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u
w The largest and most splendid assortment OF watches
e city n to be found a. the sulscriser's He has been
business IN Wall street for last eighteen years.
Ing ali descriptions Of gold end silver watches ewelry
silver ware. at much less U An he usual plices fs'
Beautiful gold eptue wachAe Our holes jowbed .t2l
Fine god DC acbed levers WtSGweied .....,....$2 So
yne gold husrg lepine four holes jawelod SIS on
Gold hunting EDelsn patent levers. S6s
Fine gold hunting detached levers full jeweled $40
God and enamel wnthes for ladies' $50 90 70 500 &C
Gplerhd gold pocket chrpnometers % 70 k3D
horses sa0 ~ to $3.50
Gold hunting Watches which eight days $2b 20 10 $b o.
cifsrent watches. $40 90 to 500
Cold Epgsh patent levers full jeweled H6 90 70 $50
Silver Fngtsh patent LAYER S6 90 70 VS.
Silver detached levers, nll jeweed &S no 10 SyoV
FINE gold hunting railway 800 90 70 $3.50
silver epnes, tm holes ieweled. 20 10 N $l7N
NJ j. TOba0 Harrison, r, u. Beeseley, +. Cooper An
an other celebrated makerr for sale very low.
All watches warranted TO keep correct time. Watches an6
ewelry exchanged Watches and ewery repaired In th
best and much than the usual prices. Gooi.
sent TO all parts Of tho United States and Canada, tree
charge.
GEoRGE @. ALIEN, importer Of watches and jewetr,
wholesale and retail, No. IL Wall street, second noor
Broadway.
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,v,o nvsppprrcs a SIRE AND PHEASANT REMEDY
for the permanent Of dysnepsis Or indigestion w'a
V"' MY boy ssy POI office York CITY, The writer
va q A. spepse In s worst TORN, for three and
etly cured BY this method In 1853 since that tine he
has .mns pdea about thirty persons and In every case
has teeo The result ms z nn an 70 Z ar ~, t nv
~ ysluabe T1e paept "a subectto cos. bcyord
hc 81 ye az L O metlcb wi J DC required
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" LEr-THE THREE STORY bwELLleG HOUSE
2e6 East Broadway. fnqairo OF Mre fUELoNG, 463
HrpAd WAY
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RIO I4ET-WIrH OR WITHOUT FURNITURE, I'VE
York Bay Hotel two ard LAX mites from Jersey City
sssatiHy scs'ed on The New Yoik eay .ndsng noe
boating and bathing; Stages pass disthss ron the
house every half hour Inquire opposite the premises
address Geo W. Howe, Jersey City.
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dor SAVANNAH AND FLORIDA.-UNITED STATES
L Mail Line --1he new and elegant steamer Augusta
Captain ihos Lyon viii leave on Saturday, March s.
signed board For freight sppy board for passage
tos L. MITUHILL No. Is Broadway Cabin passage
$25; fer Florida through tickets from New York to
jacksonville SAL to ri atka, $3 Large and commodou'
leave Savannah for Florida three times week
necp. h the steamers from new York Tuesdays aud
Saturaays
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1NO LIT "a HOUSES, AT RENTS FROM $3.50 TO 81, 00O
sko 20 fupkhed hosea rents from 81 600 70 20 0o3 also
" houses with furniture for sale; also In the
to let md for sale Apply r. u. GOODWIN SOs Broagay,
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vNO LET-TBE ROOMS IN TIE SECOND STORY o~
clinton Han, Aster place suitable tor assemblies NJ rel
rtops worship other societies. wits seat M ma
sune aud sualler Alec offices the third stnrv
pply Jeritor, the pi emees EDNJ Nd CON
Fin. 20 Broad street.
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ITO LRI-THREE HOUSES, ON NINTH AVENUE NOE.
lss 200 and 2o2 with sl modera !mproysmsnts be,u'i.
only minutes wsk from the ferry For particulars apply
TO I. A. MEYER, 80 William street.
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WORKSHOP To LET--A LIGHT. AIRY WORKSHOP,
W suitable for e~el Ter otht light manufacturing bu
sness size A by % feet rent low, three years. lease
ABBY to WILMAhTH, CLUSsMAN CO., u spring street
Crosby
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ITO LITTLE FIRST CLASS BAKERY NO ll9 FIRST
L avenue. Apply to THOMAS WACOB, en- the premise

