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USOR SALE on LEAsE----A number Of un-
E improved lots fcr sale or lease located 10 v.rious
parts q the city. aoaa rak Y. wAD
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PROCLAMATION.

IMPORTANT NOTICE.--The best mate
IL rial and the best work only allowed in the SHIRTS
made and sold by WIN. II. FAULKNER, the only
practical Shirt Maker in the city of Washington Try
and temper Gentlemen measured, and good fit
guaranteed in all cases. ut 4nh 7.a.
Orders attended TO with despatch. Please note the
address, SIGN OF THE SHIRT,
Pennsylvania avenue, between
Third and Four and-a- Half sts., south side
dec 5-lyd tt@ t+al e. 8 .@l
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IT AIDES WORK BOxEs.--A fresh supply
dec 22-2t
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n.oo.,,r.r ~ Rn;ydiops.

W. G.. DEALE offers his services to builders and
others as Measurer of all work connected with the
erection of buildings. All orders left ut the corner
of Seventh and Streets No. 526, second story will
be promptly attended 10. nov l3-eou
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COFFTN WAREROOM, &C.

u OTHwELL n BROWN, AUCTION
III GERS and Commission Merchants, Lou
siana avenue, opposite the Bank Of Washington, viii
give attendance 10 all business committed 10 their
tons Of property real or personal. They respectfully
solicit a share OF the patronage Of the public
They are now opening and arranging for sale an
extensive assortment OF .A IS .l
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
fevcry variety, to which they invite the attention
Of persons furnishing
They have on hand supply OF ~
APPLES AND ONIONS,
Purchased in Boston, and viii shortly be provided
with
POTATOES.
All Of which viii be disposed Of at private sale.
nov l3-42aw2rn tf rfltN u y
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NOTICE TO spEI4NQUENT TAX
ssiHaN ~ 1-e'p ss ~
Collectors Office, Dec. s, 1854.
NIOTICE is hereby given that the list Of delin-
~ quent property IL III course OF preparation, and
will he completed and published ON or about the LIST
of January 1855 All persons interested are earnestly
requested TO come forward and (by psyingl relieve
the undersigned from the unpleasant duty OF enforc
ing the collection and themselves nom the onerous
additional expense attending Al advertisement.
II. J. ROCHE, Collector.
dec 1-dIIan 1
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A GENCY I'M WASHINGTON CITY

"A WILLIAM II. HULL, (for several years an
Examiner in the Pension 0fice,) viii attend 10 the
prosecution of claims against the Government such
as Bounty Lands, Pensions, Back and Extra Pay
DC. - -. - t5.34
Refer 70 Hon. L. p. Waldo, Commissioner Of PEN
sions, Hon John Wilson, Commissioner General
Land enicc, and to the Heads Of Departments and
Bureaus genePly.
nov 13-ly
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BUSINESS CARDS.

JOSEPH C.. G. KENNEDY,
LATE OF THE CENSUS OFFICE,
Prosecutes Claims before Congress and the Depart
..1y3 ssE ments.
Office, corner Tenth street and Pennsyvania avenue
over the Savings Bank.
dec Sly ~
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NOR SALE LOW
u so bushels Of Dried Peaches
100 barrels family and extra Flour, WEIGH and
RICHARD J. RY0N,
dec ls--eo9w Corner 9th and D streets.
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PLUMB,s DAGUERREAN ROOMS,

Z Over TOdd'S Hat btOfe, Eenns avenues
VuyHE Pictures taken at this establish
III ment cannot possibly be excellcd, as the appa-
raus and chemicals used Of the best description
consequently bad picture is an impossibility Wis
fort and the charges which are low, vary in propo
ton to the style. The rooms are beautifully fitted
up, and contain portraits Of hundreds OF celebrated
public characters and are always open for the exam
nation of yisiters nov 13-3m
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: MRS. HERMAN 81 CO.,

