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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT

Gensrai land 05ee-TAe SErpeys IL Nee Me1ico.-In-
formation has been received BY letters from the
veyor general Of New Mexico the Commissioner Of the
General Land Office Of the survey Of ninety miles Of the
principal meridian in that Territory. The field Of the
surveyor were enclosed These the first Of the
progress Of the work in this surveying district
Iadiaa BEreau.-H History IF tie Indian TrJes.-We were
shown Yesterday by the Acting Commissioner Of Indian At
fairs Mr. Charles f. Mix four elegantly bound volumes Of
'Schoocras History Of the Indian Tribes illustrated by
s. Eastman the United States army and compiled under
the direction the Indian Bureau They win be presented
to the King Of the Sandwich islands, EauehAneha ",
through his minister, Hon. Mr.. Lee These volumes we're
bound BY Lppneott, Grambo, 4 Co.
The Kzr fadiaaslnormaton has been received at the
office Of Indian Affairs that these Indians positively refuse TO
any further than ST. Louis giving reason, that they
have been joined by second party that they expect still
another and that when they all ready, they viii make
arrangements St Louis aud join their tribe at Coun-
ell Grove They wander about the streets begging, and
perhaps thiering The superintendent complains Of great
difficulty in getting them together The instructions from
the Indian Bureau the superintendent St Louis
request the captains ofteamboa take any Indians
board without the proper written permit and If they will
not accept offer Of sending them home them
to the municipal authorities Migrants He also
agents allow Indians leave the bounds Of their tribe
without permit.
Agricaltaya Dirisioa II he Palea Office. The Copper
We make the following extract Of letter from
pondent Of the Patent Office dated Washa parish Lous
ana giving short Of the culture o. this product
Louisiana
among other valuable plants Of Europe which have
toagpars piaosu.) From roots which Obtained
from Marsees raised two crops Of buds (capers) equal
ing during the winter when proper should have
been taken to cover the with earth would remark
that three years ego received some e9er seed from Naples
which did gerinate, owing as hink to packing them
in air-tiEht vessels
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QN yirtne u decree Dntftasy County
" sung " equ8y Cttn- d
aad ohsfa - iboa.s O. smith aaa ies lae Subscriber il
q pabAe xredaei - Use CanF house do Ackt-
Iuesinys he acts II AauI ID
the isilsrlaE real estate Wcb Rard Is Auasu
ofsa county, died rezcd ard passesaed, 10 IVA.
The pcsent b a..
Baltimore
sHc, ~sbin Ies asn4uT1a
taHpher Ana about Tie sane instance tfc ~ hnrtFe sna
Washington turnpike, healthy desirable This
l4rIn zoo 81 land fair pTop1rou
wood and quantity 81 meadow
And lis uibulAnes. - me fa sl- uaased
has good appis peach oFciara
70 churches schools, mile &C The saciey p 20 erhoaagd
a. uDeKeeptionHble-
kitchen, saAie, ard other Hecesasry clubhouse
The ABOVE properly win b dvaed int5 iso aEs Il 1hascEs
should desire.
Rockville, containing % well uaabeHe Ia lax aud
ehesgnul, win a gat 81 way 10 the public road
Also o 81 - Of cleared land lying about @ d
q Rockville between ihs eeoseioSn ans NashHgn ufakvs
and adjoining lands Brewer, John
W. Spatea, Tb1Ee sphEs bth fur
nlsh sufceDey ~ place There several he
safe pTeserhed By The decree are Ho@a:
IhiEa OF he " be ne c 81
hcauon beeof and the residue spuuE Gt
annually payment be
purchaser Pnrehassrs, D. approved 81 th
os 81 de
The whole purchase before.
good aud suien deed b be sSecutsc and aeknBu
ably 10 lsw VIII 10 Tie purchaser pirhar sa
erfy their heirs, property htal
sold, free, clear discharged Of al CLAIMS n ~ Ps
and o. claiming ~ oS under
them
Persoas wishing purchase t Shows properly b.
The by Charles a. Anderson who resides taef~-
THOMAS O. SMITH, Trustee
August 1. less.
3-dkepzsth
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barrel Of powder explode but escaped with FEW sght
bruises.
The nil was torn 70 pieces There about thou
sand ogr hundred pounds Of powder IN H. which less than
usual
The around the drying house wsre blown up By the
roots, and two horses in the neighborhOod
killed
connected with the mill is said 70 have been
killed, but this seems doubtful.
Drs. Askew, Bush, Wilson, and Draper, from Whining
ton present rendering all the aid their power TO the
wounded.
Mr. Garesche says the explosion been b.
q the Frenehmen who worked in the packng-roo
addicted to smoking pipe Mr.. G. had cautioned him
two weeks previous about and told him quit prem
se quit his pipe and be supposed until that he
had abandoned the practice.
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Payment Fl Coa,raetors.If post Office depend for it
supply Of the mail upon the hostages il collects and The
proceeds thereof fall short Of the amount which the
tractor carrier may authorized receive be viii have
no claim on the department defcency. IT, however,
the proceeds the office supplied for portion Of the term
Of special fall short Of the allowable to the
contractor and during another portion Of that term exceed
it, the excess or 50 much thereof may be necessary for
that purpose be applied the payment Of the def
cheney.
During the existence Of contract for supplying ocs
the postmaster only pay according Instructions in
conformity with the contract and he must forward 70 the
Auditor Post Office Department the receipt Of the
tractor for each payment Immediately upon the close OF the
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IsFcnNn DESPATCH. ]

