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Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-11

The Philadelphia Erening Bulletin occasionally
bestows upon its readers some wholesome repri
mands, and here is one Of them: :
alt is n most unfortunate point in our national
character that the gain of sixpence almost inva-
riably involves an equal expenditure. IL is unfor-
Innate that any one whose means are presumed
to be in tho remotest degree capable Of maintain
ing himself respectfully is absolutely forced, and
that almost exclusively by public opinion, into a
course of rosewood, new carpets, brown stone,
and jewelry which would make the eyes Of an
average European Baron open TO their fullest OK
tent: firstly, at the cost; and, secondly, at the
fashy bad taste displayed. There was time
within the memory Of our graver seniors when
extravagance-tho blind expenditure Of money
on idle show-was comparatively unknown, and
when il simply kept pace with social position
and fortune Now VIC hear on every tide at home
convulsive chuckles as TO the way in which we
go it, while abroad people are beginning to
speak pityDgly Of our American extravaganza.
What is the use, sense, or advantage of our
dressing at all times SO expensivelyi Is there
any beauty to be found in extravarant apparel,
in French hats, IN lloniton lace, or in sables,
when admiration Of them is mingled with hints
Of close management at home or Of mortify-
ing Inconsistency in expenture in other matters
TO one acquainted with the prices of tho more
expensive articles Of dress the amount daily
worn in American cities is absolutely startling.
Were there standard or n limit supposed 10
exist in proportion TO the means the case would
not be 70 bad, hut II would seem MS if u were in
cumbont on tho very poorest TO dress nj all haz-
yards as if leading at all times life Of elegant
leisure =
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PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO ELEC-

The election for Canal Commissioner and mem
bers Of the Legislature took place Tuesday
The candidates for the first named Office were
Plummer, Democrat, and Nicholson, Wing,
know-nothing and Freesoil; in other language,
a 'sfusionist. -
But few returns have been received; these
show that the Democrats in Philadelphia have
largely gained oyer the opposition since the last
gubernatorial election; and similar gratifying
result is apparent in the returns from other parts
Of the State. According to the present com
plexion Of affairs, Democracy has triumphed
gloriously in Pennsylvania.
In Ohio there are three gubernatorial candi-
dates in the field, but the returns are so mea gre
to afford no criterion of the result
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Inc cars leave Washington daily at aud 81
A. M, and 3 and Al p. M, except Sunday, on
which day they leave AT AZ p. M.
For AIexandria,
The Washington and Alexandria boats cave
hourly. Fare Eve cents.
For Rockville,
The stage Raves the office, corner of d and eth
streets, every morning at O'Clock. Fare 81.
For Upper Marlboro,
The stage leaves the Office, norihwes, corner OF
y and OH streets, every morning at o'clock
Fare 81 so
For GordonsviIie,
The cars leave Alexandra daily, al II O'Clock,
for Gordonsvir and intermediate place
For Richmond,
|. The boat leaves the wharf at the terminus o I
18th street daily al A. M and O'Clock, y. M:
Fare SIS so.
For Leesburg,
The stage leaves the office, United States Hotel,
every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
California Steamers.
The regular mail steamers leave New York on
the 9th and Goth of each month. Persons DESTROYS
OF writing from this city should mail their letters
on the 81 and 18th OF each month, by p. NJ
The Post ONCE.
The Northern and Eastern mail is opened al
O'Clock, A. M, and halfpast p. NJ; closes al 81
l.. NJ. and 9 i. M.
The Great Southern Mail il opened al s A. M
and closes at p. M. The Southern Mail. as far
South as Wilmington, North Carolina, arrives at
hall.psst z. M, closes at p M
The Northwestern Mail is open AT halEpast
T. NJ, closes al 3 p. M.
The Western Mail is open al O'Clock, A. NJ,
closes al 3 F. M
The Norfolk Mail arrives at II O'clock p. M.
closes al z. M, daily, except Sundays.
The California Mail, direct, closes here on the
Sd aud 18th ofeach month, at p. NJ.
The Warrenton Mail arrives / O'clock A. NJ,
closes at 10 A. M.
The Warrenion Springs Mail arrives at II
o'clock, A. M, closes al 10 A. M. aud 9 +. NJ
Rates of Postage:
Each half ounce. under 5000 miles, prepaid,
cents.
Each half ounce, prepaid, over 5000 niles, 10
cents.
All printed matter in granddaughter in the
United States:
First three ounces. ............. / cent
Each subsequent ounce. / cent.
If not prepaid, double these rates
But
Newspapers and Periodicals paid quarterly
in advance:
First three ounces. ........... ] cent?
Each subsequent ounce. ...... IA cent.
And, II weighing not over II or, in the State
where published one-hali of The above rates, aud
weekly papers, in the county where published,
free.
small Newspapers and Periodica.s--pub-
lished monthly or oftener, wbeL sent IN packages
weighing al least oz. prepaid, cent per OF.
Pamphlets OF il octavo pages or less, cent
an ounce.
Books, bounl or unbound, weighing not more
than pounds, may be sent by mail, for each or,
as follows:
Under 1900 miles, prepaid, cent Unpaid, L CT.
Over 4" IL /" cts.
Fractions over a single rate charged one
rate.
Periodicals, in the sense used above, are
publications issued in three months, or
ofiener."
Efs- The California Mail steamers sail from
New York on the 5th and 20Ih of each month
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THANKscIviNe IN VrRGNA.-Gov. Johnson,
of Virginia, has recommended and set apart day
of Thanksgiving and prayer, in view of the abate-
ment Of the awful pcstilencc that has desolated
two Of the cities Of the State. The Governor
disclaims all authority to require or control in the
case, but simply recommends that all the people
unite in rendering homage and thanksgiving.
lie names the fifteenth Of November as a day 10
be religiously observed, in freedom from business
or care, and with proper feeling Of humiliation
and reverence.-.Nat. intel
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THERE rs NO OTHER SIDE TO THE
QUESTION-THE NAVAL HOARD.

