefaction into the sta
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TIE RECIPROCITY TREATY.
WASHINGTON. OF.

w WASHINGTON, III. 10. lN'-
The following circular which Is of 2
consequence to those interested il the iishe,
was is5ned from the Treasury Department.
morning, and trapsnitsed by mail 20 the
lector of the Customs at New York.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Oct. Is, IS
SIR: In consideration of the privilege
enjoyed by citizens Of the United STATE,
well as Of the probable exemption from
at an early day Of fish of all kinds. the
ducts of fish, and all other creatures hvia
Of the Reciprocity Treaty of the Ssh Of J
last, entered into between the United $,
and Great Britain, upon due compliance =
the requirements of said treaty respectively
the Imperial Parliament and the Proyir
Colonies affected by the treaty aforesaid
in order to facilitate certain arran gemenl5
understandings dependent upon the actic.
Congress, had between the Secretary q II
of the United States and the Britirh MIN.
Mr.. Cramptor, it becomes necessary 70 j.
the following Instructions for your goyerrn.
to wit:
Ftrs;. On entry at your port for o,nsr'
blOu Va Vic H-u "a INC U5sCElp toH iAeli. '
and due payment of the duties thereon
will give the owners, importers, or agent
proper receipt therefor, with the Crstom.H
eenl attached, specifying the name aud n4'
Of the vessel, the date of her entry, tue T.
from whence arriving, with the qEaniig
description of the feb.
Second Should tho parties desire 70 3
house under bonds, you will porrIi; tie s'
to be dono in accordance with tho existing
visions OF the law on the subject, taking q
to give such particulars Of the law On
transaction in the bond as to show the ;
object Of tho obligation.
Very respectfully, Jour obsiiont servant
p. G.. WAsHNGToN.
Aeting Secretary Of The Trea.r.
To H. J. Rsdfeid, Esq, Collector, -.
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TERMS OF THE NATIONAL ERA.

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cx,t in the case of clubs. Twenty five cents is
the commission on the renewaI of an old sub
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rasy be an old one) at SIS, will entitle the per-
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Large amounts may be RENTED in drafts or
certificates of deposit. e. BAILEY.
Washington, ID. C., 1854.
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Total on board
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF THE CREW on DO,
AKIN

Among the passengers there were NSiI7-
women and nineteen children, not one c, VI
is yet known to have been saved. The fact ID
ell the eeamen were saved, while the Rcn.
and children were suffered to perish Is .J''a
considered disgraceful. Ia commenting VI
just indignation upon the mutinous and co%H'
ly conduct of the crew, the New York EIi2,,
gives the following forcible description Of y y
heroic conduct of the brave fellows lost II 7"
Brkenhead:
The circumstances connected with the y
OF the British steamer Birkenhcad, on the GO
OF Africa, not many months since, ore sui ~
In the memory of all The steamer sir-cA y
hidden rock, etove plank st the bows ..
went to the bottom, We believe, in bali en- h'uI
time. There was a regiment OF TROOPS 90 p'"n
AS soon as the alarm was given, and II 80 !
apparent that the ships fate was scsie1, y
roll OF the drum called the soldiers to arms
the upper deck. That call was promptly o..
cd, though every gallant heart there kaoS 'liH'
was his death summons. There tney SO
If In battle array, motionlees mass 0, 0iI
men-men who were men IN deed. l1e
every moment was going down and Gown :
there were no traitors, no deserters, 10 -
vens there. The women and children were
into the boats and were al, or nearly 81, sa'7
There were no boats for the TROOPS, but in'
was no panic, no blanchei, pale quivering y
among them. Down went the ship, ana oyr
went that heroic band, shoulder to shOuai,
Men like these never perish their bodies msy
given to the fishes Of the sea, but their men
ries are, as they ought TO be, immortal"
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CHARGE OF JUDGE CURTIS.
BosToN, October 16, 1854.

DOsIUF, OItVOtT TO, Ioo4. q
At the opening of the United States Circuit
Court this morning Judge Curtis charged the
Grand Jury, first, in respect to the attempted
rescue Of Burns, and next in regard TO the nu-
merous steamboat accidents, stating that not
withssanding the precautionary laws passed by
Congress, not a single person guilty of negIi-
gence, had been convicted or punished
He held that the laws on this subject should
be vigorously enforced, though the American
people were to blame in desiring speed rather
than safety.
He also referred to the laws in force against
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flibustering expeditions saying that since the
days of Washington, such expeditions nad py
law been declared high misdemeanor. -,
It is understood that complaints WIN De
made to this Grand Jury against certain per-
sons who smoke at Faneuil Hall, for being &C.
cessory to the attack upon the Court House,
the death of Mr. Bstchelder, and the attempt
ed rescue of Burns
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We shall pursue the subject in another
number. The People cannot have their at
tention too often called to the necessity OF
placing the Federal Administration on the
side of Human Liberty.
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PE8FETUAL SLAVERY.