WILMnSoTox, Ang. The particulars Of the er
posion Of areScbs powder works have been received The
driving house Of the establishment which located IN Eden
Park Was blown up supposed through the careesnes
OF n workman The house contained about and half
ton q powder and explosion and eoncnssion resulting
were tremendous The house had been in operation for
about forty vearr without accident and considered
the safest house at the works AL connected with its
tions were killed At They blown 10 atoms, and
the remains were found variou dstanccsrom forty TO
two hundred yards from house Three Of the worknen
were Frenchmen named Eugene POrene, Joseph Du Pearo
and Francis Fser boy named John Pueh was also EN-
pioyed in the house at the Time All were killed
The explosion Of the dry house caused mil, situated
about three hundred yards distant 70 explode In this
mill four persons were dangerously hurt and two badly
vrounded Peter NJ Giney thrown about forty feet
and Il l. thought will hardly Patrick Burok
running from the mill whom the lightning rod descended
fracturng his skull His recovery Is doubtful Thomas Null
len had bis coarbone broken By the descent Of piece Of
timber.
The engineer Mr.. Mitchell seated At bis poet read
ing newspaper when the explosion took place he saw
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ny ). c. MCGUIRE, Auctso.ssr.

l1CELLEST FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTs
u a public aucton-On Tuesday 10
O'clock, shah sell the residence o gHteinan
SIDE Of lgh
sylranIa avenue all his furniture effects
Rose GOD parlor Haeloas0n and STOOL
Crimson velvet covered s0fa and pafloF chairs
Walnut carved reception chairs What-no
pste mEnse mirror China
Marble-top rosewood fancy tables,
Handsome oil painting, astral iamps
Tapestry, BRUSSELS and 0lhar carpets, uilclotn
Window shades,
Mahogany hair spring sofa and rocker
Do marble sideeoard, ehaiIs
Dining breakfast and other tables
Mahogany French bedsteads,
Do dressing bureaus. wash -tAnds
Boosters and piiiows cOBEtep9nssp blankets
Silver plated cake basket, castors
French china dinner
N Cui-glass tpnbers, wines, sObsta. cutlery
~ Refrigerator cooking aud olh~r
Together requisites md
house eepne articles.
All o s25 s25, credit Of
days, satisfactorily endorsed Leans
JAS. g. MCGUIRE,
Aun5-d Aucuunegr.
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rrwELEvTa IssTALuEsT.-Jusi received three Of
celebrated cotlonsn They conssered
bcE article ladies' and children's
cloth shade heavier than The
housewife an article for shifting
The an the mills
Of huse brands.
assorted fne shFfirFs, BafaAf
York AVID other mills.
100 pieces plaid pke eHmhres and jsckenets
Is pieces Nansook and swiss muslns.
loo irish linens, all qualities.
Also linen sheesng pillow ana table diapers
AN widths and styles, n grsar presusian.
towels, fowelngs, and napkiuE.
goods Gail exarnipe sock,
whien h thoroughly assorted Throughout
pieces rich and glossy PLAIN black sihs a yard, wei
worth O. IS.
Mourning goods fun complete tsP up
he year.
ur sock goods EeneTa family consumption yet
price only Those judges q gnod have much
making their purchases where there roveray
Goods be taken from the for inspection
appreciation, 10 nvads invrray ceatrs confusion
IN
Customers sending purcne for Them VIII he expected
o
particular from the Of spirit Of
guard snd irregularities IN hs
Good articles low prices and fair drnlEn h ea on N ell
fEhhf eNoihhs,
J1lv N-f0,-oif opposue Centre Market
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MILWAUKEE, august Son Wednesday night, at W est
Bend Washington county, in this State, q named
George DebaT called the house Of German named John
Maeher and murdered him. together with his wife and hired
boy under circumstances Of the borrid cruelty He
then robbed the house. set il fire and fed He
rested however, shortly aterward and has barely escaped
lysching at the hands Of our citizens.
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PHILhpELPms, Aug 3.-The steamboat Miantonia, for
mery Of New York. while returning last night from
curson Port Penn with hundred and fifty passengers
into by the towboat Spy, damaging her bows The
former the fats her from sinking There
great alarm among the passengers but all escaped with
out injury.
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BY LEG r. p III

