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P8EYRY Y:
The Coffin Makers Song.


Fat, tap, tap!
With Laugh and song OF elrc;
The nail. drive aul the b ,ard4 pltnc,
While make box IN which thoa-ard. have lain.
And work eight mHrily.
Rat, tap, tap.
Vino say, lis lie Of glrm.
To live with the liliEiner and ,cicw jn hand
Willie gaping collins round ne ,lai,
Enblcm~ Of the t,uh?
Rat tap, tap!
Five feet three this must jc
And the man it Is for wa, u, ,shbor and friend
Can do more thln 10 make and send
Ili- c fin AID pocket the fee!
Rat, tap, tap.
Hand that beard over to me :
This for al infant, that for man,
It mittcrs me not, ml-t live while can,
Tomorrow may not lie.
Rat, tap, tap.
with short and glsping breath
While am making this lining Of lead.
Miny are dyin., many are de'd-
Tin thing / l'y, or death.
Rat, tsp. tap.
Tic mrther u weeping wild
For thi, 1 .;lias satin, iinc and wa,r.
Al er,mprd aud plated, will i"Id trni ;it
The hrUw ui her ,inlc-. child.
RIt tip. tlr,
ll'w the rosewood shnc- In the snn q
'ris cp.tly coain. with silver -crw,
u Il not too dainty fur tlcaiL 30 ne,
Or the worm to rcy,l on.
Rat. tap. tap!
Iirc Il with taste and care
For the bride shail .leep on bosom trmorrw
That nCvtr knew 1--we. and Tint E,ytr felt rruw.
Ye; the bgrtle,l> Of b'.ih ml',t Lear.
Rat, tap, tap!
AnI why +hmld r,crcts lr given
For The body Is only a o',fIin casc
Till the soul begins it, immortal race
For the pleasant goal bf Heaven.
So, rat, tap, tap!
With laugh and a song If glce.
The n1ils dafyc and the board plain.
While rake home In which millions have lain.
Aud work right mer-ily
, 1855-10-19
The Japanese.

Capt ADAMS, of the L. s. Navy, who
recently returned with the Japancs treaty
found the japanese officials extremely
courteous and friendly, and the people So
cial and communicative. Their former
'I;>irnst and jealousy seemed greatly dimin-
shed. Thcrr was some difficulty in pro-
caring the signature of the Emperor to the
treaty, as it was the custom for the su-
prcmc council TO act in his stead. But the
difficulty was overcome, and the treaty
with the United States is the first that has
ever received the signature of japanese
Emperor The privileges of trade secured
are more liberal aud advantageous than
have been secured by any other nation
that has obtained access 10 this isolated
people. .a ... I'D. ..t..f.'
The Japanese officials made many in1ui-
rics after Commodore PERRY, to whom
they seat messages Of remembrance The
circulnr railroad and locomotive he took
ont had been put up in Yedo and the
Japanese could now manage them very
well, the locomotive making its trips every
day. They had also the lfe-boat in the
water with u special crew detailed for her
The mngnttic telegraph, however, was
rather too difficult for them, and they had
not succeeded in getting it to work prop
erly. During the visit of Com. PeiTy's
squadron they took measurements of the
storeship Southampton, and they had a
vessel of the same model aud dimensions
nearly ready for launching. The old jap
ancse law restricting the size and model of
their juaks has recently been abrogated,
aud the government is now ambitious to
possess n naval squOdron similar to ours
From this fact it will he seen how rapid is
the growth Of new ideas in this secluded
nation, and what vast changes must neces-
Sari!y result from the further intercourse
with Americans. .a ..-... t.'1a- b.
The only American article they objected
to the Introduction of was religion They
preferred their own, and the Commission
ers returned TO Capt. Adams n bundle Of
religious books and tracts, which oney OF
the American chaplOins' had distributed
among the people, requesting him to take
them back to America. They remonstra-
ted at this attempt to proselyte tho Japan
csc, as in violation of the principles Of the
treaty and contrary to Japanese law.-Nd-
tional InfeiEgencer. it.r l.
, 1855-10-19

IsS-The.trophics taken during the Amer
lean war are not now exhibited with other
curiosiiies in London Tower. Some time
since the Queen gave special directions,
that they shoold be removed to an apart.
ment appropriated exclusively for them,
and OIL no account are they to be exhibited
This shows not only great consideration on
the part Of the Queen, but a eommenda6le
desire to avoid any occurrence which might
tend to interfere with the friendly relations
she is now so anxious to maintain with
America Every article is labelled, with
the particulars of the incident which gave
interest to it, from the bullet which Killed
Gen. Packenham, to the blade of an oar
which cansed the death Of midshipman
in skirmishing expedition. .a. uo1
, 1855-10-19

