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The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27

EXTREME PoLITENEss-'rhe most char
acteristic instance of carrying politeness t.
an extreme came off not long since at u Hi
bernian ball.
AS related to Us by one of the sons Of
Erin, who keenly appreciates good thing,
it seems that one 'Lothario,' pro temPorc, in
crossing the room to request Bridgets hand
the next reel. stumbled over the outstretch-
ed foot Of Mr.. Terence O'Grady.
Misther O'Grady promptly arose, and, i'll
the politcst manner imaginable, said;
i beg your pardon, sir
No offense-nO OfienSe, sir, at all, re-
piled the other, 1T was my fault
i beg your pardon, sir, it was entirely
nv fault was the response, accompanied
bv graceful bend Of the body and wave
of the hand.
NO sir, answered Misther O'Toole,
yer entirely in the wrong, sir; tell ye it
was altogether my fault
I tell ye it was not, SIR responded o.
Grady, do you name to say I'd be telling
lie, sir?'
Bad luck to you, sir, do you name to
say I'd be telling lie, sir, when tell you
it wasn't yer fault?' responded OTooe.
waxing wroth.
Bad luck to yer bad brading, yer igno-
rant gossoon, d'ye think yed be getting the
bether of me in manners?' shouted O'Cr rady,
as with trip and a blow he laid the unfor-
tunate OToole upon the floor.
O'Toole rallied, and rough and tumble
fight ensued, which ended in the expulsion
of both gentlemen from the ball room.
Pioneer (Cal) Magazine.
The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27
Test of AbOlitionism.

All is not gold that shines. and the loud
est mouthed philanthropists and reformers
sometimes cave in when put to a test like
the following:
L had brother-in-law, said Nose Par
kins, who was one of the ravenest, maddest,
reddest hottest abclitionists you ever see. |
liked the pesky critter we'll enough, and
should have been glad to see him cum and
spend day, fetchin' my sister to see me
and my wife, if he hadn't lowed his tongue
to run so bout niggers and slavery, and the
equality of the races, and the duty of over
throwing the Constitution of the United
States, and lot of other things, some of
which made me mad, and the best part of
em right sick. puzzled my brains good
deal to think how [ could make him shut
up his noisy head about abolition.
Wall, one time when brother-in-law came
over to stay, an idea struck me. l hired a
niger to help me haying time He was
the biggest, strongest, greasiest nigger you
ever seed. Black! he was blacker than a
stack of black cats, and jest as shiny as a
new beaver hat. l spoke to him. Jake,
sez |, when you hear the breakfast bell
ring, don't say word, but you come into
the parlOr and sit right down among the
folks and eat your breakfast The nigger's
eyes stuck out Of his head about feet!-
Y Ou're jokin masSa,' sez he. 'Jokin'! sez
|, I'm sober as a Deacon But sez he, 4
shan.t have time to wash myself and change
my shirt so much the BETTER sez l.
Wall, breakfast come, so did Jake, and he
sat down long side my brother-in law. He
stared, but he didn't say a word. There
was hrst-rate chance to talk abolitionism,
but brother-ln-aw never opened bis head
Jake, sez |, you be on hand at dinner
time and he was. He had been workin' in
the meadow all the forenoon-it was hot as
hickory and bilin' pitch -and-but leave
the rest to your imagination.
Wall, In the afternoon brother-in-law
come to me, madder than a short-ta;led bull
in hornet time,
Nose sez he, Il want to speak to you
sing it out sez l.
L halnt but few words to saw sez he,
but II that ere confounded nigger comes to
the table again while I'm stoppin here I'll
clear out.
Jake ate his supper that night in the
Kitchen, but from that day to this, | never
heard my brother-in law open his head a.
bout abolltlonism. When the fugitive slave
Dill passed, | thought he'd let out some, but
ne didn't, for he know'd that Jake was still
Workln' on the farm. Olive Branch.
The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27

"GENTLEMEN, I've been q noticing how
things have been working for some time,
and l amt half satisfied I don't want TO
make fuss, but"
whats the matter, John?" inquired half
a dozen of us. "What do you mean? Have
We done anything to hurt your feelings!
"Yes. you have; all ofyou have hurt my
Here's every girl in the room has been
kissed mighty near dozen times apiece,
and there's nv wife who l consider as likely
as apv of EN-, has not had a single kiss to-
night: and just tell you now, il she don't
oct as many kisses the balance Of the time
as any gal in the room, the man who sights
her has got NE to otight-.hat's all. Now,
90 ahead with your Shindg.
The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27