We give the following extract from "a Friend
Of the Navy" to the Richmond Enquirer, which
squares entirely with our own views upon the
course of the Naval Board.
We have rod in pickle for it ourselves, and
are only waiting to collect all the facts that
should bear upon it, 1t is like the late Know
nothing party; its proceedings won't bear the
light Of day, and hence we suppose they are not
vouchsafed to us. We shall try TO do everybody
justice--the sinned against and SHINING Justice
rage has been committed upon the most cherished
principle Of the Magma Charta.
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LAKEWOOD HOUSE,

NEAR THE NATIONAL THEATRE.
No. 3Ia. Front on PennsyIvania Az
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EILNT's HOTEL

PENNsYLvANlA AVENUE,
WASHINGTON CITY.
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For Hnllinnore

Nos. 27O and 272, Pa. av. and 1 2th 81.
]. II. IL A. w. HARDWOOD.
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THAVELIN O.
ND POST OFFICE IMPORTATION
WILLARD,s HOTEL,
iRO'v ms MARBLE HOTEI

CORNER PA. AVENUE AND l4rH STREET.
j. g. g. Al. A. willard.
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Any spinner found rith his irindOW OPEN. Is.
Any spinner found dirty al his nork. ..... Is.
Any spinner found rashing himself. Is.
Any spinner leaving his oil can out ofits
place. .................... Cd.
Any spinner repairing his drum-banding,
with his gas lighted. ...........,,.. 2s.
Any piecer piiting tcater on the staircase,
from DIGGING can ....-............. Is.
Any spinner slipping with hls gas lighted. D.
Any spinner putting his gas out too soon. H.
Any spinner spinning with gas-light too
long ~ the morning. ............... p.
Any spinner having his lights too large,
tor each light. .................... Is.
Any spinner heard uhistiing ............ Is.
Any spinner having hard ends hanging on
IT'S Wc'ghs.' -........ ....... Do.
Any spinner having hard ends on carriage
Dand ........... ................... Is.
Any spinner being fire minutes after last
Dell rings. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. %.
Any spinner having rolled laps, no more
than two draws for each rolled lap.... Cd
Any spinner going further than the rowing
room door, when fetching rovings. $50. Is
Any spinner being sick, and cannot find
another spinner 10 give satisfaction,
must pay for steam, per day.......... Cs
Any spinner found in anothcrs wheel
gaze. .......... ..............,.... Is.
Any spinner neglectng 10 send his sweep
ngs three mornings in the week . U.s.
Any spinner having little waste on his
spinules. .........."......... Is.
[All these fines are as easy to be made as tie
undermining can scratch his pen; and il is entirely
at his humor or caprice
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Newspapers and PerIodIcaIs-paidau arle

Efy- The California Mail steamers sail froi
New York on the 5th and 20lh of each month
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All these fines are as easy to be made as the
undermining can scratch his pen and il is entirely
al his humor or caprice
cat Tyldesley they work fourteen hours per
day, including the nominal hour for dinner: the
door is locked in trorking hours, except half an
hour al zen time; the work-people are not allowed
10 send for water TO drink, in the hot factory;
and even the rdin-Uaier is locked up, by the mas
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-20
mississippi.
New Jersey.
from the Yorkvillc Citizen, Nov. lO.]
RaII-RGad Meeting i'm Dallas.

