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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-03-10

m1ss- TO THE MAGISTRATES OF NEW HANOVER
W. COUNTY.-We authorized to announce ALEX-
E. MOTT Of Wilmington as Candidate for the office of
Inspector of Timber and Lumber at the ensuing Election
in which he most respectfully soics your suffrage.
March 9TH, sd l54-5td-ltw
* 5x- We are authorized to announce Mr.. GEORGE Me-
~ DUFFIE candidate for reelection to the Office Of
Timber and Lumber Inspector at the ensuing election
March @ 1854 1876 5t-27-lt
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NOTICE-s3o REWARD.

AK Runaway from the subscribers in February last,
Nv three Negro men, viz AARON, GRANVILLE and
"a ARNOLD. Aaron and Granville are both tall and
WNIikely and were hired of Matt. Ransom. Esq, of
Warrenton n g. Arnold is rather low, and light com
plected and had small patch of whisker when ne left he
C. We have no doubt but the said negroes are trying TO
make their way back. We win pay the above reward OF
thirty dollars for them ALL delivered to or conhned IN any
Jail so that we can get them again dollars for either
of them VIM n: q JA0' o. o. D.
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RnOK RIHnruv

81 WE shall have BOOK BINDERy in oneration in
connection with our Printing about the 18th
OF March, sooner, if possible Persons having work in
the above line will please give a call
Feo. 18th, 1854. FULTON PRICE.
aE Badness CAN BE cuRED-Mr p M
Marks of this city, can testify to this he having crop
OF young hair on his head where month ago bald
as the palm of your hand There no mistake about this
EMERsoNs HAIR RESTORATIVE did the work-B arlington
Iowa Gazette, Dec. 2 1853
Sold by VIM. H. LIPPITT, Wholesale Agent for Will
mington and surrounding county
TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION-HoPE FOR
USE HAMPToS' %51 VEGETABLE TINcTURE.
USE HAMPToN's VEGETABLE T1NCTURE.
USE HAMPToN's VEGETABLE TlNCTURE.
USE HAMPT6N's VEGETABLE TINCTURE.
USE HAMPfoN's VEGETABLE T1NCTURE.
Have you Dyspepsy, Liver Complaint Nervous Debility,
ment of the system We point Won to the thousands Who
have used the GREAT INtPfGoR1ToR nS 'no"S"D'S WHO
In proof Of What we say aboye we refer to HAMP
The Wife of T. w Yeakle Grocer rs street. cured
failed.
VIM M. Oldham, Gate of the Custom House,) dwelling
l26 Pine of Dyspepsia great debility permanently cured
W. Schaeter, Esq, of the Oldest Magistrates and
restored to robust health.
Jarret Bqmmer l5s E. Baltimore st., suffered intensely
with hip disease and mercual Rheumatism cured
after all other remedies failed
Space will not permit to hundreds of Others Geo
W. Goodrich, Capt Thos. Canot, Robert Gault James
John Pervai S. A. Griffin John Luke Rev V. Eskridge
u s. Navy and thousands of others cured of Dyspepsia
Scrofua, Cough, Liver Complaints Bronchitis St Vtu
Dance, DC. We refer to citizens. Call on them.
DR. HAMPTON the author of this great Hampton.
Vegetable Tncare is in his 8Oth year, good health
public.
Call and get pamphlets gratis. See cures.
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MARRIED..

