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Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-11-22
Dec 2f-6meo,


GREAT COMPLAINTS having been
VI made ofthe irrcgulariiy Of the running of the
boats between Washington and Alexandra, for
the accommodation Of the public, the undersigned
has determined to run the steamer GEORGE
PAGE as follows, viz:
From Washington, 6l, s, 81, and III a. m; l, 3,
and Al, p. m.
From Alexandra, a, 81, lo4, a. M; i2a, 2, 4,
and 81. p. m.
Omnbuses connecting with the boat viii leave
the corner Of Seventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue at Q, "a, ~, and II, q. M 122, a. and al,
p. m.
Nov TIT GEORGE PAGE.
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THE NEW YORK QUARTERLY Fol-

Memorable Women-the story of their lives by
Mrs. Newton Grassland.
Illustrations of Genius, in some of its relations
TO Culture and Society, by Henry Giles author Of
Lectures and Essays.
Poems, by Thomas William Parsons.
Gray's Elegy in Country Church yard, small
elegantly illustrated edition. just received at
TAYLOR IL MAURY'S,
Oct a. Book Store, near 9th st
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IN Heirlgerators, Watef-cooIcrs, &c. We
have just opened a handsome assortment Of Plated
Goods, French China, Fancy Goods, and general
assortment Of convenicnccs for housekeepers
which we viii sell as low as the lowest. Our stock
in Cabinet Furniture and Chairs is now also very
complete. Lanay Rcfrigerators, which obtained
have on hand, (and the only house that keeps them
in the cityD and we state with the utmost conf
dcnce that they the only article Of the kind that
can be called, properly, Refrigerator. We invite
the utmost scrutiny. We invite call at our er-
Enlistment, the only complete one in all its parts
in the city. We will sell as low n any house can
sell that does fair business
May 2o-Aeoif DoNN g. BROS
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GOLD pENs--A fine lot Of spencer !

GOLD PENs.-A fine lot Of Spencer a
NJ Rendelrs premium Gold Pens inst received,
Cor sale low.
Blank Books: inst received very large lot Of
superior paper, and at low prices.
Letter and Cap Papers, ruled and PLAN, at all
prices.
Mathematical Instruments and Drawing Pen
CHS
Water Colors in boxes, from cents TO s7pcr
box.
Portfolios, Writing Pads, and Desks.
Visiting Cards, Card Cases, and Porte Mon
naics. GRAY a. BALLANIfNE,
Oct I4-a 49S Seventh 81.
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EXTATCHEsi WATCHEsi--J.Y ". Savage,
wv No. 90 Fulton street, New York, has an cr.
tensive assortment of fine Watches, consisting OF
T. T. Coopcr's Duplex, M. ]. Tobins a. Co.'S, r..
q G. Beesleys, Joseph Johnson, Is Church street,
Liverpool, NC, &c, varying in price from $40 OF
500 Gold Lepines, four holes jcwelled SIS
Detached Levers, thirteen jewels, $50; superior
fullJewslled English Gold Levers from $50 TO $50.
The whole oftbe above watches are carefully Sc
lectcd by myself, and being put up under my own
inspection, can warrant perfect time keepers.
Gold Fens, OF my own make, of superior work
manshp, warranted 10 retain their points, for 80,
S3 and y. Pens without GASES, 10 cents, 81 50,
~ ana -, Sent 10 all parts ofthe country free OF
postage. Old pens re-ponted and made equal to
new for 80 cents. Dec 17~-1v
EURNIsHED HOUSE OR ROOMS FOR
IL Rent--A large and very convenient four
story dwelling, with a spacious back building,
neatly furnished; or, if prcferred The pasIors or
any number Of the bed rooms, WILDE rented sep,
lween4l and oh streets
Nov l6--3t*
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WASHINGTON BRANCH RAILROAD.
Change or prices between Washington
and Baltimore.


AVOTuCE.--On and AFTER Monday, October Q,
IN the fare between Washington and Baltimore
,s;,i no One Dollar and Sixty Gents A commute
lion Of ten cents win be allowed TO all who pro-
cure tickets before entering The cars An addition
OF len cents will also be made to~all way stations,
unless tickets are purchased AT the Office.
Round trip tickets, for three days, will be issued
on the ID, 3d. 4th and 9Th instant, at Two Dollars,
10 ali who may wish 10 visit the Agricultural Fair
and Maryland Institute.
BY order; TIL PARSONS, Agent
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sortment Of Centre, Gard, Work, Side, and
Extension Dining Tables, Of every description
and superior quality. Sofhs, Tetea-tetcs, Dfyans
Easy Rocking and Parlor Chairs Of every descrip
ton. Secretaries and B sSa DESKS and BIZ
SCRIPTION. Mattresses, CURED Hair, Hal,
Seatings, Sofa and Chair Springs with numerous
other articles suitable for housekcepcrs, which
will be sold nj less prices than can be Purchased
elsewhere. WIGHT ~ CROSBY,
Louisiana avenue, opposite the Bank Of Wash
inQton, near the corner OF 7th street.
Notice the Bedstend sign. May A-Sm
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in return. A strange..way to make friends.
suppose we shall oil learn wisdom by expert
ence- provided we live long enough.
Ff PHIL0.
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rT,AmoRs wANTED.--Four or the bcs