During Court gesk Of Gaa'nn county the friends
"G h.. Wil-,:-s'-"r G%--:'., ,4 Ru'I''' fO' d'''r
Rail Road held large and enthusiastic meeting
in Dallas.
The prime obrc: Il the meeting was to consi,
der the proposition made by Lnc"lnrOn to the PEG.
pie OF Castor, viz: that The read should pass
over The Tuckasregc ridge, within four miles OF
DallS, if CASTOR county would subscribe 10000
dulars.
After The meeting was organized, W. LANDER,
Eco, of Lincoln took the floor and addressed ,h+
meeting at IengIh, showing the importance of the
proposed route, and urging them, the route
through Dallas was nov out of the QUESTION, at
once to secure The advantages OF road passing
within four miles of the County seat.
H. w. GUIoN, B>q., President Of the Road.
f,llawed Mr.. Lander. lie also in an eloquent
speech urged the necessity of accepting the pro-
position, and called upon the people OF CASTOR to
submit no longer to be "skHned" by other Safes.
but 10 corae out manfully and secure for them
selves and their Posterity the inrs'Imabe advan-
tages of a railroad connection with the sea coast
Of her own State. lie said The amount asked by
Lincoln was small and warned the people OF Gas.
ton, that if they failed 10 accrpt the proposition,
II the last opportunity they would ever have
Of constructing a rail road through their territory.
r. p. WARING, Esq, late Of the "Western
Democrat" then addressed lhe meeting. He ad-
yocated the proposition made by Lincoln, and
argued that It's acceptance was now the best and
only thing that could be done IN the premises.
Mr.. WHITE, OF CASTOR, IN a few pertinent re-
marks also advocate d the acceptance Of The LIN
colo proposition, when the discussion closed
by Mr. JASPER SrowE, who conceded in the opin.
ions expressed by The gentlemen who preceded
him.
The meeting then adjourned without any f.
aile action.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-20
From the Wilmington Herald.


1t is known that the preparatory survey Of that
portion of tie Wilmington, Charlotte and Ruher.
ford Railroad, from Charlotte to Rutherlnrd;on,
has been completed; and 1t will be ascertained,
we think, when the report Of the Engineer is made
public that the route offers serious imped
an the way Of the construction of The work. All
,ha: will be needed will he liberia! subscription
10 the stock, by the Counties most Interested
Major Mcintyre, The general agent, is now cam
Sassing the counties this side OF Charlotte foI the
purpose OF obtaining subscripIions and The cner.
getic President Of the Company, u. ". Guion,
Esq, has taken The Geld Tor like Object.
The counties up above have not done their whole
duty. Robeso1, has mol responded as we had
right TO expect she would respond. Richmond
has done better, but has vet reached her ma
Arson, Union, and Mccklcnhurg have done worse
We say this p1ore in surprise than capriousness.
The road if ever tuil,, will advantage these coun
ties SO materiaIly-wiIl add so much To th~ir
wealth and prosperity-that The wonder is, So itIe
interest is apparently manifested in its success.
ClesVeland county, through which The road will
probably pass. has subscribed sixty-two thousa nd
doliarsJ while Rutherford, the western terminus
of the road, has subscribed but ffty eight thousand
dollars.
This will not answer. II our friends above
wish ,he road built, they must come down more
literally than they have yet done. They must
liner ease their subscriptions. Rutherford county
Is able to subscribe 500, 900; and she ought to
do 1t. The Western Eagle, an able paper pub.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-20

KANSAS TRoUBLEs AFFRAY-The S..
Louis Republican has the following additional
particulars relating to the recent atemn, to kill
Pat. LsughIin, AT Donphan, Kansas territory OF
the morning Of the 3lst ut;
On that day Samuel Collins who was, it
seems, Colonel OF one of; he regiments of the "Kan.
sas LEGION an exposition Of which had been
made by Mr.. L"ughIin, determined to force him to
make retracton, or TO kill him. With his de.
termination, he and some twelve other of his
friends proceeded to seek out Dir. Laughlin and
demanded an unqualified retraciion Of his recent
statements. This he refused TO do, and Collins
Immediately snapped his gun at him, but foriu.
nately The weapon was turned aside by IL sprcla
tor. LauehIrn then drew revolver and shot and
killed HIM. Mr.. l.. was dangerously hurt in tho
conflict by knife wound in the side. At tho
same time, Mr.. Lynch, friend of his was
wounded in the head by the discharge of gun.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-20
The Elections.

