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Washington sentinel., 1855-04-03

Everything connected with the earthly affairs
of this great statesman, is interesting to his
countrymen. We copy the following account
of the sale Of his estate, from the Boston Post
Of the both ultimo:
The sale Of the late Mr.. Webster's estate and
stock at Marsh6eld, on Wednesday, by Colonel
Thompson, was well attended. The right and
title of the mansion house and $40 acres sur
rounding il was bid off by j. W. Paige for 5000,
and this portion of the MarshGeld property will
thus be kept in the family, according to the
request in the will of the deceased. Mr.. Web
sters first wife was half sister to Mr.. Paige.
Lot No. ], Ga acres, was purchased by A. G.
Wetherel at $l8 25 an acre, with the right Of
way through it to the burying ground. C. p.
Wright bought the old Winslow house and AS
acres at $50 an acre. The gristmill, &C., at
Green Harbor were knocked down to Henry c.
Dunham at $2,025-cheap. The lots at Green
Harbor brought from 81 so to $57 an acre
The Island Farm brought $2l an acre--the
famous fishing and shooting grounds. The
animals did not bring remarkably high prices
pair of halEblood six years old Devon oxen
were sold for 1882 so; another pair do, years
old, 1856; a full blood three years old Alderney
heifer, with calf, $l55; two years old Devon
bull SS8; full blood Alderney bull, three years
old, $76. The highest price obtained for
Cbevot sheep was $l2: South Downs SO so.
The Suffolk boar brought SIG.
Washington sentinel., 1855-04-03
THE NEWS Ry THE ASIA.

We published, in our paper Of Saturday, a
telegraphic dispatch, giving some of the items
of European intelligence by the Asia since
which time we have received the news in detail.
There is nothing strikingly interesting, in
addition to former advces. Suppositions ru-
mors, and speculations, prevail to greater ex-
tent than substantial, momentous facts.
AS early as last autumn, the fall of Sebasto-
pol was reported, and the people of England
and France rejoced over the credited event;
but now we learn that the Allies have re.opened
| their fire on that, it would seem, impregnable
stronghold. A redoubt is occasionally attack
ed by the English and French forces, and grand
accounts of victories on their part are repeat
edly and imposipgy paraded; still Sebastopol
stands, almost invunerable as the rock Of Glib
raltar. No certain day is assigned, as hereto
fore, for its destruction This, it is reasonble
to presume, will depend on the ability of the
outsiders" for the stupendous work
While the Allies are recruiting their strength,
it appears that the Russians are fortifying in a
formidable manner the valley of Inkerman.
They are also erecting mortar batteries at Ka-
mara, and threaten Balaklava. They have
sunk two more ships in the harbor of Sebas-
topol.
| The English Government cannot, it appears,
| furnish from dwellers within its own domains,
a sufficient number Of victims for disease and
gunpowder; hence the recent attempt to con.
vert our country into vast recruiting ground,
to procure republicans to fight the battles of
royalty. This, to say the least, is ungenerous,
considering that Queen Victoria's Government
interdicted the catching of fish by our enter
prising countrymen, on the British coast OF
North America, having set up an unwarranted
boundary.
The former advices killed the Grand Duke
Michael, but the last represent him as on his
way to St. Petersburg from the Crimea.
The European news represents active prepa-
rations among the belligerents. The States
not engaged in the conflict are in an unsettled
and feverish condition, and they, too, are not
suffering their military forces to degenerate
The arrival Of the next steamer will proba-
bly, bring us something more interesting than
that of the last.
The New York Herald, of Sunday, publishes
the long talked of suppressed pamphlet" on
the war between the Allies and Russia, the au-
thorship of which was ascribed to Prince Ma.
polean Bonaparte, and which caused SO much
noise in Europe. The editor of the Herald
seems to think that the pamphlet is not the
production of the young Prince-and, in " tyle
and tendency, looks more like the work of the
Orleanists, than of any member of the Bona.
parte family" " The style" he says, reminds
one strongly of Theirs. The tendency of the
work being to throw the responsibility of the
Crimea expedition upon the Emperor, and upon
him alone"
Washington sentinel., 1855-04-03

