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W. W. WALLACE,
French Burr Mill Stone,
Will Furnishing,
Steam Engine Establishment,
2Io 211 2o2 Tihertv Street.


AND
Steam Engine Establishment,
3l9, 321, 1923, Liberty Street,
Opposite Smithfeld street,
PITTSBURGH, Pa.
Steam Engines for Saw and FIGURING Mills
generally on hand and made to order. Boilers for
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Lull's Patent French Burr Smut Machines,
superior article, used in over 500 of the best mills
in tho West. They run light, clean well and fast,
and will last life time. When they become dull
The edge can be renewed by cracking the Burr.
We annex a certificate from one Of the largest
Touring mills in the West, and for further par
ticulurs refer to our hand bills.
PITTSBURGH, June 20, 1862.
W. W. Wallace, Esq.-Dear Strive have
now in use in our mill two of your Burr Smut
machines; they, work to our entire satisfaction,
and they are durable, not liable to get out OF
order, and we consider them the best machines
new in use. WILaIARTH & NOBLE.
All orders promptly attended to.
$40 Liberty street, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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A Grazing Farm for Sale.

Iwish to sell my Farm of $50 Acres,
situate on the Evansville pike, II miles
from Morgantown. OF this tract l5O a.
cres are improved, and about 200 acres
are under fence. 1t is mostly sown in
grass. On the premises are two dwelling
houses, log barn and several out. build,
ings also two young apple orchards and
other fruit trees. The whole is well wa
tered, and the farming land in a good state
OF cultivation.
Ny price is eight dollars per acre
The title is good, and possession will be
given on the LIST OF April next.
For view of the premises, and other
particulars, call OIL the subscriber, living
thereon. VIM. MILLER.
Angus, "a, 1853. 2lltf
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Rabbits celebrated Soap Powder, war
ranted TO take the stains out Of Table Linen
nd Napkins; for sale by
June %, 1858. E. W. TOW Err eco.
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MORGANTOWN FLOUR MILL.

ALL persons who have been accustomed
10 get their grinding done at Rogers Mill,
and oil Others who are fond Of good flour,
are respectfully notified that the subscriber
has taken the said Mill for term OF years
a. cash rent, and thus has the exclusive
charge Of the Mill.
With the advantage Of sundry improve.
ments made in the Mill, together with strict
attention to business, and q ,oll.dish just
right and right side up, he expects TO COM
pele successfully with his brother Millsrs,
and to give general satisfaction.
He wishes it particularly understood BY
Farmers and Others, that all who bring good
whea, may rely upon having good flour. Z
20 The highest market price will be CIV
an for Wheat. JAMES,. CRAIG.
October 81, 1853. If
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God Chooses lie Poor Of @is World.
Moses was the son;of a poor Levite-
Gideon was thresher-David was
shepherds boy-Amos was herdsman
tho Apos.|sG were Ignorant aud un-
learned" M
The reformer zwingle, emerged from
a shepherds hu. among the Alps. Me-
lanc,hou, the great Theologian of the
Reformation, was a workman in an ar
mourer's shop. Martin Luther was the
child of poor miner.
Carey, who originated the plan of
,ranslating the Bible into the language
Of the millions of Hindustan, was a
shoemakerid Northampton. DR.. Nor
,ison who translated the Bible into the
Chinese language, was last maker in
Newcastle. DR.. Milne was herd-boy
in Aberdeenshire. DR.. Adam Clark
was the child of Irish collars. John
Foster was q weaver. Andrew Fuller
was a farm.seryant. William Jay of
Bath was aherdsman; and the present
Archbishop Of New York is the son of
adraper.
Progress in Ae NORTH West.-lnl795
the 4North West Territory" contained but
one church, two ministers, and fty-fvs
members. There are nowin the FIVE States
tohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and
Wisconsin,) formed from The North West
Territory, 1850 Baptist churches, with
Ito ministers, and so,245 members.
The statistics Of other denominations, had
we them to give, would doubtless show a
like gratifying progress.
A little girl about four years Of age,
being asked why she prayed.
Because knowthat HDhears me, and
Hove to pray to him. she replied,
Blu. how do you know He hears you'll
Plotting her hand to her heart, she said
.Iknow because there is something here
that tells ne.
DWThe Disciples, CAristjans or
Campbellfcs, were recently ruled out Of
the Young Mems Christian Association of
Isl. Louis by large vote.
They then manufactured partial creed,
in which baptism was not SO much as men
TONED, but affirmed The doctrine of jus.
ti6cation by faith alone and were admit
ted!
TIE INDIAN ApvocATE has been enlarg-
ed 10 double us former size, and is ably
conducted by the present indefatigable
Corresponding Secretary Of the Indian
Mission Board, Elder S. L. Helm. The
Indian Missions are suffering for The want
ofipuaa.
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The INDIAN ADVOCATE has been enlarg-
ed 10 double us former size, and is ably
conducted by the present indefatigable
Corresponding, Secretary of the Indian
Mission Board, Elder s. L. Helm. The
Indian Mission, are suffering r,hs want
ofipuas.
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PLASTER PARIS for land and
stucco Work, Hydraulic Cement, Grindstones,
all sizes and various grits, always on hand at
3l9 Liberty street, Pittsburgh.
Nay q, 1858. ". W. WALLACE.
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80 Kegs pure White Lcadi
Bbls. Flaxsoed Oil;
. Fish Oil;
2 Lard Oil;
? y Sperm Oil;
Copal Varnishi
Japan yarniShi
i-a Venice Turpentincj
. Spirits Turpontinc;
- Vcnitiah Red;
| Spanish Whiting;
! do. Brown
Ia" Red Lead;
and every thing in the DRUG line. Those
who arc building will do well to call upon US
before purchasing their Paints, Oils and Glass
elsewhere. E.W. TOWER Co.
Commercial Buildings, Morsantown, Va.
Jnne !, 1858.
Washington sentinel., 1854-04-30

