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Neao York Markets.

NEW YORK, October 22-Flour is firm Sales
of $500 bbs. State, SO 40 a So 60; Ohio is still
nominal Southern, 81 l5aS7 So.
Wheat is advancing Sales OF 81 900 bushels.
White, 81 SO 81 n red, 81 55 a 81 SO.
Corn is higher. Sales Of 80, 600 bushels. South
ern mixed, 88 cts
Pork is steady. Mess, S2l so.
Beef Is Arm. Chicago repacked, $40 80 a $ll
Lard Is quiet at IA cents
Whiskey is upward Ohio SO cents.
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How OSCAR +. MooRr Tho Hon. Oscar +.
Moore, Of Ohio, the able and faithful American
Representative from the 10th district, We regret
to state, has been defeated by his Democrats op-
ponent, Mr. Miller. This result was mainly caused
by the Republicans voting for Miller
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-22

MINERS OF CoNGREss. Seen. Lane, of Oregon
and Thorington, Of Iowa, are in the city. \
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Our National Guard returned home last night il
good health and spirits, delighted with their trip
to York, Pennsylvania .1a
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FLErcHrR WEBsrrR --a There are but two IDEAS
in the Republican party--the broken head of Chas.
Sumner, and bleeding Kansas. With regard 60
that damaged gentleman, I wiz not Justify the as
sault, but il had made that speech, 1 should have
taken care to put an iron pot on my head"
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MADAME DUvALL, PROFESSOR OF

MADAME DUVALL, PROFESSOR OF
lNA Astrology and Phrenology, continues to
practice the above science She Is prepared to an
swer all questions relating to human life. Madame
Duyan is also the ladies' Botanical Physician. At
ficted and defective females will do well TO try her
skill her compounds are from herbs gathered under
the strong influence of the Planets which rule them.
Madame Duvall is late from Europe, where her prac
tice was successfully patronixed She is travelling
through the United States, and her stay will now be
very short In Washington. 800
Residence, No. 8l6 Eighth street. between L and
M streets. & oct 9--3mo
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THE GREATEST
C00KIN G STOVE

THE GREATEST
COOKIN G. STOVE
EVER INTRODUCED IN THE UNITED
@ ta5 s4l STATES.
For Goal or Wood $4,000 in use -Four sizes.
Nos 6, 2, 8, 9.
GALLAG HERS Celebrated Morning
~ Star Double Oven COOKING STOVE the
best, the cheapest most substantial and most per-
feet Cooking Stove in the Union.
Thirteen thousand of these Stoves are now in sue
cessful operation. IA s
This splendid Cook Stove has now been thorough
Y tested during the last four years they operate in
the best and most satisfactory manner. have fully
tried them with wood and coal and strongly recon-
mend them. They are heavy and very durable, and
the design is neat and beautiful. With moderate
fire, this Stove will bake three loaves of bread roast
turkey boil two dinner pots, broil beefsteak and
heat the water for washing, all at the same time.
You are respectfully invited to call and examine
the above splendid Cooking Stove, " Gallagher's
Morning Star" slg.
Patentee: A. j. GALLAGHER
July lst, 1856 8 Philadelphia
For sale only by
e. WOODWARD a. SON,
Next door to G. Woodwards old stand
Penn avenue, bet 10th and 18th SITS, No. 3le
N. b. We have also very large assortment of the
latest and most approved patterns of CRATES parlor
chamber, diningroom, Office and store stoves of all
sizes for wood and coal that the North eau furnish
best suited 10 this market
Yol win do well to call and examine our assert
ment y goods and we win take great pleasure in
showing them. We are sure that our goods are very
low, as we buy for cash.
~ Terms--CASH. \! s..s sep 10
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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Oct 22.-Flour dull Howard st..
and Ohio nominally at $7--views of sellers above
those Of buyers; City Mills &c 81.
Wheat unchanged. Red, 81 so a 81 So, for
good to prime; white, 81 IS a 81 So for the Same
qualities.
Corn from l to 2 cents lower, but accurate quo
tations cannot be given.
Whiskey. City and Ohio lower, 35 a SO cents.
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JUNIOR SoNs.--The Junior Sons Of America ad
vertise grand Torch Light Procession to come
off tomorrow night. They will form at the City
Hall 4 fFg .t Es44
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All orders for tickets or packages in the Maryland
Lottsrss win meet with prompt attention, and the
drawings mailed 70 ell purchasers Immediately after
the drawing.
! Address T. n. HUBBARD 4 CO,
1000 = rcapr, Box 20 Baltimors, Maryland.
~~n Qa--dkv 4
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Arri0ai Of the City Of Baltimore.