Picayune, it appears that the bet was made in
good earnest. The hfst OF the present month
Sunday the races ol the Met airie course was
commenced, and Leriagfon was to open the
ball. Our friends Of he Crescent City will
have an exciting time this week, judging from
the programme before US:
Metairic Jockey Club Spring Meeting.
The Spring Meeting of the Metairie Jockey
Club commences on Sunday next the lst prox.,
and, as we have already observed, it promises
to be one OF the most exciting and brilliant
ever held. Lexington and Lecomte, the two
greatest horses Of the day, continue to inspire
their spirited owners and their respective sup
porters with the highest confidence and the
warmest hopes. The former is to open the
meeting by running his great match for $780,
600, against the fastest time of four miles ever
run in America; and among the closing at
fractions on the occasion is to be the great
contest between him and his renowned and
thus far successful rival These two events
alone are sufficient to stamp the approaching
meeting as one Of the most attractive which
our city has ever offered. But they are far
from being the only great races which are to be
run. The list of horses, indeed, comprises the
names of several which already promise to be
no unworthy competitors for share of the
curricular fame which they almost exclusively
appropriate, while many have to show whether
they, too, cannot rival the best of their prede-
cessors. The candidates for the honors to be
SO hardly struggled for are very numerous and
the prizes liberal. There is every reason, there.
fore, to anticipate variety and richness Of
sport seldom to be witnessed. So mayit be.
Washington sentinel., 1855-04-03
A Severe Sentence.

In the Oxford Circuit Court England, the
Rev. John Allen Giles D. C. l.. of the estab-
lished church in England, was convicted OF
having represented that Robert Pratt and
Jane Green were married on the Sd of 0cto-
Der, whereas they were married on the 9TH OF
October, 1854; that they had been married by
licence, whereas they were not; and that they
were married in the presence of one Charlotte
Tate, whereas they were not. Mr. Giles pleaded
in defense that he had been so overwhelmed
with literary labors that he had made these
mistakes, but without fraudulent intent. he
had wogked for years past very hard, and had
written and published one hundred and twenty
volumes of the ancient records OF his country
He was sentenced by Chief Justice Campbell
to twelve months Imprisonment without hard
labor, and his lordship expressed hope thai
upon his release he would become a useful
member of society.
Washington sentinel., 1855-04-03
SlInDlicifY of Dresa.

Prentice, The editor Of the Louisville Journal,
speaks thus to his readers:
"Those who think that, in order to dress well,
IT is necessary to dress extravagantly and
gaudily, makes great mistake. Nothing so
well becomes true feminine beauty as simplicity.
We have seen many remarkably fine person
robbed Of its fine effect by being over dressed.
Nothing is more unbecoming than overloaded
beauty. The simplicity Of the classic taste is
seen in old statues and pictures painted by men
Of very superior artistic genius. In Athens,
the ladies we're not gaudily, but simply arrayed,
and we doubt whether any ladies ever excited
more admiration. SO also the noble old Roman
matrops, whose superb forms were gazed on
delightedly by men worthy Of them, we're al
ways very plainly dressed. Fashion often pre-
sents the lines Of the butterfly, but fashion is
not classic goddess"
Washington sentinel., 1855-04-03
Board of Visitors TO west Point.

The President has appointed the following
Board Of Visitors to the Military Academy:
Hon. Amos Wiswell Of Maine.
Hon. Isaac Davis, of Massachusetts,.
Rev. Gurdon Colt, Of Connecticut.
Rev. Francis Vinton, ID. d., Of New York.
Col. Ii. Shubert, Of Pennsylvania.
A. B. Hanson, esq, of Maryland.
Stephen II. Lee, esq, of North Carolina.
Hon. Il. w. Chastain, of Georgia.
Hon. George s. Houston, of Alabama.
Judge J. NJ. Howry, of Mississippi.
Prof James Jones, Of Louisiana.
Prof w. w. Mather, Of Ohio
John G. McGebee, esq, of Florida.
Charles Negus, esq, Of Iowa.
Col. Hans Crocker, Of Wisconsin.
Washington sentinel., 1855-04-03
SPORTS OF THE TURF.

1t will no doubt be recollected that Mr.. Ten.
Brock, owner ofthe celebrated race. horse Ler-
'ngton, made match on him against time, for
bet Of $4,000. Many Of the knowing
ones predicted, through the course of last
summer and fall, that this trial Of speed would
not be made; but from the following para
graph, which we clip from the New 0reans
Washington sentinel., 1855-04-03
6 8 10

We take the first bill up, and part No. is
torn off and laid aside. The bill passes. of
course, as many bills are torn by accident.
The second bill is torn up to No. and part
No. is pasted on, and this bill also passes.
The third bill is torn off at No. 3, aud Nos. l
and Q, which is one piece, is then stuck on. By
this means eleven bills are made out Of ten,
the eleventh bill having just us much and no
more torn off of it than the FIRST bill had. Itis
not our business to explain the combination,
but Kissane is an adept at this art 1t is more
difficult to detect bill Of this character than a
counterfeit The secret formerly was confined
to Kissane, Finlay, and Cole others are now
in possession off and the public should care
fully scan all such bills, and if there is any
doubt, at once refuse them Exchange paper.
Washington sentinel., 1855-04-03
How Kissane was Defeated.

