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NEW SPRlNG STYLE FOX 1856.
HAVE THIS DAY INTRODUCED MY
l. new spring style Of gentlemen's HATS, n
which for beauty, finish, and durability AA
cam OF be surpassed, at HOPKINS'S -
New Bazaar, corner Oh st. and Pa av
mar 1-eo2w
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Bv BARNARD & BUCKLEY, GEORGETOWN
TRUSTEES SALEOF VALUABLE I'M.
Il proved Property in 6eorgetown.-On
FRIDAY, 2sth March, at q O'Clock p. IN, we
will sell In front Of the premises, by virtue Of a
deed OF trust, dated 18th February, 1859, duly re
corded, &C, from Mr.. VIM. O'Brien, that two
and a half story brick House and Lot, being part
Of Lot i3 Theckelrs addition to 6eosgetown,
fronting twenty three feet south side OF Bridge
street, near the market house, and running back
- feet to the property OF Mr. J. Bogue This IL
one OF the best business locations I'm Georgetown.
Terms: One fourth cash; the deferred pay
ments In q, ~ and IL months, bearing interest,
and to be secured satisfactorily
d. w. EDMUNSON, Trustee.
BARNARD BUCKLEY,
feb 25-soAds Aucuonesrs.
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IL Who Knows Capt. Grigg Ask all
tie shipping hsnses In Maryland Philadelphia

u WV AuVWS OuPSs UTIRX Ask I'll
NE shipping hsnses In Maryland and
who he 10
WospsATUL CURS.-Philsdephia, February u, 1856
Nsssrs De GRATK Col must give you the honor and
praise OF having the best remedy the for
when was considered past recovery by ALL my son. J.
Grgg merchant 3s$ Market street, resort sent for
your wonderful Electric OIL" and 1t relieved the pain
which most intolersble Innsmm atory in
about ten minutes had the OIL continued but short
time, and CURED This OIL iske blessing known
10 man have sent many persons for It. and
they have been cured by IL. well known nv suE
ferins was also known and have objections any use
you may make OF this as the Oil cannot be too highly
mated. Cant MARK GRIaa
. Wood and Coal Dealer 4S5 Marshall street.
Capt 0rss an old citizen, and like all have been
cured feels grateful.
ONCE SO South Eighth street. below Chesnut Philsdsa
Sold by most all respectable dealers In medicine
The genuine Oil has the WRITTEN signatures Grath
d 20 ana A. T. sHitn, ffiisdephia. feb 29-tr
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NOR RENT-ONE PARLOR AND CHAM
Il Der, handsomely furnished and very conve-
nient, formerly occupied by the Hon J A. Stew
art OF Maryland, Pa. avenue, opposite Willards'
Hotel, No AIS. Apply on the premises:
mar 3-eo3t* J. FRIEBUS.
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IT. Noah Walker r. ca

nOhins Emporium, Browns Hotel Building respectfully
az that their display of FALL WINTER CLIO
THING now ready for inspection comprising assort
msnt OF COTS, TALMAS, OVERSACKS, SURTOUTs,
NDst and PANTALOONS, Of the newest and richest de-
signs IN material trimming and workmanship. gentle
men Who study excellence with economy able
sses Of dress opportunity offered for selecting
fs one of the attractive stocks Of Goods CITY,
reiassd prices. d,
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D ESTAURANTF FOR SALE.-THATV VERY
IL eligible and central Restaurant, known as
" The Verandah, +" situated on Pa. avenue The
Stock, Fixtures and Furniture entire, with the
unexpired license and good will of the establish
ment For terms apply to H. c. SPALDING,
Attorney, 339 north ID, between 9th and 10th SITS.
mar Scott
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o. Hostetter's Bitters.-Ths greatly in.
creased demand for these popular BITTRRS
man 20 establish depot for their CITY,
so that they now be furnished In any
steamboats, private families &c. Orders distance
promptly attended to- aud liberal discount to
who purchase for sale Address JAS. N CALLAN Wash
iRgt0n. mar l--lv
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CsOR RENT-SEvERAL HANDSOME Par.
l. lors and Chambers, with board.
Also, table and transient board. Inquire at Mrs.
SMITHS, 233 street nov E-H
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DESIRABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE.-I
- will now sell my property, situated on the
Georgetown and Rockville Turnpike, about two
miles above Georgetown, adjoining the village Of
Tnnallytown, where there Is post office. The
place contains 63h acres, ana Is handsomely Inn
proved by a two-story brick house, % x 40, with
a wing Is y 81, and all necessary out houses.
City property will be taken as part pay.
THOS. MARSHALL,
ian 17-u At United States Hotel.
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FOR SALE AND RENT.

