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How IS THIsy-The Detroit Advertiser states
that John L. Dawson, the newly-sppointed Gov
ernor Of Kansas, on a recent occasion publicly
made the following declaration
= now regret my vote upon the Nebraska bill I;
consider that measure as Of most injudicious pol
icy for the Democratic party and the administra-
tion-as an act of gross injustice to the North, and
OF glaring bad faith on the part Of the South"
This Is Mr.. Pierce's substitute for Reeder
Where Is the Southern Watchdog Of the Enquirer
The wolves are in the fold, why does he not
how'll
We fear our contemporary Is not reliable as a
Watchdog He is either too sleepy-headed, or
too much addicted to baying the moon, or too
fond of greasing his chops, and consequently too
easily ensnared by sops. II he would discharge
faithfully the arduous but selfimposed duty Of
guarding the Southern sheepfold, he must change
all that. He must take his maps by day SO rs to
be vide awake at night-he must study and prac-
tice abstinence so as to be proof against fat NOR
sells dexterously thrown in his way by old rogues !;
he must learn to know an Abolitionist at first
scent as IL it were by instinct. To the achieve
pent Of this latter result IL his olhctories be nat
uray dull, we would suggest that he take a good
long, hearty saturating smell Of Brgadicr Pierce,
or Prince John, or any OF the New York Sons, or
Marcy's breeches-he will never afterwards be at
any loss in recognising the genuine article when
the tainted breeches touches his nostrils.
Richmond Whig.
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@1 0nA WILL BUY THE STOCK
a. fixtures of first class Con-
fectionefy and Ice Cream establishment, now doing
a large business
To an energetic person, this is a rare chance.
Everything is new and in the best possible order.
Best Of reasons for selling out. For particulars sp-
ply at the store, No. 400 Seventh street.
iy 30-lm
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Wheat is selling for dollar bushel at Green's
burg, Indiana, and corn ffty-fve cents.
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ANCESTRY OF WASHINGTON IRvING.-John Of
Irwyn had landed possessions in the parish Of
Holm, in Orkney in 1888, when the country was
still an appanage of the Grown of Denmark and
Norway. The Irvines of Sebay are very frequently
mentioned in the times OF Robert and Patrick
Stuart Earls OF Orkney, and suffered very severely
from the outrages of those rapacotts mobiles. They
became extinct in the direct male line, tempore
Charles i but one collateral branch had immedi
ately before settled in the island of Sunday, and
another, the Irvines OF Gairstay, in the island Of
Shapinshay. They lost the estate Of Gairstay sew
eral generations back, and sank down to the con-
dition of mere peasants tenants OF QuhUrne, where
some Of them reside at this day, | was there
lately with Mr.. Balfour, the proprietor Of Shapin.
shay, who pointed out the old and modest house
at Quhome, where was born William Irvine, father
Of Washington Irving Is il not somewhat singu.
lar that Sir Robert Strange and The author of
Bracebridge Hall can be almost demonstrated Of
the same bloody ] guess, II Irving knew his pedi-
gree could be traced step by step up to John IT.
wyn of 1888, he would readily claim and vindicate
his 0rcadan descent.
Dennistoan's Memoirs If Sir Robert Strange.
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Malakoif has been knocked to pieces by the pow
erful fire Of the latter fort.
{" A colonel and thirty officers and men were put
horS de combat and the siege works have received
decided check In fact, as the allies advance TO
the actual defences Of the place, they must expect
TO meet more elaborate works and obstacles heap
ed on one another with all the care which many
mouths Of preparation admit. Even now the enc
my Strengthening the Malakoff every day. IL
is not what il was on the 18th of June, and fort
night hence il will not be what il Is now. The bat
terry at the White works, however, stil goes on,
and it's effect will be proved in a few days"
July 16-Prince Gortsehakoif announces having
made two sorties ON the l4th and 18th, before the
bastion Korniloff, which were satisfactory No
thing of Importance had occurred IN other parts Of
the Crimea.
CONTEMPLATED NAVAL ATTACK ON sEBAsToPOL.
The correspondent OF the Times alludes to ru.
NOR that the naval preparations in the Black Sea
are not making with view to an attack on Odes-
sa, but on Sebastopo ITSELF bold attempt, il
is said will be made by 100 vessels Of every kind
with 40 900 men, to force the passage, land In the
place, while simultaneous attack will be made on
the land side.