no LEr-THk SECOND OR Third STORY OF HOUSE
No. II East Eighteenth street, TO q small family; ALTO, the
basement store; Afro the lower part of house 553 Broone
street INQUIRE q above.
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L,oH CHARLESTON AND FLORIDA SEM. WEEKLY
United States natl line The new beautiful and tas,
going steamship JAMES ADGER, s. g Iurner, commsader,
will leave pier North river Saturday March at
o'clock precisely For freight apply board where
bills Of ading viii be signed and for passage at the Office o.
SPOFFORD, TILES ron 90. ~ Broadway. Cabin pas
sage SOS The steamer souherner, T. Ewsu command er,
will succeed and leave besday March H. The favo
rite Ca olra makes regular trips to the various land
Des the ST. Johns river Flords connecting with the
day ock p NJ Through tickets to Jsoksonvn $751;
PIlaka, 1913.
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U,oR NORFOLK AND RICHMOND.-THE UNITED
ktates nail steamship ROANOKE, Captain Thomas SKIN
ner leave for the above places SATURDAY. Afternoon
March a. O'CLOCK, from pier l3 North river she WI ar
Norfolk Sunday afternoon. and ~ hicnnl no on
Monday morning. Passenger for the South wiz proceed
without delay the mail line to Charleston Augua
savannab nc the james river being now tree IRON zee
npprebeDd delay In reachaU their destination.
sssare and fare with sta'ero TO Norfolk 81 to Rchmont
and Peter sburg, Sl0 Storage half price. Apply to
LUDLAM PLEASANTS, - Broadway.
U,ok NORFOLK AND RICHM0ND.--THE UNITED
states mall steamship ROANOKE, Thomas skinner com,
msncer, recevi freight the above places Mt pier u
North will sail on Saturday at O'Clock For
T.iebt or passsgs apply to JUDLAM PLEASANTs, 81
Broad1 ay.
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ITO LET Two STORES, ON The SIXTH AVENUE,
between TWENTY. eighth and Twenty ninth Streets thew
are deep BY 20 fee, vdc one Of them Is fitted u as
rr goods sore the tsble for HARDWARE furn
house iurpisbng Apy business requiring considerable
roo For rhtr PARTICULAR inquire In the store A69 sixth
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Nj ATIONAL RACE COURSE TO LET.-THE ABOVE
IN course houses barns oes and all the land
nDg thereto will be let or eaeed for term of years.
picaton be speedily made to HOLMES 4 McKEAG, %
Duape
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WHARF LOre. PIER AND DULKHEAD.-rO LEASE
Tor tern Of years the lots son,ng on the Nor.s liver
adjoining, and the At the foot of Forty third stfest
CHAS. ED. APPLEBY ITO Broadway.
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The Little Joker.

In the good old times in Kentucky,
when substantial Justice was administer
ed in log-cabin, after a very free and
easy manner, suit was brought to reeov-
er certain moneyssof Which it was alleged
plaintiff had been defraudei by the inge-
nious operation known as "thimble-rig-
ging.n In the course Of the trial, plain
.ifr' 5 counsel, who happened to be an sex
pc 4 andertakesto to enlightenithe Court as
to lac D,odus operaadi of the Performance
Putting himself into position, he produced
the three cups and, the .lit.lei JOKER and
proceeded, suiting the actionto the word:
'Then, may it please the court, the de-
fendant placing the cups on his knee Mus,
began shifting them SO. offering to be.
that my client could not tell Under which
cup was tho ..little joker meaning there.
by, may 1t please the Courts this BALI
with the intention Of defrauding my clien
Of the snm thus wagered, For instance,
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NUMBER 26.

wlen raise theicap 80, your Honor sapr
poses that you see the ball
4 F".Sappose seel" intercepted the Jd6ss.
who had closely watched the ferform6nres {
and was sure he had detected the ta,t
as one of the cups was accidentally faised
why, any darned fool caa re Nheue ,is 40
and bet on it, and be-sure.towin. Tasrs
amt no dcfraudin' ttur.ir r a..rs ~
Perhaps your Honor wonil IKE % ge
. Y on it, . insinuate1 the connaeL & 4
Goa W Yes, and double it, tea.
and here's the rhino. It's nnderaivs mid.
die cup" s2 : = 20 isasa 81
"I'll go a Y on that, "said the Foreman
of the Jury. "And !, and - jolped In,
the jurors one after the other, until each
one invested his pile. s. l's .sis
e "Up,' said his Honor. -
up" it was, but the little jokers haa
mysteriously disappeared. Judge and
jury were enlightened, and found 10 din Il
culty in bringing in q verdict in avof 81
the plaintiff, on the ground that it VA, ,tlis
"derndest kind o. fraudin' i" His Honor +.
the Court, and astood for drinlnsf
all round, IN Consideration Of being slss
off" of his wager. s. - s..' s ,.s,sk
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John Randolph of Roanoke.