lengthwise into three compartments Twelve
similar water tight partitions will cut her cross
wise, adding to her strength as well as safety,
for leak would thus only affect the compart-
ment in which it occurred which might be tll-
ed with water without seriously diminishing
the buoyancy Of the ship.
The keel is to be $50 feet in length, beam SO
feet, depth of hold So feet. From these figures
we estimate the real capacity of the vessel to
be at least 10000 tons. There is to be stowage
for 10000 tons Of coal-enough for about forty
days steaming without stoppage-and 5000
tons Of cargo. The motive-power is to be com
posed of sails, paddle-wheels, and screw.
The engines are TO be of $500 horsepower in
the aggregate, weighing about 5000 tons, leav-
ing 1000 tons for passengers, store, and other
matters. To form an approximate idea of the
performance of this ship, let us compare it to a
known standard. The dimensions of the Col
Inns steamers are: length 227 feet BEAM As
feet; depth of hold, 80 feet; power, (ealcu-
lated by the English method, J 500 horses. The
draft, when loaded, is 20 feet, and the area OF
the immersed section 779 square feet. This
gives l6-l00 horse-powerfore each square foot
of immersed section. For the new. ship we
will suppose draft of 80 feet. The immersed
section will then be 2,400 square feet, each
square foot will be impelled by | l6-l00 horse
power. The consequence is, that, if the model
of the new vessel be no better than that of the
Collins steamers, she will have in smooth water
exactly the same velocity. In rough sea the
large ship will of course have the advantage,
and this perhaps to much greater extent than
will generally be imagined.
Washington sentinel., 1854-04-30