THE Prosecuting Attorney had more
than match in MIR. Parks. when that wit
ness took the stand, and the following ex-
animation took place:
Pros. Attorney.-Mr. Parks, state, if
YOU please, whether you have ever known
the defendant to follow any profession?
Witness. He's been "a professor ever
since | knew him.
Professor of what?'
a professor of religion
You don't understand me, Mr.. Parks;
what does he do?'
Generally whatever he pleases
Tell the jury, Mr.. Parks. what the de-
fendant follows?'
Gentlemen of the jury, the defendant FOL-
lows the crowd when they go to drink
This kind of prevarication, Mr. Parks
will not do here. Now state what this de-
fendant does to support himself?'
I saw him last night support himself
against a lamp post
To the Court.-May it please your Hon
or, this witness has shown disposition to
trife with the Court.
Judge.-Mr Parks, if you know any
thing about it, state what the defendant S
occupation is.
Occupation, did you say?'
Counsel.-Yes, what is his occupation?'
well, if | am not mistaken, he occupies
a garret somewhere in town
That's ALL Mr.. Parks
Cross-cxamined- Mr.. Parks. I under
stood you to say that the defendant is q
professor of religion. Does his practice
correspond with his professon?'
1 never heard of any correspondence pass
ing between them
you said something about his propensi
ty for drinking; does he drink hard?'
No, think he drinks as easy as any NAL
| ever saw
You can take your seat, Mr.. Parks ant
Mr., Parks took his seat with the air of ;
man who had made clean breast of it, an(
told all he knew of the subject in hand.
The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27
The Law and the Testimony.

1t has been charged that the Cabinet at
Washington carry the principle Of proscrip-
tion so far as to turn out of Office every
man who is suspected of Americanism, even
down to the laborers about the public
grounds.
The following letter from Mr. Puryear.
member of Congress from North Carolina,
20 the Editor of the American Organ, will
throw some light upon this interesting sub
iect; and will show that at least one of the
departments at Washington is under the
control of Jesuitical influences. From the
answer Of MIR. King, it would seem that the
questions us he honest?" lis he capable?"
are dispensed with, and the more important
questions is he foreigner?n is he a
CathoIc?" substituted in their place This
letter to some extent explains the causes
that have produced the arrangements in
the mail service:
HOUSE OF REPS, Dec. "a, 1855.
DEAR SIR: | see in your paper of 22d
instant, statement concerning the appoint
ment of a postmaster in my district at Mad
ison, Rockingham county, North Carolina,
which | desire to correct. The converSa-
tion to which you allude was between Mr..
Horatio King, First Assistant Postmaster
General and myself, and not with Mr..
Campbell, the Postmaster General, as sta
ted in your article With this exception,
| the statement is correct as far as it goes,
but does not embrace all that occurred be-
tween Mr.. King and myself on that Occa-
sion.
When I made the application for the ap-
pointment, Mr. King asked me if the appli-
cant was Know Nothing? l replied that
l did not know whether he was or not: and
asked him if it were possible that his being
Know Nothing would be an objection!
He replied, Yes, am acting under orders
not to appoint any Know Nothing, and
turn out all whom know to belong to that
order then asked him if a native-born
citizen and foreign Roman Catholic, both
equally competent. were to apply for the
appointment, on which would he bestow iti
He said he should be compelled to appoint
the foreign Catholic. | then left the De
partment and do not know whether any ap
pointment has been made or not.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
r. c.. PURYEAR.
The following little table, taken from th'
Richmond Post, shows the estimation il
which natives and foreigners are heeld b,
the heads of Departments at Washington
Is it not time for Americans to awake from
their slumberS? In the General Post Ofic
are employed more than seven foreigners t.
one American; and in the Custom Hous
nearly nine to one. These facts perhaps eX
plain the beautiful management of the Pos
Office Department, and help to account fo
the frequent losses of money sent by mail
as we'll as the confusion in which the who'll
mail service is thrown bv bad management
The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27

bg@ You might as well try to stop wa
ter from running down Niagara falls, as TO
keep people from running to the stores and
shops Of those traders who avail themselves
OF the printing press to let the world know
what they have got and where they are.
The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27

That crafty politician who said the art
OF language was to conceal our thoughts,
dld not go farther in his theory than the
members of the legal profession in their
practice. You ask for justice, and you re-
celye a nice distinction-a forced construc-
tlon-a verbal criticism. BY such means
you are defeated and plundered IN CIVIL
suit; and in criminal one slip OF the pen
in the Indictment brings off the criminal
scot free.
The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27
-Four hundred dollars

Say no mOre-letS drink
Skerrett obeyed orders and went in and
took "a little something warm Havens
paid for it. As he did so, a bystander
thought he uttered an imprecation about a
certain ID scoundrel in Albany. Won
der if he meant Mccall. We will write to
Brooklyn and find out
MoRAL.-Never hire man to lie, unless
you wish to get cheated yourself.
Albany Police Tribune.
The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27
Books & Stationery.