No. 81 North Eitan street, near Lexington,
4s', ~ea 4tiisa BALTIMORE, 1885,
Will thoroughly clean all kinds of Ladies and Chill
drens Dresses made Of silk, velvet or WOOL gentle
mems Goats, Pants and Vests, without shrinking or
taking of the natural gloss.
TIE Utmost PunetualRy Narrated.
White Grape Shawls done up equal TO new.
,Allordcrs lcftat Vim. p Shcdd's, Fancy Goods and
Millinery 5o2 18th street. Washington, d. c. will be
attended to- laeiss q Z. dec iS-9w
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HOUSE FOR RENT ON STREET.
Ii The house, No. bl7, on street north, between
Sixth and Seventh, two story and attic, containing
eight rooms and yard 100 feet deep Said house is
brick and in an excellent neghborhood, and near the
Northern Liberty Markcthousc. Rent, 5000
! Possession given LIST Of January
Inouire of ROTHWELL BROWN,
Auctionecrs,
dec ta-cotf aI-s.a Louisiana avenue.
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UOUsE-KEEPINC GOODS.

HOUSEKEEPING GOODS.
IF YOU wish 10 purchase Your house-keep-
ing goods, ut very low price, call on the under
signed, No 395, Pennsylvania avenue, bctwccn Four.
nnd-a half and Sixth streets, where You can ma
every article In that limo. am receiving large
supply Of goods suitable for the present season.
fr' R0BT. ISRAEL.
H. oodoxy;f
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JACOB WEAVER,
Cabinet Maker and Undertaken Of Funerals,
At short notice, .s ss
No 81 ROSS Street, near Eutaw,
Baltimore. nov ID
VERY ELIGIBLE DMELLING-HoUsE

VERY ELIGIBLE DWELLING.HOUSE
TO LET. -+..s8., h .,-t1
vUyHE four story house ON G street, west
of Four-anda- half street. recently occupied by
the Rev Dr. Butler, having been thoroughly repaired
and enlarged, is now offered for rent, or would be
sold at reasonable price.
A spacious dwelng-housc on 7th street. above
street north of the Patent Office, having every con-
vcnience for the accommodation Of large family,
with spacious yards, stabling, &c Apply at
ROTHwELL d BROWNS
Auction Store,
dec on--eo6t onposite the Bank Of Washington.
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Nh G. EMERY,S Granite Marble and
IvAs Brown Stone Yard, corner of b and Second
streets Office ON Second street. between b and G
streets. Residence 4ls + street. between Sixth and
Seventh. [EAEt A.EIH .MEI n 80 noyl7 Z.
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DRESS AND CLOAK MAKING.

DRESS AND CLOAK MAKING.
es Mrs. G. ". JOHNSTON,
Pennsylvania avenue, third door from Tenth street.
entrance on ID street.
Will take several Apprentices. Also, good hands
wanted. i4Gt a
She will cut and baste, cut Innings and Patterns
dec 4-lyRN h
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-09-12
y,at.r from Europe.

The steamship Atlantic arrived at New York
on the 9th inst, bringing Liverpool dates to 18th
ut. The news will disappoiat public expectation,
which was looking for something decisive from
the seat Of war Affairs remain unchanged in
the Crimea, and the only intelligence of interest
is the details of the commandment Of Sweaborg
and the battle on the Tcharnays. Even in re-
gard to these the fog is not entirely dispeled.-
The Russian loss at Sweaborg is put down at for
tv killed and one hundred and sixty wounded, but
lii is reasserted that the Notifications were de
stroyed. How this could be accomplished with
so trifiing loss does not appear.
The Russian accounts, however, assert that no
injury was done to tile Publications, batteries or
guns, and that the destruction of the stores was
the only damage inflicted. The confirmation Of
this account will subject the admirals of the allied
fleets to the ridicue of the world. The success
of the allies on the Tchernaya is confirmed, and
the loss of the Russians in killed and wounded is
put down at four thousand whilst the allies lost
but one thousand. This great success has not
been followed by any increased activity on the
part of the allies as they had neither followed the
Russians across the river nor made their final at
tack upon the Maakhoff. The bom5ardment had
recommended, but Gortschakoff speaks of the fire
as light and doing little damage. The return of
the bomb vessels from the Baltic indicates that all
serious operations there have been abandoned for
the season. On the Baltic and White Seas some
small achievements by the fleet are reported
The general news has no point of interest beyond
the rumor that a new peace project was on the
tapis but this was probably only rumor.-
Queen Victoria was at Paris where her reception
had been grand and enthusiastic.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-09-12