sail in Tokako bay. 1t was then blowing
heavy gale, and a very heavy sea running, but
the Hermes opened fire on them, at first with
but little effect, owing to the rolling and pitch
ing motion of the ship. The junks then
formed into two divisions, and it was intended
TO show fight; but, on the Hermes nearing
them, four made run for it, endeavoring to
weather Tokapo point. Although they were
admirably man9uvered, the Hermes piled
them well with shot, and hemmed them in so
that they we're driven ashore. These vessels
were admirably fitted. One had four "a
Founders, quite new, one long ls, and three
l2.pounders, all new English guns and car
riages, with all the new improvements, ele-
waiting screws, compressors, and disparts, with
English flannel cartridges, case, grape and
round shot; and had the weather been fine,
they would no doubt have given the Hermes a
hard tug.
The prisoners afterwards said they intended
to fght, but the sea was so heavy they could
not east their guns loose. -Four OF the fleet
eventually escaped. Such Chinese private ves-
sells, so well fitted up and efficiently found, was
never before found--was never before seen. On
the Sd Of December two more were secured,
and six burned, after hard fight with the
pirates and the villagers on shore. They were
all well armed with new guns, well mounted,
and were indeed most formidable squadron,
capable of doing much mischief Thus, in 10
days, one vessel completely demolished for
midable fleet of 40 junks, manned with 1900
men, and carrying l55 guns, AZ of which were
l2-pounders and seven lS-pounders.
Washington sentinel., 1854-04-30
a SOW Mensser sseamer.

The New York InibWas gives q good a
under process of construegioa ~ MussrA Rns
sell Scott A Co, of London. Mr. Brunei. sla
eminent engineer Who bnih the fhzn.rs snn-
mel, Is the designer, and The Eastern S4rAm
Navigation Company are ~ own tho ship,
which Is intended 10 ran from EnglHnd ~ Ca.
cuiia. IL i 10 be bailt on . principe smilar
to that Of the Britannia bridge. pilh double
sides--in fact, one ship enclosed IN aneshsr---
with the space between them pauifionsd int
air-tight cells. The frame will bs siGsneA II
tcrnally BY two balk.hea rsnning tka enliTc
length Of tho hall, and dividing The vessel
Washington sentinel., 1854-04-30
the Battles on the Danube.

The battle at Tultscha appears to have last
ed Eve daysLfrom the 23d to the 9th of
March. The following account colored, prob
ably, by antipathy to Russia, viii give an idea
Of matters on the Danube, though the latest
report is, that no battles had been fought at
Silistria
The correspondent Of the Wduderey writes
that, after the Russians, on the 23d, had sue
ceeded in getting possession of battery at
Tultscha, satier loss of more than / 800 men,
the Turks, to the number Of 1000, retired into
the citadel, which they maintained until the
afternoon Of the 9th. During the five days
the Turks made seven salles, and inflicted on
the Russians a loss Of 5000 men. The nc
counts relative to the fate Of the citadel vary
much. There are three reports in circulation
lst, the garrison surrendered; I'd, the Turks
set the place on fire, and endeavored to escape
during the confusion; Sd, the fort was blown
up by the Turks The Bucharest writer adds:
Something dreadful must have occurred, for
the Russians are as silent on the subject as
they are about their dscomftures on the 18th,
18th, 18th, and 23d, at Otenitza.
On the lst, the Russians opened heavy fire
on the Turkish strand batteries between Ras-
sova and Sillistria, and it is possible enough
that the violent cannonade led to the preva-
lent report Of battle having been fought at
Rassoya, in which the Russians were defeated.
The report that General Schilder is preparing
TO cross the river at Kalarasch are fully con-
frmed. A siege.train and two rocket-batteries
are already opposite Silistria, the gates Of
which are already closed on garrison of
10000 men. The commander Of the fortress
is the general of ordnance, Musha; and the
the chief Of the engineering department, Me-
hemet Bey. Before we take leave OF the east
ern end Of the line of operations, it may be
well TO state that the fleets cannot render any
assistance at Kostendje, as there is only seven
feet Of water in the port. Proceeding up the
river from Silistria, we come to Turtukai, to
which place the Turks were forced to retreat
on the 18th, after having been continually en-
gagged with the Russians at Oltenitza from the
9th. The battles were murderous,' and the
Russians we're obliged 10 call up all their re-
serves before they could get rid Of their valor-
Gus assailants. 1t is now necessary to return
TO Kalarasch, (oppositc Silistria,) where the
Russians attempted TO cross on the lst Ac-
cording to a letter received by the Presse,
pontoon bridge employed on that occasion was
completely destroyed by the Turks. After the
affair at Simnitza, 500 severely wounded Rus
slams we're conveyed to the different hospitals"
Washington sentinel., 1854-04-30
Bsy- We have often heard of nliterature