The mist is gearing away, and we now begin 10 see
the result of the elections which recently took place
several States The verdict IS looked to win Pecu
liar interest, connection with the next PresI ena
election 1t will be that tie returns have come
in more favorable 10 the Democrats than the first news
Indicated.
EOuiAiana.
The Democrats have carried their entire ticket for
State officers in louisiana Robert &. Wickliic is
the Governor elect. The successful candidates for
Congress arc George Eutis, Jr, Miles Taylor, lhoS
g. Davidson, and John NJ. Sandidge, the three last
eng Democrats The Know Eothings have
majority Of about ESQ in the city Of New Orleans,
While the Democrats have about two thousand ma
jority in the STATE. The Legislature i also Demo
eTatie,
Scu-YOIk.
TIE result in this fused and confused State i rs
fellows:
For Secretary Of State Jead!v, X. " 9o.72l !;
ling Fusion. e4,qll; Hatch, Soft, Jag; Narl,
IEarI. 425O6.
The State Senate stands Fusion, 10; X. X, l,
Democrats, :. IT." Democrats, = ; X. "
~; Fusion 10 Ia ti.. city Of New York the Hard
anI soft Democrats elected five Of their candidates
-- the Know Nr;hng, or.!y three.
ES,.roaiEy.
A. Ear rs heard from, Barstow, Dem, has for
Gov, NOR Of WISCONSIN, $40 majority.
Oaio.
The complete returns from Ohio show that the
glorious victory "f the black Republicans is just no
victory nj all Chase licks about 10000 of ma
jority or the popular vote. His plurality over Me-
dill - !. coo, hot -0,GQ0
TIaryIInd;
The Know Nothing majority in this State is only
2,e35 Bowie an Stewart, (Dcmocrats,) and Iii
caul, Davis Harris, AMI Hoffman, *. N.s) ell
ectel to Congress. Mr.. Yansaut lDem.) will con-
test the election of Harris, account Of foul play
in the Sd Ward of Baltimore, where there were 81
more ballots than there names registered.
Hi@i>>ippi.
The Democrat. majority in this State is about
5 nO0 1t is believed that the Democrats have
made a clean sweep and elected the entire deega-
fiou T. Congress The Know Nothings claim the
election Of one out of the five The Legislature is
I',,no,rat. 10y 81 majority.
New Jersey,
The election in New Jersey for nicalbers of the
Legislature hns resulted as follows: Senate, Dem.
ocrars 10. Wings ), Know NothiDgs 3. House,
81 Democrats, lG Wings, Know Nathings, and
l Temperance mar.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-20
Foreign Relations.

The Washington correspondent Of the n. Y.
Commercial writes;
1.-The Administration here do not represent that
the British government has assumed hostile as.
pect against US. They do say that it has acted in
manner that is Qngrncrous. and tending toward
difficulty, II is possible that foreign questions
may assume aspect Of such importance that tho
domestic questions concerning Kansas, slavery,
&c, will be absorbed or superceded in The con.
sderalon OF the next Congress"
If The last conf .c'ure is reaIized, the country
will have no cause Tor regret. Even if a foreign
war be the result, might be the means Of saving
the Union.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-20
l.. A. NELMs, lc
J. N. RAMSEY,

NORFOLK AND PoRTsMoUTH.-W learn from
a gentleman who reached this city Monday after
noon, that the lever has again appeared at Ports
mouth, and that there We're twenty cases there
Sunday. There have been four Deaths since SIT.
urday, among them young Reynolds and Sneed,
whose Illness we mentioned yesterday. He says
the weather in Norfolk and Portsmouth is damp
and dsagreeabIe, and the very worst during
which cases Of fever could occur. The Tran
script of yesterday does not mention these facts,
but our informant is perfectly reliable, and we
lear The sad news is TOO true. The Norfolk pa.
Pers mention no new cases OF fever there
KANsAs.-The Kansas Herald, published at
lawrence, of October 81 states that stseyenty.
nine wagons, loaded with pioneers from Iowa and
other Western States, passed Kansas city between
Sunday and wednesday OF last week destined for
the Neosho."
HoRRoRs OF WAR-Whin a radius Of FIVE
miles around Sebasopol, it is supposed that more
blood has been split, more lives sacrificed, and
more misery inflicted, within year, than on any
other equal extent of the earth's surface IN the
same lime since the day of Noah's flood
SALE OF AN EsrATE.-The splendid estate near
Laeshurg Londoun county, Virginia, known as
"IemPie Hall" belonging TO VIM. T. T. Mason,
containing 679 acres, purchased lew DAYS
ago by Henry A. Bali for $4,000
South CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL Society,"
This Society met in Columbia on Tuesday last,
and was very largely attended,
o. DR.. J. B. Davis has recently sold fifteen
threequarter bred Cashmere Kids, seven mon,bs
old, ana one pure bred two years old Cashmere
Buck, to-a gentleman in Tennessee, for 81 OcO-
the ewes at $500 each, and the Buck al ri nm
:Cea'|eston Mercury.
- The other day schoolgirl was married
in Portland, Me. Another little girl of The Same
school, about eleven years of age SAID to her nar
ents. ''Why don't you think-is married and
she hasn't gone through fractions yet y"
Brigham Young, The Mormon, is reputed 70 h..
worth nearly 100000. " 10
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-20