II has been said that Kissane was detected
passing counterfeit money, but this is not so.
His detection was caused by passing altered
bills, by which means he made eleven hundred
out of ten hundred bills. That is, he would
take ten twenty dollar bills of the same bank
and make them eleven, by means of a combi-
nation. 1t is done thus: Suppose we take, for
example, bill and mark it in this form
Washington sentinel., 1855-04-03

The following bit of high art criticism is rom
Detroit paper. The Fourierite and Wall
street critics are beaten on their own ground:
crowd was poring ento Firemen's Hall
And followed. An cmense crowd was there
listenn 10 fellcr way playn on musicIo
Cupboard, which gave forth dulsett sounds
fingered II was Strnkorse. He went in on
Tropical fruits generally not to mention lemons
Then come the Assoluta and her sister and sunu
"Vedrai Carmo, or the Canine Vidder-a femals
Dog as had lost her husband, and then a i'm
Permission, which was the best performance 10
Look at the wimmin in. The dresses of
The Assolutas was a surprisin site, in
Consequence Of their dresses not coming up Ionu
Enough on their shoulders. Old Bull, with
Better close on than he ever had before,
Came out and pade. His hair was combed good
And his music was concorde. (That's French for
"Do
II again'D and he done IT, Then the .bor,.was,ed
Dresses on top sung again--and then large collier
With Strakorsc inside Of IL, attacked the cupboard
And tried o brake the stoppIes on the bottom
With his fut--and then old RulI
Cum out and done the Kanal Of venice--with-
Out the drivers which was the end OF the per.
Formance, and the awjience retired, wanting
To get their dollars back agin
The Sr. MARY's BEACON says tnAt the land
ing Of the Maryland Pilgrims on the shores of
st. Mary's is to be celebrated in May next.
The Hon. J. r. Chandler is to deliver the ora.
ton on the occasion.
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CoRN BREAD AND CLoTHEs.--The best corn
bread in the world is made By The negroes in
the west and southwest, with the meal, little
salt, lump Of hogs lard or butter, and as
much water or milk as will give it proper
conscience, and put in Immediately to bake
without any other ingredient whatever
AS for washing clothes, a good soak over
night in soft or rain water, common soap, and
pair Of willing hands, are all that is necessary
to make the cleanest linen in the world and
the sweetest; for Beau Brummel declared he
knew no perfume equal to that Of well-wsshed
garment
Washington sentinel., 1855-04-03
GENERAL JESUP's BOOK-POLITICAL
AND MILITARY HISTORY.

The forthcoming work of this distinguished
officer, who has SO long and ably occupied the
high and responsible position Of Quartermaster
General Of the army, is looked for with in
tense anxiety. There are few men in the
country, perhaps, who combine the high civil
and military qualifications of General Jesup.
He appears to have made the sciences Of war
and peace his peculiar study from an early
period of his manhood and it will be seen,
upon perusal Of his letters and papers, public
and private, which stretch through long
series of years, that the views and opinions he
entertained on matters Of great public con-
cernment, more than a aquarter Of century
ago, exhibit clearness of intellect, foresight,
and sound judgment, worthy of an American
statesman, veteran in years and experience.
When very young man, he was held in the
highest esteem by President Madison, and, if we
are not deceived in the glimpses we have had
of portions OF the correspondence, he must
have possessed the entire confidence, as safe
and judicious adviser of Monroe, of Jackson,
VI 1 yin, aHu tuc CAtCutlNcS VINO nave succeed
ed them. In the year 1914, he was selected
by President Monroe to watch over the pro-
ceedings of the celebrated "Hartford Conven-
tion;" and his correspondence in this connec-
ton will furnish rich and interesting page in
the memoirs he is preparing for the press.
His letters and advice concerning Cuba and
other European southern possessions on this
continent, at the time of our acquisition of
Florida-his views concerning our rights upon
the Northern Pacific, claiming the whole of
Oregon up to $40 40>, as well as the policy he
advocated at a certain important epoch in our
affairs, of taking possession of Canada and
other British possessions on our northeastern
border, (which would have settled the "Fishery
question" at an early period, will fill an import
ant place in the anxiously expected national
memoirs.
The work is to be called, we understand,
" Memoirs Of Forty.fve Years in the A,my."
The letter subjoined, written TO brother Off
Ger and early friend, on the subject of the "re-
cognition of the independence of the Spanish
colonies" recommended by President Monroe
in his message to Congress in March, 1911, is
the first of the series which has been published.
1t appeared first in the Washington Union.
Washington sentinel., 1855-04-03