In Baltimore the ID inst, by Rev. Mr.. Parsons JOHN
CUMMINGS, to ELLEN e. GoRMAN
In Sampson county, the I'd day of March, by j. S.
Parish, ESQ MICHAEL N. MERRITT to Miss ANN r. Nc
LOUD all of said
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AUNT FANNY's CREED ABOUT CHILDREN.-I be-
neVe great round apples and big slices of good plain
gingerbread for children.
believe in making their clothes loose enough to
enable them to eat it ALL and jump round in when
They, get through.
believe in not giving away their little property,
Sucn as dolls kites, balls hoops, and the like, with
out their leave.
G. believe in not promising them ride, and then
forgetting all about it.
- believe in not teasing them for amusement, and
"Tn Furnishing them fol being " troublesome"
Il, believe in not allowing Bridget and Betty to box
of care because the pot bos over, or because their
Oe11 didn't come the evening before.
OeleVe In sending them to school where there are
I JACKS 10 the benches, and where the schooma'am
mas had at least one offer.
o0 peIeVe no house can be properly furnished with
0ut at least dozen children in it.
believe little children to be all that is left to
rralaalse and that any honsekeeper harborng a
person who don't like them, had better count up her
'lVer without loss of time!
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VISIT HARRISON'S VS.. WHITEHURsT'S
WLLMLNGTON GALLERY

WHAT treasures of art docs this little contain =
w Whichever way you turn, some immortal creation
greet Hero you lnger proftably for hours
conte .npatng the nobest of Gods creaon-man; kere
silently with the living and the Dead until the
wthcred of again restored and strength
ened and reaches forth its hand to greet those with whom
once intimately associated but now inhabt the
gloomy prison house of forgetfunes Who would die with
leaving desirable token of remembrance behind
Here beauty with its diversity of expression and features
glows forth from the plate with rapturous divinity and a
cinatc the eye until the heart worhps them not like the
inimabe Uginty Angels the sainted Madonna, or the
blue bearded Mdgdaen but the unapproachable Daguer
reotyres of relatives and friends made BY Harrison.
his Gallery whether you wish of his unequal
led pictures Mir H. is acknowledged be the
Dagucrreotypis in the State. A VISITOR.
Nov. 29th, 1853 73-u
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I8 THE subscriber offers his Lands in Dupn county for
sae six miles of the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail-
road Immediately the road leading from Fayetteville to
New Berne two miles from Kenansvile and within mile
of one of the best schools in the State.
The contains hundred and acres about
fourth of which is cleared and under high state of cu
tvation, with good dwelling and necessary out-house 1t
is healthy situation.
Terms easy. For particulars apply to B. Kelley Esq
Kenansville to the subscriber at Wilmington, N c.
March IO-27-tf1 DAVID J. SWITZERLAND.
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REVIEW OF THE WILMINGTON MARKET,
FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 9, 1854.

TURPENTINE-Has arrived slowly since review of
Thursday last and most of the receipts have been of the
hard article The article has ruled steady at last week
quotations. and all that has has been taken by ship
pers and dsers The sales for the week ended to-day
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WILMINGTON WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT.
STORES, % $50 lbs,

It should be understood that quotations generally
represent the wholesale prices In filing small orders high
er rates have to be paid.
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NOTICE,

THE Subscriber takes this method of warning all persons
against respasng in manner upon the lands belonging
to G.. D. n Foy, situated in Onslow county, N c. the
law will be rgidy enforced against all offenders
March 10, IS54.-27-6t JERE. NIXON. Guardian.
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This morning sales OF Two or three made as ABOVE and
there is offering market that we know of.
SPIRITS TUREENTINE-But very little has been doing in
Spirits Turpentne since last review and there
One parcel of 400 bb reported sold Monday private
terms and Wednesday sales made at decline of
cent u gallon last weeks quotation The sales for the
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(. IL. GRANT
!. PEACOCK.
E. MURRAY,
HTJIRRAv cDA