Rsg- w have often heard Of German literature
and its beauties; and we have much pleasure
in giving the following, which we translated
from the columns of the day little Bizarre, OF
Philadelphia, to our own. Don't credit us, but
give it where it is due, Messieurs editors, for
others sometimes do and say good things as
well as u.s. Wall Street Journal.
Midnight veiled the heavens with Infinite
blackress as Hans Won Rosambaum stepped
from the orgied halls Of the Kinkel Lager Hans
Zum Saus and Baus; the foam of the beer still
dashed his wild beard, and the murmur of the
evening breeze mingled in his soul, with the
memories of cries for "anoder pretzeP' and
spring in de lager bier" and the thrilling of
harps and pianos, for it had been concert
night !, ,o.. g
his heart and voice "Kat-a-rina komm he
raus'
The breeze sighed in the vine.leaves, the
waves rippled-all was still.
Once more in agony arose that cry" Kat-a-
ri-nalo
Deep from the recesses Of a story-story win
dow murmured an answer,
Ma kom heraus"
"Vot-you ront kom outl' roared Hans, i'll
all the grief of rejected love; eden you goes
NIT her teufel and be dondered! Gotshimmel-
eutzchockscwerenoth"
A brick flew from his hand, skinned through
the misty air-there was the jingle of broken
glass, cry in female Dutch, and all was
silent.
Still wanders in dark midnight the form of
Hans Won Rosembaum around that dwelling
still rings from the window the ghostly cry of
Ma kaim heraus.
Washington sentinel., 1854-04-30

New JERSEY FRANKLINITE.-The New York
correspondent Of the 1ri States Union writes
as follows: "The New Jersey Franklinite
Company have despatched a large force of men
to Sussex county, for the purpose of erecting
very extensive iron-works The president Of
the company Col. j. L. Curtis, in company
with the vice-president, Hon. G. Thompson,
and Francis Alger, of Boston, visited the mines
at Franklin last week, and fixed the location
of the works. Messrs. Thompson and Alger
are both wealthy iron-merchants of Boston,
and thoroughly experienced in the business.
Mr. Thompson told me he did not believe ma
ture had thrown together such o mass Of min
eralwealth in any known partoft theworld as she
has piled upin Sussex county, NewJersey. The
best cast steel is now made from this Frank.
Unite ore, at a cost of but 800 per ton, while
it will readily command at market $240 per ton.
So rich is this wonderful ore that it requires
but little over two tonsof ore toproduce one ton
of steel. The New Jersey Franklinite Compa-
ny have one million tons of ore above water
level. The Bostonians have subscribed to the
stock to the amount of ,000-$100,000 of
which will be Immediately expended in the
town of Franklin. COL Curtis deserves lasting
honor for the active interest he has taken in
this great enterprise. Besides giving employ
ment to thousands of workmen it will be the
means of driving out of our market all foreign
iron, steal, and cutlery. The Tribune declares
that the benefit arising from the discovery Of
making steel from the Franklinite ore will
prove Of more practical advantage to the peo-
pie of the United States than we have derived
from the results of the battle Of New Orleans.
Success to enterprise and cnterprising men,
Washington sentinel., 1854-04-30

by other influences than the dictates of her own
good heart
1T win be perceived that Snowfall holds
that part, at least, Of what Mistress Stowe
hath collected was given to him, not her; and
that (sctting her promise aside) she is but his
trusteee. Snow evidently thinks, though too
humble to say so, that she has cheated him;
and Snow pathetically talks about her heart
"Ah, Snowl take to yourself a little under
standing. IF it were not for the profits, who
would write, who would speak for your Hearts?
Why, this is an affair Of the pockets! You are
pitted as the 'poor African Stay poor, then.
How should people pity you, if YOU were rich?
Mrs. Stowe does right, then, to keep your
money She wants people to pity you; she
wants to pity you herself"
Washington sentinel., 1854-04-30
Col. Benton and the Post onice Department.