EXCITEMENT IN KAssAs.--A gentleman from
Kansas, who left on the same boat with the bearer
Of the memorial, praying for the removal of Gov
ernor Reeder describes the state Of affairs in and
about Kansas as exciting. AT Shawnee Mission
there was good deal Of feeling on account Of
Governor Reeder's determination to ignore the
Legislature. The editor Of the Chicago Press, who
met this gentleman, says
Our informant had travelled through the great
err portion of Northern Kansas, and gives 1t as his
opinion that before three months are over every
settlement of free-State In the Territory will
have its rifle brigade There is fixed determine
ton settling down upon them that fighting is to
be the order of the day, and they are preparing
themselves to meet the enemy at every point.
They are not now excited, but are coolly at work
fixing their firearms running bullets, making
cartridges, and going through the drill exercise"
Mr.. Greeley has left Paris, and the action COM
menced against him has been abandoned. Mr.. G.
pressed settlement, but his prosecutors preferred
dropping it where it was, to mourning the risk of
defeat.
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From TExAs.-The Houston Telegraph Of The
25th July, says:
ct is currently reported and generally believed
in the streets, that at meeting Of the Americans
held at the Court House in this place ON Monday
night, the 23d instant, that wing Of the party
which was originally organized under the Louisi'
ana ritual, dissolved by mutual consent From
what we can gather the immediate cause Of disaf-
lection grew out Of the anti Catholic prochvites Of
the recent Philadelphia convention, which proscrip.
tive feature the members here we're unwilling to
subscribe TO.
There, however, is another wing Of the party
whose numbers are variously estimated at from 80
to $50, which stands up to the Philadelphia plat
form,
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DRJGGs, HALL ~ CO., Engineers and
- General Mschinists corner Of Virginia avenue
and Ninth street west Washington, District Of Co
lumba nov 1e-1y
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Tenness e Election.

The Tennessee election returns are not all relia-
BILE, as far as received They were mostly tele-
gmphed to Louisville on Sunday night to effect
the elections there on Monday One side conf
IDENTIFY announced that the Know-Nothings had
carried both branches Of the Legislature, ma
jority of the Congressman, and probably elected
Gentry as Governor, while the other was as certain
that johnson, Dem, was reelected Governor by
an increased majority.
So says the Baltimore Sun, and we believe the
Sun is right
Our own opinion is that Gentry has gained
largely on the Wing vote Of 1858, but we are un-
able to state the result owing to the absence of all
reliable news.
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THE CHOLERA AT Observation-Disclosures was
quite panic at Cincinnati on Monday in conse-
quence Of rumors that the cholera had broken out
in the city. The editor Of the Columbia, who
called upon the several leading physicians to ascer
tain the truth, says:
They all informed US that cases Of cholera had
occurred in their practice, but that the disease
had no epidemic character, that the CAGES were
numerous as at the same time last year, and that
when promptly attended to, II was not difficult TO
cure. All the deaths they stated, had been, with.
out scarcely any exception, Of persons who had
neglected the premonitory symptoms.
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menced against him has been abandoned. Mr.. g.
pressed settlement but his prosecutors preferred
dropping it where it was to mourning the risk Of
a dafaat
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LIE TRAGEDY in w ISC0SSIN.-lt has already
been mentioned that young man named George
Debar, laborer among the farmers in Washington
county, Wisconsin, had attempted TO massacre the
whole family of Mr.. John Meyer. The Wisconsin
of the Sd instant has the following particulars of
the tragedy:
During the evening he called at the house of
Mr.. Meyer, saying he would like the money for his
labor, done a few days previously. Mr.. Meyer
said he had money enough; and if he would sit
down, he would go and fetch it. After the money
was given him by Meyer from package Of about
500, Debar asked him for drink of water Mr.
Meyer told him that he had none in the house that
was fresh, and that the spring was long way from
the house; Meyer, however, told Debar that he
coHld give him q mug Of beer, and Immediately
went TO fetch il from the celer, which was entered
by trap door.
As Meyer came up, Debar dealt him blow Just
as his head appeared above the trap-door, which
FRUSTRATED him 10 the cellars bottom. Mrs. Meya
er, seeing her husband thus struck, ran for the
woods to call neighbor. The murderer chased
her, armed with a knife, and overtaking her,
aimed a stab at her neck, cutting her head half
Off A small boy set up cry, but Debar rem
dered him senseless with a blow, and then RI
fled the House and fired IL. In the meantime
Meyer, having recovered from the effects Of the
blow, came out Of the cellar and ran for assis-
lance, while Debar was trying to throw the
boy into the flames.
