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DIAPER MoIsTENER.--A New Inven-

DIAPER MOISTENER.--A New Inven-
j ton for Mostening the leaves of Copying
Book, Postage Stamps, Envelopes, and Moisten-
ng the Fingers when Counting Bank Bills also
useful for various other purposes. IL will be
found an indispensable article for every Desk. Ii
is perfectly simple and cheap, and must come in
TO general use.
The following few complimentary opn-
ions of the Press:
PAPER MoIsTENER.-A new and very neat use-
full invention for moistening post office stamps,
bank bills, &c This does away with the disagree
able method of mostening stamps, &c, with the
ongue IL is a patent article, vary simple and
cheap, and will be universally adopted as soon as
I is seen.-Boston Transcript, S7r. 1854
PAPER MoIsTENER-A new invention for mois-
ening postage stamps, envelopes, sheets in a
copying book, counting bank bills, &C., The
common way OF mostening stamps with the
tongue is very disagreeabe and inconvenient;
also the usual way of wetting sheets in a copying
book, by using a brush which has te be dipped in
water, is inconvenient and very difficult to give
paper even moisture, which is very desirable
for copying letters. This article obviates these
difficulties, besides being useful for various other
purposes. 1t is also perfectly simple and cheap,
and must come into general USE Boston Post,
Sept, 1854.
PAPER MoIsTENER.-A newly invented and very
useful little contrivance for moistening postage
stamps and envelopes, and for wetting sheets in
a copying book &c. Ii costs but little, and will
save the tongue good deal OF unpleasant work.
Boston Traveller, Sept, 1854.
Agent for Washington,
TAYLOR az MAURY
Tor Rookatpra n
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DLAYING CARDs.-W. c. ZANTZINGER
Il has just received very large assortment OF
the best American, English, and French Playing
Cards Of every description, and at the most res
sonable prices, wholesale and retail
STATIONERS' HALL,
Adjoining Kirkwood House.
nacT ,fDt.y,f
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TRAVELLING and Packing Trunks of
IN all quallties.--A large variety constantly on
hand, and for sale cheap by
WALL a. STEVENS.
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Ign W TUG ooiocu A-cSkCt
Penn. av., between 9th and 10th streets.
EOPLE,s EDITION OF CLAIMING.

DEOPLE'S EDITION OF CLAIMING.
IL Works of Rev. Dr. Claiming, in six volumes,
bound. Price So 25
The same six volumes bound in three. Price
two dollars.
Memoirs Of William Ellery Charming, 3 vols
Price 81 u.s. with Portrait engia ved on steel.
Ware the Formation OF the Christian Char
acter. Price so cents.
large supply Of the above just received al
TAYLOR ~ MAURY'S
oh
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WATER COLOR PICTURES.--Messrs.
wv TAYLOR a. MAURY beg 10 announce
that, al the suggestion OF several of our citizens,
the pictures now on exhibition at their store, will
be rallied for Eleven Prises--60 chances at SIS.
Bookstore near 9th street. April T.
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l. new supply Of the latest styles Of .welry
aud have just finished fine lot OF pu-e silver
ware, such as Tea Sets, Goblels, Cups, Spoons,
Forks, Ladies', Butter, Fish. and Pie Knives
Napkin Rings, &c, &c. All of which will sell
~ much lower prices than is usually asked for the
same quality of goods nj other establishments in
this city, and viii warrant every article as repre-
scented ~ time Of sale. II. o. HOOD,
4ls Penn. avenue, between Al and 9th streets.
Mt EW BOOT AND SHOE STORE
In Samuel w. Taylor a. Co, have opened the
spacious New Store on Penn. avenue, next TO
Messrs. Geo., IL t. Parker's opposite Browns
Hotel, for the sale ofLadies Gentlemen's, Misses
Boys and Servants BOOTS, SHOES, CATERS
and SLIPPERS.
In opening this establishment our aim is to be-
come popular BY keeping good articles at very low
prices.
Heterogeneous have been made with the best
Northern Manufacturers for regular supply OF
every article exclusively To our order.
by respectful attention TO the wants Of those
who viii favor with call, we hope 10 merit
their future confidence and patronage.
s. w. TAYLOR & Co.
Penn. avenue, opposite Browns Hotel.
Aug 3g--lw
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NEW CITY Washington
IN and Georgetown Directory, just published.