MURRAY, GRANT, & co.
GENERAL COMMISSION IL FORWARDING MER-
VI CHANTS, WILMINGTON, N. C.-Specia and prompt
attention given to the sale of Naval Stores Cotton &c
The usual facilities offered on Consgnments
March 3. l50-Sm- 26- I'm.
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DKEADsTuFEs AT THE WEsT.-The whole West
appears to be teeming with corn wheat and -four
e quote the Peoria Press of the 10Th
III. ec cM nor only every warehouse and store
lopu' Is l9ll OF grain and flour, but every cellar in
"hich 1t Is safe to put grain, is also occupied Sew
eldl large warehouses being erected for that
purpose, one of which is over 200 feet long and so
ieee WIDE. We know of one dealer who has over two
hundred Thousand bushels of grain now in store and
Chree That have over one hundred Thousand bushels
each. There is at present in Peoria near one mil
non bushels OF grain awaiting the opening of the
river and canal for the Eastern market
Ihe Chicago Tribune of 23d also SAYS:
Inc warehouses along our river are now full of
gram and several operators have been compelled TO
withdraw from the market in consequence of failing
70 obtain storage room 1t is hardly probable thai
any OF the fleet now in port will leave for the lower
lakes tor SIX weeks hence, and as it may be a mat
Ter OF interest to know what number of vessels are
IN port and what amount of grain thew can take we
find the whole number of vessels brips baroues nro
peers and schooners to be sixty four Fifty-seven of
which may load with grain, and can carry from 500
to $4,000 bushels, the total of 646 900 bushels -
Inc seven propeers In port may probably load with
provisions
EDITORS, AND WHAT is EXPECTED OF THEM WITH
OUT CHARGE.-There is many "a journalist now Ian
gushing IN poverty, while dozens to whose success
IN life he gave the first impulse roll by him in their
carriages, and have forgotten his very existence
mere is no country save ours, In the world, where
journalists are expected TO do much work for the
special benefit of others without recompense Cen
orally out of This country. editors are inaccessible,
II not anonymous; they may let you know what
they think but not who thinks it, You cannot walk
into an editors room in London or Paris, and ask
him to devote his time and his columns to your own
advancement or profit. Here this is done every day,
even by utter strangers.
Half an editors time-somemes his whole day,
throwing over his proper work into the nights
gwen up to receiving the calls listening to the sto-
rleS, and obeying the requests of good -natured
friend after another who drops in to try his chance
OF getting ten times valuable advertisement out
OF him for nothing, he would be likely to get out
of the publisher by regular paying. If he falls he
loses nothing, for he has plenty of brass Ie-if he
succeeds, he has used his time to decided advantage
And thus is civlity abused-hus is good feeling i'm
posed upon.
Many an editor receives several letters in day
requesting him to do this that to documents for
the benefit OF utter strangers or acquaintance
who have no shadow of claim 10 tax him
~ Y Tribune
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NOTICE.-Abstract from the Minutes of the Superior
Court of Law held for the County of New Hanover,
Fall Term, 1858:
Ordered by the Court that hereafter the Docket
this Court will be taken up Monday of the
of the Term and continued until disposed Of and that pub
LEGATION thereof be made of the same and six weeks notice be
given before the next Term of the Court.
March 10, IS54-26-w6t II. w. FOY, CLERK
RS Herald and Commercial copy.
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HAY.-l50 Bales No. North River Hay, for sale by
II March g. FREEMAN & HOUSTON.
E0fN BUSHELS Alum Salt which will be sold cheap
O\)J for cash by G. DUPRE & co.
NORTH CAROLINA BACON.--Several lots for sale
IN low, to close consignments.
Jan. 81. FREEMAN & HOUSTON
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LAND FOR SALE.

