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A CHILD THREE Oars THE Woo0s-A girl tea
years old lost her way in crossing woods in Warwick
Orange county, New York, and was found after three
days search The Middleton Wing says
Although despairing, the search continued by
hundreds on Sat5ath morning, and traces Of the
little wanderer were found. With renewed vigor they
prosecuted their search and about noon joyful shout
proclaimed that the lost found Her uncle found
her reclining between rocks with her head resting
stone in which place she had slept oil night She
awake but very weak She gave brief account of her
wanderings The frst night she slept in bunch Of
aurels the next under rock She had nothing to eat
during the three days except three May apples and
awberres she said she was not frightened but once
and that was ct large snake, who hattened his head
when she saw t." -N
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BErRorHEp Yousa WOMAN SHOT BY HER LovER.-We
called upon record another deporabe accident
sulting from criminaly careless use of firearms On
Sunday night Daniel Macarthur was sitting in the same
room (at Cincinnati) with Catharne Desmond, young
lady whom he engaged Caharine was sitting at
small stand reading book and her lover was teasing
her and trying to transfer her attention from the book to
himself by extinguishing the candle Finally all Of his
fond efforts having failed he took shot
gun which stood in the corner put cap, and pulled
the trigger intending to blow out the candle with the
forced out Of the gun by its explosion Of the cap
Unfortunately the gun loaded and the horror stricken
man heard loud report and saw his berohed sink TO
the aoo bleeding and dying full charge Of shot en-
tered her right breast and in spite Of the efforts Of the
physicians who were called she died yesterday morning
about two O'Clock The unhappy young man is Of course
almost distracted He surrendered himself and was yes
terday morning examines in the Police Court The test
mony showing no criminal intention he discharged
The dead and the living were to have been married IN
about two months
The numerous accidents resulting from the careless
handling Of which have been recorded in the
newspapers would sufficient to deter all sensible
persons from indulging in so foolish practice But
they have apparently no effect and day after day vara-
bic and dear lives sacrificed thoughtessy by per-
sons who but poorly atone for their folly by long years
Of remorse.-C Cincinnati Gazette, 29h
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Geographic Corresponding.
Arrest for Snaasgglinq.

kJWtuytyttty.
new YORK. SEPTEMBER Ia German. passenger y
the Washington arrested yesterday, with
900 worth of swery concealed about his person,
attempting to smuggle.
Cholera at Barbados.
New YoaK, SEPTEMBER 1.-Advices from Barbados to
the 10th of August have been received Cholera scarcely
exists epidemic though cases had occurred up to
the last day two The total deaths of cholera on the
island 600 The number Of deaths OF the military
was three hundred and ffty-fve.
The reported existence Of cholera at Grenada Is fully
confirmed to August 4h. The deaths amounedto 5000,
being nearly one-enth part Of the population AT the
latest dates it was on the decrease.
At st. Lucia the cholera and deaths reached three hum
dred and fifty St. Vincent, Tobago, Trinidad, and De-
marara were healthy.
Baltimore Market
BALTIMORE, SEprEMBER 1.--Breadstufs are firm but
quiet The stock Of -four hand is still extremely small
Howard street brands sell at So City Mills held at So g.
rye -four 1915 Sc; cornmeal 1887 $437 Wheat,
good to prime white Sl.75 $1S5 choice do for family
hour, $3.50 .e3, good to prime red ST. ST 80,
inferior parcels to rs per bushe less Corn both
white and yellow, 81 SO cents; slight decline; rye
Md. los 108 cents; Pa. do. ia; oats, Md and Va
Az so cents, Pa 81 small decline; cloverseed So 20
per bushelscarco and in demand; timothy So SO
haxseed $l.37 Pork is duler mess $14 bacon firm
There an active inquiry for tobacco and sales have
made Of 500 hogsheads Ohio and COO do Mary
land at full prices of last week Shippers are in the
market and anxious to purchase. The weeks inspsc-
tons reach about $50 hogsheads in ALL mostly Maryland
Some beef cattle have been selling since the regular
sales Of Monday at prices shade lower The condition
OF the cattle arriving in market Is poor owing 70
the scarcity Of pasturage.