RAILROAD CELEBRArIoN.-We learn that a
great celebration took place at ThomasviIIp Da-
vdsnn county, Friday last, The arrival OF
The cars a, that place. Stirring and appropriate
speeches were made by Gen. Leach, of Lexington,
and by MeSsrs. Gimer aud GorrcII, of Greens bo-
rough. fine barbecue served up TO a col.
lection of about 600 persons. cannons were fired,
and the steam horses, in their iron harness. prunc-
ed proudly their track. Every lhirg passed
off well, and the large crowd di>ptrsed late IN the
evening with full sromachs ant patriotic feelings.
ThOmasviIle is eleven miles north of L" kin gton
ard the road will be open to High Point, seven
miles farther, 10 a few days. The Eastern end
Of The rond has reached McLean>vllie about eigh
miles north OF Greens6"rnugh, When the Yves
tern nd reaches High Point there u,ilI be gap
OF omy twenty miles between the two ends for
staging; and if the wea her is favorable il is con
fdenrly expected that The whole line will be com
pleted by Christmas. So mote il be.-RuIetgh
.S,analrd.
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VALUABLE LAND FOR Sale.

I VII L sell on Tuesday the 9th of November, my
| valuable land, lying within mile of the line of
inc town OF Charlotte, containing three hundred and
nifty acres ono hundred and fifty cleared in good
heart and IN state Of high cultivation; the balance
heavily wooded. From its proximity to market the
timber will pay for the whole farm. - -"
The situation is high and healthy, a comfortable
mouse aud other excellent improy aud well Of
wafer not surpassed by any in this SECTION
on the same day will sell all my stock of horned
cattle, fatted hogs, farming utensels corn, wheat oats
FODDER hay shucks, &c. Terms made known on day
,o WILLIAM !GRIBBLE,
november u 1000 l5.3W
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ORE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE
ARRIVAL OF STEAMER PACIFIC.

New YORK, Nov. Is.
The steamer Pacific has arrived, bringing Liver
pool dates oil November 3.
Great excitement, amounting nearly to panic,
prey lied throughout England in regard 10 war
with the United States. Extras were even issued
announcing that The Anglican Minister had de-
mandrd his passports. but on the hight OF the I'd
Mr. Buchanan elrgraphed TO Or. Hunter, the
Liverpool agent OF the New York Associated
Press that the runner was entirely without found,
ati9G.
The exciteme mt regarding war with the United
States was produced by series OF malicious artl-
cIes in the London Times, exaggerated by The
provincial press. Energetic remonsIrances had
been sent 10 TO government against involving the
country in a disastrous war.
There was nothing important from the seat Of
war. Both armies were pr pairing TO go I'M"
winter quarters.
The allies had retired to their former positions
in he CrImea on account OF ii thr. aceneC attack
from the Russians. II was, however, unlikely
that any further operations would take place this
year.
Gen. Codringion had been appointed 10 the COM
mand of the English forces.
Owing TO the false rumor mentioned above,
cotton had advanced Id, with sales during the
week of 65, 0U0 bales. Lower and middllng grades
of cotton had advanced most. Fair upland had
advanced 3D., and fair Mobile and Orleans were
nncha nged. Sales tor expor. and speculation
Is 500 bales.
Manchester adviees were more favorable.
Breads'ufIs were slightly lower. Whea: had
declined 2d. Corn irm-white 45s. g.. yellow
A.; mixed 43s. 81. Canal flour AS; Ohio
Az. TO Ais 81. Sugars active and advancing.
Money market unchanged. The bullion in the
Bank had increased G65 600.
ConsoIs SO to 881. American stocks were
easie..