PmLADELrnIA, Oct 22.-The City of Baltimore,
om Liverpool on the 7th, is below and will arrive
up about noon
CAPR IsLAsD.-The City Of Baltimore brings the
following commercial advices
LIVERPOOL, Oct Wheat, white, ss. lOd. a
los. I'D. Red and mixed, IS. Cd, Flour, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore, s2s. 3D. $685. Southern,
33s. Sd. 34s. 3D. Western, 26s. Cd. Sos. Cd !;
Ohio. SOS. Sss. Corn, white, S4s. s4s. Cd !;
yellow, 33s. a 3Ss Cd; mixed, s2s. Cd. 33s.--
There has been but little variation, and the prices
are well sustained. 8
Cotton.-The daily sales, since last quotations,
have averaged 5000 bales. American adyices
strengthen the demands Of the holders.
The markets opened ON the 9th with every APP
pearance of good business and steady prices, bot
check was experienced by the announcement of
the advance of the rate Of interest by the Bank OF
from five to six per cent. for twr months bills
This at once gave a check TO the demand and the
sales were effected at an early part Of the day
Prices closed steady.
Copsols for money Of Ia 81 5s on account,
81 Ia a92 49,
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COMMISSIONER OF PArENTs.--Judge Mason has
been induced to withdraw his resignation as Com
missioner, lately rendered. He has started for
Iowa, where he viii remain short time for the
benefit Of his health.
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..s WILLIAM II. WHEATLY'S
Georgetown Dyeing and Securing Estab-
- r. lishment. .-A

NHE 81 BSCRIBER returns his sincere
thanks to the ladies and gentlemen Of the Dis
tct Tor the very liberal patronage extended to him
during the past year. and h. trusts by strict personal
attention to his busnesa, to merit continuancsof
the same All kinda Of work usually done in his line
Of business, will be done BY him in style unsur-
passed by any other establishment In the Distrirt,
ard with punctuaHty and dspatsh. Iy
sep s0-Steos e..
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INDIAN SuMxER.--We are now in the enjoyment
of this delightful portion of the year. It is the
precursor of colder and more frosty times. 1t her
aids the frosty mornings and co.der evenings Of
head and icy hair.
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FoURrH WAxD.--0ur Carrier in the 4th Ward
has been confined 70 the house for the last week,
by illness This viii account for the non delivery
Of the Organ In that time.
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Arrigalof the Worth American
QUEBEC, Oct. 22.--The steamer North Ameri-
can, with Liverpool dates Of the 9Th instant, has
Deen reported below from the River Du Loup.--
She will arrive up late in the afternoon
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The Cattle Sho,o.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 22.-The city is thronged with
visitors Thousands Of them have been attracted
hither by the great cattle show The butchers
procession was the principal feature in the display
There was large turnout, and the arrangements
we're such as to present a fine and animated APP
pearance. Two bands Of music were employed
The butchers, after marching through the princ
pal streets, proceeded to the show grounds.
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MUsIcAL.--The Union Choir Association, we
understand are making active exertions for q Wig
orous musical campaign the coming winter. New
books have been procured, containing music of a
higher order than they have heretofore been using,
and other arrangements have been entered into to
insure not only success, but a decided improve
ment upon their former efforts
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MARYLAND STATE LOTTERIES.
n! FOR OCTOBER, 1866.
X. FRANCE a. co., Managers.
MAGNIFICENT SCHEME!
WV 4 10000 Dollars Capital.

I. GRAND CONSOLIDATED LOTTERY,
.set sHs,.ts Sos Class o, r $780, -e $3.50
To be drawn in Baltimore Saturday, October z5th
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Tas EpiscopaI Conventiion,