On the arrival of assstancet he murderer was
gone. Mrs. Meyer had been able TO crawl from
the building, and the boy was drawn from the hrs
in shockingly burned condition. The woman
has since died, and the boy is in dying condi-
ton. Mr.. Meyers wound was not so serious as
to cause apprehensions.
This wholesale murder was committed for the
purpose of obtaining sixty dollars. Should not
death be the punishment Of the miscreant who,
for the love of gold, would slaughter whole fam
ilys The murderer was arrested. lie protests his
innocence. Unfortunately the death penalty has
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IL il be established that Mr.. Pierce offered
Reedcr either Of these lucrative and honorable
missions the pretcxt that he was removed for
official corruption is Of course unfounded-
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mar 22-sm s2s Penn. avenue.
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mr.. L. b. wRIGIIT's unfailing scrofs-

ALEXANDRIA, June !, 1885, President
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A Domestic Scene.
BY MRS. HEMANs.
Twas early day-and sunlight stream'd
Soft through quiet room,
That hush'd, but not forsaken seem'd-
Still. but with nought of gloom;
For there, secure in happy age,
Whose hope is from above,
A father communed with the page
Of Heavens recorded love.
Pure fell the beam, and meekly bright
On his gray holy hair.
And touch'd the book with tenderest light,
AS if its shrine were there;
But oh that patriarch's aspect shone
With something lovelier far
A radiance, all the spirit own,
Caught not from sun or star.
Some word of life e'en then had met
His calm benignant eye;
Some ancient promise, breathing yet
Ofimmortality
Some hearts deep language, where the GLOW
Of9uenchless faith survives!
For every feature said-''I know
That my Redeemer lives"
And silent stood his children by;
flushing their very breath,
Before the solemn sanctity
OF thought o'er sweeping death;
Silent-yet did not each young breast,
With love and reverence melt I?
Oh! blest be those fair girls-and blest
That home where God is felt.
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M'VEIGH & CHAMBERLAIN,
WHOLESALE GEsOCEEsS.
prince ST. wharf, alexandria,
SEPTEMBER 20, 1854,

SEPTEMBER 20, 1854,
ITAvE the pleasure to announce to their ana
III dealers generally the arrival OF their Fan
which for variety and is not surpassed in this mar
ket and having been purchased with great care III Dos
ton and New York, they are enabled to oher Such IN,
ducements cannot fail to please By nat Port'o q
far as practicable 10 their Stce great aavG"t9eS
1o be obtained by giving to their stock careful exam
snv of the NoRrHERN CIrIEs. The following list oil
articles comprises portion Of their stock;
i25 hhds n. O., P; R. and Cuba Sugars, sugar p.,.,,s.
900 boxes & bbls No. Loaf Crushed Puy'd do,
100 bbls A, b and c Coffee Sugars,
I5 bhds s tierccs Musco p. K. Cardenas Molasses,
IT'S bbls N D. MolasseS,
rs do Sugar House and Boston syrup,
ass baes Rio Laguira and Java Coffee
The;r stock of recently IMPORTED TEAS is very
large TO which they invite particular attention. and WIZ
in every instance guarantee tue luay o Such Us 'ney
recommend Ii consists in part OF
S15 balfehess Gunpowder, Imperial, Black, y ouns
Hyson from medium to prime
ll5 boxes Adamantiue and Sperm Candles,
175 do Mould do; 10 do Rosin Soap,
rs do White Bar aAd Varegated do,
100 do Pearl Starch,
40 KEGS pure Lead 800 bags Shot, assorted Nos,
100 kegs Rifle Blasting Powder 1000 lbs Bar Lead,
1000 feet Fuse; so boxes prime old CASTLE Soap,
500 reams double and single Wrapping Paper,
80 do Tea Paper; It's do Cap and Letter Paper,
25 bales Almonds; 25 baskets prime Salad Oil,
100 boxes assorted Candy lou 40 indISo,
25 bbls Clipped Logwood; 100 kegs Carbonate Soda,
As kegs Birthstone; so do Saltpetre,
so do Alum EPSON Salts, and CoPperas,
$50 do Maddcr, Cloves, and Ground Ginger,
100 bags Pepper, Alspice, and Race Ginger,
rs malls Cinnamon so boxes fresh Macearony,
100 doz Painted Buckets; 200 boxes Window Glass,
so tierccs prime Cider Vinegcr,
600 doz Mason's Backing; 200 bbs No. Mackerel,
As casks old Madeira Wine; 80 do old Port Wine,
55 do brown & pale Sherry do; 50 do Mnscat do,
as do sweet Malaga Wine; 10 baskets Champagne,
most approved brands with large assortment ci
choice old BRANDIEs, WHIsKIEs &c.