SANTA ANNA AT HAvANA.-Santa Anna arriv-
ed a. Havana on the Path ult in the war steamer
I,urb,de, accompanied by his family and some
friends who shared his flight. He remained un-
Ill the Goth ult., when he left in the steamer Gu
errero with his family for Caracas via St. Thorn
as He did not go on shore, although Gen. Con
cha sent an aid de camp on board the steamer 10
congratulate him upon his safe arrival, and to in
vte him to come on shore, the state carr age be-
ING at the landing place to receive him. The l.
,urbde would return to Vera Cruz in few days.
Santa Anna was saluted with twenty-One guns on
his arrival and departure. The Havana Cores
pondsn! of the New Orleans Picayune states that
whilst there. Santa Anna, offered to loan certain
merchants of Havana large sums of money, but he
demanded higher rate of interest than they felt
inclined to pay, and his offer was consequently
not accepted
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-09-12

Editors Spectator One Of the most useful
articles, in we'll conducted school is good black
board, one that has smooth face showing "chalh
marks" distinctly, and at the same Of such col
OF that it will no, gmmer.
The blackboard that possesses all these quail.
tiles is the cheapest one, moreover, that can be
made: and as am often applied to for directions
for making them. have thought might confer
favor on those who are building new school houses
OF repairing old ones, by furnishing the insIruc-
tions for publication in your sterling paper.
In the first place, the scratch coat, made with
coarse sand, is pu, upon the laths, or brick wall
as usual in plasterng the brown coat then follows
which is left little rough under the "hoat;''
when the brown coat is perfectly dry, the black
coat is put on. This is prepared Of n,ason's put
ty, ground plaster and beach sand mixed in the
proportions for hard finish. The coloring matter
is larnpblack, wet with alcohol or whskey. form
ing mixture Of the consistency Of paste; this is
mixed with the other ingredients just as they are
about to be spread on the wall.
For Ten square yards Of board, take ! pecks Of
mason's putty; | ] pecks of fine sand; Il peckS
! of ground plaster; pounds oflampblack, mixed
up with gallons Of whskey. Any intelligent
plasterer can very soon try experiments, so as Il
succeed. The black surface requires more ,cork
ing with the smoothing trowel, than ordinary
white finish. 1t is finished by softly smoothing
with wet brush.
When perfectly dry this is as hard as slate
and almost as durable, if properly used. Care
> ould be taken not to got in too much lampblack
The advantages of this board may be summed
up, in the language of its inventor, the lamentee
Page, of the n Y. Normal School, as follows =
/. The chalk easily takes effect on it. 2. The
chalk is much more easily wiped off. 3. There
is but little noise made in writing on it. 4. There
is no reflection of light upon it. 5. 1t is cheaper
as it costs but triie more than hard finish.
There ought to be belt of this board all a
round every schoolroom-where there are small
children, the lower edge should be two feet from
the floor and the board three feet wide All along
the lower edge should be chalk trough, made
by mailing thin strip Of board inches wide tc
| The blank that bounds the blackwood, then nail
ing strip in front inches wide this holds thu
chalk. pointers, brushes Sc and catches the dus
from the board. simple moulding should finisf
the top The best thing for removing the chall
marks.is brush made by mailing strip ofsheep
skin with the wool on, 10 board of IL inches
| long. 8 wide and thick. The brush should II
always dry.
| By long use the board sometimes gets loo smooth
It is restored, by washing with solution made
Of one part of glue to two parts of alum In water
made very thin and applied with whliewash
brush.
Hoping that my patient fellow laborers in th'
cause If education may be benefited by these sug
gestions remain yours &c,
.Mossu Creeh academy. j.. Ii.
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A SPLENDID CAsE.-By the last steamer from

A SPLENDID CANE.-By the last steamer from
California cane was received at Boston as pre-
sent Tor Gov. Gardiner. 1t has head of solid
gold, adorned by eight briliants, and is valued at
$500. 1t bears the inscription, "Henry j. Gard
ner Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts." "From his Boston friends in San Fran
cisco, California, in token of their admiration OF
his courage in sustaining the Constitution and
laws of his country by upholding her Judiciary in
the discharge Of duty" This tribute is pres
ented as a memorial, July 4th. 1850" On one
side Of the head of the cane is the coat Of arms Of
Massachusetts, and on the other the coat of aims
of California A locket at the top Of the head O.
pens by spring, and discovers specimens of gold
from Shasta, Kern River, Sonora and Gold Bluff
The extreme head of the cane is of golden quartz
from Marposa, and is very rich.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-09-12

