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LITERARY NnIICRs
Maeauiay's His,ory ef Eayiand. Volume w. Harper &

Aaeaaiays History ef Eaylaad Volume Nv. Harper q
a# Brothers.
We have flash advertisements announcing fash
els in flowing capitals, declaring that thirty and forty hou
sand editions had been exhausted before the publication
that il utter impossbiliy for the publishers sup
ply the demand These things all right in their way,
and understand perfectly how IL Is done bat when
read statements such the following from the London
Times In regard TO history perfectly bewiidered
We do not that have the least doubt the
accuracy OF these statements On the contrary, believe
them and, moreover, think the work Is entitled to all
the popularity which any work attain. We merely
quote from the Times show that such popularity
fash speak of atanabe that too BY
history which viii take its stand among the prondes
men,s Of English literature;
sThe public have called for copies or to put
plainly 60 600 volumes of work which previously they
had not beheld single page. Its fortunate publishers
learn have been embarrassed TO meet this unusual demand
arrangements have been unprecedented chamber
considerable dimensions has been for the packing
thousand volumes at time and several other
been cleared to receive these In relays We unable
to state the number Of carts and
required for the simultaneous delivery OF volumes,
but which tested to the the capacity
Patnoster Row. These the material Incidents Of the
OF this coveted work but its expected has
fishing and bookselling arrangements and devoured for
time the promise Of authorship Such popular advent,
| therefore, claims immediate attention"
For sale by II. Parnham.
The Doy Star. by George l.. Davis
This the title OF neatly finished work from press
Scrbner, New York. giving history OF the Birth and
Growth OF federation in the Province of Maryland ao
Sketch of the Colonization upon the Chesapeake and ts
Tributaries preceding the removal Of the Government
St. Mary's TO Annapolis
1t is for sale by X. Farnham.
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OFFICIAL.

TnsAsrxI DErAsrssxT, December ], iss5
Notice holders of The stocks VI tse United States
thar s will purcbsse ths Of Sl OF
when The be offered the
lot DAY June ner sih psy th~rssr the following
For sock Of ioon Of ls<Q Prsaium Of 10 cent For
Of lss5 asd ie+s o is een For
n s5o eomsony c.iies Texan nde
nifty stock premium And st"ck az the loan OF
1885, rcdeonaso lah November 1885, received Al The
Treasury prior 10, of Jasua premium Of az
3Isi day OF March
Off received after the as March,
said ist of June Of y cent
will be allowed saiA Stocks specified
a July assisned primo
pal of The certificates received ts LOT After
will be allowed addition the
the dxts f their In both
days money
sslcr.
Csrnca this under the present
Used States wiib The
prior s January nex ~ The
snuted to receive the purchase money.
STOCKS VIII Ne made BY dras s sss''
New YORK; Phsdsphia, the
entitled receive the money msY &reci
JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary ef the Treasury
Dec t--dtlstJunef
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FOREIGN NEWS.

We give in Geographic column this morning four
days later sdyccs from Europe the steamer Africa having
arrived at New York yesterday morning, with Liverpool
dates the 9th inst The result Of Esterhazys mission
ts ST. PeeFsburgh not known when the steamer le
although hourly looked for Ia London According 10 our
Dispatches there little prospect Of the Cars
cepauec Of the proposals Of the allies but strong proba-
b,y thst these proposals viii be met b. counterprop-
oson from RuEsia which the western powers canaot or
viii not accept We not surprised therefore that there
has been renewal Of the feeling 10 both France and
England, Cor the ptccrasdnang designs Of Russia and
the grea, Germanic powers transparent from The be-
ginning
The only item Of news from the scat Of war Is tbe slow
Ing up Of the docks Al sebas,opo BY the French The
Russians are not only strengthening their varous positions
In the crmea, but they concentrating large force al
ksrs as The basis Of faiure operations
The commercial advices by this arrival are no, impor
ant Since the sailing Of he America there has bes
slight decline In cotton and slight advance IN bre.d.,
Consos ucfnaed without any material change from
last closing The London money market "a. II I,
easier condition.
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NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN
PARTY .s>#-

There being power vested in of the officers of the
national council TO the meeting OF the convention
called for the 22d of next month"; that body must
ry assemble We the councils in this congressional
district will proceed at to choose delegate to the
convention in accordance with the proclamation of the
president of the State council, Gen. m 3. Campbell
[Shabyeiae Ezpositor.
What remarkable language to in addressing free
people aPo,oer rested and 'aus expressions that
the people of Tennessee little accustomed to hear The
Pope of Rome and the Pope of pref
~ much alike"must' assemble in accordance with the
bull of the high priest This saying to froemen that they
must meet and must vote and SO, must pay taxes
and So is rather arstocratic for these
Chattanooga Idcsrtis1.
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LOCAL NEWS.