EIUkNISHED ROOMS FOR RENr-Two
l. desirable Parlors and Chambers, In the FIRST
and second stories. Enquire at No. i9 Missouri
avenue, between 4 and 9th SITS. mar SITS
EOR SALE.-A BRICK YARD, WITH
4 five or six acres Of Clay, Kilns, Machinery,
Tools, Shedding, &c, for a large business Clay
dug for about two millions Brick, all conveniently
arranged. This yard is well adapted to supply
water-works and District cities The subscribers
having other matters which require their atten-
ton, would sell on very advantageous terms.
500, 900 brick on hand for sale
Apply to WILLIAM H. EDES or ESAU
PICKRELL, Water street, Georgetown.
mar j-eo1w
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THO LET.-THE LATE RESIDENCE OF
Samuel Byington, Esq l., on N street, near N
carriage house and stable. Possession given i'm.
mediately Enquire Of ID. SANDS, over Stott's
Drug Store, Pa avenue mar g. 3t#
HOUSE ON CAPITOL HILL FOR RENT.
l. No. 3N north street, corner Of First, one
square north OF Capitol Grounds. Inquire on the
premises. mar 3-3tA
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AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GOOD IN
IA VIASTMENT For sale, IL or Is acres Of
Land, on the Heights Of Georgetown, adjoining
the property formerly occupied by Colonel Cox,
(oalled the Cedars,) possessing rare advanta es as
building site, and market garden. 1t has fine
growth ofyoung cedars and oak mess on the great
er part Ct 1.-THE elevation Is such as to command
the most extensive view OF Georgetown, Wash
ington and Alexandria. The fact Of this property
being just outside Of the Corporation limits rem
ders II desirable, being free from the Corpo-
ration taxes.
For terms, &C., apply to J. l.. KIDWELL,
Georgetown. Jan 22-dd
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DOARDING.-MRS b. sPRIGG, ON MIS-
ID souri avenue, be .wssn ID and u streets, has
two very desirable front rooms for the accomuo-
dation Of boarders. FEB 2S-eo2ts
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BOARDING.
feb eoAds

BOARDING BY MRS. ELLEN STEWART,
- No. 300 g street, near Thirteenth. Comfort
able board at 81 per day, together with lodging
and well furnished rooms, in quiet part Of The
city. febe
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BOARDING WILL BE VACANT TIE Let
ID OF March, two desirable roonlA southeast cor
ner Of 9Th and III streets. Nb 2e-sDots
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POLICE INTELLIsEscE.-Capt. Davis made
another descent upon policy establishment
on the south side Of street, between Elev-
enth and Twelfth streets, and arrested the
keeper of the place, a white man named
Joseph Riley, and four colored men found on
the premises, named William Ii Butler, John
Harris, James Turner and John Ii Seibert.
Riley was fined fifty dollars and costs and be
gave bonds for appeal to Circuit Court The
others were fined five dollars each and costs
The police deserve much credit for their vigi
lance in roofing out these gambling estab
lishments.
The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26
COUNTY SEAT.

The County Seat Of any County should occupy a
convenient posi for all the citizens of the C"ur-
". and M change should he made unless it he tor
n more central locality. and that is attended with
benz fit to the whole community
No particular part of the inhabitants are ny
right entitled To the lcaty of the County Seat tor
the benefit arising theretrom the benefits should
he incidental. and not the Object of removal.
No particular portion of any County has right
to perform any act detrimental and adverse to the
interests of the remaining portion.
Unnecessary and burhcnsome expenses should
not he incurred either in private or public affairs.
Changes are injurious to either private or public
aft rs and should not he made unless they are at
tended with sp mdng hench 6
With these iacs before Us. we must conclude
that the County Seat should not be removed from
Culoma to rlacprv,llr because.
Coloma occupies central position OF the whole
population of the County. and t" remove the '"u'-
" S,at from it will work convenience to the
ciizrns at large.
The object of rlacerville in being so clamoronS
for removal Of County Seat. is the cal hen' fl :
they expect to derive herefr III. tn enhance the
value of the properly of the few ut the expense OF
the many. and thus satisfy speculative interests.
The removal of the County Seat would operate
adversely to the rights and interests of the larger
portion of the County. and that portion which may
with any shadow of justice. claim such event.
would no, be equally responsible for the contingent
expenses thereof.
The property holders in the older are more p"r.
mancnt than those Of the districts and "i
course their properly will he NOR" particularly
drawn upon in paying the necessary tax than those
win" may to some extent be regarded as migratory
in their character
Removal would he an unnecessary outlay ut
money. We have good and substantial stone
Jail. nrwy erected and in the event of removal it
will be IL total loss Of SlG.0OJ.
Our taxes are already too onrrnuS and in the
event of removal they are to be increased to an
amount im>mpp"rtablc hy II any community whose
financial affairs are straitened circuni-
stances.
The change would he injurious, because there
would be no corresponding b'n'tits.
I he Act seems to contempt plae an outlay in
money for the erection Of county buildings. under
such loose provisions aS to he accounted for only in
the conclusion that the bill had for its oil cct tx
tortion ami speculation
The subject WAS submitted in 80. and Cooma
then declared the cliucc of the voters of the
county.
To Le Continued.
The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26