Three Poodey-uaias Exploded.
BALTIM0RE, Aug. 3.-Three Of Garesche spVwder mills,
near wilmington Delaware, exploded this morning shout
O'clock killing and wounding five others. Houses
in Wilmington were violently shaken, and much glass
hrrken.
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GENERAL VS..
quarter

PREPARING FOR ExILE.-The New York Mirror has the
following piece Of personal intelligence:
Santa Anna has become investor in our city real
estate by the purchase Of elegant houses land lots
up town He probably preparing to spend his next exile
cock-fghtng term ia midst Why person 50 con-
tauty in bot water should he called his serene highness
beats our gumpion
THE LAST cAsE "a DEFAIcAnoS.-We copy the following
from the Savannah News:
society or colored persons in this city, organized
under the title Of The Friendly Sons Of Africa for the
purpose OF aiding egrants Liberia have made the
fortunate discovery that their treasurer Dennis Smith
brother African has become deiaulter the full
Of the funds Of The associaton-some $50
ESCAPED FROM rnIsoxTbeFe were two escapes from the
Clinton New Yorf) prison last week One Of the "fugi
tves7 walked into the wardens in midday, dotted
his prison robe made himself possessor Of citizens suit
and marched q the prison yard unrecognsed BY the
keepers or guards What adds TO The aggravation the
aforesaid suit contained SO money the property of the
agent The other escaped at night
REsrsc1rAT1oE IRON pRowxNG-The Glasgow Herald
mentions remarkable Of resuscitaton from drowR-
ing. Miss Murdock young English lady, bathing
with young English lady named shaw, when the latter
got out Of her depth Miss Murdoch placed her Of
danger but herself sunk the bottom She lay there for
fully FIVE minutes when the body recovered cold and
naninats gentleman had ber conveyed 70 his house
where the body rubbed with brandy mustard applied
and The bot bath put in requton To the surprise Of
all she gradually recovered. The Is mentioned 70
give encouragement for the trial Of remedial measures
however cold and nanmate the body may be when
brought out d The water excepting, Of course in
where suhmerson has taken place such length o. time
To preclude al hope
DEIIsHTFuL sUKNER REsrDENCE-Tbe New Orleans pc
pers complain Or the nnumerable bugs and mosquitoes
which this year nfes that city The Crescent SAYS "ht
parallel before known Huge black bugs bonn
bard your papers sebssopoke rattle against your
NUNS and charge upon your writing materials while
nuuerahs millions o. mosquitoes attack you in eve4y d.
rectionassa ruhlesly your hands ase ears nose and
mouth and very often obscure the light Of the gas just
above you by which you writing.
DIsCoRp DURING HoNKY-MooS-Tbe local Exporter d
the View York Evening Post thus illustrates the caprices
lovely
"A few DAYS ago pretty-lookinE young woman a ns-
tive OF Sweden about tWenyour years Of age pcsen Ted
herself al the mayors Office for advice in relation 10 her
domestic affairs She had been married two three
weeks and Il appears dissatisfied with the apartments
provided hv her husband She literary character and
her spouse Is a German musician.
She applied TO Col Ming, the mayors clerk, for r.
dress She stated that hsr husband had only furnished
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Market..

BALrIsoRE, Aug. Wheat five cents better-shite
81 So 81 So; red 81 rs ST. IS; sales closed heavy.
Corn dull-white, IS 81 cents yellow, "a &c
Flour-Howard street and City Mills, IS SO.
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Loo Al " r. w 8.