NeD York Market.
New YoRK, SErr Flour: State and Ohio irregular,
with sales at $40 S1025; Southern $3.50 80.
Wheat unchanged with limited business. Corn Ia
scarce with sales Of Western mixed ct 81 80 cents
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TIE WOODS on FIRE.-In every correction round about
Kingston, Canada, the woods fire. owing to the
unprecedented drouth We learn that Mr. A. Hurst, on
the Portland Road lost his barn. contents and meadows
that Mr. Langworth's saw mill, the road, was
burnt the ground and also that Mr. j. Gibson lost two
houses Independent Of other losses Towards Storing
fires in every direction and in Hitsburg the
same disastrous consequences seen and felt. Mr.
Seats farm was on FIRE on Thursday night and all day
yesterday, and he sustained great loss.
TKiagston WHO of August 20.
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FIRE ON THE MoUNTAINs.-Letters written last week
from the parties in the White Mountain region mostly
filed with descriptions Of the various fires in that vicinity
From North Conway we hear that the famous Moat
Mountain, opposite that town. has been FIRE the past
week. and has presented magnificent appearance in the
night The fires have driven the bears and rattlesnakes
from their forest homes that they have fallen easy
prey their destroyers In mountain locality three
bears were killed last week. and the oldest inhabitants
cannot remember when rattlesnakes were plenty in
August-Boston Trdnscrtpt.
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MIRAGE THE GULF OF BoTHNIA.-In letter from an
officer in Napiers feet we find the following:
There inch Of the Gulf Of Bothna but we have
crossed It is strange place. the effect Of the ire
guar refracton is very singular The other morning
saw lighthouse up in the air, and, looking at the
chart, it was proved to be full fifty sixty miles off,
Ships appear when you nearly days sail from them
now with three huils, without sails in moment
with cloud of canvass turned upside down, and
half dozen ships the other all large the
some insignificant little coaster We are within couple
degrees Of the Arctic circle the does not set until
10 p NJ, and he rises about two. We have broad day.
light all the time he is below the horizon. We going
up the head Of the GULF and when do We shall
zee the sun at midnight.
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MARarIsa AND Dyise-The Knoxville (Tennsssee)
papers contain the following mixture under their ma-
monal head:
MARRIED on the 10Th july in Knoxville Tennessee by
Zac Boothe Esq, Mr.. Patrick Welch to Miss Sarah E.
Davis.
DIED, in Knoxville, on the oath July, Mr.. Patrick
Welch.
MARRIED, on the 18th August, in Knoxville Tenn, by
W. f. Seay ESQ., Thomas Collins to Mrs Sarah Z. WEIGH,
rect Of the late Patrick Wech.
Tk;s Ia the progressive age
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The Dahlia is native Of the marshes Of Peru, and was
named after DAHL the famous Swedish botanist 1t is
more than thirty years since its introduction into Europe
and it is now the universal avore Of florists The
Der Of known varieties is about FIVE hundred
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SHIpLoAp OF GIRLs.-The bark Georgian, from Lime
rick with one hundred and twenty-six " Union Girls,
they called in the shipping list arrived at Crosse
ISLE below Quebec, Sunday Of last week, all well.
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THE CHOLERA AT FALL RIvEa.-The New Bedford
Standard learns that the number Of fatal Of cholera
in Fall River between Saturday noon and o'clock
Monday morning, thirythree. There is as yet no
abatemest in the ravages Of the disease The authorities
Of the city are taking every precautionary
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WILLOW GLEN SCHOOL, FOR YOUNG
wv Ladies, West Cambridge Centre, Mass, on the

w Ladies, West Cambridge Centre, Mass, on the
Lexington Railroad ak miles from Boston, under the OF
the Rev Mr. and Mrs GAssErr The 18th session win
mence on Tuesday, September 5th.
This School is finely located in Of the most bssuul
and healthy villages Of New England It affords the best
facilities for securing thorough, extensive, and accomplish
| ed education.
Pups are received the family Of the Principals and
watched over and cared for daughters.