FILLMORE AND DoNE1soN IN THE EAST. rom II
copy of the Richmond (Va.) VHg. of March 5.
"" CLEAN the fact that the nomination of Fillmore
and Donel>on has been recri,e ed with Ieriec; enthu.
sla m in the Odd Dominion " ! he nati0na men
of Virginia. who maintained neutral and lisie>s
attitude when W iSe elected Governor, last
summer. now wide awake and active. But Vir-
g'na is not alone. in this lively demonstration in
favor of the American nominees. for the WUg as
surrs us that the same spontaneous hurst of appr.-
lati"n has Swrrd up from all the Atlantic States
and Mississippi Valley. from Maine To Texas the
same warm sentiment of approval prevails, show
ing that there is entire harmony and unanimiy
am"ng the conservative Wing ana American forces,
in each aud all the States OF the Union. in support
of the | hilnelphia ticket We hail these au>pic-
i"liS augurrs with feelings of unall,yed a,isiac-
t"n and delight They are an unmi,takahle in,-
cation of general and almost universal purpose to
&C ush out Addition anaticism and agitation,
through the elevation to the re>lency Of man.
national in all his ~ymm'hirS and principles. AMI
who is trur steel to the reserved rights Of the
States and the constitution of the c'unry The
real friends Of the Union everywhere appear 10 he
themselves again and to be rushing to the support
"t fillmore with unu.ua alacri,y and plta>nr-.
with an ttf 'ctv6 organization OF their forces and
with quiet. lgrnt. earnest work. we can nut for il
moment permit ourselves to doubt the result. We
hav" wrll-known. approved. tried. sound. c"nser-
vnt'vr. ~ nSUngt0d | ke man as our standard
h'nrrr-"ne whose ability. integrity and fidelity
II" man of any party will seriously question. Let
all. then. rntrr upon til" patriotic Labor before u>
with in'l''nahlc spirit and unl 'g.inS zeal. and
the Nictoiy will he OURS Tr.bn"e %
The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26

A BUSINESS Man IN THE MOUNTAINS. A type
Of the men who constitute State" and who are
so much needed in California, is B. TALLMAN, of
Cooma From his Soda Factories in this place
and Georgetown he has for several years been run
ming tie ms over the country hereahouts supplying
the mining towns with his excellent mountain
spring soda About year since he conceived the
notion that the people in the mountains were
paying too dear for their ice. He went about
erecting just few ice houses, by way of cx-
pertinent at home supply of the article. lie has
two ice houses at | iot Creek. where he cuts it,
one in Georgetown. one in Auburn in acer-
yille one at Granite and one here; and succeeding
beyond expectation, he pushed the good work into
the valley. and has established an ice depot in Sac
ramento and thus throtlcs the Sitka Monopoly in
one of its strong holds. The Stka Go. sold ice in
Sacramento last year at II to Is cts the pound.
Talman put it down this year to !. and Skn is
IL drug at 5 cts. Last year ice was worth in these
parts Is to 25 cts. per pound when it could be had
at ALL This year it is furnished in diff rent locali-
ties at from to cents, and with 100000 tons
to commence on, the supply may he considered
exhaustless Tallman & lluntress have ii shngr
machine which turns out daily few thousand
pine shingles. which they send over the hills and
into the valleys. where people stick them out or
cover their houses with them. The same firm oc-
casionally sends eight ten loads Of pine lumber
to Granite. and the subject of this sketch has Il
hottling establishment and wine and liquor depot
in this place, which does an cxccllnt business.
If California capitalists would all give there money
such chance, the State would soon double its
wealth
The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26