There is no editor in the South who delights
more in outreging modern civilization by re-
voting declarations than the editor of the
Riosmend VA Examiner. Take the follow
ing Gs s-samrle:
" True philanthropy to the negro begins,
Ike charity, st home and if Southern men
as IT the canopy Of Heaven were inscribed
with a covenant in letters of fire, that the negro
IS here md here forever, as our property ana
cars t6reusr as nerer TO be emaneipated, IS TO be
Kept hard at 'c9TE, aud IN rigid subsection oil
has days, Gad IS ,ierer 10 go 10 Africa, to Poly.
,esid, or to Yankee LAID, (far worse than ell
ther) they would accomplish more good for
the race in fise years than they boast the in
stitution itself to have accom- lished in two
centuries. sDd cut up by the roots set Of evils
and fallscies that threaten to drive the white
race wandering in the western wilderness.
sooner than Cutfee will 50 to preach the Gospel
in Guinea"
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UNDERSIGNED HONoEs.

The People in some places in New York
are proposing extraordinary honors to Captain
Luce. For whet -? For not running away with
bis men; for remaining on the steamer and
taking his chance with the passengersl Could
any man have done less e? Is it common for
Captains to abandon their vessels, at the first
approach Of danger, and seek fret their own
safety, utterly regardless of the lives intrusted
to their care? Think of it-rewardng man
with extraordinary honors for not proving a
traitor and en- srrant coward
1t is not worth while to disguise the fact
that Captain Luce, although he did right in
standing by his ship to the last, and taking
his chance with the deserted passengers, de-
serves credit for nothing more. He was eulpa-
BILE in running his boat so reokessly in dense
fog and in neglecting to take any precautions
against collision. He committed blunder in
not first examining whether his own vessel had
sustained serious damage, in sending off his
first officer and life boat to the vessa, and in
not having the life boats rugged and manned
in time, and the women and children placed in
them, before the panic. Had this been done, tho
crew, unable to escape, would have construct
cd raft, and made other arrangements for
saving the lives of ALL AS it was, we cannot
see that he showed himself at all equal 10 the
emergency.
WATERBURY, Conn Ott 20, 1854.
To the Editor of the National Era:
In your paper of the 12sh instant, you gave
us capital and jus. article on Know Nothin 2.
ism. Bat in your issue of the 9th, remarkinp
on the loss of the Arctic, you play into the
hands of the Know Nothings in your remark
that our marine wants respectable native
seamen, instead of the offscouring of the
earth evidently meaning that the offsoouring
of the earth is foreign born
Now, sir, with all due Difference think the
Native "ofseouringp is as bad, to say the
least, as any other oHscouring on the face of
the globe: agree with the Tribune's view of
this Arctic affair, and think the captain was
to blame in sending off his first officer to the
Vessa and in other particulars. He was not
ft man for such an emergency, and the
want of discipline on the part of the men was
his fault. But / intend not to discuss this
matter, merely to say, that the Know Nothings
will heartily thank you for the expression
which have quoted above. You have ia some
measure, undone the good achieved by your
article of the l2sh. Yours, &c., w.
We meant just what We said, when we spoke
of 30 large portion Of our seamen being a the
ofscouring of the earth" We stated fact
and made no reflection upon foreigners. Toe
many sailors, whatever may have been their
birthplace, have cut loose all tios, and belong
to no country We say again, it is unsafe and
J misohievous to employ such, instead of respect
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HE LOST AND TIE SAVED.

The New York Commercial Adccr'5,T
meratcs the saved and the lost Of tie "a
gers and crew Of the steamer B:c,c. -
lows:
SAVED.
Passengers
Attaches Of the Arctic
From French steamer Eesta
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is nothing remarkable about them. The writer
tells what he has seen, and what others have
often seen and told. We must confess that in
all such works our admiration is chiefly con-
fined to the pictures.
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The Democrats of the fifth Congressional
district of Massachusetts have nominated VIII
liam Psrmenter, of Cambridge, for Congress
In the third district, Edward Avery, of Qaincy
is the Democratic candidate
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IMPROVED SAW BLADE. 1t has been said
that he who causes two blades of grass to grow
where one has been produced, is benefactor
to the world. We assent to this, and apply it
no. only to the products Of the earth, but 20
every improvement by means of which the hu-
man family is benefited. Among such improve
ments, we are informed, is the Sag recently
invented by Mr.. L. STEWART, an advertisement
OF which appears in the Era of this week, and
to which we invite attention. Though late in
presenting bis saw to the attention Of the Mary
land Institute, On the occasion Of its recent e1.
hihitiol, Mr.. Stewart was honored With 8 pre-
MUM for bis ingenuity
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oENCY AT wAsHINGToN--To