SO BOXES assorted Tobacco, which will be sold at fac
w tory prices. for cash by G. DUPRE Il co.
Morch $50.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
NEW HANOVER COUNTY.
JOHN WADDELL,
WV vs. In Equity-Bill to
WILLIAM S. CAMPBELL, account
JAMES G. CAMPBELL, & others.
TT appearing upon affidavit filed in the above cause, that
the defendants, William $ Campbell James G. Camp
bell Marsden Campbell, jr, Julia Wadde and Alice Wad-
dell are not Inhabitants of this State notice hereby given
ty be held for the County of New Hanover at the
House in Wilmington the 4th Monday after the 4th
Monday of March 1854 then and there to plead
demur to the said Bill of Complaint or the same will be
heard exparte to said defendants.
Given under my hand, at Office this 9TH day March,
1854 o. p MEARES c. & M f.
March 10th, 1854 276t
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NorE-River Lumber, Tar, and Turpentine sold III the
subject to the of landing inspection
erage, Lumber so cents to 81 q M; Tar and
Turpentne about 10 Is y bb-and naval stores
when brought per railroad about the in
curred.-*For Virgin mixed Iurpentine deduction
of one-fth is made. according to quality.
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Rosn, Nos;n& u 1ss do
CorroSThis article has been firm during the week and
sales made follows On Wednesday, Ia bales 81, 81
90 cents Thursday, 30 do at ss@s cents Friday 81
quote at 8t994 cents y b., as in quality.
Corn MEALThe receipts of this article continue light
EaIrry BAnEELs-Thero is fair supply of Spirits Tur-
pcntne barrels market aud limited demand. Small sales
have been effected at 81 each for second hand.
FLoURIn Northern brands note fair supply in store,
and moderate demand See table for prices in quality
In Fayetteville brands hear of only small sales from store
last review at So bbl for superfne The market is
tendency On Wednesday parcel of superfne offering
at 81 50 from wharf without finding buyer We quote
the article dull at S. from store' and 81 so bbl from
GRAlsThc receipts CORN since last review comprise
three cargoes $50 bushels, 1920 of which sold Friday
last 81 cents % bushel aud balance was to order
There is full supply now in dealers hands and demand
of no receipts Retail at 70 cents bushelPEAs
The supply of Cow Peas light and receipts worthy
@si 0 20 . buRe Ground Peas are in fair demand, and
but light arrivals Sales during the week at prices ran
ply clean and sales in the small quota
tions Nothing doing in the rough article the price at
HArsnce our last review we note about 4i6 bales North
River Hay received and 200 do Eastern The former
100 m Ths supply rG h and there
good enquiry for the article Rcta from store at 81 &c
for KRi 81 n arrived t this
nine of which have been sold at 81 90 for scanng So %
for wide and $l3 y NJ for flooring boards balance unod
| on market
MoLAssEs-since last review note the arrival from
CardeAas of four cargoes in all about 1O73 hhds $50
of which have been sold at 20 20 81 cents gallon in
lots of hhds and upwards and % cents by single hid
PoTAroEs-Severa small lots Irish Potatoes have been
received this week to order and we note sales at SO A
a q bbl in quantity The supply is very light, and
sellers are now asking "a @ o. so d Dbl, from store.
PRovIsIoNs-N G BACON has come in rather slowly du-
ring the week. but there good supply in store, with
mited demand We note sales in the small way 81 lC
for hog round, and II q l2a cents b ID for hams
The stock of Western cured good and but little demand
quite freely. and difficult to sell Small sales, however
| and -PoRk-See table for store rates of Mess
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ATLANTIC RAILING WORKS and FOUNDRY
MANUFACTURE THE WE'LL KNOWN
sCOMPOSITE IRON RAILING,''