A SgrAsroroI INvEsrIENT.--An Eng
lishman in New York who was trying to
make bet with an American on the spec
dy capture Of Scbastopol, took up the FOL-
lowing proposition
The American deposited 800 in the
hands Of the Englishman, for which he was
to receive $25 per month until SehaStopol
was takcn.s This was on the lst Of No.
vember last, and the American has receiv.
ed his $25 per month ever since that time
One hundred dollars could hardly have
been invested better.
, 1855-10-19
nsg- The census of New York citv di

bs1- The census of New York city dis.
closes some curiousFhtcts respecting the So
cial system OF that vast hive of people. So
far as reported, every ward in the city has
at least double the number of families that
it has dwellings for their accommodation,
and in some wards the discrepancy is far
greater. Thus the FIRST Ward has 600
dwellings and 2,70S families the Sixth
Ward, 1910 dwellings and 5000 families
the Eleventh Ward, 2,49s dwellings and
lE0s7 families, and so on. In eleven
wards heard from, there are 90, ,222 dwell
ings and 5S, ,053 families.
, 1855-10-19

LIFE AND TINES OF GEy. CAss.-It is an.
nounccd that j. C. Derby will publish, by
subscription, the Life and Times Of Gen
Cuss." 1t will be issued in one large vol.
unc Of 500 pages, uniform in style and
manner with BeHton's Thirty Years in
the Senate" and will be printed under the
superintendcnce of General Cass himself
The varied scenes Of a career so closely
identified with the early history and pro
gress of our country, in its domestic and
foreign relations, .connot fail to constitute
n work of standard value, especially if re-
vised by the impartial and experienced
statesman Of Michigan himself.
, 1855-10-19

BeS- Opposition papers are trying to
create belief that the administration has
not friends sufficient to constitute party
in New York, and that the old Van Buren
men are going to fuse with the abolition
lists. That is all humbug, and is reported
for political effect. In New York, the adj
is the most numerous of any
one party, without the least doubt, and it
will be seen in the coming elections, that
this assertion is correct
, 1855-10-19

THE TEMroRM Power OF THE PoPE.--Dr
Brownsou, in a letter written TO the editor
of the Worcester Mass. D Ncrsskays oi
the Pope.
"In matters purely temporal, 7, as a
Catholic, owe no obedience to the Pope,
because he has received from Jesus Christ
no authority as temporal sovereign over
me. lie cannot make or unmake the rights
Of the sovereign or the duties Of the subject
--abrogatc the former or absolve from the
latter. -lr
, 1855-10-19

ak AxsAs SwISDLE." The abolition and
know-nothing papers throughout the coun
fry west have been for months charging
that the democracy endorse what they
please to call the Nebraska Swiudle. -
This swinde consists in allowing the people
of Kansas the privilege Of making their own
laws. This is what they call "stcindie.'
These know-nothing thugs, in the third
degree, make the laws of the party; appoint
the nominees and do all the governing, and
then order the first aud second degrees to
vote the man they have selected. This
they call "Amtricans ruling america"
Verify, consistency is a jewel
, 1855-10-19

KANSAS News We learn from late
number of the Herald Of Freedom that
military company has been organized on
the Wakarusa, near Dlantons. A large
body Of free state men are settled there
about, and good material in abundance is
to be had to make good company. They
have taken measures to arm themselves at
an early day. fI'y
The Hickory Point free state men are
also on the alert; they have been subjected
to most gross oatrages some three or four
times, and have organized military eonl-
pany, and henceforth will protect each 9TH
from foreign iRraders .'
1t appears by the Governors Message
that Kansas is entitled to 2,l37 musketS,
deliverable to any accessible point in the
territory on the rcquisition Of the Governor.
The Free State Executive Committee
were to meet at Lawrence on Monday to
take measures for organizing the party
throughout the entire territory. We shall
soon learn their action, by. telegraph
The Herald remarks, that the tide of
pro-slavery emigration towards Kansas has
begun to ebb, and at this time the slave
state emigration is larger from Kansas to
Missouri than rice rerSu. 1t is notorious
fact that there is not an election district in
Kansas Territory to-day but would poll
three votes, Of the actual rOters in such dis
trict, for freedom, 70 one for slavery.
The Leavenworth Herald (Pro-Slavery)
nominates District Attorney A. J. Isacks,
as candidate for delegate to congress.
, 1855-10-19