Congressional Directory for the Second Session
OF the Thiry-Thrd Congress ofthe United States
OF America. h. eHf a8l &
For sale AT TAYLOR g. MAURY'S,
Feb % Bookstore, near Ninth street
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GEORGE p. FOX,
United States Leader of Fashions,
- ~ Headgnayters, No. 32l broadway,
s. s.. GEORGE p. FOX.
= - Dec l9-
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FOX-GEORGE P. FOX-whe most thankful
10 the public for the liberal patronage received,
still maintains his reputation for al all times sell
ing the most fashionable of Custom Pattern, and
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r.. -#xzuzzr, NEW york TO AND FROM
- ALBANY AND rROY.--Os and
after Monday, May s, 1854, the trains will rss Ms
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paovn1So ron NswssoYs.-A

PaovDrNo ron NEwsgoYs.
project il on foot in New York to 1T
up rooms for the accommodation Of
the newsboys. Suitable rooms have
been obtainedin the Sun building. It
is to be fitted up with bcrths. for lodg-
ing. Plans are arranged for a system
Of instruction TO be given them, and
n box provided for their earnings.-
The charge for lodging il to be- six
pence per night.
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rAt the American Theatre, in
San Francisco, they have introduced
new style Of act drop scene. A
small portion on the centre Of it is dc.
voted TO fancy scenery Of lake, noun
tain and chateau, very tastefully exc.
cuted. But the balance Of the cur.
tain is covered with the signs of some
thirty or forty business firms in al.
most every variety Of trade, from mu.
sic down to groceries.
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CuDA.-Adyices from Cuba, rcceiv.
ed ut New Orleans, notice several de-
crees recently issued BY tho Captain.
General. One prevents the formation
Of Joint Stock Companies. The lea
OF ass'cinted power is not to 30 coun.
tenanced in any shape in the "ever
faithful isle." Another decree for.
bids eneores at the Opera. The object
Of Pezuela's solicitude for The artistes
and the audiences does not need eluci.
dation. The ballet dancers, too, are to
be prohibited from making any too
marked revolutionary gestures. In
The meantime the slave. trade -four.
fsbcs.
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PcptW BABY HousE-.A sub.
scripti"n is now going round, towards
which $4,000 have been raised. for
the purpose Of establishing in New
York certain houses on the model Of
those in Paris. where women who 20
out to work may deposit their children
ln'their Absence. The infants will be
f'cke'ed, and at the proper hours the
mothers, on producing their checks,
can return to feed them. In the in.
intervals the children will be provided
with nurses. Institutions Of his kind
have proved highly successful in
Paris. where there are twenty already
in full operation.
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TnS XR7fslAN WILL. w
Vieso b h. Nj. Refs opStatious IL
boriDg holo through lanai street to
thai bourne that no New UrIcans man
ever yet found out--nansly The eIty's
foundaliou- lis exciting i aDod deal
Of cotnmosion among ske taembess q
the Chinese colony down town. They
hass heard IT the experiment MI.
Reed Il conducting, sud aAsr mahy
aud deep deliberations, and u much
examination Of tho lcoali,y as 4 peep
through the cracks IN tue fence would
allow them, they l,ave,it seems. come
70 the conclusion tLut utter while the
iron tubes will come out On the other
side Of the globe. somewhere in the
II Canton. They are
accordingly preparing themselves, BY
much amounting starvation, genu1ex.
ion, &c., u make their bodies small
md slippery 70 that as soon as the
tubes do got through they caD pop IN
ut the canal street end and pop out, IN
: jiiley. at the opposite one--thus
home sans sen sickness, sans
hanger. and most probably sans broe-
hes PscayMne.
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A fellow who wished an introduce
ton to yonng lady he saw in the
street, one evening, got companion
to 90 and offer his company, and
while he was thus engaged, came up
and knocked him down. for insulting
the lady, and OF, course protected
the fair one home.
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|. Mas. PAnriHGroN..-Resp ectinc
this venerable lady, the Boston Post
bas the following paragraph.
Sbakespeare's remarks concerning
the filching Of good name applies
with much force 10 the case Of Mrs.
Darlington Of ours. Her name has
been taken very freely rs the expo.
nent Of Of many good and many .tupid
things, all over tho country. aud lat.
terly we see an advertisement in the
New York papers Of new work en-
titled Mrs. Partington's Carpet Bag
Of Fun, &c." about forthcoming.-
Our Mrs. Partington wishes us to tell
the world, through the press, that she
has nothing to do with the New York
work, and has written the publishers
u request to withdraw her name from
the publication, as there will soon be
issued work Of her own, and she i.