III JOURNEYMEN COAT MAKERS are
wanted Immediately at A. s. CARNER'S, ~ ST,
where none but the best need apply Also, good
white boy or a colored man, that can come well
recommended for honesty and industry, 70 do the
running and portering for the store,
Ocf o6--3 asf eN
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PRICES Now AND THEN.-A citizen who has
ever kept an account Of everything purchased for
his family, gives the following list Of articles and
their prices in 1929, to which he added the price
of similar articIes nj the nresent time
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-11-22

NNEDICAL COLLEEB on virginia.
lyI The annual course Of Lectures ofths insti-
tuIion will commence on Monday, 9th October,
at the College Building, corner Of Marshall and
College streets, and continue tilthe ioth Of March
r.. =. Bohannan, M. d., Professor Of Obstetrics
and Diseases of Women and Children.
Chas Bell Gibson, M. d., Professor Of Surgery
and Surgical Anatomy.
Garter p. Johnson, M. d., Professor Of Anato-
my
David II. Tucker, M. D., Professor of Theory
and Practice of Medicine.
Martin P. Scott, M. D.. Professor OF Chemistry
and Pharmacy.
Bev r. Wexford, M. D., Professor of Metera
Medica and Therapeutics.
K. Brown Ssquard, M. d., Professor OF the In
stitutes of Medicine and Medical Jurisprudence.
Arthur E. Peucolas, M. d., Demonstration OF
Anatomy.
The studies of Practical Anatomy may be prose-
cuted with most ample facilities and at very tri
fling expense Chemical Lectures are regularly
given at the College Infrmary and Richmond
Almshouse by some of the Professors.
EXPENSES.
tMatriculaton Fee. ................... 80
Professors Fees. neutrality-suspicious.. 100
Demonstrators Fee. .................. 10
Graduation Fec. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 20
The price of Board, including fuel, lights and
servants attendance, is usually 20 or $3l per
week.
/ The Catalogue, &C., containing full information
concerning the Institution will be forwarded 10
those applying for IL, or specific inquiries an
swered by letter. Address
DAVID III. TUCKER, M. d.,
Dean ofthe Faculty, Richmond, Va
Ang. 6--lawtloct
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The English papers state that the number Of the
repeating pistols, or revolvers manufactured by
Mr. Colt during the last two years amounts 10 sscc
hnndred fhonsand. The Vioeroy Of Egypt has
lately ordered ivethousand ofthem for the equip.
mept Of his cavalry; and the British Board OF
ordipsnce dispatched, some time ago, ten thou.
sand TO the Baltic feet.
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TOTAL. ..s5 % sl4 9

These figures show an advance of about two
hundred per cent. in household expenditures dur
ing the last twenty-five years. During that same
period, the wages OF mechanics and laborers have
only advanced about twenty-five per cent. The
more money that comes into the country, the
worse il appears to make il for the man of toll
especially those who toll in the towns and cities.
The high prices of food and the low price of labor
must give our people taste for farming. Ii we
were not much mistaken, our land Offices will sell
more farms during the next five years, than they
have for the past twenty.-Al6any Kaicksrboeksr.
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Observation-Disclosures Of all kinds, owing 10
the present financial crisis, has almost fallen from
twenty 10 thirty per cent, and house rent which
has been exorbi,aptly high, is now on the decline
Prices will keep up more or less Until al the
banking institutions that precarious have gone
by the board, and then the cost OF living must fall
so as 10 correspond with the collapsed condition
of the money market Cincinnati Coiun5fan
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SAM. w. LANGTON q BRO.
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TNATCHEsi wATCHEsi-J.Y.s Savage

olEWAhI " mcCLELLAND.
Oct 22-eoddt Washington, ID. c.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-01
Illinois,