The U. S. Surveying squadron win
cennes, Fenimore, Cooper, and steamer
Hancock) were at Simoda and Hakodadi
in June, and sailed for Behring Straits, all
well. They will probably arriveiin San
Francisco in November. ,i ,hom srrf ~
The ,Porpoise has not been heard from
The U. S, ship Vandalia sailed from Guam,
Ladronc Islands, July 9Sd, for Hongko6g,
all well. -o1 '.i "i hniA..ae eI91Ins go %
, 1855-10-19

n%A young man was. drowned in Trumr
bull county, Ohio, few days since, when
two bundles Of straw were placed IN the
water, one of which went down stream, but
the other foated diagonally across, andre
mained turning in rotary manner over one
spot. This spot was dragged and the body
found, the water being about is feet, il
depth.-Erchange 29aario1 ., sa''olz sai'
More ::hrm5Hg How long before We
shall have return OF Salem Witchcraft and
all the superstition Of the ''Olden timess7o
, 1855-10-19

NEWSPAPER PoETRryEPe Perhaps. il is be-
traying secret Of the sanctum, but We
cannot help wondering why most Of the
anonymous effdsions that sigh over the re,
minisccnces of ''fboyhood y come to rs IN
delicate female hahdwritingfa,And why
those puporting to bc iudited Jyi unhappy
maidcns are invariably in masculine chifug.
raphyf II manuscripts were Published aS
well as sentiments, readers would be aston,
ished to see what steady hand Thoughts
Of dying old man" are penned: and how
little knowledge critics Of the sublime some
times evinee Of Webster's spelling book
Romances Of foreign lands generally come
from people who have never seen salt wa
ter, stories of humble life from those who
would be shocked at aniron spoouao Every
body'su life]but his own Ifpeopie only
wrote about what they knew andnot about
what they imagined, what l'tons'Ofitrash
this world would have been spared from
readingLAB. Ecca aJoUtndiosab SO oi 90
, 1855-10-19

E1- We learn that Lieut. n m. Dqd-
ley arrived at Fort, Leayenworth with his
command on the 25th ult., that be, would
remain there two weeks to purchase Indian
horses, and would theu'proeeed bupon an
expedition against the Sioux Indians un-
der Capt. Hetb. 9aoislnn61 gosriW M
, 1855-10-19

pzS~ Gen. Shields has located u farm
about fifty miles from St. Paul, where he
expects TO have one Of the best settlements
in the territory. -,.
, 1855-10-19

MINISTER FOR SALE-There is On adyer
tiscment in a Kentucky paper Of one for sale
He was q slave to o man recently deceased.
1t Is stated in the advertisement that be
holds license to preach. Churches in
want Of pastor will take notice. -Boston
Transcript. 'iaeaf 9Yai Ie1ayisr. 30
He has been purchased by abenevolent
Southerncr, and sent TO Boston to preach
good morals aud manners to the onsidea
population Of that benighted city.qo-l tas
, 1855-10-19
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Homes Of two Of N, Presidents.

