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June ~ rRHNgK TAYLOR.
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Death Of Charleston MsroAaat.
CHARLrsToS, June H.-Robert w. Hare, esq, we'll
known merchant Of this city, is dead.
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PoRTL.Np, fMe.,) June 2.--The old bunker democrats
State convestion is in session here to-day and unanimously
nominated the Hon. Allen X. Paine their candidate fo
governor.
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CropNhT June 22-Father Kroeger, priest of Trinity
hureh brought before the police court to-day the
harge Of assault with intent to commit rape German
,rl, aged fourteen years while attending confession.
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uhBERTbc subscribers having established themselves in the
lumber business at the old Sixth
streets prepared furnish
o'e terms. They solicit share Of public patronage.
-. GEO. w. GARRETT co.
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CoSooRp, June 22Ths legislature this afternoon agreed
to adjourn finally the LIST Of July The Nebraska resou
tons specially assigned for NEXT Tuesday IL o'clock
The baong for senator's win take place the Friday be
fore the adjournment. stringent liquor bin intro
this afternoon
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HhnPER's FrRRy, June 22.A large mail bag found
Yesterday morning. at the United States Armory canal cut
open and is doubtless distracted Il appeared
have been in the water from a week IN ten DAYS.
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Judge Campbell of the United States court at New Or
leans has called the attention of the district attorney to
the rumors concerning the of the Cuban fill
busters and suggests that the grand jury inquire into all
the facts He further stated that he would continue the
court in session through the whole summer If twas
sary TO prevent the sailing Of the expedition.
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The Indians composing the Six Nations are now hold
ing convention on the reservation eight miles south Of
Syracuse, New York
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THE subscribsr has for sale house.
Gated very healthy part Of the city situated 18th
three doors above the avenue,
Being about Nebraska he viii seI il barsnu
For terms and other particulars apply premises
June 22-dH' HENRY c. NEALE.
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TsrcoNp prsPATop.l


JUsr 23.The senate to-day refused to adjourn finally
the LIST Of July, the day set BY the house.
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Philadelphia Affairs.
Put. prLrHh, June 22At meeting Of the councils this
afternoon the committee reported the whole debt Of tho
sodacd city 10 be SIS 600 including 50 900 Of rail
road stock drawing interest,
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Nrw YonK, June 23.--The steamer North Star has
rived at this port in days from Apinwa which she
LEFT the 1sh instant She brings $50 passengers and
sl0o, 900 in specie.
Most the brought by the North Star fran Caor
MIA has boon anticipated, but wiz add few important
items.
s20a 600.
BY this fire the post office theatre Orleans hotel and
Presbyterian church, Of the place, all burnt.
The district court al San Francisco has indicted Colonel
walker the hbuster for violating hc neutrality laws Of
the United States.
II rumored before the sailing Of the steamer from San
Francisco that Russian gao had been of the coast
Of California II Ia said that privateer had sailed from
Sitka
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NEW BOOKS At TAYLOR a. MAUHy
IN Romance Of Mexico by X. NJ. Bird.
Genoa, Piss, and Florence. From the French.
New York Crystal Palace. illustrated,
Documentary History Of the American Revoluiio,
n. w Gibbes, N. u.
Russia and Turkey; by Ivan goIovir.
The Turkish Empire BY Edward Joy Morris.
June liz uookatoY
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TRUNKS. hatboxes. vAiices, bAg chels
Ae OF all qualities which, former stock
make our present assortment and
peo Inducements TO purchasers variety, price, quatje,
not TO be met with elsewhere in this city.
WALL h STEPHENS,
Next door IronH Hall
. pennsylvania avenne between OH nd streets.
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Later from Turks Island
Npw YoaK June 23Ry late savioes from Turks Island
we learn that Consul Nelson s imprisoned awaiting the
action Of government.
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ny GREEN u SCOTT. Auctione.r..