The Administration papers claim victory
in Illinois, and. if it be Il victory-not other
wise, are willing to own that in that State
alone, Of all which have held their elections
since the passage Of the Nebraska bill. the
issue was on the Nebraska question 1t is
true, apparently, that Richardson, the right
hand man of Douglas, is elected by tens, who
in lH52 WAS elected by thousands but how
does the State stand It has elected to Con
Gress Wings and an AntiNchraska Dem,
to / DouSasites, squeezed in by meagrc
mai"ritics. The Legislature is fusion, and
the Anti-Ncbraska candidate for the only
State office voted for, i, elected rh, for
State which has been uniformly democratic
10y very large mairritic.. which adhered to
Van Buren, even in the Wing dclugc of lSj0,
which never elected any but Democratic
STATE officers, and gave Pierce l5,OOO maiori-
", and to- carry which the most desperate of
forts were made by Douglas aud his men, in
this last campaign, is Il sual matter to hrag
Of. That the Administration men find cunso-
ation in it, only shows how destitute Of ''ald
and cpmlprt' they are in these days
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-01

5. "a manufacturer or common seller, ="
unless an author,-d agent, is subject to fine
of 500 and costs, for first offence; 5000 and
costs for second or subsequent offence. and
imprisonment from four to hccirc months for
third or subsequent offence
6. On sworn complaint of three voter,
before Il Justice of the Peace, that they have
reason to believe, and do believe that such
liquors arc kept for sale by unauthorized per-
sons, the Justice must issue search warrant,
and the officer must seize the suspected liquor,
if found. The owner is to he summoned, and
if sufficient proof appears of intended unaw-
full sale, the liquor shall be forfeited. and the
justice shall order it to be destroyed and the
owner shall pay 800 and costs An appeal
may he taken on II surety of bond Of 5000, to
prosecute the appeal. and TO pay all fines,
ldrfciturcs and costs, if conviction follows
:. Shcriffs, shcriils' deputies, constablcs,
sclectmcn and grand jurors, may search, with
ont warrant, shantcs, huts, ora any place for
sale Of refreshments about public grounds on
public occasions, may seize offenders and their
liquor and bring them before Justice Of the
peace. On sufficient proof of guilt the liquor
shall be destroyed, and the offender imprison-
cd thirty days.
S. Any officer aforesaid may arrest with
out warrant, "any person in such II state of
intoxication as to disturb the public or do
nestle tranquility" and retain him in Gus
tody till sober enough to testify, and when
brought before justice of the peace, he shall
disclose Of whom he obtained his liquor. and
il he refuses to disclose, he shall be commit
ted to Jail. Any person resisting the arrest
of such intoxicated person, shall be liable to
Punishment
9. No objection exists to manufacturing Ell
der, but it must not he sold to drunkards -
neither does c'rRg o,roy liquor, apply to
private dwellings-uncss the giving is to
drunkards, or unless the dwellings become
places of public resort.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-01
Railroads and Business.

The times arc called hard and the money
market tight. In Boston first class paper goes
at from ~ to Is per cent. The stock market is
low Vermont y Canada Il. f. stock stands
at 90 and has been lower on account Of the
expected postpOncmcnt of the December in
tcrcst and rumor that the Directors Of the
Vt. Central will rcrudiatc the lease. Og-
densbush Il, Il. stock goes at to i (par
500. ogdcnsburgh, ana Vt. Central LIST
mortgage bonds, scvcns, from Il to 80 Rut-
land l~t mortgage scvcns i6; I'd mortgage
23.-Ihc Hudson and Bcrk shire railroad, long
burden to its owners. has been sold at auc-
ton to Chester W. Chaplin, President Of tho
Western railroad The road runs from Ilud-
son, y. Y. to West Stockbrdsc. The whole
length is 80 miles The road cost $3.50 ono
Mr.. Chaplin hid it off for SIS, 900. The
rails are probably worth nearly all If not
quite the amount paid for the whole road
The benefits Of the purchase will probably
cnurc to the Western road.
The Massachusetts, first class bank, number
1873, 80 of them in Boston they foot up an
aggregate capital stock Of so ,492 GO -
There are - savings bank. amount of de-
posites S2j ,936, SOS rate OF diyldcnl for the
last year per cent.
From summary prepared for the Sec
rotary of the Treasury. it appears that the
imports Of foreign merchandise into the /.
$, during the fiscal year cuding June 80
1854. were 4 fraction ovrr S3OO,OO0 900
The exports Of domestic produce were between
800 ,OOO, 600 and POO OOu.OO The cx-
what in excess of 800 900 900 The differ
encc between the imports and exports was
made up in California gold, stocks, and mcr-
camille obligations. The revenue from Gus
TOMS was about 800 900 900. and from all
other sources IS 900 600.
The general land office has done a large
business during the past fiscal year. Nine and
a half millions of acres have been surveyed
and seven millions brought into market, yield
ing revenue of nine millions and quarter,
showing the extent Of spccuations in lands
and furnishing one cause for the financial
difficulties Of the West. Also three and a
military land warrants, one and a half mil
lions by donations eleven millions claimed as
swamp lands by the States, making an aggre-
gate of over 20 millions of acres of the public
domain disposed of within the year. The in
creased revenue ON cash sales is So 900 900.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-01
Tho General AsscmbI, The Liquol Law.
No III