PREPARATIoEs FOR BLoopsHED.-The Sag
NIGHTS in Cincinnati are making preparations for
a repetition of the bloody tragedies which were
enacted in our cities on the 9Th inst. The same
incendiarism which was used by the leaders and
demagogues of the foreign party here is now ac,
lively employed in our sister city. Every pos
sible means is resorled to with view TO induce
the foreign population to arm themselves and then
to use their arms against natve-born citizens
The leaders have gone SO far as 10 send out com
lnittees to solicit subscriptions to purchase arms
Yet, after the preparation Of the crimes which
they now contemplate and provide for, they will,
no doubt, as has been done in this city, impudent-
ly charge the American party with having melted
the riots.-LouisvilIe Journal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-09-12

FEMALE PHYSICIANS VOLUNTEERING FOR
PoRTsMoUTH.-Miss Ellen p. Smell writes from
Saratoga Springs to the Board of Health of Ports
mouth, as follows: We have found three thor.
oughly educated Female Physicians, who have
had considerable experience in ordinary practice,
and who are willing TO come on and do their Ut
most in prescribing for and Nursing the sick there
if assured upon good authority that their service:
are really needed, and would be acceptabts.-
Newspaper accounts cannot always be relied upon
and therefore they prefer awaiting the assurance
from you that shall authorize their starting upon
so perilous, yet truly benevolent an undertaking
Should you consider it necessary tor them to come
on. will be glad to accompany them, and aid
what can in laboring for the suffering and dying
of your afflicted city. await your early reply
with much anxiety, The party, if they come
will bear their own expenses with the truest sym
pathy and respect.
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Cranes.

Our horticultural and mercantile friend, Mr.. j..
F. J. White of the firm of White s. Patton, left
at our office last week a mess of grapes, of his
own growing, which we relished amazingly, as
"lhe first of the season." Among the lunches
was one perfectly green, as specimen Of large
and Furnishing ''second CROP from the same vines
which will not be ready for some time after the
first crop is destroyed. Of course Mr.. White
will send us another specimen of these grapes
when they have arrived at maturity.
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Eraatus Brooks.

This gentleman has been nominated by the A
merican party Of New York city for reelection &c
the State Senate, but the Wings, by vote of Is
to IA, have refused to adopt him as their candi-
dale. Mr. Brooks is editor of the N. Y. Express
and is well known from his recent controversy
with Archbishop Hughes about church property
The Journal of Commerce says the Seward por-
ton of the Wings intend this blow at Mr.. B. as
an effort to appease the Archbishop, whose sup
port they expect in the coming election, and call:
upon all independent citizens to come to his sup
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proto.,.n. .nd oasnolie clergy.

Whenever any part of the country is desola'ep
by pestilence there is disposition manifested by
a class o. people to make invidious comparisons
between the Protestant and Catholic clergy who
reside in the infected locality. This spirits ex-
hibited now towards the Clergy of Norfolk and
Portsmouth. Catholic Priests, we are told, have
stood their ground and abored night and day while
Protestant ministers have deserted their fiocks.-
The truth is, however, that but one of tho Pro-
testan pastors Of Norfolk has left the place since
the fever appeared, and the motives OF that one
for leaving may be good and sufficient, for aughs
we have heard TO the contrary. Two have lett
Portsmouth, one of whom at least was influenced
by motives which every christian man will justify.
That Catholic Priests and Sisters Of Charity
are worthy of admiration and praise for their SELF
sacrificing attentions to the sick and dying in times
of pestilence will not be denied by any one ac-
quainted with the facts; but it must not be forgot
ten that, if they should on some occasions exhibit
more devotion than other ministers, their Greco
requires more of them. The Protestant minister
nstructs his charge and points the way to Heaven
but he claims no right or power to open the gates
of Paradise and usher them in or to grant the par
don of sins. The Catholic, on the other hand,
believes in the doctrine of prestly absoution, and
practses the rite Of extreme JUNCTION. The Pro-
testant minister, therefore, can do comparatively
little good to the stricken of his flock while the
Catholic is supposed to hold in his hands the is-
| sue of eternal life OF death. We allude to this
point of difference only TO illustrate how the Pro-
testant may at times, without proving recreant to
duty retire before the pestilence and the Catholic
NAV not. This view of the cascades not diminish
the praise for moral heroism due to Catholic priests
who brave pestilence and death at what they con.
slider the call of duty 10 others, but it relieves Pro
testants of the odium of consulting their own safe
ty and leaving others to perish. In the two Vir
gna cities now so grievously afflicted, the clergy
of all denominations, some of whom have fallen
appear to have done what they could from no de-
sire, we doubt not, for human applause, but from
higher and better impulses. Scotfers at religion
and political partzans try to obtain capital out o
the pestilence in vain.
There is another difference between Catholic
and Protestants-or rather difference in TIT
treatment of them by portion of the communit,
Ito which we may refer. When band of Sis
tiers of Charity go to help the afflicted, the act
heralded forth and held up to universal admiration
but the good deeds of Protestant nurses who quiet
ly watch by sick beds are little spoken Of.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-09-12