SUGAH and Molassos at Auctton.-On Monday next, he
18TH instant at u O'Clock on T. A. II. Dodges wharf, the
cargo he Oaque Chase from Msyaguez Porto Rico, consisting
405 hogsheads prime sugar
40 do choice molasses
+. s. WRIGHT,
June 22-dihs Auctioneer, Georgetown.
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Sandwich Islands with Samana the newly acquired port
In the West Indies with Peru and her guano isles with
Spain and her Cuban ouages with the varied interests
among the Indians with the public lands in the treasury,
the army the navy the post office have been sighted
When there unremtting administrative and
efficiency In the of justice and decency why this
opening all the suces of abuse upon the person and the
official conduct of the President and his advisers Is not
Franklin Pierce lover Of his country II your New
York snob 90 into ancestry did not Frank
lin Perce father attest his patriotism at Bunker Hill
When has the wavered in devotion TO the Union-to
the constitution What motive has he to act otherwise
That he is capable statesman to perceive what for
the interests and honor of the nation viii not be de
MED That he is corrupt selfish fond Of power greedy
of gain his aneeeden public life rather retracy from
it, when rendered reutes That his intentions pure,
his heart patriotic and his faith in democracy steadas
he has attested well by his service on the battlefield
where few of his deractors ventured by his SER
vices publicis and civilian since he called to his
"great Office
The siren song that sung him by the inveterate
hae of democracy could not allure him from the path OF
duty Now that that song changed to the wolfs study
and the dogs eloquence it cannot tarnish his name
sink bis administration Rich fruit has often been
covered with worthless leaves before the detactors OF dem
ocratc policy and Of its exponents entered the business
the hrty-ourth Congress of sectionasts should at
tempt cripple the efforts of President Pierce to work out
our desuny-H hey shouu ehue'NoiI ny Poiiouns se0-
tonal and inammabe questions, by prescription OF for
egners and class of regionss 10 abrdge the liber-
ties of this and they should disturb those principles OF
the organic law of the Union fron which, under demo-
cratic Interpretation and legislation all OF our greatness
has grownf they should attempt to pull down the noble
tree which now covers with its shade large surface
and whose roots shoot wide and deep into the SOIL and
wine themselves around eternal rockthen the country
can be assured in Franklin Pierce and his veto il has
friend who brave every storm and foil every attempt
of fanatcism In such crisis let us thank God for that
wisdom which placed the veto in the power OF the Pres-
dent
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From the Detroit Free Press.
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ACTION.

The last Michigan Annual Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church passed. among other antsavery resou
tons, the following
That view with the deepest adherence the opera
tons of the ugtvesaye law and will use all proper means
whatever contribute to the formation of such public
opinion as will peremptoriy and absolutely demand its
repeal by the national Congress"
The repeal of the fugve-save law might be legitimate
subject of public action did not the federal constitution
positively require that fugitive slaves shall be delivered
Do the gentlemen who adopted the foregoing resolution
mean TO declare that they will contribute to the forma-
on of such public opinion will peremptorily and abb
solutely demand violation Of the constitution The
peal of the ugiveslase law and the failure TO enact
equally effective law, would be such violation.
Ii s well TO know where we stand. If the Methodist
Annual Conference of this State is in favor ignoring the
constitutions let it say in plain words and then there
will be no room for equivocation misunderstanding.
Gen Jackson said in his Farewell Address let us abide
by the constitution it is written, amend it in the
stuonal mode it be found defective If the Michigan
Annual Conference do not like the constitution why not
seek amend in the way pointed out by that nstru
ment instead of encouraging the open violation oft
1t is wonder than the South is startled by such
OF such bodies of men, that their legislatures
pass such resolves the following of series lately
passed by the legislature of North Carolina
Resoyed That in the event the federal government
repeal or impair the efficiency of the ugtveslave law
refuse enforce its execution in good faith it will amount
to virtual dissolution Of the Union; and that il will be-
come the duty of this State take such may
he required for her safety and security
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THE GREAT MARBLE STATUE