MANUFACTURE WELL KNOWN
COMPOSITE IRON RALLLNG,''
(WHICH is called because composed of Wrought and
w Cast ron connected without rvets joints the
connections being melted around the Wrought
Metallic Mouds, making each PANEL, it were,
piece and avoiding all crevces where rust general
ly commences 1t may be made light like WIRE RAIL
ING or heavy like CAST IRON RAILING. This Railing
unequaed for Cheapness, Strength and Durability and
is peculiarly adapted to CEMETERY LOTS, because it
never needs repairs
Also style of FARM FENCE at S. 90 per Is feet,
easily transported and SET and very nuch liked
Also all kinds of Wrought and Cast Iron Fences Yer
andahs Balconies &c. Machinery and other Castings
order
Designs and further information sent to any address, post
free bY GEORGE FOSTER, Agent,
1893 Broadway, corner of Walker St.
March 10, I854-27-3m New York.
C1HARMING BOOKS.-'' Heaven, or the Sainted Dead -
~ Ninth Edition.
The Heavenly Recognition or.wi know friends
in Heaven. Sixth Edition.
The Heavenly Home' the empoyments and enjoy
ments of the Saints in Heaven.
Reading the above books will pleasurabe and profitable
We can recommend them to our friends For sale by
March 6. ]. 7. MUNDS,
THE PARTISAN'S OATH-Or Troopers Revenge
l. by Robt. F. Greeley author of Prairie Wolff Old
Crow &c. Just published and for sale at ~
March 4th S. w. WHIIAkER'S.
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The stock offering market rather light, and receipts
moderate Sellers holding at &c. 64@65 cents but these
figures above the views of buyers who offering only
81 cents. No sales this morning that We hear of.
RosINThe Rosin this week bave been light
and reach only about $500 bills common as follows: On
Saturday. 900 bbs at 81 81 05 for small and medium
and Monday and Tuesday POO do at 81 O5for medium,
and 81 10 for large size bb and Wednesday 700 do at
supply of common on market is about fair and demand lin
tied No sales of No that we hear of; quotations
for last weeks sales.
TARContinues be in good enquiry the receipts have
been light and about all that has in this week Il Isl
bbs has been taken by shippers at 81 25 81 80 81 30
b Dbl last sale being at 81 35an advance of 10 cents
last Thursday quotation.
Of bUnH in
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OUR W O o is "TO LIE SE,'
a. Wilmington Saddle, Harness, IISSSS IN
H40k It'll Eli
NNsTRUNK FACTORY. zaAslSAA
E subscriber respectfully informs the public that he
keeps constantly hand large assortment of Coach,
Gig, and Sulky Harness; Lady's and GentIemen's
and Carpet Bags, Satches, fancy Trunks, &C. Always
hand large supply of String Leather and Fly Nets ard
all other articles usually found in such establishments all
of which he to be of the best material and work
manshp, and will be sold low for cash. short credit to
prompt customers.
Saddles, Harness, Trunks, Medical Bags, &c, made to
order Harness and Coach Trimmings sold at fair price
to persons buying manufacture Whips Wholesale
All kinds Of Riding bought and sold commits
ion JOHN ]. CONOLEY
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CO-PARTNERsHIP NOTICE.

COMPREHENSIVE NOTICE.
THE Subscribers have this day formed Copartnershir
under the and style of JAMES F. G1LLESPl +.
AGENCY AND COMMISSION BUSINESS.
JAMES F. GILLESPIE,
GEORGE S. GILLESPIE.
Whining TOM Nov: 4th, 1853 Com eopyl 53-tf-IO-tf
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,s fAao1EIrEVILLE, March 6Bacon-lo@los Bee.vor
0 0ooO' S9aeeko is@l4 agUyra @6o St DOMINGO
s EensRSSs fO s. % a.
Wheat 81 TO- Oats 10000 Peas 81 co. Rive II SI M So
dry s@alG@gresn S94 Lard l9@l1 Moasses1-Cuba $50
2 Coto1 ORIGINS % sat @aO salt-eLiverpoOl Sack
ing. Receipts light Flour market quite unsettled Corn
nrm and sales easily made. n c. Whskey--We advance
So 10. Spirits So to &c. p'"'ine
BOo1ON, March Naval Stores-The transactions in
prts since last have been confined to small
lots at 20 g le GAL cash Tar is rather scarce and in
small lots, selling at 50 S7t So 50 Dbl, cash Com.
mon hosn wanted and is Sales of 5000 bbI
have been made at 81 % bb cash In Pitch there bSs
been sales of 2S0 bbs Northern at g Is % Dbl cash
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WILMINGTON MARBLE AND STONE YARD.
THE subscriber having accepted the agency of several
large establishments at the North, which will furnish
him with no unlimited supply of finished unfinished for
eign domestic MARBLE of all qualities prepared to fill
ali orders for M ONUMENTS AND TOMB-STONES-and
every article the line of the business at reasonable
rates.
SCULPTURING, LETTERING, or CARVING, cxecu-
ted as we'll can be doLe either North or South.
The best of reference can be given if required.
March 10 IS54-27-tf JAMES MCLARANAN.
90 TUBS 10 Furkns Butter, now landing from the
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But little fresh pork now arrives, and it is wanted
brings q 8 cents % ID. from carts. O'
oiINGLEs-Some small lots Common Cynress reca;rod -.
sold at 81 80 59 M. TsA''" anu
rf LEI ne arrivals for the week about 25 "a 20
tions. See table. - F' A""sAAs "1'lin quota
TALLow-Is in some enquiry and ,;t.,o :. - -
w quote at III a IL cents ~ fb Vi Hoie III market
coastwise the same as last week RAJ
and there is fair supply of produce for shpment
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*ere two mistakes ls To each pound of cotton p
lbs of seed full Average, making therefore, 5000 0O0,
900 lbs I'd The entire quantity of cotton seed used for
planting ndneS and is not said, thrown away by the
planters annually, useless IT, however, the proposed
manufactures from it exceed in value its
then that value should be obtained.
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IN TOWN AGAIN.