In an account of the death of JOHN RAN
DoLPH of Roanoke, which went the rounds
Of the press q year or two since, it was
stated that Mr., RANDOLPH, during his last
moments, wrote the word 'REMoRsE' on
one OF his visiting-cards, and continued to
gaze upon it with a mel ancholy expression
until his eyes were closed in death. This
statement was dwelt upon with much unc-
ton, particularly by the religious papers;
the evident effect producedby by it being the
idea that this great man was troubled in
mind, at this solemn period, by the MEM
ory of some unatuned-for crime. The fol.
lowing passage from .CHITTENDEN's Vest
ern Iiryimia' may serve to throw some
light upon the subjects Gas
"The day otter the funeral, stranger,
dressed in deep black, called at the man
ton and inquired for Mr.. RANDOLPH =
He was ignorant of the melancholy event
that had occurred, and was profoundly
shocked wheD,told of RANDoLPH's death.
He inquired particularly if Mr.. RANDOLPH
had asked for him, stated that his business
with him had been urgent and that be
had been especially directed to call upon
the day on which he arrived, aud express
ed the deepest regret that he had come
too late. On going away, the stranger
left his card, on which was engraved r..
E. MOORE. Culpepper County. Va. This
man was never seen again, and, though
frequent inquiries were subsequently made
for him. they proved unsuccessful. 1t
was supposed by BuRwELL that this must
have been the agent alluded TO by Mn.
RANDOLPH it his account Of the Cuban
affair. $50 efg
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For the "spirit.,
Teachers Institute,

The next session of the teachers asso-
citation completes the sixth year of its
organization. Slowly has it progressed
but steadily. 1t is due to the citizens
of Lewissille to notice, that they took an
active part in sustaining it's primary
movements, accompanied with the rll-
siring industry If small corps Of
teachers. several of the latter have fo,.
lowed the association without interruption,
through all the vicissitudes. It is not
our wish tc ascribe more to this organiza-
tion than is due to it. We have sought
no more than 9 concentration of minds
devoted to the progress of our school sys-
tenn. By this combination, accompanied
with the new school law, incalcnlable
good has been accomplished. The STAN
dard of qualifications, in the teachers de-
partment. has been steadily improving, moi
only from necessity imposed upon them
by the school examiners, but from real
desire to attain an elevated standard of
intellectual acquisitions. We believe
that the Institute Of this county has done
something towards these results.
1t is desirable that the next meeting be
represented by every teache. in the comfy,
who expects to labor in the Schoool-room,
heensuing year. There are good reasons
Why no one Of the profession should be ab.
sent. Young teachers. and those entering
the profession, should associate Themselves
with the brotherhood, that they may con-
tribute their part, in the administration
of nseful knowledge, If the institute has
improved the condition Of Schools in this
county. those who are not in the habit of
attending its meetings, do not do their
duty, in this respect, since they are eqnals
recipients of the advantages thus secured
TO them.
We are happy in being able to state
that our deliberations are gradually ma
king favorable impressions on the public
we are properly regarded as
the exponent Of educational affairsin this
county-nes from any unusual merits weI
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For the Spirit of Democracy.
THE SCHOOL TEACHERS.