PHILApxLPHrA, 0ct 22--ln the House Of Depu.
ties last night the resolution that II was deemed
inexpedient to create new diocese of Kansas and
Nebraska, was lost by the non-concurrence of the
two orders. The resolution to elect DR.. Clark as
bishop was laid ON the table, to avoid the personal
question involved In 1.-THE friends of the nomi-
nee being unwilling to risk defeat after the fail
ure OF the other resolution. The convention adj
journed sine die. ~
The House of Bishops yesterday RENTED the
sentence of suspension against Bishop Onderdonk,
Of Pennsylvania, pronounced twelve years since
He resumes his ministerial functions on Sunday
next, by preaching morning and evening In the
churches OF the Ascension and Trinity.
Destruction of an Frfensipe Cotton and Woolles
Factory.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22-Robert Selfidge's cot
ton and woollen factory was totally destroyed by
fire this morning. The loss is set down at $50, ooo
Nearly 400 hands are thrown out of employment.
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SUGARS-
~ Crushed Granuated, Powdered, Loaf
A White, yellow. and Brown Sugars.
C0FFEES.
Jaw, Imitation Java, Angostura
La Guayra, Maracabo and Ground Coffee
TEAS
Extra-hne Black, Imperial
Gunpowder, and Young Hyson Teas.
LIQUORS.
Old Nectar Whskey, Gouley's Bitters
Holland Gin, Jamaica Spirits, and otard
Brandy.
WINS.
Old Port Claret, Madeira, Sherry
Sweet and low-prioed Wines, and
Brown Stout
SUNDRIES.
Spice of all kinds, Picking Vinegar
Preserved Ginger, Rice Flour, Corn Starch
Farina, Olive Oh, Olives, Bay Water
Fine Chewing Tobacco and Cigars
With all other articles usually kept in grocery
stores. ~
For sale by w. H. TENNY,
s. L. corner of Bridge and High streets,
oct 0--eo3t Georgetown
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n. FRANCE q CO, MANAGERS.
10000 Numbers, 900 Prizes
PRIZES PAYABLE IN FULL WITHOUT
DEDUOT IONl
SCHEME
APPROXIMATION PRIZES.

1000 prizes .............,........,sls .
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ADDREss.-On Saturday evening, S. Y. Alice,
ESQ.,, win deliver an address to the Teachers As.
socaton, in the Smithsonian Institute, att o'clock
A. M. rtSF
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CORRECTION. City Surveyor in his com
munication TO the Mayor, informed him NOT that
the grade Of Seventh street was lower by four feet
than any grade in the city but SHAT the car
riage-wsy Of Seventh street west, from II street
south to Water street, had been cut down below
the grade recorded in his Office for that portion OF
Seventh street. 44
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-06-26

FR1oHrruL PERIL.-When the
Harlem 2. Is Railroad train, Satur-
day, was passing over the Harlem
Bridge, and dashing on--in free full
fiery way-three double whistles gave
an alarm that startled everybody! The
brakemen, all fortunately at their
posts, Immediately exerted all their
power to break up-and they succeed
cd just as the engine was about twen-
ty feet, it may be twenty-five feet
from an open drov-dridge. yaun;ng for
1t sc'th t'centy feet Of sonter!! Mean
while the firemen were seen leaping
over the tender, ard aiming for the
first car; but the engineer heroically
stuck to his post, and thus saved the
train and the lives of all connected
with it. Fortunately there Were but
three cars, with no baggage car, and
the train being thus light, the engi-
neer was able to save himself. He
could not have seen the open draw till
he got we'll on the bridge, and he was
deceived, it is said, by the wrong sig
nal being up. Thus were saved a
hundred and fifty human beings from
another Norwalk calamity.-New
York Ezpress.
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-06-26
% Marshal Peliessier tells hi.

soldiers that peace has been ''signed at
the cradle Of an imperial infant. -
How long does this allow ere peace
shall be weaned? Signed at a cradle,
peace may have all sorts ofvicissitudes.
Peace may have the mcasels, the
hopping cough and the scarlet fever.
Any way in France. for some time, the
peace will be Ike the infant aforesaid
> pesoe 10 arms.
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-06-26

The GAzErrE.-A very marked inn
provement is visable in the i,ersonelle
ofour contempory in Lafayette street.
In its typographical and mechanical
department the Gazette. is now equal
to any daily paper in the State. Since
the accession of Jones, .. j. to the
Office. the Gazette has taken quite )
literary and scientific tone Of character.
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-06-26
FonKEp RADrsHrs.--lt was Mr..