TR. PERLEY would respectfully inform his Scholars
N and Patrons that he is prepared TO nue his
lessons in the schools as heretofore
4 NEW EVENING TERM
will be organized Thursday evening" March 9th at Society
Hail. All who wish lessons in Writing Book Keeping,
would do we'll to in at once and those whose lessons
unfinished particularly requested to finish them
convenient.
Hours of attendance from to 81 o'clock.
Terms in writing $3per course, payable in advance Book
Keeping S. to $40. Everything but lights furnished.
March 9, 1854. l56lt-27-lt
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NEW YORK-its Upper Ten and Lover Million, by
IN George Lippard tenth addition. For sale at
March 5th s. w. WHTTAKER'S.
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Oh TUBS 10 Furkins Butter, landing from the
~ Schr. Gulf Stream, and for sale by.
March 7th. w. NJ. SHERWOOD Co.
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TLUE.-3O bbls., for Dstiers' use, for sale by
" March 8. FREEMAN & HOUSTON.
ITAY-1OO bales superior North River Hay For sale by
II March q TAYLOR & PETTEWAY. '
Washington telegraph., 1854-11-15
The elnauguratfon OF Washington.

This ceremony (17s9) took place in Fed
eral Hall. Wall street. New-York, which
building was afterwards used as the New
York Custom House 1t stood on the pre-
sent site Of our Custom House. though il
did not occupy but about half the ground
Washington made his appearance in plain
suit Of brown cloth, coat waistcoat, and
breeches-the dress was home-spun-home
manufactured-even to the buttons. which
displayed the arms Of the United States,
chased by Robinson, tue engrayer White
six stockings showed the contour of q man.
" leg. ana bis shoes. according to the fash
ion Of the day, were ornamented with
buckles. His head was uncovered, and his
lair dressed and and powdered for such
was :be universal custom of the time
Thus was his tall, fine figure presented to
view at the moment which forms an epoch
in the history Of nations John Adams. a
shorter figure. IN a similarly plain dress, but
with the teyen then) old fashioned Massa-
chusetts wig, stood at Washington's right
hand. and opposite the President elect stood
Chancellor Livingston. in full suit of
black. ready to administer the prescribed
oath Of Office Between them was placed
Mr.. Otis, the clerk of the Senate. small
man. bearing the Bible on cushion. In
the back ground Of this picture, and at the
right and left. stood the warriors and sages
of the revolution-the men who forgot self
for the sake Of their country. The man on
whom all hearts rested. stretched forth his
right hand with that simplicity and dignity
which characterized all his actions, and
placed it Oh the open book TIE cath Of
Office was read The Bible was raised. and
he bowed his head upon it, The chancel-
lor announced that 40 lras done-"George
Washington was thhe President Of the Uni
ted Ststes of America"