Notice 10 my friends and constituents IN the
city Of ~. Loais.---The subjoined correspond
encc will explain the reason Of the notice which
| now give; which is, that for some time past
| have sent nothing to my friends or constitu-
ents in st. Louis through the post Office in that
city, and after the day Of the publication ofthis
notice in st. Louis will receive nothing which
shall be sent to me through that office. Ny
correspondence will go through the express line
of Adams a. Co. who generously offer to fetch
aud carry gratis for me within the limits ofthe
Postmaster Generals letter, and their Office
viii be my post office in that city.
THOMAS ii. BENTON,
Representative IN Congress from
he 81. Louis district.
WAsuIxGrox, 1prl 22, 1854.
Col. Benton then subioins q correspondence
he has had with the Postmaster General, in
which he says;
"The recent appointment Of postmaster at
st. Louis having put il out Of my power to com
munica,e through that Office with my friends
and constituents in that city, aud desirous to
establish private conveyance for my mail
without infringing the post office laws, nd
dressed certain queries 10 Mr.. Berret. the post
master Of this city, 10 obtain his DECISIONS TO
serve me as a guide in this affair. lie has re.
ouested me 20 address my queries 10 the head
OF the department, which now do.
The Postmaster General replies TO his que
ries as follows:
al. Can send under my frank, and without
incurring penalties on myself or carrier, the
letters and documents which have right 10
frank? IL not
-. Can l 90 send lho documents which arc
free by law2 II not
80. Can / 80 send such documents by pay.
ing postage, purchasing the stamps for that
purposcg'
10 your first and second interrogaiorics my
answer il that YOU cannot.
Your third query may bo answered thus;
Neither letters nor docsmcnts, whether
franked or not, can lawfully he seni ar convey.
Cd outside al the mail, except under the act ~
3lst OF August, ls5s, which allows of lctiers
being 80 transmitted u properly cncloscd IN
Stamped eEreiPc.
Such are the general provisions of The iae
on this subject. There y this further spccial
cxceptioa Ii the act a. sd of March, lsts,
which provides iha, nothing therein contain.
cd shah bc construed 10 prohibit tho eonsey
ance or transmission ~ lcitcrs. paskcis. -
packages. or other maiicr, 10 any part ~ she
United States by private hands, 40 eompensa.
ton being tendcrsd oT received thefclcr IN any
way, or by q special messenger empioycA only
for the single particular occasion.
Washington sentinel., 1854-04-30
IloR LEAsE.--The national Theatre IN

THOR LEASE.--The National Theatre in
I the city of Washington, for the ensuing sea-
son, or for term ofyears. The National Theatre
is one of the largest in the world, and yet every
meritorious attraction Gil il.
With the alterations aud improvements con-
tempated, il will be in every respect desirable
establishment.
If suitable company could be selected the
Proprietor would accede TO the following arrange
ment.
The entire receipts 10 be distributed thus The
current expenses; the salaries of the members J;
the rent All surplus TO be divided among the
members of the company, in the proportion OF
their respective salaries. The Proprietor would
have no claim for rent until after payment of cur
rent expenses and salaries.
The proprietor would like, therefore, 10 receive
communications, with particulars, from parties in
clined TO this mode of action. The purpose Of
the Proprietor is to the best talent by pay
ing to il all the profits. Every letter received will
be known TO the Proprietor alone, who viii not
feel himself at liberty TO reveal the name OF any
party addressing him on this subject
All communications prepaid, and addressed
" 10 the Proprietor Of the National Theatre, box
242, Washington city, d. c.
u Apr H-lm