THE DYING GLADIATOR,
On erA'bsion at Morrsoas Baiiss * street.
are""e. from o'clock, M, until 10, p. M, daily.
ADsIrTANCE, 2S CENTS.
STATUE Of SURPRISING power pahos
statue consist In the amazing truth great
ments oi humanity ana mortality deineaed The
all The paihos aud the ageiy
before whose all
statue marked BY simplicity N0tsg been done
for effect No vulgar applause coued the deceney dig
nifty Ut Truth are scrupulousy observed"
(Hiiilard's Sir Months in Haiy.
wonderful production Of Its simplicity such that
tide sufficiently deep strong the
Gladiator his Ii exhaustion,
OF falnness, of death. '-Mrs Ellis.
This indissouby associated Byron's
stanza:
see before the Gladiator lie;
He leans his hand his manly
Consents 10 death, but conquers
And his Aroop'd head sinks gradually low,
And through his side tho last Drops ebbng SOW
From the red sash, fhll heavy one by
Like the frat OF thunder shower; and
The around him he gone,
ceased the inhuman shout which hailed
He heard IL, but he needed his eyes
Wero with his heart, and that away.
He reckd not Of the life he lost, prize,
But whore his rude hat by the Danube lay:
1Acrs their Dscan mother he, their sire,
Butchered 10 make Roman hoydsy.
All this rushd with his blood. bhsl expire,
And unavcpgede Arise, Coths, and gia your ire y!
s.. HoLIINGsHEAD.
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BY Ell II G. II A II II.
From Ne,e YorI.

New YoRK, December 22.-Numerous memorials arc in
circulation here for enactment of Congress to offer the
mediation of this for the settlement Of the
between the allies and Russia very large number of
influential citizens and the city press generally strongly
tire movement and have appended their signatures
to the memorials.
We yet of the dense fog hangs
over us, and the weather indicates rain.
Dispatches from the West state that the rivers full Of
ice.
young lady, named Weaver, residing in Albany died
this morning from the effects Of ether, which had been ad
minstered to enable her to undergo operation.
Pevery has been convicted Of the charge Of burning his
own store and four years Imprisonment in the
penitentiary.
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CALCULATION REGARD TO COUNTING GOLD coINs--A wri-
ter in he Boston Journal makes the following curious cal
culalions
The enormous sum of s20i 600 in gold has been
ceived at the mint Philadelphia from California from
the first discovery of the precious metal to December j.
1853. Now, in order TO give some idea to the general
reader of the immense amount Of s204o00000 will mere
ly state that allowing each silver dollar TO weigh
ounce ayordupos sixteen to the pound the weight woud
be 600 pounds 6315 allowing 1000 pounds
to the ton TO carry this weight it would require G,315
wagons containing ton each or $4,000. Now, suppose
each vehicle drawn by horse to occupy space of
twenty-five feet they would extend in continuous line
fraction short Of thirty miles In order to count such
Of money this very few persons have any idea
OF the time it would require without making calculations
that eject Having myself asked several individuals IA
milar with figures how long il would take TO count the
above mentioned they have widely differed in time
that could scarcely repress smile at the result Now
to ascertain the fact which may be made as plain as
G. viii suppose person to count sixty OF the silver
dollars in a minute 1900 hour 43,200 day OF twelve
hours EACH Sundays incuded) l5,T6s,000 q year
say to count this stupendous amount Of money IN silver
dollars, it would require fraction short of thirteen
years
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From The New HAMPSHIRE Patriot.
GOVERNOR OF UTAH.