A correspondent of the Augusta Con-
Stitationditst, who recently visited Nashville,
describes the last residence and tombs Of
Andrew jackson and James K. Polk Il
The house in which Andrew Jackson liv.
ed is plain edifcc of brick, with portico,
and is approached by shell walks and drives,
lined with luxuriant growth Of cedar, from
which fine grass plats extend. To the right
Of the house you pass into the garden, and
in the extreme corner, on the same hand,
yon come upon the unostentatious tomb Of
the deceased patriot 1t is simple roof
sustained by pillars in the center Of the cir
Gle, formed by which is-on obelisk some ten
or twelve feet high. In the pavement on
one side of this is plain slab, with the
brief inscription -.
GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON;
Born March Is, 1867; -''.',''
Died June 8, 1882 Ai -'i'il'
On the opposite side is another slab,
over the remains Of Mrs. jackson, engras-
ed on which is a glowing eulogium Of her
many virtues. The ride is a very pleasant
one, and visits to this veneraied spot are
quite frequent, I am told, as they should
be. We pluckcd flower and came away.
On one Of the highest hills in the city Is
the late residence of President Polk; yet
occnpied by his widow the dwelling is .
handsome one Of brick, and the grounds in
front Of II adorned by the choicest flowers,
kept in the most beautiful order. This
garden is always open to the public, forit
contains the remains Of one, only second to
him whose grave / have above, noted
James Knox Polk. The building inclosing
the monument proper, IN obellsk, is Of lime
stone, plain and appropriate. There arc
on the sides. The first relates
to his private character, the second to tho
various Offices Of honor he had held from
his fellow citizens. the third cannot but
copy: " ' .'''-1 '''I 'l,iof
,''By his public policy he defined, estab-
lished and extended the boundaries Of his
country. He planted the laws Of the
American Union on the shores Of the Paci-
fc. His influence and his counsels tended
TO organize the national treasury On the
principles of the Constitution, andlto apply
the rule Of freedom to navigation, trade and
f. ,.,. ,.,..,,,-,, al, si e.. ~,
What monarch might not be proud Of
such an enlogium? Where IS the one who.
were he to die tomorrow, would deserveit3
, 1855-10-19
BUSINESS CARDS.
VIM. WRIGHT,
sAIDIg sZs
Olympia, waSbIngton Territory.
August 18th lSjj-nigly.

+. ii. WILSON,
DEALER IN
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES. CLOTHING. HARD,
WARE. AND COUNTRY PRODUCE,
AID s,iUirs, W.T..
4 good assortment II the above
merchandise will be kept scons family TN
hand and offered for sale at prizes t. suit the tinc'
l.. H. WILSON.
Deshutes, April 81, 81. 5?ir
, 1855-10-19

Iirc Ia h~abugi We next expect to
hear of rOlcanic cyGptiOns being quicted by
a like process. t.l. ..ag q,
, 1855-10-19

" Resoired, That We have an abiding confidence
the honesty, integrity, and patriotism of Frankl
Pierce, President of the United States and atliouI
bis administration has been assacd with the most Vi
dictive malgnty, its results are brilliantly succcssl,
and receive our warmest and most cordial support al
approyal.N ~
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Sir, what RIGHT has Ia 20 ~, ,,,oo ,,,,.s,, ~

81, What right has he to take upon himself SO
niuch he Is only tenant at will. This CT urch
does not belong to him. =.
me impression seems to be that there has been
ah ASSAULT made on Mr.. CaTothers. sSech is not
the fact. The assault was first made nv MIR ca
rothers himself IN his uncallei for ana nn,nibor
lZed interference In controlling the funds OF the
society, by trying to prevent them from cf,n;no
INTO ths proper officer hands whose dirty M g. ~
Keep them thereby casting a eensure on those OF
,Gers. What has been done was done i'm self de-
fence = " sci "e
have more self respect than to commit an aS-
sault On any minister, hut viii hot allow aim 10
place me In a false position
The responsibility rests on him for the course
We are compelled to pursue to-day.
The Society is not broke up, as has been stated
ny MI Carothers, and he knew il az the time II Is
close, and Mr.. Carothers and his Elders are en- :
titled to all the credit of bringing about so giori-
oss and ChrtstiaHtike result.
Now, propose that the Society do one of two
things That the Society either refund the money.
or appropriate ii To the United States Home Mis-
sionary Society; care not which ! want the
society to decide for themselves OF course those
who wish to appropriate it will vote against the
motion to refund
The question then required on the resolutions
offered by Mr.. Henry, which Were unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. Henry then stated, that at the next meeting
he should introduce resolution instructinp the
Executive Committee TO collect all the facts in re-
gard to the conduct of the Pastor and Session of
the Church towards this Society," to have them
presented to the Presbytery at their next meeting
il: Clements, jr., moved that the Society do
now adjourn to meet on the Sd Sabbath in August |:
cHAs. W. SHERWOOD, President.
JNo L. CLEMENTS, JR., Secretary.
july 23-lt
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ByJ c. MCGUIRE Auctioneer
TUNR rSTEEsS NAI,ITARII M
Nv I'D