DESTROYS Of securing to herself the ben
eft Of a name that she has cndcayour.
ed to render respectable.
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AFFECTED suAvrY.-There are
people who effect a want of affection,
and who fatter themselves that they
are above flattery; they are proud Of
being thought humble, ane would 20
round the world to punish those who
thought them capable Of revenge.
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DISTINGUISHED AnalvAL.--We had
the pleasure Of meeting yesterday, in
our city, with Mr.. YUsEr Nina, late
ofSyria, the dragoman Of BeowN, aud
numerous other American travellers
in Palestine. Our readers will better
recognize the gentleman Of whom we
speak, rs "YusEr BADEA'-a name
connected with very pleasant recollec-
'ions OF one Of the most readable books
Of travel we have encountered for
many years. Pleasant, however, as
is the volume which has given to
"Ynsef' aUnion-widc notoriety. VIC are
we'll satisfied with u half hours cou.
vcrsation with him TINT
Some books are lies from end to end.n
Not that We mean to say that
BRowN's very eniainirg work is Of
that character; but that in the define.
alton Of "Yusef'' there, and in the man
himself, in flesh aud blood. us he stood
before US, we found IL very wide differ
ence-a difference quite as wide as
the length Of a travellers yarn. Mr..
NINA is an intelligent, sensible man,
who, having determined to make the
United States his home, has settled IN
Louisiana, and taken the preliminary
steps to become n citizen. lie brousli,
with him his beloved Arabian courser,
and will give his attention to horse
breeding. lie passes through our city
on his way to Florence, Alabama, aud
is stopping at the Gayoso. We bid him
welcome to the "land Of the free and
the home Of the brave.-Memrhis
Eagle.
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Whom VIC reflect tbat every mother
has children Of surprising genius. it is
a matter IT serious inquiry where Ill
the ordinary men come from, who
cross our path in every day life.
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OaiatsA1ry.-Ouginaliiy (says
G"tbe) provokes originality; and we
must s"y. TINT ut Billingsgate, aud in
tho House Of Commons, the provoca.
tic sometimes is exceedingly strong.
The smallest provocation we know Of
the kind IL in the British drama; in
fact, 80 small IL it, that VIC doubt IL il
amounts TO any proyocation ut all. We
only wish some one would provoke
somebody else to write nm origiDal
play, by writing one first himself
Punch.
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The latest case of absence Of mind
was that ola young woman in Portland
who was sent by her mother to buy q
pair Of shoes, and instead Of buying
them, married the shoe maker. It
was q week before sho discovered her
mistake. and even then she did not cry
about it.
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the North, takes the fact Of the ncei
dent ct tho Orleans Theatre a shor.
time sincs, 70 deal out d full vial Of
mixed wrath, against the Drama III
any firm; and particularly music and
stage dancing. It seems to do th,
author Of the sbase in question, 4
pious pleasure, to glory over what he
thinks the fall Of the opera house IN
| in New Orleans: where he Ia pleased
to say, vice in all its hideous forms
most loves to congregate. We take
the writer Of tho article to be one Of
those spoon fed" children, raised by
what is denominatcd 'pious people,
and pushed into the path Of rectitude
from which be has never had the
moral courage to step, In order to 500
what tho way side Is made Of. Ho
il doubtless Que Of tho kind who thanks
the Lord in his prayers that he is
not a Pharisee," aud If be ever gets to
Heaven, will not know tho why or
wherefore and consequently will
have to retrace his steps to earth.
There is great deal Of pious indig
nation manifested nowadays. We
have tho distinguished CLERGY
men demonstrating with Congress, on
the Nebraska question:" We have
Archbishop Huges' edicts aud mani
testoes, which come out nearly a. Of
ten, and have nearly the same effect,
that pronunciamentoes, and nantes
toes hive in Mexico. We have the
Five Point Mission exctenen THE
religious fanaticism that has run the
subject Of temperance stark mad
The desecrating mob at the monumcn.
the Bedini excite,ncnt---and ut
very hand, bigoteI sectarian papers,
rotating every principle of morality
md virtue, under the Banner Of Christ.