THE REBELLION IN CHINA.-The accounts
from China for some months past have justified
the belief that the revolution was at stand, and
the insurgents had met with serious reverses.-
The Overland Friend of China, Of June 9th, re-
ceved by the last European steamer, however,
contains intelligence received through the North
China Herald and copied from the Pekin Gazette,
dated in April st,ofthe capture oftwo three CT
ties by the rebels, situated in the province Hopih.
This province is situated westerly from
Nankin, at distance of about 300 miles. In the
meantime we have no late information of the pro
gress of the insurgents in the north. From the
absence of any account of their advance upon the
capitol, while these operations are recorded in the
official Gazette, it is natural to infer that in that
quarter nothing of importance had occurred. The
cities of Wool Chang and Slang Quang in Hopih,
are situated southerly from Pekin at distance Of
six or seven hundred miles.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-09-12

A Hint TO FARMERs.-The celebrated sgd
ney Smith was a practical philanthropist. Who
but good man would have erected universal
scracher" for the beasts of his fields? Hear
wha, he says on this topic:
al am all for cheap luxuries, even for animals.
Now all animals have a passion for scratching
their backbones; they break down your gates and
palings to effect this Look! There is my uni
versal scratcher, sharp edged pole, resting on a
high and low post, adapted 10 every height. from
horse to lamb Even the Edinburgh review
er can take his turn. You have no idea how po-
pular it is | have not had gate broken since
nut il up. have it in all my fields"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-09-12

QUEEN VICTORIA IN FRANoE.-At the date
of the last advices from Europe Queen Victoria
was in France. She was received at Boulogne
by the Emperor, who did homage by kissing her
right hand and then imprnting kiss on both OF
her cheeks. In her progress through Paris to st.
Cloud she was attended by about lO0,0OO troops,
and the number of spectators was estimated at
100000 The Queen was accompanied by Prince
Albert, her two oldest children and several mem
bers of her household. 1t is more than four hun
bred years since British sovereign set foot In
Paris, and then he came as a conqueror.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-09-12

Gotham is all agog with an old French actress,
recently arrived, Mile. Rachel. She made her
first appearance Monday nght-had full house
and achieved great success. She acts French
plays, in the French language-and great many
people attend, to make it believed they under
stand French. But So night 10 listen to dull
play in an unknown tongue won't pay. The
large foreign population in New York may support
Mile Rachel for few weeks; but if she extends
her excursions to the provinces, she will find that
acting is not like music, which vndcates its pre-
rogative in every cline, without regard to Ian
puaoe.-Rich. Whig.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-09-12

yLosT BAGGAGE.-The Cleveland Herald Of
Friday last contains an advertisement of two hun
dred,irunks, boxes and packages to be sold by the
Cleveland and Toledo Railroad Co., on the 18th
Of November next, unless previously claimed and
the charges paid no, one article in ten out Of the
whole contains the address of the owner. Hence
the difficulty experienced by the Company in Civ
ing information as to the loss. lfevery traveller
would take the precaution to have his name and
residence distinctly painted on his trunk, or vase
or travelling bag, few losses would occur OF the
Kind