A"G OOAOOL .1IdOI1LICC
Of Monroe and adjoining counties vii
take notice that next semi-anual meeting
of The Monroe County Common School
Association" will be held in Woodsfeld,
commencing on Monday the goth, Oct.
next at o'clock P. NJ, and will continue
its session for the space of two weeks.
The objects of the association are the
same as have been heretofore explained.
All of which may be so condensed as to
read as follows, s,-7oprepare Teachers for
their duties, and to prepare The people to
appreciate the great course Of Education.
The FIRST of these Is accomplished by
the association in two ways: First it
shows teachers what they are and second
ly, it begets in them soiU and deter
nsfnatien to kno,o for themselves. Hence.
it is, at least indirectly, the means of quail
flying teachers. It is moral school
wherein we learn many an important les
son that can scarcely be learned elsewhere.
1t teaches teachers hoao to teach. And
herein we learn the great lesson, that we
are not to be satisfied with knowing o
little, but that q great deal of knowledge is
absolutely necessary to constitute the teach
er,-to enable us intelligibly to simplify
and elucidate, explain und illustrate the
more difficult problems in science. Being
assured Of these things. it becomes the
imperative duty of every one who. would
be called teacher, to avail himself Of. the
privileges and benefits ofthe association
at its next meeting. But the association
is so well known throughout the county,
that any further remarks recommending
it would be superauous. Therefore leave
this part Of the subject and proceed to
announce the order of bussntss for the next
meeting: al ssss
The exercises in teaching will be con-
Quoted by the following persons, viz:
Orthography-A. j. Sutton and Wm.
G. Barnes.
Reading-R. s. Morris and S. A.
Graham.
Arithmetic and Algebra. o. Amos
and Enoch Martin.
Grammar-B. Powell and George Ma
son.
Geography. G. Clark and John
Brooks.
Philosophy-Wm. K. Upton and Wm,
Wheeler.
Chemistry-A. J., Sutton and VIM. F.
Hunter jr.
: Physiology c. Clark and J. O
Amos.
Writing-William Wheeler and B
Powell.
Besides the regular exercises, the eve.
nings will be occupied in the discussion
Of various subjects pertaining to the pro-
fession of teaching.
BY order of the Association. @
faeht 800 j. C. CLARK.
Secretary.
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CClaim No. 1901
The United States

The United States
To William D. Phelps, DR..
For services of himself, crew, and boats
of the barque Moscow, of Boston, OF
which he was part owner and in command
and being agent for all other owners, and
for the risk and hazard incident to such
service, in transporting Captain J. G..
Fremont and detachment of men under
his command to a fort on the opposite
side of the bay and entrance to the port
of San Francisco, in Upper California. in
July, lS46, and aiding him in capturing
and dismantling the said fort, and spiking
the guns thereof consisting of three brass
and seven iron cannon, of heavy calibre.
and q part of Which were afterwards taken
on board the United States ship Ports
mouth, by order of Capt J. B Mont
gomery, U. 8. Navy, $4,000.
E. E. VIM. D PHELPS.
Sworn to by the claimant.
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may have, individually, but tfrom the com.
bined labors of the whole. ST. ~ shiit
The session will continue two weeks.
but let no one defer attending until at a.,
ad vanced state of the meeting Every
one, should be in attendance at the COM
mencement, that the exercises may move
forward with energy. Be careful to no.
tice the Seeretary's notice which will ap-
pear in due time. "a gs - .ysaz K.
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Sworn to by the claimant.

Y ~
/ certify that Capt. VIM. D. Phelps did
transport a party of men under my COM
mand to the fort near the Presidio, at the
entrance of the bay of San Francisco,
under the circumstances narrated in the
above deposition; that he aided in dis
mantling the fort, and tfdt I have al
ways considered his services on that occa-
sion to have been very valuable to the
United States. j. C. FREMONT.
Washington city, Aug. s 1853.
] certify that in July, 1S46, Capt. w.
D.. Phelps did transport party of men
under the command of Capt. j. G. Free
mont from Sancelito across the bay of
San Francisco (seyen miles) to the fort at
Yerba Buena, commanding the entrance
to the harber, for the purpose Of spiking
the guns of the fort which was in a very
dismantled condition, and could not have
been occupied without having been al
most entirely rebuilt. There was no ene-
my present, and the sole object Capt
Fremont had in view was to prevent the
Californians from using the guns ct any
future time. There was no risk or per-
sonal danger incurred, and the service
would be well paid for at fifty dollars.
ARCHI. w. GILLESPIE.
Bvt, Major o. S. NJ Corps.
Washington, Sept. 10, 1853.
Board for the examination Of claims con-
ractcd IN California under Lieut.
Col. John C. Fremont.
1Opinion on the claim of VIM. D. Phelps.
No 1901 = t3lf~s
Services of boats crew and use of boat,
$4,000.
The board ueems part of this claim,
amounting to fifty dollars ($50) just, and
accordingly recommend SO much of it in
amount to the favorable consideration of
Congress; the balance, nine thousand nine
hundred and Fifty dollars, ($9. $50, } being
ss f.a care
Vote unanimous-see Journal page 800.
C.. F SMITH, Col. q. S. Army,
President of the Board.
February g.. 1854 @
There is plenty more Of the same sort.
but we have not room for it at present
Reader, draw your own conclusions.
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s. !. ss.. ,a1oetrl).
.3s,.x ,esE %
rHr MoTHER's FIRST GRIEF.