FL DORADO LEGISLATORS. Mr. Wech arrived in
town few days since, looking remar Hably well
after his hard service during the winter lie was
met hy his friends here and heartily welcomed to
their midst, as an honest representative who has
rendered good account of his Stewardship
Dr. w. H. Taylor has returned from his Legislative
labors. and on Wednesday evening received the
compliments and graiulations of Il portion Of the
constituency which during the past three months
he has so faithfully represented at the Capital. On
every hand he met by that cordial welcome
home, which an apprrciativr people always delight,
in extending to faithful public officer.
Mcssrs. White, Oliver. and Wclch, of the As
scmbly. are entitled to the highest regard of their
friends IN Ell Dorado, for the able and fearless re-
,stance with which they met the llacervlle
removal measure, and Senators French. Met alum
tiskc and Hook, are entitled to credit for their
courteous conduct and the conscientious course
they pursued in the legislative discussion of thi,
subject.
Messrs. Bowe, Borland. Heiskell and Gage op-
posed us in the Assembly on the one great measure
Of so much interest to this county. and. we view
it. opposed the interests Of FL Dorado cuunty--bu
they did it in a gentlemanly way. and no d"uh,
were acuated by purely conscientious motives. and
50 we are willing to accord to them their prope,
share Of credit. and take occasion here to congrat
ulate the people Of the county on having been 81
ably represented in both houses of the Legislature
he entire FL Dorado delegation will please accept
our heartfelt thanks for the many f.,ors shown u,
during the session.
The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26

TnEATER. Mexican Buchanan and troupe have
performed here two nights to very good houses
On Thursday evening Bulwers beautiful five act
play of Rieheeu was presented. and last eve
ming - Hamlet - both well cast and rendered o
the satisfaction of the au liences Mrs H. Moul-
ton and Bill Barry, both great favortes here, are
members of the company. and Niessrs. Johns and
I.eman, two very good actors, with some four Or
five others make up the company,
Tonight will be played Shak~peares great
Tragedy of Richard ILL.,. :" Duel in the Dark will
close the evenings performance.
The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26

PRIVATE SECRETARY. Our much esteemed friend.
William Bausman formerly brilliant ornament Of
corps enitorlal. and recently the accomplished and
geniemanly Secretary of the Senate, was Monday.
appointed by Governor Johnson as his Private Sec
retary. Uice Mr.. Rhodes. resigned We learn that.
in this case the Office sought the man as MIR
Bausman had not so much as dreamed it was after
him until it caught him man more competent
to the position better earted aud noblrr gen
irmen lives not in California We heartily wish
him JOY OF his ofice. and applaud the Governor for
the good taste and discrimination he has evihced in
the selection.--Sae. Tribune.
The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26
KANSAS LAWS. The St Louis Democrat asks if

KANSAS LAWS. the St Louis Democrat asks if
the President will enforce the KANSAS law which
"Auth"riznS any citizn of IL nrighb"ring State
to vote. up the payment OF ii one lnr a>>cs--
ment! Will he enforce the law refusing the ri gh
at suffrage to all who will not swear u sustain and
carry out the Black Act. rs it has we'll been call
ed which is directly in conf ct with the C"n>'itu-
ton OF the United States! If those b, what Mr.
Fierce conrmplateS enforcing. and this his remedy
for securing peace and order in Kansas. then can
We only wonder at the hopeless insanity which
urges hun ON in his mad career
The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26

An old man and his son neither IF them very
well informed to railroads and their II ,e> chnncrd
one day to be at work in field near Il railroad
track. Kalr,ads were novel institution to them
and when II train of cars shot by. IL thought was
suggested to the lad. who said t" his laicnt
ad. why don't you take ride in The cars" = |
hant rot time my son" Got time thunder.
i"u can 90 any where in the quicker than yc
can stay ut home. " Dads reply is not on record.
The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26

THE LEGISLATURE adj 'urned s"e lie at half past
10 o'clock of Monday evening great deal Of
business dome during the last days of the
session, and the calendars were pretty nearly
cleared of important measures, though. we regret
to learn, the Registry Bill died in the Senltn The
adjourned session was the shortest. and lis said
the most economical. with which the State has
been hlest. Judging from the resolutions of thanks
which abounded on Monday evening the utmost
good will prevailed he,wern mrmbers officers and
attaches, and all carry with them to their homes
in the mountains and valleys pleasant rrmini,cence.
and happy apprccia'ions of their fellowship ut
Sacramento. 1hus endeh The Seventh Legislature
In its time it did much good. and might have dom,
more. Some bad bills got through and more did
noi and though the good and bad measures are
now mingled both in Vitality and in death. We
must recolrct, while considering the latter class
that I'VE know not what's resisted"
The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26