As was to be expected many alteration. in
the laws respecting the sale Of Intoxicating
drinks, were proposed, most of which failed
of enactment. OF these propositions, the
chief were as follows
To repeal the entire Act of 1852 and all
amendments and alterations of it, and to re
vivc the license Act Of 1850 -
To punish those who by false prctcnsions
should obtain Intoxicating liquor from the
town agents -
To punish those who should purchase from
any other persons than the town agents g.
To punish town agent, if they should act
uuiaithrully go
To punish Sclectmen or other authorize.
who should allow town agents a proH on
0DiouniOf sales -
To make Intoxicating liquors contraband
in any other hands than authorized agents
and of no value IN law and to make sherfls
or other officers who should sell such liquors
seized to satisfy any debt, pun ,hable as un
lawful sellers ,-
10 forbid the appointment Of any inn
Keeper, or keeper Of house of public enter
tainmcnt,--of any merchant or grocery keep
"r,as town agent
10 punish all rall-rold mon, express men.
teamatcr7. carriers, or other vcr-ous who
knowingly should bring such liquors into the
State to he used or sold unlawfuIlv.
lhcrc were other particulars aimed at in
some Of the bills brought forward hut these
were the chief Of the alterations proposed
which did not take effect, Eyccpting the
proposal to repeal thocntirc law of lSj2 and
1888, all the alterations looked towards max
ing the prohibitory system moro cGcctual in
stead Of less so.
The prevailing sentiment oitho Legislature
was decidedly that way, though there were
decided differences Of opinion rs to the ucccs-
Sity N cSpcdicncy of TIL. or that particular
measure. \ large number Thought il best
to do nut little in the way of alteration till
experience should have afforded some mean.
+ of judgement as 10 what would be really tn,
best way Every new law, and certainly one OF
50 many details, must 90 through a period Of
hlal. 1t takes some time to ind out lt'
strength and ITS wcakncS,,-somc time iol
: the people to find out what is thar duty un
der it, as well as what is the duty Of the eG
cer' empowered to enforce it, Every iailur,
/ to realize the benefit of law, does not ucccs
sarily imply defect in the law itself. The
fault may be in the people who oppo,ai ia,
officers, and who in every free government
must steadily sDsia'a their officers in doin.
what the laws require Of them The law a.
itnow stands, is one Of grea, force if fairly
carried outlet it have longer trial without
special change, was thcprc'lilns sentiment
\ chang was made. however, in one re
-pcrt The day for the election Of County
Commissioner was 6lcd for the f'W TucSda,
of March. Before it was settled only by tn,
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the trainers and advocates of the Kansas-Ne-
braska bill. 1t has been asserted that it was
their intention tn legislatc slavery into terri
tory now free. If in this they have failed and
have given the institutions of freedom Il
chance to occupy a large portion of territory
hitherto secured to the institution of slavery
by the implied terms of tho Missouri Com
promise, he sees no valid reason for refusing
to seize upon that chance. The uuconstitu-
tionality of the Missouri Compromise is an
opinion which has been held and urged by
the ablest statesmen our country has ever
produced
Holding the foregoing views the minority
of your Committee cannot help expressing
himself as being utterly opposed to the res
toratlon of that Compromise line, and he
takes this opportunity of expressing his hear
ty concurrence in the principles of non-in-
tcrvcntion, and popular sovereignty. contain
ed in the Kansas Nebraska bill believing that
if they arc strictly adhered to by Congress.
they forever remove the agitation of this
vcxcd subject from the halls of Congress
and Tie bonds of union between the different
sections of our great country will rest upon
a double basis, not to endangered or shaken
Iy fanatics or agitators, at home or from
ahrOdd-and the energy and action OF II free
people will extend and expand carrying with
them freedom and free labor, and establish
them in the remaining territories of the Tn
ion, by their own indomitablc will, there
being no artificial barriers erected to bar
their onward march. Thus will the constitu-
ton triumph in the protection of free and
happy people
All of which is respectfully submitted,
CALVIN DRURN,
Minority of Committee.
Montpelier, Nov. -, 1851.
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day oftown meeting, which was changcablo
ut the pleasure of the towns The altcra-
ton may lead to fixing more definitely the day
of town meeting, of which good rather than
evil will come, we think, and at all events it
will prevent the same individuals voting
more than once, on the election of County
Commissioned thing said to have been
done repeatedly under the law as it was,--
where adjoining towns held their town meet
ings on different days.
An important addition was also made by
declaring the harmg Intoxicating 6gnor IN
possession, ,rith intent 10 sell contrary to the
statute, a punishablcolrcncc The want Of
such provision was felt to be serious de-
feet in the law, by many That defect is now
removed
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-01
Political Paragrnph..