FoRKED RADrsHEs.--It was Mr..
William Shakespeare. q naturalist Of
no uncomfortable note, who lived some
years ago, on q river called the Avon,
and in q place called Stafford, who
discovered the resemblance between
the animal man and tho vegetable
''forked radish." Indeed, the same
distinguished author, found by further
investigation, that very good man
guileless and free from the faint Of
sin, may be made out Of a cheese pair
ing after supper. L has ever been
and from parity Of reasoning we may
infer it ever will be--a difficult mat
ter for the learned, to draw the line
between the animal and vegetable
world; SO blended together and unit
ed, are all created things. Here, we
have carrot living before US, as much
like a man, as man is supposed to be
like bis Maker. The Carrot in ques-
ton, has all the natural extremitics,
which distinguished man from other,
and more noble animals. It has legs,
Of just and proper proportion length,
width, depth, aud superficial inches.
Man has no more. The legs have
joints Of just proportion; understand
ings evidently intended 10 walk with.
md all. seemingly wanted for it to get
up from its PROSTATE position on our
table and walk away; is, that very
cheap red fluid called blood" which a
beet has. There is no installing the
sex Of the vegetable. 1t has q face
like the Rev, rather elongated;
q Roman nose, with graceful Gre.
clan twist. in it; pop eyes, like
pippins; an eye--that most express
sive organ-with such a squirt in it,
as the enemies Of Mr.. Buchanan say
he uses, when leering at the ladie&,
like an old sinner, as he is.
Any sensitive Miss. with siIken
nerves, might be excused for faiuting
on taking first glace at this "rara
opis IN terris," for, to say the truth,
it is naked--as naked as it was, when
it came into the day light of existence,
out Of the shadows of nothing. Yet
our carrot is covered with u skin, as
natural as nature itself, and Of tran
sparent hue. There is no need Of
power, pint or perfume on II.
Talk not Of naked radishes" in the
presence Of this remarkable creature.
with 80 much care by Ceres,
and Minerva, (who have lately gone
into the mantua making business, for
the minor gods. Il only wants the
organs Of speech to BE- as upright snd
rs perfect as the great and godlike
animal man himself. How, like a
politician. doth ii look
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-06-26


and commented upon, but still re-
mains unaltsrAbly ! fact, that no ar.
gumsnt can b. used to induce people
70 bslicvs that u Is directly to their
interest to live within themselves to
buy oil they want Of their nearest
neighbors. There are i number Of
citizens IN the City ~ we'll as the
Parish, who will motif they can
avoid il, buy asingle article Of domes-
ito manufacture, or any thing in the
varied line Of merchandise, that has
ever been on the shelves Of a local
merchant. No. Although The arti
clss, are identically the same, made
4 The same factory, and offered at the
aams price, still they prefer sending to
Paris Or London; Strssburg or Leip-
81 4 s. -l
sic, and paying more; or their orders
will 50 to New York. Philadelphia OF
New Orleans. Far fetched things arc
always the most valuable il the eyes
Of blinded humanity, and : mere
trinkst with some Chinese hieroglyph-
10 on Il, would be thrown away as val
uslsss II the owner should discover the
fact, that some Yankee cloth-pin maker,
made il. Acting on this principle,
planters will send their produce to
New Orleans. when they know full
well. that most Of il goes there in or
der that New Orleans Merchants may
take out Of il the toll Of brokerage,
leakage and stealage. and then ship it
bsck again, 70 pass this city on its way
70 the West. We have right before
our eyes standing illustration of the
truth. The Louisiana Penitentiary
uses much cotton to make cloth ; must
i b believed that they send to New
Orleans 70 buy it. when thousands Of
bales are being shipped 1t our own
steamboat Landing! Such is the fact !;
they can buy the raw material there,
for less than they can get it here
Some Of the more wealthy, land here.
fore worse of) will not buy of our
merchants a spool of thread, if they
can avoid it. No, nothing is good
enough, fine enough, until it comes to
= case Of emergency. When death
calls for them. then only is it, that
they knock At the door, Of our own To-
cal undertaken and wake up the mer-
chants clerk for ten yards Of Jacooett
muslin and : pair Of white gloves to
50 to that great ball, where white
spirits and black blue spirits and
grey: dance to the same music
Would il not b we'll for ihe friends Of
such, 70 send to the Crescent City for
the mourners ! The suggestion is q
valuable one.
There arc some nsercAants who
would So naked, rather than patronizo
other merchants for clothes. Our own |
resident mechanics citizens Of the
town, contributing their support to ev-
cry laudable enterprise, are jammed
and pushed aside BY fellows who come
to stay day, bringing with them a
reputation for good work" and tax
ing it away with them, without giving
any practical demonstration thereof
Why. there are merchants-merchants
in this very considerable and enl;ght-
ened city; who, if they want small
job Of printing done, will send all the
way to Boston, New York or Phila-
delphia for it, because they can get
1000 copies for the same amount that
printers here have the audacity to
charge for 999. This too, whilst there
no three daily presses 1t work, advo.
The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-06-26