The following note from the Commissioner Of Public
Buildings correc an error which inadvertently made in
yesterday Is Issue Of the Union
II tao Editor ~ The URioH
observe in the Union Of this morning that you entirely
sapprehended The grounds south Of the Presidents
House belong that establishment and have further
troll of them hathey kept order Repeated
Ept open until 10 clock night for the public
aou and the Secretary Of the Interior having authorized
me To employ Waterman for that purpose, the viii
open every night until that hour evenings
b no one would be disposed visit it for eceaon You
viii obfge by correcting the erroneous statement to
which have referred. Very respectfully
AUGuFT 3 1853 gAo. u. BLAhh.
Our neighborE the Inteigencer senenousy observe
The police should be wAtchfu but be omnipresent
We d. not look for the omnpresenee Of the cts ndeat
gable We merely indulge the faint hope OF their oocasional
presence in few Of public thoroughfares. On Thurs
day night last between ~ and O'Clock gentleman and
his wife residing street. between lh and 18th Streets
were startled from their Elubers by pistosho followed
by crash from falling glass 1t that person
from the had fired pistol at window overlooking
their bedthe bullet passing within two three feet Of the
eepers The report believe did disturb the repose
Of the police.
we are much gra6ed to learn through friend inst from
Portsmouth that the sickness which prevailed Gosport
adjonng Portsmoutb) greatly abated and has assumed
80 little the epidemic form that confidence restored
Very many citizens who had repaired TO Old Point Com
fort so Al TO be beyond reach Of the epidemic have
turned to their homes and the Willard Hotel that cele-
hrated watering place. though having very large number
Of guests scurning there has yet ample and excellent
commodatons for a much larger number.
The circus company Rivers and Derious give their
performance in Georgetown this evening.
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PmLApELPAA, August 2The American congress Of dea-
lists commenced its session to-day this city, embracing dele
gates from all parts Of the world The session Of to-day
devoted private business but the future sessions win be
open the public Among the subjects for discussion viii
be the proprety Of administering ehloroorm patients
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COOKS SToRr, June

Nan KILLED ny HIS soS.--0n Saturday last man
named Tucker Jones residing Dnwddie courthouse
had difficulty with his son Beniamin-a boy-during
which the latter inflicted upon his father wound which
resulted in instant death The South Side Democrat from
which get these particulars says the boy arrested
and hailed al DinwiddIe courthouse be charge
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Carriages and Horse fcr Sale.
A VERY fns buggy seats
~ a vsry French cnupce
horse er Tresi value, being young. geruu, and fast
4 henrssiu
hse sci silver mounted double irrIs
fine bnrsy harness
Apply % Ar. CAUvIs, So. All 18Th street
Aug 3-d3E
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washington National Monument omos.

August J. 1855.
Eeetng OF managers of the WEshnE,gn Ma
n Monument Society, held the 3iEt ul,0 the Follow
ing resolution adopted:
Resolved That advertisement be
ini.igeneer, unof aut the Aectn
The Hon John WsoR late CoHEnone 0f SAC Gene
appointed agent this Society,
aud IA o ONCE.
A true copy. Tesr: CHAs. c. TUCKER,
Secretary al W. N. NJ. Society.
2-d3W
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CrSARp srFANERs-The Jersey City Telegraph says in
about two weeks one Of the Cunsrd win arrive
Der dock city The suspension Of the operations Of
this line has caused considerable distress song the labor
er and who constantly employed for several
years a the wbarves Of the steamship company and the
resumption Of business though i be small scale
viii he hailed with delight by our citizsus
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Tide - G0Usramen Lot ~ The Ciy ~ UasAiayioa.l.
Al the foundation q the governments title city lots the
city o. WAshingt0n deeds from the original prOpr-
Of the land to Thomas BcaI and John MaekAn CAN'T
who thus held the fee in for the original prqprstos
and for the United States
By force Of Legislative Of the State Of MARYLAND
1891 the fee vested in the several cesus
que trust WHISTLER the original grAntOr the United States
or purchasers under either.
s. By force the same O the State u Maryland
construed By subsequent acts Of Congress- the 10
Vey the government vested In different
officers 81 the United taLes-naey, frst board Of
niasoners then superintendent; and finally, the Com
missioner Of Public Buildings.
All convey snees heretofore made BY the board Of
missioner the superintendent the Commissioner suced
10 pass the e provided the eunveyanee otherwise
valid the sales made BY the direction Of and in the
terms and manner prescribed BY the President Of the United
StateE.
5 The power i held BY the present Commissioner
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Cu.toa House DirisioH.-D eipsg 81 Goodlmmediately
after sale By Anetionser Of any goodsnch
claimed goods with the duty unpaid, remaining in public
store one year and duly bonded merchandise remaining
stored the space Of three years from the date Of i'm
portation collector shall proceed to deliver them to the
purchasers the lots parcels belonging 70 them
due payment him Of the for which sod This
delivery shall be made general permit to be counter
signed by the naval officer there be any the port The
duties be limited selling the goods
and his charge such service which shall exceed
the usual com missions the port and all other expenses
properly ehargeab on the goods which may have accrued
must be presented and paid within ten days Of date Of sale
These expenses be Hpporrioned pro The DIFF
fereut lots and parcels and must be made giving
the gross proceeds the amount Of duty and other
expenses and the proceeds Of each lot q goods in the
sale.
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81. Joseph's Academy for Young Ladies,
Nsay Euay.iasburo Frederick County, Md