Merchants visiting market will lind IT greatly 70
their advantage stock before making tneir
purchases. McF ElGh q O1A-"oH''i''
Alexandria Va, Sept 20 1854
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Tue PULPIT Us. EYE GLAssEs,-We re-
Gently had an account of the war upon the
Spv-glasses in one of the New Orleans
Theatres, and now we observe symptoms
of crusade against quizzing glasses, in
New York. On Saturday last Rev. Dr..
MorIarty of Philadelphia, was delivering a
discourse in St. Patriok's Cathedral, N. Y,
when an incident occurred which is thus
described by the correspondent ofthe Phil
adelphia Ledger:
In the midst of his discoarse the Rev.
Speaker abruptly stopped, making a long
and an apparently angry "pont." The
house was still as death for about a min
ute when the words of the priest were a.
gain heard, and all eyes directed towards
the object of them, young lady sitting in
one of the pews. He said:
"Take down that eye-glas ma'am take
down that -glaSs-you can see me well
enough without it; I'm sufficiently big E.
nough to be seen without an eye glass
And don't be making signs at that other
girl and making her laugh.'
Quite a sensation ensued, the un.
lucky lady with the quizzing glass seemed
overwhelmed IN the presence of the indig-
nant congregation. The Rev. gentleman
manner throughout his discourse, was warm
and gesticulatory.
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How Guns ARE SpIKED.-A correspon.
dent Of the London Herald describes how
the Russians spike the guns. "The spikes
are about four inches long, and of the di.
mensions of a tobacco-pipe; the head fiat
barb at the point acts as spring, which
is naturally pressed to the shaft upon being
forced into the touch-hole. Upon reaching
the chamber of the gun it resumes its posi-
tion, and 1t is impossible to withdraw it,
1t can only be got out by drillng-no easy
task, as they are made of the hardest steel
and being also loose IN the touch-hole, there
is much difficulty in making drill bite as
effectually as it should do. Its application
is the work of a moment-a single tap on
the fiat head with the palm of the hand suf-
fcing."
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Curious FACTS CONCERNING DYspEP-
s1A.-The effect of mental disquietude
in producing this prevalent complaint is
far greater than is supposed 1t is well.
known that persons in good health, OF
sound digestive organs, who take plenty OF
exercise, and are free from anxiety, may eat
almost anything, and in quantities which
would kill those in different circumstances.
In reference to this point, DR.. Brigham, an
English medical writer, observes "We
do not find dyspepsia prevalent in coun-
tries where the people do eat most enor-
mously. Travellers in Siberia say that
the people there often eat forty pounds OF
food IN one day. Admiral Seripchoff saw
Siberian eat directly after breakfast,
twenty-five pounds of boiled rice, with
three pounds of butter. But dyspepsia is
not common disease in Siberia. We
do not learn from Captain Perry, or
Captain Lyon, the Arctic travellers, that
their friends, the Esquimaux, are very
nervous and dyspeptic. though they indi.
viduslly eat ten or twelve pounds of solid
food per day, washing it down with gal
lon or SO of train oil. Captain Lyon, was,
to be sure, little concerned for delicate
young lady Esquimaux, who ate her can
dies, wicks and all, yet he does not allude
to her inability to digest them.
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GEN. CANRoBERT IN LovE.-There is a
romantic story current in the upper circles
of Paris and London relative to an attach
ment which General Canrobert is known to
entertain for the daughter of one of the
British generals who fell at the battle ol
Inkermann. Previous to the departure OF
the French general with the army of the
East, Re had an interview with the young
LADY in Paris, and urged his suit with bis
characteristic and national enthusiasm. II
is said that the interview was satisfactory
and the gallant general left expressing a
chivalrous determination Of winning mar
shaPs baton and becoming more worthy OF
the much priced English beauty. Sebas-
topol has, however, proved fatal to the ia
ther of the young lady; but the same Off
Ger who brought the distressing intelligence
was also entrusted with message from the
wounded General Canrobert to the lady, IN
utter ignorance Of her bereavement, dilatng
on his frightened prospects as one step to-
ward his implied promise of rendering him
self worthy of her hand.