LONG John W,ntvorth. nonoy fine chi.
caeo Democrat. states that the majority
AGAINST the rcrcal oc the Missouri Comrro-
Members Of Congress. is NOT far from 20 600
In tho FIRST and s,cnud districts If i ol,,ut
Il. 900.
The ulinoi, republicans. lndin- Themselves.
in majority in the now stat, legislature.
propose to treat Judge poueh, To- IL dose Of
his own mixing. and instruct him ON the
slavery questions. The ltd, ciant i, quite
nervous at the prospect thereof, and the
Chicago I7'"' says, one state senator,
residing in that portion of the state, has al
"o"Y 6"cn 2V"l" hr' tho"'Gp@ dolIor' Ia
roi' oE0'HH'"si'"c''""'
WI,coNslN.-lIpn. Levi 4. Villas. formerly
of this State. i. elected to the Wisconsin l.c-
gislaturc. After his failures in the line of
politics in thi. State, success where he is less
known i, doubtless very gratfyn. to him
The sac n the ballots by which he was cleo
ted is not given.
N,ss,,ursrr7e of tbc tbrc, Ic,,Iin., nav
t,cy ,rc,rner clo.tions ~, rr,, S,;lor. h.,,o.
most nearly, orrro,cb.1 g., fatal ah.,r,,,ion
;nto bcr,,l. nf ,I,o .ocrct o,Icr y, lass
,,r,,or,;o.. tI,,, ,,,...o,,t r. th, r.,,.,,;I
.r- ,i,....,.,,,,i ,.I;,, g., 49,. .,,.. r.
tho Bishop Democrats. and but - per cent.
OF the Whics, have deserted their standards
4, ,,or.;o.. ;o,.il,ut or r,o ,,,..,;,,, :,
p,,.,,,.,,.L ,ta,. g.. .l.a. a., .al
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-12-01

The Temperance Meeting on saturday.
Pursuant to call extensively circulated,
the citizens Of Burlington met at Concert
Hall, Saturday Evening, Now 2Sth, at I,
=. NJ, for the purpose of organizing an
Association for the enforcement of the
Maine Law. The meeting was called to
order by j. $. ADAMS. - and on motion,
q. W. BRNEDIcr, was elected Chairman,
and 5. Il. NIcnoLs, Secretary. After an
able discussion by j. S. Adams, Dca. Grant
Chas. p. llartt. Rev. Mr. Young, DR.. y.
Ward, John lIerrick, Geo. W. Benedict,
Rev. Mr.. Tracy. and others. the following
was adopted as the constitution of the or
gani2aton
burlington Maine Law society.
The undersigned hereby associate them
selves together under the name of the
BURLINGTON MAINE LAW SOCIETY.
BY our signatures hereto. we desire to be
known as the Friends Of the enforcement of
our Prohibtory Law-und hereby engage to
countenancc and support those who labor for
that enforcement, by the use of all proper,
lawful and honorable means
And we hereby promise to pay the sums
annexed to our names, when hereafter rcuucs-
tcd;-Thc whole amount subscribed, when
collected, to be entrusted to the charge of
Henry Looms l.. q. Bigclow and Scldcn
Patce, and to be by them, in their discretion
expended, in deiraying the necessary and
lawful expenses of procuring witnesses and
retaining counsel, and taking other necessary
measures to secure the enforcement of the
VERMONT PRoHBITORY Law, in the Town of
Burlington.
On motion, Henry LOOMS, l.. &. Bigclow,
and 5. Patcc, were appointed a committee to
nominate Vigilance Committee Of Sixteen,
one for each school district, to canvass the
several districts for subscriptions
The meeting was well attended by the right
sort of men, and a good spirit prevailed
Meeting adjourned to meet again at the same
place in two weeks to hear report of the Wig
ilancc Committee.
&. W. BENEDICT, Chairman.
:, Is. NICHOLS, Secretary.