That w4shington growing rich In hoss elements which
insure permansnt prosperity 70 city must be apparent 10
the most careless observer The steady increase Of her
ation the unsaed demand for dwelling houses open
Of hotels and the enlargement Of the old ones and
the liberal investments Of capital In the various channels oi
trade and Manufactures may be cited among some the
most substantial evidences of present prosperity Although
much has been accomplished much remains be DONE The
Advantages OF Washington SUCH that she might
soon become popuous and prosperous commercial and
manufacturing city without the slightest reference to those
peeuniary advantages which she incidentally derives the
seat o. the federal government Her citizens lack neither
wealth, intelligence enterprise and IL only needs
dicious and combined application Of these three
elements OF worldly line srecs with and
warehouses, and wharyes with steamers square
rugged vessels and TO make ashngton what intended
she should bea receiving and distributing point great
extentof country which finds at more dissn
announcement, and, Of course, more expensive places
Our know nothing city councils have certainly most rin
guar way OF showing their regard for the principles
justice and mercy At their last meeting they to three
members OF the auxiliary guard hundred dollars each
premium for the simple discharge OF duty the next
moment they refuse appropriate the rng
sum oil seven hundred dollars for the relief OF the suffering
poor OF Washngtonand this too when the rgor an un
precedentedy ncement add their claims public
benefacon 1t ID not in spirit Of partisan feeling but as
an act OF simple justice that add that every
member in the two boards voted for this appro
priation- ra -
SMITHsoNAs lSsTITUTIoH.The lecture by Mr.. John G.
Devereux, of New York, The Popular Influence of
Architecture" postponed last Monday evening" will be de-
iyersd this Thursday evening.
Our citizens making the Of the fine sleiging with
which we have been long favored Fully of our
public and private vehicles ON runners hastily made
OF bar iron.
by referring to advertising columns will be seen that
ball will be given Monday evening next the 2sth at
Numbers Assembly Hall, nearly opposite the Kirkwood
House. We induced to draw the attention readers
to this bali from the fact OF its being for the benefit
suffering poor Of this CITY, The ball is undertaken by that
gallant company of citizen soldery the Washington
Highlanders who ever.oremost the cause Of
suffering humanity We remember with pleasure the sub
stanta assistance rendered by the Hghanders the poor
last year. when they handed the handsome sum Of
slO0 each ward in the city. We
will respond IN liberal spirit to the appeal made
them when the present unusually weather must in
the suferngs of the poor very seriously We cord
ally wish the gallant Hghsnders in their work OF
beneyolence.
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SOUTHERN SENTIMENT.

correspondent of the Georgia Constnionalis, wri-
ting from Miedgeville, says;
enclose the significant resolutions introduced by Judge
the They will be agreed to when called up
i. Ecsolpsd That have witnessed with regret the
peaed and continued failures of the House Of Representatives
to elec, Speaker.
2. Rssosed That it is the duty Of the members Of that
body who opposed to the election Of the sectional
soil candidate to forget past derences to unite to meet
nominate, and to elect Speaker.
g. Rssosed That the Of the Clayton Bulwer
treaty by the President right according its plain and
obvious meaning. We will sustain the President. We love
peace and earnestly desire its continuance. We will
If the protection Of the rights and honor Of the
tion demand it.
L. Resosed That the ability with which the President
his message forth the theory
of the rights of the South in relation to the
institution Of averyand the aggressons Of the North and
the forbearance endurance South upon that
iec h worthy of the Chief Magistrate of the nation His
views sound and constitutional They command
sent, and receive appreciation.
5. Resoped That the secretary the copy
Of these resolutions be transmitted the President and
each Of senator's and representatives at Washington
The Consutionalist comments on these resolutions
follows:
"JupoE CosE's REsoLrrfoss.-We take pleasure in
awarding the honorable senator Greene the need Of
praise justly due him for his manly and patriotic tribute
truth and justice in bis Communications of the Presidents
honest convictions Of many members OF the nothing
order Of Georgia. who while politically arrayed against the
administration, unwilling against it factious
and unssrupuous warfare They cannot ignore the sound
principles Of policy aud constitutional truth which tina,
administration is basedhey shut their the
patriotic and self sacrificing efforts of the President stud
ouy and strictly carry out these pncpIesthey cannot
southern men, be nsensibe TO the ordinary feelings
grateful admiration, which the manly national Of the
President awakens Assalng and assaulted by aboitonsm
which, foed and defeated thus far yes frantic rage
e obstacles opposing their the President stands be-
them and the South impossible barrier and
hurs back from bis lofty emnecs defiance to their fierce
sanghts constitutional rights.
Though opposition to foreigners and Catholics has Of
te absorbed undue share OF Judge Cones efforts and
erges he Is too much Of democrat in all his anecedents
sud past ymPahes be nsensbe to the good service
behalf Of sound principles rendered the country by the
administration. His resolutions msgnanimous
oZnition Of this fact
The resolution sustaining the Presidents construction Of
the Clayton Buwer treaty. and pledgng the support Of
people to the administration in defence Of that construction
to the extremity Of with England, speaks, be-
eve the unanimous sentiment OF Georgia and the South
and of the patriotic Of all sections"
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Distinguished citizen Of the South writes to friend