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gt At trial in England, recently, the
noted sergeant Wilkins called on the jury,
in the most touching terms, by their yer.
dict to restore the prisoner to the bosom ol
his family, and dwelt on the effect the re.
suit of the trial would have for happiness
or misery on those who are SO dear to him
When the learned sergeant sat down, wi.
ping his forehead after his effort, he was Z
little surprised to learn this touching allu.
sion to wife and children had been made
on behalf of bachelor
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A queer French Gentleman.
A late Paris paper relates that the cour

A late Paris paper relates that the coun
try seat of Monsieur c. was lately ad-
yertIsed for sale. 1t was called Champag-
nellie and as he had lived there for ten
years, dispensing great hospitality, the place
was we'll known, and many went to see It,
The visiters were surprised to find, in the
midst of beautiful collection OF rare and
exotic plants, very elegant summer house,
which served as the home of large num-
ber of monkeys of all varieties. Each mon
key had his especial niche in this little
house, and above it was written his name,
and the date when he became an inmate OF
Champagnehe. The names were all tamil
lar, such as Edonard, Louis, Hortense, Pierre,
Clotide-two or three dozen of them, at
the least. The monkeys were included IN
the sale. One day visitor asked the pro,
pre,or, who chanced to be there, what had
been his fancy to have this menagere, and
why he had made it the ornament OF his
garden. "Ah," said he, "they are my fam
ily. l lodge them out of gratitude. There
are also some friends relations would not
have been sufficient. This great villain
who is grinning so is my Uncle Francois.
This little black-looking one who is crack
ing the prune, is my Cousin Emile. This
very droI one, who twists bis tail so active
ly upon that branch, is my last passi0n.-
She is called Heloise. All! it makes me
sad when look at these poor freatures,-
The experience Of my life is there" The
key to this mystery was at last given
Each time that relative or friend Of
Monsieur de c. failed to keep his word,
or, in his estimation, committed any one of
the peccadiloes to which friends and''rela-
tives so often plead guilty-such as lie,
an equlvocation, betrayal of confidence,
or the like-he bought monkey, placed it
in his menagerie, and made 1.-THE namesake
of the offender. "In ten years, J" said Mon
sieur C, II have had twenty-nine mon
kegs. All my relations are there, except
one aunt and my grandmother. AS to my
friends, two only are absent. Nevertheless,
have prepared their niche for them; and
in year or two at the most, | shall have
all nv friends and relations Gagged"
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A FoRMlDABtE UNDERTAKINc.-Ac con-
temporary puts the tobacco question into
the following shape Suppose tobacco
cbewer is addicted to the habit of chewing
tobacco fifty years of his life, and that
each day Of that time he consumes two
inches of solid plug,it amounts to six thou
sand four hundred and seventy-6ve feet,
making nearly one mile and quarter in
length of solid tobacco, half an inch thick
and two inches broad. Now what would
tbe Young beginner think if he had the
whole amount stretched out before him, and
were told that to chew it would be one o.
the exercises Of his life. and also that i
would lax his income to the amount O
two thousand and ninety -four dollars ~
Life illustrated.
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ADVICE TO BRIDE.-I beg to remino
my new daughter, that the husband has ,
thousand elements of disturbance in Il.
daily avocations, to which the wife is Cd
utter stranger; and il will be her prlvilees
and her title to the respect Of all who
respect Is worth having. TO make his ov
fireside the most attractive place in the
inverse, for the calm reposc of wea
body or excited mind.
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CoNscIENCe.-Preserve your conscience
always soft and sensitive. If but one sin
force its way into that tender part OF the
soul and dwell easy there, the road is paw
ed for thousand iniquities.-WaAs.
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Lives Of married men remind us
We may live our lives as well,
And departing leave behind us
An example that will tell
An example that some other,
Wasting time in idle sport,
Some forlorn, unmarried brother,
Seeing, shall take heart-and GO.
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BRISCOE a. STUART,

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Staunton, Va, wili pracuse
N in all the Courts holden in Augusta, and the superior
Courts Of Rockingham and Highland. once formerly
occupied BY MeSsrs lmboden < McCue.
Staunton, Sepf.2S 1853.