For circulars containing further information and references
] direct to Mr.. and Mrs. q. aug S-wp&cp4w
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PHILADELpHIA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
JHE winter session Of this Institution will begin October
II 9th, 1854.
Full OF Lectures given both in the winter and
summer Degrees are conferred in March and July
FEES:
Perpetual tcket..... 10y
Matrculaton -
Graduaton
To hose attended full in another in
stution $50, including Graduation fee.
Personal interest is taken by the Faculty IN the welfare
progress Of every student Examinations are given daily
by the Professors upon each branch.
In all facilities for instruction this school is equal to an
in the country. For further information address
B. HOWARD RAND, MD, Dean,
iuly 31-wp3t&dw4t 1906 South 9th st. Philadelphia
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The santn Fe mail arrived ut Independence on thu
2lst, but brings no news Of Importance,
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new YORK, SEPTEMBER IA German, q passenger by
the steamer Washington arrested yesterday, with
worth of jswelry concealed about his person,
attempting to smuggle
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Ne,o York Market.

New York, SEpr. Flour: State and Ohio irregular
with sales at $10a S10.25; Southern $3.50 $40
Wheat unchanged, with limited business Corn "a
scarce with sales Of Western mixed ct 81 " cents
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to France" 49,
..What did you hope for in killing him ?" TO give
peace to my country"
Do you think you have killed all the Marats This
one dead, the others perhaps will tremble'
a. Since when had you formed this design" "Since
the 31st Of May when the of the people
were arrested here"
The President, after the evidence given against her
"What answer do you make to that ~ Nothing, as
long as have succeeded.
Her veracy only contradicted In one point. ahe
declared that at the review OF Caen there wers thirty
thousand men. She wished to make Paris rembie.
Several answers showed that this resouts heart was
not an unnatural one. She could not hear 70 the emu
the evidence given oea interrupted by sobs by the wife
Of Marat. She hurriedly said, "Yes, It was me VINO
killed him. !,
She also shuddered when the knife shown her. and
turned away her head, pushed it back with her hand
saying in broken voice. "Yss, recognise I'll recog
mise It."
Fououer- Tinville drew attention to the fact that che
had struck from above, in order that the blow should
not fail by striking rib, and added "Apparently
YOU have been accustomng your hand to this TOT some
timer? "Oh the wretch !" cried shes che takes me ZOE
an assassin" This word, said Chauveau-Lagarde, was
like clap Of thunder.
The trial was closed it had lasted half 90 hour
President Montana wanted TO save her he cnangsuu
the question put by the jury, conentng n,mssn snn-
asking Did she do it with generalization ana sup
pressing the second part Of the formula WITH h.
and designs !" THIS was orouen'
against him OF his arrest some days after.
The President Yin order save, and the July, ~ o
to humiiate her. wanted the advocate TO reptesens e
crazy. He looked at her and read II ~ nel sy ~
ed her as she wished to be- establishing the
aon hut the Defence she did not wish
to be defended Young, and carried away ~ ne
az ths great courage he venured on tins word whicn
/ 40 nearly brouah. him to the scahod TINS calm So
| crfce, sublime with reference 70 s---
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Tkis IA the procressive age
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OREGON AND WASHINGTON.

The act creating the Territorial Government Of
Oregon, approved 18th of August, 1s4S, by Presi-
dent Polk, contains the following clause in the
14th section
"That the inhabitants Of said Territory shall be
entitled to enjoy all and singular the rights, privi
leges, and advantages granted and secured to the
people of the Territory northwest of the River
Ohio by the articles of compact contained in the
ordinance for the government of said Territory on
the 18th day Of July, 1887; and shall be subject
to all the conditions and restrictions and prohibi
tons in said articles of compact imposed upon the
people of said Territory"
The following is the article bearing on the sub
ject now in force both in Oregon and Washington
Territories
cart. g. There shall be neither slavery nor in
voluntary servitude in the said Territory otherwise
than in the punishment of crimes whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted: Provided Arrays,
That any person escaping into the same from whom
labor or service is claimed in any of the original
States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and
conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or
service, as aforesaid"
The 18th section of the act of I'd of March, 1858,
to establish the Territorial Government of Washing
ton, provides that the laws now in force in said Ter
ritory of Washington by virtue Of the legislation o.