GOVERNOR 9F UTAH.
Our avces from Washington that the Presi-
dent has nominated the Senate Col T. Steptoe of the
United States army for governor of Utah. place of Brig
ham Young whose term has expired That this nomina-
ton will be promptly confirmed by the Senate, there
be no doubt. Col Sepoe is known to many people In
New England the popular energetic, and accomplished
commandan for years past Of the government orti-
cations Newport Rhode Island The troops stationed
there It will be remembered some months since
dered the frontier and subsequently Col Step
toe was ordered by the President proceed the
plains with four companies Of United States troops Col
s. ioned his command of ST. Louis at carly day, and
marched to Salt Lake City, the principal Mormon settle
ment with his force in fine condition. towards the close
autumn He encamped his command at Salt Lake for the
winter, and is at that point, where his commission
will soon reach him.
We have the pleasure of Col Sepoes acquaintance and
do not hesitate pronounce him Just The for the i'm
portant and delicate the President has assigned him
He is intelligent energetic, circumspeo and accomplished
graduate Of West Point in 1888, he distinguished him
self under Col Worth in the Florida war; made brevet
major for gallant and meriorious conduct in the battle of
Cerro Gordo, in Mexico and raised to the rank of
lieutenant colonel for distinguished ganntry at Chepue-
pee Although admirer of the military reputation of
Gen Scott he was devoted champion Of Gen Pierce in
the presidential election did essential service the
democratic cause during the Besides his large
atanmens and useful accomplishments his practical udg
ren tested on many occasions during the with Mex-
co. his unquesioned bravery and personal courage his
usual calmnes and sefpossesson of deneanor Col Step
toe has long been known and respected throughout the
army as consistent member Of the Episcopal Church
The sincerity of his Christian professions and the purity
of his character in all the relations of life soldier and
gentleman have long commanded the appreciation Of all
who know him. This last will not be considered slight
qualification for any position and particularly in the pres
ent case il win be gratifying thousands throughout the
country.
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FnpAy. DECEMBER 20. 1854.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1854
f. Carroll Brewster, esq, of Philadelphia admitted
an attorney and counsellor of this court
No. 81 VIM. Fontaip appellant, rs VIM. Ravenal The
argument Of this concluded by Mr. Pegru for
the appellee having been submitted printed arguments
by Messrs Meredith and Hopper behalf of the appellant
Adjourned till Tuesday morning, IL o'clock.
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IIFK OF GKEELEY--t is stated in the Life of Horace
Greeley that Leggc discharged him from compos-
itors situation the Evening Post account Of his
sloyenly appearance Greeleys first employment in New
York wss obtained from " T. Porter of the Spirit who
was then foreman Of Vests printing Office In 1893 Gree
lev started the Morning Post the first penny paper in the
wo-Id lived sixteen days and begat the New York Sun
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Gy- FIrft Presbyterian Chu'ch, Fnur- and-a-tn'f n
streeRcv Sunderland expected preach
this church sabtah) morning. H. and in the
ming o'clock Subject of the evening DISCOURSE Tn, Song Of
Angelic Hos,.n
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n7- The William IL. MilburD, Chaplain OF shs
Representative will preach the Hall
II O'Clock, Dec % !
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IPublic No. 81
tfubhc NO. b.
AN ACT to authorize the issue Of patents lands in an

AN AOI 10 authorize the issue of patents lands any
State or Territory in certain cases.
Be enacted ty the Senate and House Of Representatives of
Me onHa States America ~ Congress assembled, That in
case claim to land any State Territory which has
heretofore been confirmed by law and in which
made by the conirmatory statute for the OF
shall and may be lawful when surveys for the land have
neen or may hereafter be made, to issue patents for the
claims so confirmed upon the presentation to the Commis
soner of the General Land Office of pas of survey thereof
duly approved by the surveyor general any or
rtory II the same be found by the said
Proeds That such patents shall only operate renquis
ment OF title on the part of the United States and shall in
no manner interfere with any valid adverse right such
st to the same land be construed preclude leg
investigation and decision by the proper judicial tribunal
tween adverse claimants to the same land.
Approved December 20, 1854.
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National Theatre.

SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20.
The celebrated ROUssET observation-disclosures Adelaide
aud Mudlles Caroline and Cementne also, Mems Coby,
Sozollosky, Mons. Rouset, and efficient bas-wi sp-
pear Dec %
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SALE TO-DAY.
BY y. G. mcoUInr. A.o.av.eer

Ny y. g. MCGUIRE, AuctlUneer.
EXTENsIvE SALE OF BOOKS AND sTATIONERY~~Cn
this evening" O'Clock ahal SELL No $40, Penn
sylvznia between Ninth
OF books stationery
bic standard works.
ALSO
Books elegantly illustrated ted uctoria embe-
IrIed, aud beautifully bound
Letter aud cap paper. portfolios, gold pens, 81.
The sale will be positive without
der, and will be continued evening until all sold
B-Books o examination and sale during the day
Terms cash.
JAS c. MCGUIRE,
Dec 20-du Aucuoncer.
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By j. q. Mcguire. Auctionser.

