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TILE NEW CABINET.

Under the above head the New Hampshire Patriot
,.s commenced series of sketches which are no
Lass distinguished for ability than for discriminating
;,ot;co We make the following extract from the ex-
celent biographical sketch Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury:
SIN his general views of politics Mr. Cobb Is an Amer
can IN the true and national sense OF the word lie IS
NAT southern man with northern principles, but south
Srn man with constitutional principles and, like that
noble class of men throughout the Union he asks only
hat the constitution shall be preserved In it's original
tv nsnllied by the touch of those who would deiace
M fair nronortions He welcomes, as brethren OF COM
nm Gath an who feel that the national honor Is pledged
40 Inc national Union He believes that the blessings
bich n confers are no idle words He thinks that the
,no1,aoe in which its principles imboded are not UNI
ocaning phrases intended merely to round sentence
and decorate speech lie is no political adyenturer, to
whom all creeds are alike indifferent provided he can
make them sulservient to his interest. An earnest and
devoted friend Of the South among whose institutions he
WAS horn and educated which has conided its best and
dearest interests his honor, his mind and heart
u.nsiye enough TO embrace also the North the sterling
qualities of whose national he is ready to
InoyIedge He believes in common with every man Of
snse In the Unon that fanatcism is not the safest ec-
ment in a free government; and while he is tolerant
enough to make all due allowances for differences of opn
ian he Is solue ia the determination that far de-
nends on him. the great doctrine Of the equality of the
States under the constitution shall he preserved.
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Belmont San Mateo county California Adam f. Cas-
tor, postmaster
Fort HERMAN, Salt Lake county Utah Territory A.
+. Barron, postmaster.
saluda, Alachua county, Florida; Wiley Hicks post
master.
Change Of Name and Sae.-The name and site Of the
post Office at Harsonye, Baltimore county, Maryland,
has been changed from Harrsonvie to Randallstown,
mile and half east and directly the same route,
and John Crook has been appointed postmaster in place
of Nicholas N. Hight
Discontinued The following post Offices have been dis
continued
Ark Spring, Muslingum county, Ohio
Bakers Station, st. Croix county, Wisconsin.
Ritchieyille Dinwiddie county, Virginia.
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DEPARTMENT. NEWS.
STATE DEPARTMENT.

AbolishnaS of Quarantine y the Graek Government. MIR.
Jonas King United States vice-consu at Athens, in
letter. dated March H. writes that he had received the
day previously communication from the Greek govern
ent informing him that the King of Greece, desiring to
facilitate as much possible navigation and commerce.
had decided to- abolish the fifth article of the sanitary
regulations together with the royal ordinance of August
1853 relative to the quarantine Of vessels under for
egn flag The act referred to above reads as follows:
nMerchant vessels under a foreign flag coming from
place not healthy will in Greece be subject to the
maximum of quarantine if their bill OF health has not
been yisecd BY the Greek consular authorities
The royal ordinance of August, 1853 is of the same
import
II will be observed that by this action the part of
the Greek government the Greek consular wise of bills Of
health for vessels coming from any port Up The Ottoman
empire is longer required, but simply bill of health
certificate from the sanitary authorities OF the place
from which they come. The regulation is consid-
cred as applying not only to vessels coming from any
port in the Ottoman empire, but from any other port
An amended Tpi6 at Nora scotia Albert Pillsbury
esq., United States consul at Halifax in letter dated
April ith states that the Legislative Assembly of that
province recently passed the following act
BE enacted By The Governor, L5naca, and assembly to
jorS
Chapter IL of the Revised Statutes ''of customs du.
also amended by chapter nine of the acts Of 1854 and
also amended by chapter three Of the acts of 1855 and
also amended by chapter OF the acts of 1856 and
also hereinafter amended, hereby continued to-
geer with such amendments, respectively until the first
day of April, in the year 1858.
q All goods, wares, and merchandise now liable to "a
duty Of six and quarter per cent al roore shall here
after pay duty of ten per cent dd miorem with the
ception of cotton yarn, which shall pay two and half
per cent ad rdlortm
g. Roiaed sugar shall hereafter pay duty Of ten shil
lings per cwt., instead Of fourteen shilngs.
l. Madeira port, and sherry wines, Of which the first
cost is thirty pounds per pipe and upwards shall pay
duty Of two shillings and sxpence per gallon.
o. SO much of section of chapter IL OF the Revised
Statutes ms imposes duty of six and quarter per cent
oa rdorea on goods wares, and merchandise duty of
fourteen sbillings per cwt refined sugar and duty
of two shings and sxpenc1 PR gallon on Madeira port
and sherry wines OF which the first cost Is f20 per pipe
and upwards, is repealed
This act received the assent OF the lieutenant governor
on the Dist OF March last.
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LATER FROM TENAs.