Here IL m extract from Protestant
'aper published in New York called
he "1rue Frcemnn's Journal :"
Exposure Of Romanism," IL too
narrow IN object TO form the exclusive
nd only basis Of newspaper, espec-
nlly one that claims the character of
National Patriot" d
But this is "a digression,' and we
must turn again to ''our editor who
ings hozannahs TO the Lord, because
{ the falling in Of the Orleans Theatre.
he abuse of the Drama is one Of the
anses Of its degeneracy it *
YER the abstract mirror Of the times"
Whatever is asked for by The popu. /
ice, that is reflected from the stage, q
nd If there is any lack in its moral
we must look elsewhere
nd why not to those who teach NOR '
lily and virtue---for the cause. The q
ian who rails out at every pleasure n
re soul desires, as its necessary fool; y
either knave or fool--he either
ays hypocrite, or does not know how =
nrposly well tuned, the human mind |,
Is been made to respond to every .
ing beautiful in nature and art.- n
'lse, utterly false IL that philosophy :.
|Iich would endeavor to convince us :,
ut rational pleasures should not be in. v
'lged in, because Of tho tendency to
cess-that it is sinful to taste wine n
cause Of the tendency to drunkenness Il
ut it is sinful to dance, because n
nee may degenerate into Iacivous- h
IS Of motion, and downright yul- ~ y,
rity, as may be witnessed in fash II
liable sa'oons at this day. Is the N
autiful simplicity Of the primitive "
nee Of joy and gladness, to be charg- y
with this! No we would as soon :"
to account Of the holy religion Of W
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A duel was talked about in New
York few days since. Two '.Iri.h
patriots formerly friends. fell out.
It IL said that Mr.. Walsh. of tho
Citizen, having spoken without becom.
ing respect to q mutual friend Of Mr..
Oliver O'Byrne. of Appleton's Maya
zine. the latter gentleman sent to the
former challenge to mortal combat.
The challenge Mr.. Walsh declined to
accept or to answer.
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EARLY RtslNd.--Ssid the distin.
guishcd Lord Catham to bis son. II
would have inscribed on the curtains
Of your bed and the walls Of your
chamber; If you do not rise early,
you can make progress in nothing II
you do not set apart your hours Of
reading, ifyon suffer yourself or any
one else to break in upon them, your
days will slip through your hands, un-
profitable and frivolous, and unenjoy.
ed by yourself"
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aouo portr1Il & 81 p
Iler fspsl sne hin = holding : bunch
M keys, vsry one d which y on .
ipodsru Ian, and narvsllously like tho
egbnyck keys ,aos0 IN W.. Within
he past three o. four years. = popular
1sligious msgasins was embelished
with ) plate representing tho .depas-
ture Of The Pilgrima from : harbor ii
Holland, and among The chipping IN
the harbor, was i sksamloat In full
blast. One of the last instances, 4
that ofa showman who waa exhibiting
= picture IF Daniel II the lions den.
lie Aaid !: Ladies' md gentlemen,
there l. daniel IL The den q Lions
These arc tie lions, and that y Dan.
iel, whom you will easily distinguish
from the lions, BY biz having : blue
cotton umbyctiG under his arm"
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In Sweden, q new religious sect
has sprung up called tho "Contempls-
tors because they believe that in
mediating necessarily on tho essence
and qualities Of God which they call
contemplating God, they attain the
perfection 4 sainis. They think that
everybody who does not join them
will certainly be damned. A pea.
SAINT named John OLSON, Of the Will
age Of Ottotlaett, in Gothenburg, cat
the threats Of bis two children. Tone
aged year, the other eighteen
mon,hs,)to, IS he said preserve them
from eternal condemnation.
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KuacHIp pAcnA AN IaIsHMAx.---
THO Citizen gives 4 history Of kur-
child Paclln, the COMMANDMENT. Chief
ofthe Asiatic forces, and states that
he is an lri.limsn BY bir.h--that his
original name was Qnin, and that he
was born in Limerick Or theresbout.
lie 4 the same person who, during
the Hungarian struggle, served with
distinction under the name of Guyon,
and At the close 81 the war accompan-
led Kossuth to Turkey, embraced
the Moslen faith, and donned the tur-
ban Mr.. Gums luck surpassed that
Of Paddy Murphy, the individual who
married the Chinese princess
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\ Tue CoMirg DR,peE.- Our atten
tenlion bas been called to the fact
that wagons heavily loaded with cot.
ton and other produce, are in The
habit Of crossing the new Comtc
bridge with locked wheels. The cit.
liens in that locality who use the
bridge. should remember how difficult
it was to get any thing appropriated
out of the Parish Treasury, for tim.
work, and charge their drivers to un.
lock after getting on the bridge. The
work is good and Substantial ono.
and will endure many years if proper
)y treated, but will soon become dan.
gerous and unit for service. If pro.
duce is taken over it in that way.