A Literary Depot, is opened by the under
n signed. on Main Street, Bottle Hill, at which,
BOOKS, MAGAZINES and NEWSPAPERS of
every variety, and of the latest date, can be had
upon application.
Bottle Hill, April 18th, 1856. [27-tf.
The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27

Rs-Georgetown Presbyterian Church
REV DAVID MCCLURE, Pastor.-This Church
nd congregation meet for Divine Worship in the
Gown Hall, every Sabbath morning and eve
ring, Services commencing at l0a o'clock, A.
~. ana u P NJ. Sabbath School in the after
poOa at 2 o'clock.
a@-Tl,e public are cordially invited to attend
The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27

r 8. of Georgetown Division, No. AZ,
! Sons of Temperance, meets every Tues
~ day evening, at O'Clock, in their Hall
% Canon street. Georgetown.
All brethren in good standing are invited to at
.c1d. W, A. GEORGE, W. 7.
FRED. COLLINS, 2. S.
The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27

Amer. For.
State Department, II 46
Treasury Department, l30 278
Department of the Interior, 336 500
Officers and agents in service of
Representatives, 10 40
Post Office Department, IL 80
Ministers and Consuls, 151 LOG
Coast Survey, 15 80
United States Mint. 25 70
Light House Board of Inspectors
and Keepers. II 392
Z. S. Marine & Revenue Service. 81 so
767 1854
The lists of Custom House Officers in the
different States show:
Americans, 2l5 Foreigners, 1887
The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27

Public VVOrship.-At the School House,
G .orgatown. Regular appointments of Rev. JNo
SHARP, Of NJ. E. Church. l0k A. M. and P. NJ,
every Sabbath. Occasional supplies by other
Ministers. Prayer meetings, Wednesday even
ings at P. II. Sabbath School 81 A. NJ.
The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27

VETELLS, FARGO & CO., Express Agents,
w, Gold Dust Shippers, and Bankers, George
town. TSee ADVERTISEMENT 2-tf
The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27
VIM. EwinE-
i. Q. Reyburn,
Justice of the Peace.

A AFFICE on Church St, head of Maiden Lane,
Y , one door south of Bcllen q Ritter's Gun and
.5lac ksmith esta blshmeRt. Office open every day
# the week from to o'clock; Sunday excepted.
Georgetown, May 24th, 1865. [32-tf.
The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27

QUAcK Doctors are considered drivers Of
the last stages of consumption.
The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27

WANTED, by a Dutch gardener, a jour
neyman cooper to head a cabbage.
The Georgetown news., 1856-03-27