By J. q. MCGUIRE, AuctfOnser.
EXTENSIVE AND PEREMPTORY SALE OF CABINET
u furniture aud furnishing Tuesday msrning
December 26b at 10 O'clock No. $40, north side Of
Pennsylvania between 9th Streets shall SELL
without reserve the sock in trade of gentleman declining
comprising
Full marble top dressing and plain bureaus
Marble mahogany sofa tabcs
Marble top walnut and mahogany wnshstands
Mahogany hair spring lea other sofas
DO card, dining md breakfast tables
Secretary and book cases. writing tables law
yers' desks = '1'
Chinese teapoys, window shades
Carved mahogany rockers aud paIlor chairs
Revolving Office chairs, c0t'sge chairs
Mahogany bedsteads, hatracks
Ehameiled and plain cottage suites
French China tea sets, glassware
Iron stone China toilet sets, pitchers
Vases, lamps, Britannia
Table cutlery FIRE irons, kc.
Terms $50 and under that a of GO,
9o and 40 days. for satisfactorily endorsed bearing
F. sThe attention of trade called
&c., Is all and Of good qualify positively
without
JAS e. MCGUIRE,
Dec 23-d Auctioueer.
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ny j. c. MCGUIRE, Aucsioneer.

TRUsTEE's SALE OF BUILDING LOTs.-On Monday aner-
January 22d, O'Clock, the premises, by
deed Of trust dated April and duty recorded lber
No 6 oos 49, A. a. and A. the land records
shall sell TO the highest bidder the following property
viz Lots numbered g. TO- and H. in the subdivision o
numbered e. 8, d. and "a No CO.
down the surveyors books Of said city.
Terms third the residue
twelve aud eighteen months for
cured by deed Of trust on the property.
sale complied with within lays,
the right resell the risk expense
first purchaser.
ARTHUR w. FLETCHER Trustee.
JAS. G. MCGUIRE
Dec 23-3taw ads Auctiopeer.
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B Y A u THORITY
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Public No. IL

Public No. IL
1oiNI RESOLUTION to modify or change the original
plan OF the custom-house at New Orleans.
Hssoitea ty The Senate and House of Representatives Of
Ae United States Of America ~ Conqye,s a.seuJfed That the
provo attached to the appropriations the Orleans
custom house OF March third eighteen hundred and
august thirty FIRST eighteen hundred and fty-wo and
March third eighteen hundred fifty three be so modified
as To allow the substitution of wroughtron beams with light
brick arches instead of the heavy
ones In the upper story and also that of the BILE
ROOF contemplated by the original PLAN authority be given to
substitute such other suitable fire proof shall BE- found
pest calculated to relieve the walls from uperuous weight
Approved December TO- 1854
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ny j. c. MCGUIRE, Auctionssr.
Chxastn,as Presents.

lust received select OF bnxkrts and
j other articles from Paris suitable for presents
Also hand large Of 6ne cake and conec
toncry. g. GAUTIER,
Dec 90-ft 252 Pennsylvania
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LECTURE by BAYARD TAYLOR,
AT oDD-FELLOWs' HALL,
OK TUESDAY EvEsIs0, DEoEMsxR 26.
Subject Japan and the japanese.
Doors open al T. lecture to commence at TX O'Clock.
Admission 25 cents
Dec 23--2t
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MURDER IN WooD ooUsTy.-We learn from the Bath
(ya Enterprise that James Gesham has been arrested
and confined in Jail the charge Of having murdered his
wife the night Of the I'd Of November On of
the illness OF important witness his examination has
been continued the December term of the county court