A MYsTERY TO BE SoLvED.-Some
month or more ago. The Dsita Of New
Orleans, and The " Dsssocrat Of this
city, were bosom friends 10 politics.
The DslIs would writs a article On
Tie politics Of the day, and Two days
after, Il would find il WY into the
Democrat, and The Democrat would
make reasonable comments On the
justnsss Of The views Of ths Dslta.-
Then the Ds'sa would copy the re-
marks and make comments Of praise
on the sagacity Of the truth discrim-
mating Democrat. This was Ill very
well. "Ingratitude" as the poet
says. "is = marble hearted monster !"
and tho man who would not return
praise for praise +; and soft-soap for
sof.soap, ought to be drummed out of
society. This the reason why we are
always putting. in the strongest breath
Of praise our pious friend DR.. State
Superintendent of Education, Bard
But Why has the Delta and Democrat,
parssd company without ceremony,
asd ~ : VOID Of explanation to the
psblis? Are they not both Demo
svsts. ~ caa thsy ~, both willingly
nppst n. Bschanan Who Aas such
n1sIoss sntsoedsata = ! Federal
~ Or oAcs ~ inpartial seeker
- 80 requires = % al, for an
sasaysl ling sfths nyutsry.
~% :
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A Coon OaoArIsArloN.-A society |

A Coon ORoAN1zAT1oN.-A society
has been formed in Camden, to pro.
tect the living reputation Of dead au.
thors. Il il very we'll known to the
superficial reader, and thinker; that
many things are said for dead authors,
that they never said. Very many Of
the stalest kind Of forced witticisms,
have currency in literary circles. -
the product Of great dead men, which
have originated in the mind Of very
small living writer's. Could Mr..
Horne Tooke who was evidently .
great wag) be resurrected to geo. how
much very Indifferent wit. has bsen
attributed to him, he would weep At
the bare thought Of his going down to
posterity with such = weight on bis
shoulders, ~ must early link bis fame
to oblivion. M. Rogers, has had to
bear much, since his Table Talk I"
made its appearance. Although the
bosk processes, to tell oil the good things
he said, we should not be surprised il
another volume Of the same kind
makes its appearance, soon, II the one
now before the public sells well. This
is outraging the dead, if the dead can
BE- outraged. and the society referred
to above, proposes to nail to the
counter every new invention attributed
to old authors.
Here is something attributed 10
Rogers, which is republished in the
Comet. that IL may meet the eye Of
the aforesaid Camden Association.
i was always said Rogers ''kind
to animals; / recollect being much
hurt by ! flea that hoped away from
me and avoided me. Once il hoped
toward mo, but when / was about to
Icy on it the hand Of friendship, it
give skip in couner direction
! lost sight Fit, and we never met II
agaip.
There J II Rogers reputation ~
wit depends on such things as this +;
the next half century will enquire in
vain, Who was Rogers ~
BoUNDRY LINE.--Man, with bis god
like sagacity, has drawn lines, all over
creation, dividing countries, which are
nevertheless interviewer in the strata,
and the very primitive rocks upon
which they stand, and united BY . CO.
ment more potent and powerful than
Chinese " itself Cut them asunder
if you can, with : butchers knife or
gouge them apart with acheese goug-
er.. Hisimpoaible. aMason' line r
Why. Mason never drew 1 line ID bis
%sA
life. If he had the first rain would
serve to wash il out forever. The
State Of Louisiana Is said 10 Be bound.
ed, on the North By Mississippi, and
the West By Texas. Show % the
lines, and We viii believe il. No
Man may draw imaginary lines and
call them what be will he may cover
with . net work Of lines, the whole
habitable globe; but in comparison
with the boundaries, which have been
thrown up from the bosom Of nature,
they are alias nought.. Let madmen,
fools, demagogues, old women and
fanatics, talk Of dividing the glorious
constellation Of the Federal q nion
Let them tell us, how they win seper-
ate the mountains on the West, Or the
mighty Mississippi on the Eastl Will
they do it, with taple line and the
cedar posts of a surveyor: No. Can
they sever people bound by the ma
tural ties of consanguinity! Never