LIT FOR IAT.-Ihe stipend of a minister Of
the Scotch established church is often paid
partly in grain, as witness the following colloquy
related by DR.. Alton civilian, you must
bring me better grain; can't sell it, it is so
bad" "1t's just what the land produces, sir,
and hae naeting else to gle" "But, then,
you are bad farmer, William; you must farm
better" "Tut sir tut sir, that's no civil; Iii
no TAX that off your han; attend your kirk.
an you gle just what the land produces, an
dinna fin fault dinna tell you that you are a
bad preacher, although you tell me am a bad
farmer; but if | was to step into the Burgher
Westinghouse, / might get bath bigger meas
ure and corn better 'dighted. IF yell ca the
weak corn an cauf out O your sermons, III put
my corn ance mair thro' the fanners.r
HANGING IN EARSEsT.-A young actor named
Davis, while playing in Hornesville a few nights
since, was required to undergo the ceremony
OF hanging by the neck until dead, dead, dead,
By some means or other, the machinery became
deranged, and the poor fellow was swung in
earnest. As his struggles were only in keeping
with the character, neither the audience nor
the rest Of the company could be aware Of his
fearful and perilous condition. In a few mo.
ments the curtain was lowered, and the actors
at once withdrew to their dressing rooms, un-
conscious that one Of their number was not only
unable to help himself, bat dying. And had It
not been for the timely appearance ofa little girl
belonging to the company, who discovered hima
few moments after, he must have soon breathed
his last On seeing him still hanging as in the
play with the blood starting from his mouth
and nostrils, she give the alarm. He was in
stantly cut down, and to all appearance dead.
Medical aid was Immediately procured, and
after some fifteen or twenty minutes he was
ngain restored to life, but not to consciousness
and nationality for several hours Utica Herald.
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CERTAIN CURE FOR ScRoFuLA.--NIcHoLAs
LoNGwoRTH the famous millionaire and wine
grower. of Cincinnati publishes the following
cure for scrofula: Put OF. of aquafortis on a
plate, on which you have put two cents Let it
remain from l8 to "a hours. Then add or
of clear strong vinegar. Put cents and all in
large mouthed bottle, and keep it corked. Begin
by putting drops in tea spoon full of rain
water and apply it to the sore Make the ap-
pcation three times day, with a soft hair
pencil or made Of soft rags. If very painful put
more water. As the sore heals apply it weaker.
Washington sentinel., 1855-04-03
SPANISH NERs-ExECUTIOy OF
PINTO.

We copy the following interesting letter
from the National IateUigencer of yesterday,
which was received by that paper from its reg.
ular correspondent:
Washington sentinel., 1855-04-03

Col. WIN. McREE, Wheeling, Virginia.
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GREAT COMPLAINTS having been

NREAT COMPLAINTS having been
VI made Of the irregularily Of the running ofthe
bosis between Washington and Alexandria for
the accommodation Of the public, the undersigned
has determined 10 run the steamer GEORGE
PAGE as follows, viz:
From Washington, Gl. ), ~. and ia a. m; /, 3,
and a, r. m.
From Alexandrsa, II, y, IO4, a. m. l24, 2, 4,
and "A. .. m
Omnibuses connecting with the boat will leave
the corner OF Seventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue ~ q y, o. and Ill n. m; l2i, n, and ~
p. IN.
Nov I'm GEORGE PAGE
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GREAT EXCITEMENT IN NEW YORK
pianos and MelOdeons for Cnsh.

HORACE WAT ERS, the great Music and
Ii Piano Forte dealer 333 Broadway, New
York, preiering TO share large per cent with his
customers, rather than pay il TO the sharpeTs OF
Wall street, to raise available means 10 enable hin,
to stem the present tight times, offers h> immense
assortment OF elegant and warranted Pianos and
Melodeons al large discount from factory prices
for cash His assortment comprises Pianos from
three OF the largest and most celebrated Boston
manufactures also those of several OF the best
New York Makers including the beautiful aud
much admired Horace Waters Pianos from biz
own factory, and Melodeons OF the best Boston
New Haven, New York, and Buffalo makes al
iording opportunity for selections not 10 be had
elsewhere. Each instrument warranted. Second
hand Pianos al great bargains--prices from Sh0 /"
to Sl60. Music and musical instruments of all
kinds Dealers, teachers, and heads OF schools
supplied on the best terms Music senl by mai.
post paid. General aud select catalogues OF mu.
sic and schedule Of factory prices Of Pianos Melo
deons and musical instruments forwarded 10 anS
address, free OF postage
Semi 2l-d3m
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ID UssIA AS TITS, BY COUNT DE GU