Congress the Territory of Oregon which
have and passed subsequent the day
of September, 1S4S applicable to the said Territory
of Washington, together with the Legislative enact
ments of the Territory Of Oregon, enacted priol
to the passage of and not inconsistent with The
provisions of this act and applicable to the said
Territory Of Washington, be and they are hereby
continued in force in said Territory Of Washington
until they shall be repealed or amended by future
legislation"
Thus it will be seen that the same restriction in
regard to slavery which exists in Oregon is in force
over Washington.
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MANASSAS GAP RAILROAD.

The Stockholders of the Manassas Gap Railroad Com
pany held their annual meeting at Alexandria on the
10Th instant The reports Of the President and Chief
Engineer read, giving very encouraging account
Of the progress and prospects of the work We learn
from these documents that the road is finished to Sras
burg in Shenandoah county 10 miles southwest Of Win
chester) The President says: The iron horse of Man
this day takes his first draught of limestone water
is the first occasion Of business exchange between the
counties Of Shenandoah and Rockingham with their old
and natural market Of Alexandria for many long years.
The construction Of the road sixty mies has been
pleted in four years, cost Of 81 100000 $4,000
mile cost of equipment real estate, SC. ST. 45o OOO.
or 1914 900 per mile.
Mr. EDWARD G. MARSHALL, the President, in stating
these sober facts, becomes occasionally poecal "Ma-
Che says) is made to Strasburg Manassas has
passed the Jordan, and reached the promised land"
The Loudoun branch (nneteen miles to Purceville,
bearing north has been put under contract and the work
the difficult sections has made some little progress
The graduation, masonry, SC. Of this line will cost
S2sO,00o.
The main stem is to be extended from Strasburg to
Harrsonburg, and this will require $500, 900. The COM
pany looks to still further extension Of twenty-five
miles to Staunton and of the Purcevile branch to Har
pers Ferry sixteen miles At the latter point connexon
will be made with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
the Winchester and Potomac road. Mr. M. briefly audes
to policy of still wider horizon" which the fnancia
condition of the country has thrown into the dis
tant prospects" and after recounting numerous advan-
tages in store for MIG concludes with the remark
that "she win bring the current Of life to this city,
[Alexandra, and plant it, a jewel, in her front"
Mr. GoLDsBoRoUGH, the chief engineer, in his report,
estimates the cost of the eastern extension twenyseven
miles, from the point at which the Alexandria and
Orange road is used) at the sum Of $756,117.
Altogether, the prospects of this company cheer
ing, and to be in the hands of enthusiastic and
energetic managers. 5000.
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APPROPRIATIONS AT THE LAST SESSION.

BY the List of Appropriations made at the last SEES
sion of Congress iappears that the aggregate of def
appropriations including the Treaty with Mexico,
amounts to over sixty-fve millions of dollars. The
indefinite appropriations will swell the amount con-
siderably, perhaps as much as five millions. There
we're created number of new Offices, to some of
which per diem compensation is affixed. The
salaries Of the Assistant Postmasters General
raised from $4,000 to $4,000 per annum. The fol
lowing is summary of the appropriations for def
mite objects:
Civil diplomatic, and miscellaneous. ,944s52 A
Army, Notifications, Military Acads-
my, &o..... l1,s7s sos 80
Indian department, naval, revolutionary,
and other pensions 3,9S4,6S6 Is
Naval 2,51O, s0S 46
Post Office Department IL 293 900 ca
Treaty with Mexico. 100000 oC
Total. ....... So, JOY, s25 G.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE.
MONDAY, ocronER l6, 1864.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1854.
Ordinary peeting PETER Force, Esq, President, i'm
the chair.
AT this meeting, at which there fair attendance
OF members besides number of invited guests, two pa
pers read.