distinguished citizen OF the South writes to friend
in this city as follows;-
The stand which the democrats have taken la Congress
commands the admiration Of every In the country whose
respect is worth hayiug The nothing presses with
eronsry peculiar 10 this yesrling party blaming
seventy -four democrats in Congress for uniting with
the thirty nothngs to elect Speaker What impu-
dence Seventy four who have stood by the constitution
aud the rights Of the South against the plots Of tbese
reckless dorganizers go to handful Of them 70
help them honor Of their blood and breeding Go
over 20 them for what For teaching in this God
blessed land sneak deceive swear pesecute riot butch
err and burn For teaching them get Office by trick
reverence Bible by breathing profanity upon H. to hon
the eagle BY sping the owls No, teachers Of such
things ia Land whore liberty falls when vice triumphs.
Back your dens genenoa where eu plotted the ruin
Of the democrats whose hep you demand, and seek
there. You have gued your constituents get your
places you told them that Americans should rule Amer
ca and your places hot for you and the rule
Of your Americans you afraid 70 acknowledge.
You carried principles with you Congress- and NJ
courss you find party there that win you IL your
have southern blood enough in their veins
rise and order you for the who defended
their rights against all hazard 90 vote for Bsnk the sbo
tonist and plead iieir silence your authority. But
never you, democrats forsake such conosis
the know -nothings on earth"
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Northwest Guns for the Indian Service In 1864

OTYIcE IKpIAx AvvAsRs,
January p, 1853.
PROPOSALS will he received Dt6ce Indian AAas
of the 20th day February for fuTnishng
half ser of May, 1855,
half ses the M day Of June thousand North
Indian delivered
the departments either 0f The css of New York, Philadelphia
baltimore B6sion Cincnaau Detroit Louis Chicago
bidder sct and be require
spec,Asd dates order the 1885, the
price and u tho sAne quality additional number of
actually required In the service
EAch bidder viii be required exhibit sample Of
kind and qaa runs b. pr poses 70 furnish and the
department the ght Of such bid bids
bse.ed 10 Be most 70 the Indians considering
vccxbe quatiss bid will considered unIess
sufficient tho bid of
he will accordingly,
for the performance his within days ae
The sa~ple ssmpes of tho accepted bidder win be
ofoe delivered
sias and fully equal thereto. Before the
OF each will be subjected the Thorough and
gd nspscoa asd with sample and hos that
found similar and fully equal in respect will be
jesed.
elcrcdrs that Of the bid viii br required
fr the afui execuon OF the the Of the
fu bidder.
Payment any eusnny assn,hcs received wa b made
Un,sd Immediately sef The delivery
and acceptance thereof GEO. w. AANfPENSY,
Jan 22-daA 3lawtia.h Feh. Cosmissiones.
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the PREsIpgNrs MESSAGE

The Mississippi Free Trader Of the iith instant pub
shes the Presidents message with the following editorial
comments.
IL IL an admirable document in Style sentiment and
high national tone. Oar foreign relations with
Great Britain are treated OF In that Will lind
IN tbs bseast Of every American Upon
jeet OF State rights and the sectional dtraeng
the country, the President doea ample justice South
and argues the matter with eloquenee bedness pa
triotsm which, while IL Is peculiarly gratifying South
must do much TO asy the aeerbity Of feeling prevalent
among rght-minded bat misguided northern We
mend the document to the attentive persa Of every one
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ASoTrFn WAR LoaN w ExaaSb---It i believed ,bsf
Immediately the meetsg Of the British Parliament
new loan Of at least f2oo0ooo0 will be asked for
Il also thought i win he accompanied By an extension Of
The crcasiiou o. paper money government securities
TO the extent probably Of fioooo0o in addition to the
al4oooOOe now allowed. That measure win ease the
stress Of the osn but some twenty or thirty mil
lions more win hs demanded meet The expenses Of the
neh' campaign, The rslicfwill be but temporary.
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DEPARTMENT. NEWS.
ixr1aioR pEpARTaKsT.