THE annual session
terms for board and per
Ally II sds Ivan pnens are saa - ma Latin %
for department composed Of ups aneer nin years q
Leuers Of inquiry should MOTHER sUPE
Maryland.
| July s-diyear.
FLEETWOOD cEmETERY.-oaee No aaa Pennsylyania
cemetery plan eelehrsed Greenwood of
ss# m h' aa1 sas T. a c r. h saS
70 s Tbs company nave rsed , saes %
The purchaser and prohibiting 81 sneroaenmenas rS@
dead where aey have plaeed them 'or = has
ua T osner sen H. and throw he @
nscuonsy nio one are pit and legal measures cano
moa5cs s open frs I'M Z g M wa
Obtained Also III orders ior intsrnsnir ia
ysy ., so 10 10 Seventh street. any 'iNr june
CEsERAL AGENCY AT wasHIsGros~-The soi
serher. formerly Of k,ehmona ylrs,nia. having SS ss
tenders bis aery,ess 20 eanans upon as gs
ma per uyd ,er he recsn, ~. oconesrs
Having purchased The manasg q s ss gss ss 3 r. N
revolutionary The FIRST auaiiors otet
s o1ss puse osees oapie
acc @ = s1 ,o% a.. a'asr % s e us Se !
i, where e claimant himself may DC epufeg
R .im ~ under ID, act ID March 1856 giving
charges will be very noderats FELIX hiIhA'D7'
bon. Henry a; wises Aeeomae, Virginia
James G. Hsa,h se ConHlssonsr Of Pensiour RiehHoBd
srufr,rd u. Parker, Richmons, Virginia.
bon. John s. rendeon, Virginia
Hon. Chiffon, Washington, D. C.
william J. Ward, eco. baltimore.
Lewis Timbesnke, esq, New Yosh
Mmrch 7-dkcpIys
,7T1E F.p4.ssr Nhsss sulphur Syringe, Virginia,
open OF and ~ Tar more
condition than they ever have been
ross been published ~
me rssss. s E ,sa ns . na traced y 40
Eou-cs state thal there y R9
mi be made me victim msgi, and sb1 he rspahe
inurns, currency the ~ unsrffng
wi dsnbuse the public mind through " ssps me
dfgri. fA-'--- N'''Na-h'
NTuTICE-I win sen the o street. oppsei-e Frsnkin
IN Square from tsh street. - eizhF ecf
per foot puysent which may = earned from
feei srt-sdns hundred Hna forty feet
porlh IN q thirty feet alley. Ah5hFi SsaiAh
Aug 3-a3w4~
CEMEvT, PLASTER HAIR,
" Aso constantly splendid article 81 cement Pasaef
' " - L4wT0N r. HOOVER,
Potomac Lime Kline, square south q ne
Juiy i7-easw Lower Bridge near GeorEei9EE
ny \. G. MCGUIRE. Aucaanssr.
TRUSTEES SALE OF A VALUABLE Farm SITUATED
Rans cro.s EoadsBy virtne Of i've reeos 81 trust CUB
land records for euun
vsn. sa sss su lsp s ~ asuV hau @
O'Clock, sut1n rooras- valuable tfae q aess
ssinins i27 scres adjoining ssB CrOss tssd sac = "
portion i.be Farm, formerly owned ~ Genera = r va
IL proposed to divide the farm each casuninG
fair proportion of open nsd wood land and 70 p 80
half me growing One q te i %
tanning "a has good Eubstsrisl fsfraheuses SN
i dwelling. hnrn, and other oct buildings on ~
II The auctten rooms.
onrourth residue IN u nrd y nuut WIZ
JAS g. Nctuitbr
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THE Contractors
Il tools and machines
bills OF timber and iron
tons. BY George Cole,
many large engravings.
lars.
Aug 4
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Book, Of working drawings OF
used IN constructing public works, with
and valuable tables ard data for caicula-
civil engineer. One volume folio, with
Just issued from The press price ten dcl-
FRANCK TAYLOR.