ABATING THE CIRCULATION Of DEPRECATED
Coins. The Finance Committee Of the United
States Senate have matured Il pre- ject designed to
lead to the gradual abindonnrnt and Ultimate re-
Jrctlon of the small Spanish silver coins part of
the circulating medium. and thai it will he forth
with submitted to legislative action I he result of
the experiments to ascertain the value nt the Span
ish sixteenth. eighth and quirer of dollar. is re-
ported To the committee Indicating the first to
he worth IL fraction five cents. the second
about eleven, and the quarter between twenty-thrcc
and tw-ny-lour cents he bill they have framed
Is believed to provide that the existing laws author
lzIng the circulation and establishing II value OF all
foreign COINS except the Spanish fractional dvis-
IONS ot the dollar. he ut once repealed As to these
fractions they allow them to be circulated tor I'VE
years ut the value of 5. ID. and - cents respect
Ivey. and thereafter they are to be excluded alto
gether from circulation. But at the mint they will
all times he received bullion. and paid for by
weight The eff ct of this will doubtless he. that
they will he collected and sent to the mint the
best market--the price there exceeding their value
in circulation. his result will he promoted also
by classifying them with our own decimal dvis-
ions--Alta.
The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26

Coinage AT THE L s. Branch Mint. The pa t
week has been noted for the inst extensive opera
lions at the United States Mint in this place. that
has ever been performed since its establishment.
about 500 deposits has been received making an
aggregate of 43 0O0 ounces of gold. and valued ut
SIl5 000 Upwards of twelve hundred thousand
dollars, and numbering six hu'nlrrd thousand
pieces. went through all the various operations ot
coinage and were prepared for circnni"n during
the week. lhi> immense amount and great num-
her of pieces all adjusted and passed through
the hand, Of thirteen ladies'. The greatest day :
work was on Friday. when over half million dol
lars were adj justel by those ladi On Thursday
the enormous amount "f one million dollars passed.
between the mrcr rrtner and conner. The total
number of assays for the week has been sixteen
hundred, each of which had tu pass through IL
d"zrn operations The whole amount melted and
refined during the week is and IL half million
Of dollars, which undergoes some fourteen different
operations. The Mint is now prepared to do II
very large amount If business quite sufficient u'
all the wants of this State The example furnish
I'd ly its operations last week shows ii capable of
prri"rming vast amount Of labor. and T., effects
great credIt upon its present management. In adj
dition to the work already nu led to, the value of
$4,000 in silver ingots las been nadc--Aha 2l t.
The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26

Santa Anna is residing mt 1ui lmco. four leagues
from tarlhagcn He Expresses bitter hatred to-
wards the United States He is said to he stmn
lating the industry of the people Of lurhaco. and
Laning them small sums Of money to buy stock
to undertake new plantations, and to improve their
present Un.S.
The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26

Coon THUNDER SPOILED. Immediately after tlc
fire the good p"ople of lacervie were thrown
into great tribulation. by some awoc ign"ramu'
telcgraphing them that the county seat bill had
been been detained hy member unfrien'lly there
to- and had never been submitted for the consid-
eration of the Governor Some poor fellow made
himself the medium of an expression Of the sublime
Indignation with which the Ravine weled over.
and in Fridays Union appeared communication
making the grievous charge authorized by the tel
egraphic dispatch In the House on Friday. Mr..
Wech rose in his place and quietly took the wind
out Of their sail, by the following explanation. We
copy from the legislative report Of Saturday
Union:
MIR. Welch rose to privileged question. and
stated that in communication in the Uai0n that
morning it charged that some member Of the
FL Dorado delegation. opposed to the I'll Dorado
county seat bill had purposrl V detained the same
from the Governor. lie stated. one of the En-
rolling Committee. that there was some delay oc-
ca>ionrd by the commttcc ii ,ding an important
word substituted in the enrolled bill. and was in
formed hy the Clerk that it was done by the author
my nf one of the ii Dorado delegation friendly to
the bill.
Mr.. Gage explained denying tina: lie had au-
thorizrd any changes in the bill
The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26

CLARK & HENRY, next door to the p. O are up
and around They have supplied US daily with
full files of the Sacramento papers.
The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26

PACIFIC EXPRESS This Express has our thanks
for favors during the past week. Also for u large
bundle OF Atlantic papers.
The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26

The Union says Government train of 2O7
mules, from San Diego, bound for Oregon, passed
through Sacramento on Wednesday. and crossed the
Washington ferry under the conduct of = Jake
Daniels of Benica