Agricultural Divisioa cf the Patent O5iee.-Samples Of
RooThe Commissioner Of Patents received, few days
since from Rev. Henry Clay Dean chaplain OF the Senate
several specimens OF American wool of the finest quality
This wool raised by his cousin who resides in Fayee
comfy Pcunsy and very soft and silky
the toueh possessing In high degree all those properties
much przedin the Saxon varieties II will be placed with
the specimens which have already been received at this
Office.
GransdThe issues Of patents for the week end
ing Tuesday, January %, isS6, follows;
Patents 10
Reissues
Designs
Total IS
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Total
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..

Lighthouse Board.--kotiee Nariaegs.-we have re-
oeiysd from Secretary Jenkins Of the Board
information Of the removal OF the castron lighthouse tower
(known by the Of the Pass Loutre Eght-bouse)
which formerly stood at the head Of the of the Mssis
spp river to the mnrhy island called the Middle Ground
a the Pass Loutre.
The tower is black seventy feet high, been
illuminated by hirdorder lens light, fixed and varied
flashes, since the 18th instant.
Prom the large nun-buoy outside the bar this light
bears west X north (msgnetic From the buoy the
Northeast Pass light bears southwest -Four ,par buoys
the bar Of the pass should be visible from the buoy
bearing from being west by south south and westIouh
From the buoy for the sparbuoys and pass be-
them thence, directly up the Pass Loutre. The
channel between the spar -buoys is very narrow
The dxcd light the Northeast Pass viii be continued un-
I'll further notice.
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DRrADFur AccipssrS-The Boone County Ind Ledger
states that three interesting young ladies going TO bed
At Mr. Hunts, North Salem, Hendricks county,
few evenings since took vessel Of live charcoal into their
bedroom and on the next morning all found dead
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sfPAaArRp.--The Mexican papers publish paragraph
have sepaEated.
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PhiisdsIph,. college Or Msaselae,

{yA Sssa, BeloS BaiaAs.--spriag Sess.oa, 1855.
sFhE ~iu Monday
March, 1870 toas, respecss,
ceapaera snai,ns
privileges The
l oeas~f snd tsfuaste IN March pesress eoaeed IA
Mach aud July.
George HewstoEs NJ. D., fbolessoS cf Anatomy.
h. Howard Eaad, NJ D.. Professor of Chemistry.
Henry HaIsstssas, ". a., Professor nf Institutes.
janice l.. Tyson, NJ d., Professor of Maesia Medea.
Ia4e a. d. d. Mellcus.
Jsmsa Bryan, NJ. D., Professor Of suw-y
Ls~s d. Harlow, NJ d. of Dtcs aaa Diseases of
Naaaan aud Children
Joseph PARRISH Professor Obstsucs Dis
cases Of Wosen aud Chiidrrn.
say BY iha branch
Advanced Phlade
feaasyivania Hospital with the farmer c which Of this
faculty
ths
medical board sM@4l4i
excellent eais4s t~ies week 81 the college
For further iaiornlat,on apply ~ address,
3. HOWARD RAND, Nd,
ian a. dJt Dean.
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Public sale og the CSlamahia wnAry, Geerx<1
aSysa, ~ ths CoiusabsA.

aswA. ths Da.s Ice 81 CeiusAbsA.
PURSUANT deed of dated the h day Of Jans,
1854 executed b.
be VIII .nsr al pase . 10 hs hshsyt sdde Saturday the
10Th day February that
called The Columba Foundry
lands, bnild
deed u dated aforesaid,
Washington county, In said District.
Tems Oneed Of the purchase and residue
Ia and Two from the day az deferred
(ur which
innnsiy asd 10 be secured and deed o
the properly. WM SELnEN,
Jan 2f--dlw kjtawt6thfeb Trustee.
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QO- SnAths0nias Lecfures.The Of Mr..
on The Popular influence of Architecture, which
been delivered Aonday evening and deferred
weather. will be given this Thursday evening O'Clock.
jan
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rosT orricK prpauTrrsr.