Il proved Real Estate.-By virtue of a deed
in trust bearing date the both day Of Nav, A. ID.
sd and duly recorded in Liber J. A. $, No. 20,
folos 23j, s 81 and %, one o. the land records
for W ashington ccuaty, in tie District Of CoiIm-
bia, VIC viii sell at public sale, in front OF the
premises, on FRIDAY, the Sd day OF August,
i5EJ. al O'Clock p. m, part OF Lots Nos ID and
II, in Square No. D., in the city OF Washington
in laid District. and being described rs follows :
Beginning the line of south ID street So feet
anG three inches from the southwest corner Of said
square, and; running thence cas- with said street
y feet thence north n0 feet, thence west % feet
and thence soUih 100 feet to the place beginning,
with the improvements.
The said lot is well improved with neat Cot
ta2e House
Term Of sale: One-tLird i'm cash. and the re-
mainder in two equal payments at SIX and twelve
months, with interest, to he secured by deed OF
trust. -
The terms of the sale TO be complied with in FIVE
days ard upon default therein The Trustees re
the right 10 resell the premises at The cost
and risk Of the first purchaser.
All conveyanCinG ct purchasers cost.
w H ns WARD' }Trus;ees.
~. JAS. Z. MCGUIRE,
jy 20-eo7t Auctioneer.
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CAPE ISLAND, July IA party Of sv.u
persons, on Saturday last, went on q sailing
excursion from Somers' Point to Bee.eiey's
Point. When four miles up the TuckAhoe
River The boat wa, upset and eve persons
drowned win q. Tully, Charles z. Watson,
With his wife and child, Of Gender, aud l..
Young, Of Philsdelphis. Two men were found
yesterday clingirg To tie bolton. Of tie boat.
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tbs, Cough, Dyspepsia, Liver Complaints, Scrof-
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1t stands pre-eminent. A Clergyman just informs
us it has cured him of Bronchitis Of desperate
neutrality-suspicious. hereafter.
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BY its mild action on the stomach, liver and kid
neys, will cure Dyspepsia, Cough, Asthma, Bron
chial and Lung Affections, Pains in the Back,
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plants, Piles, Worms and Nervous Debilities-
with all diseases arising from impure blood, and
Is the greatest female medicine ever known This
Invaluable medicine is working wonders upon the
human frame.
Sold by MORTIMER MOWBRAY, 40 Bal
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AUCTION SALES.
BY JAS. c. MCGUIRE, Auctioneer.
ONE OF THE BEST GROCERY sam,

BY JAS. u McGUlRE, Auctioheef.
ONE OF THE BEST GROCERY sends
" in the City ai Public Saie.-On THURS
DAY afternoon. July 26, 1855, at o'clock on the
premises, shall sell that valuable proper " stu
ated on the corner of and l2th streets near 18th
street bridge, formerly kept a Grocery store 10y
Sengstack Clark, and late by VIM. Fl. Clark.
With sufficient capital TO extend the business
to a wholesale - well retail busi ness, par
tieuarly in the feed -four and bacon trade, no 10
cation in the city Offers greater facilities.
The warehouse is Of brick, - feet front b 50 n.
deep, two stories high. and built Of The best mate
rial in the most substantial manner. There Is al
so attached lot in the rear IS by IS feet:
The premises can be seen al any time by appli-
cation to g p. Sengstack, on ID, between 18th and
18th streets.
Immediately after, shall sell a lot fronting 81
Ieet on south u, between 18th and 18th sts., run
hing BACK 81 feet TO an IL feet paved sl,ey.
Terms One half cash; residue I'm six, twelve,
eighteen and twenty-four months, satisfactorily
secured, bearing interest.
J. C. MCGUIRE,
US-d l.ctioneer.
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IL Special Notice !!.-Ladies and Gentle
men Of Washington, Georgetown and Alexandria,
are hereby informed that PRoF. CHAs DEGRArH,
Of Philadelphia, will be in Washington soon to
attend himself to any difficult and painful cases.
and he desires all who wish particularly to see
him in reference TO the action of his celebrated
= Electric OH,'' to drop line to him at the Ma
tional Hotel, and he will call on such as early as
his prior engagements will allow-this applies as
,reH TO those who hare rs to those who hive No,
tried the Oil-as he wishes to be of all possible
benefit to suffering humanity, without any expense
to the party for advice
SPECIAL AGENT, National Hotel
WASHINGTON July % 1Sl5-3t
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late fairs at Baltimore, Richmond, and New York
awarded their highest premiums to J. Ii. w for
their superiority Of Photographs, Stereoscopes and
Daguereotypes exhibited
Mr.. w also received two medals at the World IS
Fair, London, and premium at Crystal Palace,
New York.
for three years past.
Whitehurst's Gallery in this city is on Pa ave-
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critics of HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS,
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