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MEMOIRS, Speeches, and Writings OF Robert
Rantoul, jr., edited by Luther Hamilton.
SACRED POEMS AND HYMNS for public
and private devotion, by James Montgomery.
THE PLANTERS NORTHERN BRIDE, a
Novel by Caroline Lee Hcntz, with illustrations
from original designs, in vols.
THE CHURCH, in a series of Discourses, by
Sylvester Judd, Pastor Of Christ Church Maine.
HISTORY OF OLIVER CROMWELL and
the English Commonwealth, from the execution
Of Charles |. 10 the death of Cromwell, by NJ. q.
Guizot, translated by A. r. Scoble in 2 vols
HISTORY OF THE FRENCH PROTEST
ANT Refugees, from the Revocation ofthe Edicl
of Nantes 10 our own days, by NJ Charles Weiss,
Professor Of History in the Lycee Bonaparte, in 2
vols
VOICES OF THE NIGHT, by Rev John Cum
ming, d. ID.
VOICES OF THE DAY, by Rev. John Cunt
ming ID. ID.
Just published and received at the bookstore =
X. FARNHAM
Apr 10 Corner Of flth II. and Penn. AZ.
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IL IN Religion, Science, and Literature.
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Although nomihally young Mems Magazine,
il via be a main effort OF the conductors to pro
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&C., OF ALL WARS, THEIR WIDOWS
AND MINOR CHILDREN.


WASHINGTON, d. G.,
CONTINUES 10 give prompt and personal al.
I ! tenton 10 the prosecution OF Claims Of every
description against the General Government, and
particularly 10 those before the Treasury Depart.
meni Pension and Bounty Land Bureaus, Patent
and General Land Offices, and Board OF Claims.
An experience OF years, and a familiarity with
The means OF obtaining the earliest and most n.
vorable action Claims, with hls facilities l3i ilie
dispatch of business, Justify him ia assuring lie
Correspondents, Claimants aud the public gener
ally, that interests mtruslrd 10 his keeping viii
not be neglected.
Pension. Bounty Land. Patent, aud Public
Land Laws.
He has nearly ready for gsatuiious distribution
among his business Cores pondenis, tand those
who may become such1 q neat pamphlet contain
ing synopsis Of the existing Pension, Bounty
Land Patent, and Public Land Laws, down 10
the end ofthe late Congress, including the
Bounty Land Act of Sd March, 1855,
under which all who have heretofore received
less than 100 acres are now entIiled 10 additional
land said Act grants also l60 acres 10 all Officers,
Non-commissioned Officers, Chaplains, Soldiers,
Wagon-masters, Teamsters, and friendly Indians,
OF the Army, including State Troops, Volunteers
and Militia--and all Officers, Seamen, Ordinary
Seamen, Marines, Clerks, and Landsmen OF the
Navy, not heretofore provided for, who have
served not less ilan fourteen days (unless in bat
lle) al any period since 1916; and 10 the widows
and minor children Of all such persons entitled,
and deceased.
This pamphlet contains Forms Of Application"
more full and complete than any elsewhere 10 be
found; adapted 10 the wants of every class of
Claimants under the Act, with copious decisions
and instructions of the Department, and practical
suggestions as 10 the course TO be pursued in sus-
pended or rejected cases
Parties not wishing 10 avail themselves of the
facilities afforded by this Office securing prompt
and pcrSonal SnperiHtendsRee Of their claims at the
departments, can obtain copies of the above
pamphlet by remtiing thirty cents in postage
stamps.
Inducements to Correspondents.
Correspondents who prepare and forward cases
for management by this Agency will be dealt with
literally supplied with all necessary blanks gratis,
and kept constantly advised of the changes that
from time TO time occur i'll the execution of the
law.
Il is within the subscribers power 10 direct his
Correspondents TO the locality of very many per-
sons entitled under the late Act; and having OBJ
tanned several thousand Land Warrants under
former laws, he is in possession OF data that will
materially assist in securing additional bounty.
Fees below the usual rales-snd contingent
upen the admission oil Claims
The highest cash prices given for Land War.
rants, Revolutionary Scrip, and Illinois Land
Patents
Address $ NJ. KNIGHT,
Washington City.