The first, by NJ BRAssEUR DE BoURBoURG, gentleman
well known as an ardent explorer of Mexican history and
antiquities gave description of superstition termed
Naguasm attended by alleged rites and practices strange
y analogous to those ascrbed wizards and witches in
Europe in the middle ages which appears has existed
among the aboriginal Mexicans ever since the conquest
lit win appear in the Intelligencerl
The second by JAMES JARVIS, ESQ.,, of Gosport Navy
Yard, contained account Of curious nvestga-
ons into the natural history Of that destructive pest TO
ships and DOCKS the Tredo Navals Salt Water Worm
and the of preventing its ravages In pieces Of
wood deposited for the purpose of experiment in Eliza
beth river, opposite the Navy Yard, these made
their appearance about the goth of June During the
they grow to from six to twelve inches in length
and generally to about three at most half
inch in diameter, excavang tunnel twelve inches long
Boston harbor is free from the assaults Of this creature
but New York harbor and the rivers each side Of the
city infested with it and it is found in still greater
numbers in the Chesapeake and its tributaries their
mouths At Norfolk the bottom plank of ship, if un-
protected viii be destroyed in o single summer. Char
ring, coating with bodied paint, and copper
sheathng all certain preventves to the breeding Of
the worm provided part of the surface be left expos
ed. single uncovered crack nail-hole however
small will be certainly taken advantage Of Two spec-
| mems were exhibited.
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PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY.

The War Department has issued order carrying into
effect the act of the last Congress authorizing the
ton of non-commissioned officers in the army The
der directs that onefourh of the vacancies occurring
annually shall be filed by promotions from the non-com-
mssioned grades These promotions to be given
o reward for mertorous services Each candidate must
be physically sound and of good moral habits, and like
wise pass muster before board Of officers in arithmetic,
geometry geography astronomy history, the constitu
ton and Of country, and the general
principles which regulate international intercourse. The
adoption of these regulations is calculated to have a
good effect in stimulating the non-commissioned officers
in the discharge of their duties and in leading them to
qualify themselves for promotion.-Bah. american
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ANOTHER souATTER MEETING.

The settlers Of Kansas Territory held another meet
ing at Fort Leavenworth the Goth September, and
passed two sets of resolutions 1t appears they have
settled the land coded by the Delaware Indians with
view to presumption rights They about to
memorabilia the President of the United States to pro-
cure modification Of the Delaware treaty to af
ford them the benefits of the act of I'D july 1854
tending the empton act of 1871 to Kansas and Nebras
ka They finally resolved to defend and support the laws
and regulations passed Salt Greek the 2Oh June
and at Stockbrdge the 9th ofJuly 1854 until altered
annulled by the settlers Of this Territory" These
laws and regulations kindly made in advance, will
the Legislative Councils the trouble Of maturing
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DOES A SINKING SHIP CREATE A WHIRLPOOL "A cor
respondent Of the New York Post says that the belief
among sailors that sinking ship creates tre-
mendous whirlpool, engulphing boats and every thing
else within its reach of the of the great
alarm among the of the Arctic and that the estab
shment of contrary belief and of better knowledge
upon this subject will do much to prevent in future the
panic which drives people mady into the boats and then
forces them away from the wreck The writer instances
his own experience in the Of sinking vessel where
of the old sailors who had the chmera in their
heads plunged overheard and struck off to clear the
whirlpool" while the less experienced stood upon
the vessels bge until the slowly to their
Shoes and then got into the boat without wetting their
ankles
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FIVE THOUSAND DoLLARs DAMAGES FOR LIBEL.-Sbel-
don p Church, who keeps intelligence Office in New
York to inform his subscribers of the mercantile standing
aud credit of persons in regard to whom they wish in
formation has had verdict Of S. 600 damages rendered
against him by the Common Pleas Court for libel on
Amos Keeler, country merchant. He caused 1t to be
published that the plaintiff and his endeavorng
to swindle their creditors &C. This is the second trial
for similar libel which has been had in the Court
within short period. The Mirror says Such
tile spies and nformers Church said to be making
money at the rate Of $780, 900 to 800 900 year by
taxing merchants in the city and blackmang merchants
in the country"