Sss Pot 05iessTfe following named new post Office.
have been established and the following gentlemen appointed
postmastersi
Eminence, Independence county, Ar.nsa, Daniel Wood
Whitfield, Hickman county, Tennessee; John W. Walker,
LittIesyie Hancock county, Alabama; Charles NJ Little
postmaster.
Holly Wood, Livingston Parish, Louisi.na Edward sarns
old Field Livingston Parish, louisiana s.ndsord r.
fickaw, Livingston Parish, Louisiana j. j. wat post
Hog Branch. st. Helena Parish Louisiana; William Ben
Hillside wes,moresnd county Pennsylvania Henry Bre-
nisk, Point, Walker county, Georgia; David Dickey,
sparrow s~amP, Darlington county, South csronai d.
w. Carter, postmaster. Re-estabisbed.
Pikesris, Wayne county North Carolina Calvin T. Per-
kns, postmaster.
Di.coa'aasd.The following named post Offices have been
discontinued;
Tsmpsrsncevle Orargebprgh county, South Carolina.
Town Greek, Lswrence county, Alabama.
Cherry Plat, rutherford county, Tennessee.
Change Of The Of the following post Offices
have been changed;
Gvensvie Pon,otec county Mississippi, to Walters.
vile.
Anderson Sumter county, Georgia, to aDdcrsonvile.
Mrrpra-Tbe Bedford tysl Sentinel gives the follow
ing particulars Of the murder OF Capt James H. Robnsop
Of that county, by negro named Farrss
Captain n was experimenting some hands who were
getting ice for his brother He ordered the negro TO cut
standards for the wagon but his being rather
dlaiory, lie threatened brush him This threat
did not seem 70 have the desired effect whereupon he struck
the negro twice with switch Upon this, Tarriss, who
bad standard in his hand, struck Captain with IL just
above the After being struck, he did not for
time show any signs of life, bnt afer while he
msnced breathing, when Col W, II. Brown who with
In hearing at The time OF the with the assist
Of Caleb a negro who assisting with the
got him on horse and took him home where he fingered
until o'clock the next morning when be died The
was at once apprehended and Saturday lodged In
Jail
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OFFICE OF THE COnsOLlDATED IOrrEalEs
OE MARYLAAD.
Tho following or tho MARYLAND cou,oi.
dated Loucry, class II, drawn January ai 1856
Ist ID 81 9Th 5th 9th 9sh loh ll,h l9th Iath
l5 40 12 a6 20 35 10 II 65 AZ rs AZ 33
The following Pstsp,co institute
Lottery, class 45 drawn January ~, 1856:
ist ID ID 9Th 5h 9Th 7lh eth l0th llth iath I3h
General Agent for the Contractor, BailmoTs.
LEa'L ROBERTS Commissioner.
Jan 24-lt tf3atf$
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madasns . Dsvos,

From Paris and Nssc York.
ADAME DEvos's millinery arrived, and now opened
III for inspection The Lakes 504 kennsyvaaa
which ,he attention Of the ladies VI Wssnson, Geogsown As
respectfully invited.
Jan Eft
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IIENRy GLAy's Private Letters, from 1901 Z" the
III Tins otht sca,hi sai'ss sy Cc'on- Price - .e
fvr sale ~ TAYLOR AAIkV.
pec % nsoks,ors, near ns sre~e
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-07-03
Glorious Opening OF the Cam,
paiRn,

In noticing the nominations of ,ba n,
tlohal Democratic Convention. the AIb1ny
Atlas and Argus says: --'Oaiy
"Ihe lightning fash which sped the 'nevsog
!he nominations at Cincinnati was foIIowsJ
3y ihe thunder Of the altilery-the salvos oe
Ihe democratic masses greeting the rsnre
sehtauves OF their cause. Never diJa No.,
inallon meet more enthusiastic resnonso,
irom the people than these. No two StsIe,
s,a li Tue Union are more popular than the Kew.
S.ohg oo;i5 dnu old hentuckey; and no two men
could be found in either who had sironger eT-
ciailns upon the gratitude ofdemocrats
= lIe voice OF the press reflects The sen,;.
mehts OIL the people. We have hsCore ,,s
journals from Michigan, Ohio, PennsyIvor;a 10
New Jersey and the new Enoland Stsias'
unanimously exultant Over the resul, ISSa' TI.
wing press from the same .SiAtes co,,aInS A.S
Ihe personal excellence 'of the cand;Jo,e w
experience e and'hiS capacity. While ibcy w
oppose the. cause be represents, thcy do hon.
uge 70 me talents and abilities of tbe man
90 lle campaign Of 1856 opensl Tbo
uelnocrats .I are ready for il, and coniidert "
the issue. They &ill organize for II bv n,p VI
nc meetings, BY the formation of Koyy Puo,
Oluos' oy speakers from the stumn. by 'i"o Ji1
cusSions In the press, by challen9in1 tha;.
10 lhe comparison Of men. '' "i"
The contest of 1852 gave to the democr,
cy nearly every State in the Union W.
snalI not be surprised If the contest NJ I9,G
eho"s yet greater yictoryp