None are. or should DO moro interest
ed in the matter, than persons using
the bridge. The commissioners who
arc minus for the amount Of work
done. for which the Parish has not yet
paid, should enquire into this.
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Tue RgpuBLtc or DiNtNicA. A cor.
respondent Of the Washington Union,
writing from st. Dimiugo, nuder date
ofJanuary l9tl, speaks If an attempt
baying been planned on the 18th Of
that month, at ball given by tho
French Consul General, NJ. Maxim
ttayland, iu celebration Of tho treaty
lately signed between France aud
Dimnlica, to assassinate the President,
Santana, aud overthrow the Govern.
nent. Several foreigners of mark
were aware Of The plot, and some Of
tho ringleaders, who took refuge with
the French Consul. were conveyed on
bon'd the French flag from arrest
and trial. The plot is said to have
been Of French origin, but the letter
gives no particulars Of the affair.
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vWs learn BY Telegraph, that
Gen. John l. Lewis, tho democratic
candidate for Mayor Of Now Orleans,
has been elected BY large majority.

10 There IL such vast number Of
n local items, TO crowd tho columns Of the
daily press ofthis city at this time !;
that We quite forgot to make mention
Of an interesting affair that ca'no of
ut tho engine house Of Washington
No. | a few evenings ago.--The pre-.
sentation Of a signal light BY our es.
teemed fellow.citixen Capt. W. +.
Tunnard. The torch is beautiful
md costly piece Of workmanship, de-
sigoed to DO carried in advance Of the
machine ola dark night. Our worthy
Mayor John 4. Dafrocq presented the
torch to the Foreman of tho company,
with appropriate off hand remarks, and
il was received by Maj. S. NJ. Hart
Foreman. with we'll timed and Gle.
CANT rejoinder
Capt. Tunnard has another--,le
match Of the one presented Wash
ington Fire Co, which We learn---is.
at some early period to be presented to
Independence Company.
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r7-Tho Hon. 7. q. Hunt, - so-
swer to aletter from tho Governors
Private Secretary, forwarding rcsolu.
tions aud instructions from the late
Legislature, says, che denies wholly
the right of instruction asserted by
tho legislature, but will nevertheless
give biz hearty support 70 tho meas
ures mentioned In the resolutions"
The last legislature took upon Il.
self, Tho labor Of preparing many
lengthy resolutions and Instructions
for our Senators and Representatives
in Congress" aud the above re.ponce
Of the Hon. T. q. Huot, il. very
well timed rebuke. The fact is. il
the Legislative branch Of the State
Government is to outrage, the
Constitution Of their State at home,
and then instruct the delegates IN
Congress what TO do, it would DO well !
to constitute Triumyira,c, aud mp.
point three Of the principal WIRE
workers, absolute Caesars. We know
It to be common thing all over the
Union, for the Legislature to instruct,
but il Is Of very modern origin. The
principal is wrong. because it is well
known ut houe, that the do,ninent
party bold everything in their hands,
md through The legislature, dispense
heir fayors on the most worthy par.
izans ouly, and when it comes TO tho
'ntional Legislature We think that the
'eop'e's representatives should be left
'ntrammeled, TO legislate for the
Whole country, and represent The
as well as the majority.
And pray what effect have such
and 'instructions,' look I
ack into the yolumnous "acts" Of
his Suite, aud enough resolutions Of /,
1s'rnctIons. will be found to make 7
ompact volume, MI Of which stand IN t
1ey have been written and forgotten. i
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20 That wing Of fellow at the
Ancient town Of Bayou Sara, who
wrote savage obituary of the late
Mr.. Savage, caught us mapping. We
must confess that we thought it a boni
htle spoken for, obituary of some dis
tinguished citizen. Its quaintness of
style was accounted for, by us, by
glancing over our exchanges aud sta
king in," the variops form and cast Of
obituary literature. OF course we did
not wish to hurt the feelings Of so saw
age dead man, as Mr.. Savage, and
did not thor. fore complain much, of the
style of his obituary. But all in all,
we must honestly confess ourself regu-
larry sold" We did take Mr.. Say.
age to be genuine bi-ped Of the
genus homo, whereas he turns out to
be quadruped Of the Canine family.
@-A young widow, lust return
ed from Europe, who has $40, 900 and
a respectable character advertised in
the New York Herald oflhc 21st ult.,
for husband. She specified how
high he must be, how many years he
must have on his head, what must be |
the color Of his hair, eyes, DC. With
in twenty-four hours she received two
hundred answers to the advertisement.
This is another evidence of the benefits
resulting from advertising.