Z d
.,f pat Br RoBERT Q. CHIFFON. ,
..spR ats beside the cradle,
And her tears are streaming fast,
For she sees the present only,
While she thinks Of all the past:
OF the days so full Of gladness,
When her frst- born's answering kiss
Thrilled her soul with such q rapture
That i knew no other bliss.
10 those happy, happy momentsl
They but deepen her despair,
For she bends above the cradle,
And her baby Is not theret
There are words of comfort spoken,
And the leadsn clouds Of grief
Wear the smiling bow Of promise,
And she feels sad relief:
But her wavering thoughts will wander
y Thu they settle on these
sOf the dark and silent chamber,
And of all that might hare beenl
For . little vacant garment,
aFe Or a shining tress of hair,
saTeils her heart in tones Of anguish,
70 That her baby is not therel
she sits beside the cradle,
But her tears no longer fow, -.
For she secs blessed vision,
Ard forgsts all earthly wo;
\
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A SIMPLE RULE To ascertain the
length of the day and night, any time Of
the year double the time Of the SUMS ris-
ing, which gives the length of the night,
and double the time OF sitting which gives
the length of day.
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Z Thomas h. Benton has q way OF tell
ing = story that the wits of the day might
he proud Of. if,they could beg or borrow
it. Butt is Benton's own, and be needs
mo copyright to protect him in his excln-
sive nse.eofit. Reading some Of his re-
cent stump speeches, intsrspersed xithfts-
.quent piqnant passages of humor, we wen
reminded of a sudden explosion of his
magazine Of ridicule, when, in the seSt
lS4l, the famous John. Tyler Bank Bill
was introduced into the United States
Senate with the protracted tide offaAh
act TO provide for the better collection,
safe keeping, and disbursement of the pub
lie revenue, by means of q corporatioA.
be styled the Fiscal Corporation Of ssbs
United States" 8 g ~ :
Instantly on the sitle being rad Mr..
Benton exclaimed.
"Heayens. what name long as tke
moral law. The people win never fte1d
it. They cannot go through - HSt.
Corporosityl that would be . great abridg-
nlent; but still it is too long II % -
syilaslss, and pe6p vii net eo xboss
y ''"aiess - .nt V = ssa'vss. = W ssnu susy
often nang ut one, - go for short namea
Inc people VIII nave them. though they
spoil along, good one 10 make short
oile- ihere was 2 most beautiful young
iady IN New oraeans some years sgos as
eneie Always mas Deen, ana seill arc many
such. que was = oTeote, thats 4 TO say
porn IN TINS country o. parents Rom E1-
rope s = genaieman wno was eehumge
spienu'u s.eamooa., TOOK 'itinto ms lhead
70 honor TINS neaulliui young iedy py.egns
nee.ihs ner name win ms ,vessefi ena. &c
oessoseu upon VI N so.aeh 1sslsrs. fne
oap.ls 81. allpg q 4a gsess essess
! ne sssse. was osaa.llal, lat anu the nasne
i,f,f a III - i,a NV m 40 :, n S<.,1s1
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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING.


625,) is just, and accordingly recommends
so much of it ia amount to the favorable
consideration of Congress; the balance,
fifty thousand dollars, ($5O,O0O,) being
disallowed.. This,amount is arrived at by
allowing the aforementioned rates, the
price affixed for the FIRST quality of horses
appearing to be the highest that was paid
by the quartermaster. or any other official,
for horses for the service of the Califor-
MIA battalion, viz: vss g m
500 horses, lst quality, at $40 $4,000
800 I'd =" at $25 1875
$50 wild mares, al $40 $500
40 saddles. complete, at $50 1900
40 pairs Of spurs at S. 900
200 blankets, at IS 1000
$32.626
CVote nnahimous--see Journal, page 226. J
january II, 1854.
G. F. SMITH Col. q. s. Army,
President of the Board.
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Board for the examinations Of elains con-
tracted in California under Lieut

tracted in California under Liept.
Col. John C. Fremont.
Opinion on the claim of Carlos Antonio
Garlic. No. 246.- Horses,
&C., $l4,0l0. #
The board deems q part of this claim,
amounting to four thousand and thirty
i've dollars, q. .035, } just, and accordingly
recommend SO mach of it in amount to
the favorable consideration of Congress;
the balance, nine Thousand nine hundred
and sesenty-five dollars, ($s,s75,) being
disallowed. This amount is saryived at by
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It has sbech aseestsipes TINT s
man who held on sos sthe last saA fbpe~
NJ maker. - !.