DAY, DE F. G., Main street, Georgetown
n office opposite Adams & Co.
Oot. Z6, 1854. 2-tf
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Saddle, Harness, and Trunk Store,
499, Seventh Street, opposite Odd dFsllo1s Hall.
m ESSRS. TOPHAM late OF Philadel.
IvA phia) and NORFLET (of this city) respect
fully announce to their friends and the public that
they have commenced the Saddling Business at the
above stand, where they will make and keep oon-
stanty on hand large and superior assortment Of
Mems, Ladies', and Boys Saddles
Brides, Martingales, and Whips
Harness Of every description, both for city and
country use
All kinds Of Trunks, Valses, and Carpet Bags
Ladies' Satchels, Travelling Baskets, and Fancy
Work Boxes
Horse Blankets Covers, Collars, and Hamss
Horse, Spoke and Dust Brushes
Cards, Curry-combs Sponges, &c.
All material used will be the best that can be OBJ
tanned; and both of having been practical work
men for several years. feel confident that work
cannot be surpassed either for style or durability
By unremittng efforts to give satisfaction, we hope
to merit and respectfully solicit share of public
patronage.
Particular attention paid to covering Trunks, and
repairing all kinds of work.
Saddlers' Tools constantly on hand.
Sly
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ROSES RENOWNED REMEDIES.
fOR the radical Cure Of Coughs, Colds,
Avoid all quackery, and take medicines prepared by
regular physician only.
DR.. ROSES ExPECToRANT, OR COUGH
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For Consumption. Colds, Coughs, Asthma, Splitting
Of Blood, Bronchitis, and all diseases of the Lungs
The best Cough Syrup in the worlds
DIR. J. 3. Rose of Philadelphia, has had an extern
sive practice of medicine in that city, the past thirty
years. and his Cough Syrup is OF tho most popu.
lar rprescrptionsfo for Coughs Colds Consumption and
all complaints Of the Breast and Lungs. Ii not only
cures the above complaints but fortites the system
against future attacks Thousands have been cured
OF consumption by this valuable preparation. 1t is
now used and recommended by medical men, at home
and abroad, AS the best Cough and Consumption
Medicine In the world. This is no quack prepara-
tion, but II is prepared with great care by Dr. j. 8
Rose himself an eminent and regularly educated
When you see medicine pufed to cure Coughs,
Consumption, Group, and Whooping Cough, diseases
entirely dissimiar put it down as quack medicine;
plant and suited to each disease Cough syrup for
Coughs, Colds, and Consumption; Group Syrup for
the Group; and Whooping Cough Syrup Tor Whoop-
ing Cough. Price Of Cough Syrup 80 cents and II
q bottle. taar,a .. @
DIR. ROSES GROUP SYRUP.
There have been many remedies compounded for
the cure of Group or Hive The disease is particr-
larly prevalent among children, and often fatal but,
4
unue long where this Syrup was used, can recon-
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need fear the Group 25 cents bottle
j. s. ROSE, M. ID.
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Whooping Cough-what is its Physicians have
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In most Of Colds or Group there is frequently
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Use DIR. Roses Pain Curer whenever you suffer
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w. II. GILMAN,
j. w. NAIRN,
PATTERSON 4 NAIRN,
ID. B. CLARK,
H. II. MCPHERSON,
w. T. EVANS,
KIDWELL 4 LAWRENCE E
]. B. MOORE,
washington, D. O.
j. l.. KIDWELL,
Georgetown.
And by all dealers in Alexandria Virginia.
iy l7-eoif 6m III AgtfH
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HE Undersigned, t. POTENTINI and
s. ZITELL, having formed oopsrtnership
for the purpose of carrying the Confectionery aud
Restaurant business, at 27s, Pennsylvania avenue,
under the style of ,.y.E
- P0TENTINI & ZITELL,
Beg leave to call the attention Of the patrons Of the
old firm, and the public generally to the increased
facilities which they now offer for supplying
WEDDING, BALL, AND SUPPER PARTIES,
at the shortest possible notice. with al the delicsccs
both IN and out Of season. Ee .8 fi8E
Rooms furnished for Breakfast Dinner, and Sup
per, for private parties, at all times. tue "a,
We have also connected with eur establishment Q
fine Saloon, fitted up expressly for the ladies' where
they can be furnished with
GAME AND OYSTERS t1
of all kinds served up in every STYLE at the shortess
notice Ladies' favoring us with call can always bs
furnished with every delcscy that the appetite do
sires. N--
Ladies and gentlemen can have their Meals sent 10
them at their private rooms by leaving orders.
We will also pay particular attention to the manu-
featuring of plain and ornamental Confectionery In
all their branches, and will always keep on hand
select assortment of French Confections, Bon Bons,
Preserves, &c. ss aa 1N &
r P0TENTINI Il ZITELL,
279, south side Pa. av., bet. 10th and llth sts.
l4-2m
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GBsrLEsEN Nothing but a duty aud sympathy
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Prof Woods Hair Restorative. When l first COM
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have also been much grati6ed at the healthy neis-
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Mrs. R. A. sToDDARD.
WArERroRD, 1854.
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RESTAURANT and dREADING ROOMS,
Southeast corner of T. and Seventh streets,
opposite Post Office Department.. :,

vUNHE best Of Liquors, Cigars, and Chewing To-
- bacco; strictly choice Oysters, Sea Turtle, Ter
rapin, Fish and Duck in season; Quail Woodcock,
rienced cook and polite servants in pleasant rooms
Private entrance to Reading and Eating Roems on
and Seventh streets for these who object to public
bar rooms. ess tn5#t aefA7gt} n
Families supplied with Oysters on chatting dishes.
Whiskeys, Ales, and other drinks, 8 cents; fine
Brandies, 10 cents.
Leading political and literary periodicals in read
ing rooms.
Your patronage is respectfully solicited.
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Against the insdious wiles of foreign influence
oonure you TO believe me, fellow-ctzens the jesl-
o1sy OF free people ought TO be constantly awake
suce history and experience prove that foreign I'M
uenoe is of the most baneu foes Of republican
g1vernment."-- Washington.
= hopewe may find some means, in future, Of
shielding ourselves from foreign influence, political
CO cmnerca OF in whaiever form it may be attempted
1, n scarcely withhold myself from jeining in the
wish of Sias Dean g that there ocean of Hre
between this and thu old world "--JsfersJn.
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