~ Claimants-FRANCIS A. DICKINS con-
iinues TO undertake the agency Of claims before
Congress and other branches Of the government,
including commissioners under treaties, and the
various public Offices. He will attend TO pre-
emption and other land claims, the procuring OF
patents for the public lands and procuring scrip
for Virginia bounty land warrants, and the confr-
nation by Congress Of grants and claims to lands,
claims for property lost in taken for the service
of the United States; property destroyed by the
Indians, or while in the possession OF the United
States; invalid, revolutionary, navy, widows, and
haltpay pensions; claims for revolutionary SER
vices, whether for commutation, halfpay, or
bounty lands also, claims for extra and back pay,
&c, of soldiers, sailors and marines; as well those
against the State Of Virginia, the United States
ali claims, growing out Of contracts with the gov
eminent for damages sustained in consequence OF
the action or conduct of the government; and, in
seed any business before Congress orthe public Of
fces which may requirethe aid Of an agent attor.
new. His charges will be moderate, and depend
ing upon the amount OF the claim and the extent
of the service.
Mr. F A. Dickins is known to most ofthose who
have beun in Congress within the last few years,
or who have occupied any public attention AT
Washington.
His Office is on Fifteenth street, opposite 10 the
Treasury Department, and next door to the Bank
Of the Metropolis.
All letters must be postpaid.
Sep 28-1yd (m)
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rNIVERsITY OF VIRGINIA.-The

" next session Of this institution will COM
mence the LIST of October, and end the 18th OF
June following. The University embraces the
following schools, viz:
l. Ancient Languages; q Modern Languages; /;
3. Mathematics; 4. Natural Philosophy, Nine
ralogy and Geology; S. Chemistry and Pharmacy;
8. Principles and Practice Of Medicine, Obstet-
RIGS, and Medical Jurisprudence; T. Comparative
Anatomy, Physiology and Surgery; s. Moral Phi
losophy, Rhetoric, Bellies Letters, aud Political
Economy; g. Law. Also, lectureship Of Special
Anatomy, Materia Medica and Therapeutics; and
a Demonstratorship Of Anatomy.
The three first named schools have each an as
sistant instructor; and in the school OF law there
are two professors.
The expenses exclusive OF clothing, books and
pocket money! are as follows
Tuition fees, say for three schools, s25
each. ..................... 30 W
Board, including diet, room furniture,
and servants attendance, payable IN
three installments, in advance
Room-rent within the precincts, two oc-
cupying room, s. EACH. ......... S 90
Matrculation fee, and use OF Library
and public buildings, SIS; contin-
gent deposit, ,s10............... 25 90
Washing, say $40; fuel and lights, say $50 80 90
S2Js 90
Students Of medicine are charged with four
tickets al S25 each, and dissecting fee OF 5.
The fee in the intermediate class Of Law is
$50; in the Senior class, SIS.
s. MAUPIN,
Aug 3l-eod2w Chairman Of the Faculty
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MisfeIIanegns.
rIvO ALLwHo HAVE CLAIMS TO COL


Il lect.--I am again Collector in Fairfax county,
Virginia, for two years from this day. My official
bond, with ample security, was given at June
court, 18th June. intend 10 devote my attention
entirely 10 my business. From my long expert
ence in my business, acquaintance with the peo-
pe and faithful discharge ofmy duties heretofore,
am induced to solicit portion OF the public col
lections from those who intend TO place their
claims in the hands of an officer or agent. will
take claims on any persons in my county for any
amounts, and, ifjustifed will attend TO the collec-
lions OF claims in the adjoining counties.
If any reference iswantng, would refer 10 the
clerks of my county and the attorneys of the bar
here All communications must be post paid.
Claims out Of the State should be fully authenti-
Gated before sent TO for collection; will col
ect, in my official capacity or as agent, as may be
requested; if as an officer, charge legal fee only,
and which if the claim is made, the defendant has
always TO pay; and if as agent, the plaintiff must
pay me ten per cent, if collected or sucured, and
any legal cost may be at 10 secure the debt.
SPENCER JACKSON,
Fairfax courthouse, Virginia
Sept 12-1m
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cELEcr CLASSICAL and MafhematIcaI

~
- ScHoor.-The subscriber has removed his
school to College Hill, where commodious build
ing is being fitted up for its reception.
As the Preparatory Department of the Column
ban College, il will continue 10 preserve the char
scter of strictly select school, designed for lay
ing the foundation Of thorough English, Classi-
cal, and Mathematical education. The next ses-
sion will commence on the 18th Of September, and
close on the last Of June.
Terms: sl2 so per quarter, payable in advance.
Al small additional charge, the students will
be permitted to attend the Lectures delivered in
College on Chemistry, Geology, and Mineralogy,
and aso 10 receive instruction in French and other
Modern Languages by the Professor in that de-
partment.
Pupils may be boarded at the College, underline
special care and superintendence Of the Principal.
The necessary expenses Of a full boarding student
will be about $3.50 per academic year, and Of a
weekly boarder will not exceed $50.
GEORGE s. BACON, Principal
Refers to the Faculty Of the Columbian College (;
Col ]. L. Edwards, Col. Peter Force, VIM. Gun
ton, Esq; L. ID. Gale, M. d., Of the Patent Office;
Joseph Wilson, Esq, of the Land Office; and Pro
fessor G. G. Jewett, Of the Smithsonian Institute.
Seps1-tf