Yesterday southern mail brings Galveston dates
to the 9th instant The Civilian Of that date has the fol-
lowing:
From Kerr county, in the mountains, and Jackson
county, the coast, letters received this morning say
that their and cotton never promising, have
been killed by frost.
Without any noise and almost unknown to citi-
2ens, ahansonc lumber trade has been built up between
Galveston and Lake Charles in Louisiana. Our towns
man. Mr.. b. s. Parsons has two three schoones
SANITY employed IN the trade, bringing pine and cy-
press lumber, and taking in return considerable amount
Of merchandise. The entrance to Lake Charles is about
thirty miles east of Sabine, the town being some forty
miles inland, at the head Of tide, the river formed by
several large bayous In its vicinity large forests OF
pine and cypress and several lumber mills while the
try settled by planters and stockraeers. No other
port is so convenient to it Galveston, and the people
there are opening their trade with city and well
pleased. Mcntcan river and lake some fifteen or
twenty miles TO the eastward o Lake Charles and also
connects with large pneries. The inhabitants them
and their navigabc tributaries also trading 10 some
extent with us "
The Civilian of the Ttb says:
On Sunday forenoon we were visited by clustering
noEther with considerable rain, turning OF cold towards
night On Monday morning frost was visible in exposed
Places Fears are entertained that in the interior the
lroS may have been sufficient to again jure the young
crops"
The Houston Telegraph promises TO commence a daily
Issue some time within the present year,
The steamship Mexico from this port, arrived at Gal
weston on Monday last
The Galveston News OF the 7th instant says
We learn that there ice in Houston on Monday
morning an eighth Of an inch thick Every green thing
VIC are told has been killed We have had but little in
l1mation beyond Houston but there Is said TO be
ouot that nearly all the crops in the country have been
destroyed, so far as they were out OF the ground We
orc informed that in the upper part of the State the
ground was dry that the seed had not generally come
Up ana this may possibly of planters from
se disaster Both cotton and that up have
doubtless been killed, and learn there Is not seed
uough TO replant should 1t not be too late We
nave some hopes that the may have escaped The
'SS TO the State Is almost beyond computation
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BY J. G. MCGUIRE, Auctioneer.

" EK1 EAIENSIN SALE by catalogue oil Bupe-
ror rosewood Chckering
city made cabinet furniture, handsome girame
and danasI curtains costly oil paintings velvet and Brussels carpets
AcOn Tuesday morning. April a. at 10 o'clock and
day until tho whole disposed Of shall sell superior
nurc and effects of the Ebb House. situated
18th and l4h embracing variety
chamber furniture, bedding, &c. 85ls
This extensive establishment embraces eighty paros
Chambers which have been fitted style unequad this city,
city and Of very superior style and finish We
Chickcring
Elegant French plate gtrane maascl pier, and oval mirrors
OF various sizes ana styles
Handsome OIL paintings, astes and french engrayng In rich
gilt frames
Superior rosewood and walnut crimson pnsheovered frsneh
ana te'eaAee sofas
pyan, arm, iaates ana PaIior chairs
lockers, gothic reception chars &c.
su.s rosewood paor nishcd IN blue aua gold bro
ac comprising TWO tfnalee SOFAS, Two arm chairs, and
c.i,sa y $3.50 49, a.a. $3.50 I,
tare consis,ng Of two soas NO a" cSsirs rs r All @
naror chairs $500 ~ ~ 1850 'i' M ''
Handsome waIn, wbano,s e,aaeras and NJ os;o,y
na,erns ~ ' '''SN' ~ ~ ' " 'ai'ou'
Beautiful marble, ceare sofa and side table, in roew
walnut and mahogany '' ' w '' " 'r
Iaeaant hroSaIs GaSa. ,,d ,ocs curtains ,,o,,o, ~
house With rlt cornice cords t,ssels Ac comnss -
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lLrkets.

New YoRK April I1.--ootton is quietsales OF 900
bales buyers demand reduction, which Is not conceded
Flour is frn,-sales of IL 900 barrels State SIS go
So 50 southern, Sc rs Sc 80. Wheat is firmer--
sales of 900 bushels; southern white, ST 62b. Corn
is quet-sales OF 200 bushels mixed, III cents
Pork has dccned-mess, 1922 s5 Beef is frmr epacked
Chicago SIC 25 Lard has declined barrels ia l4g
cents. Whiskey is unchanged-ohio, sia cents Coffee
Is firm--pripe Rio Iii cents Sugar has advanced 1
cent-Cuba, 81 III cents Moasses is steady Orleans
76 cents Spirits of turpentne is firm at 40 cents n,n
is buoyant at 81 so. Rice is firm a. 1sasl cents.
Freghts frmer.
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REDUCTION OF POSTAGE TO THE ISLAND or AS
DIVISION

We are requested to state that, in consequence of
aredpction of the British postage on letters between
Great Britain and the Island of Ascension, the single
rate of letter postage between the United States and
Ascension via England, will be, in future, 80 instead
OF 4l cents. prepayment required.
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orFIoIAL.



March IL, 1887.
Notice hereby holders Of OF the loans Of the uned
States h THIS department viii purchase the until the LIST day or
June mott unless tho Of 81 shall obsne
aud viii 10 addition the of the
last semi annual dividend Of together days
additional interest for the reach the vendor the following
Of premium said stocks:
the stock Of ls42, premium Of 10 per cent
Of lsa7 sis premium per cent and
the Of 1850 commonly called Texas Indemnity stock premium
Of per cent
Certificates Of stock transmitted TO the department
assigned the United States by the party entitled
20 receive the proceeds.
Payment for the stocks assigned and transmitted will be made by
drafts the Assistant lreasurers Boston, New York, fhlte
ph at the option the parties entitled receive the which
should be expressed the letters accompanying tho certncate
HOWELL COBB
Mar l3-dtlstJuneif Secretary OF the Treasury.
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ENSE2zLENrNr. A bill was introduced in the Massa-
'ouSe's legislature last week which is well deserving of
"g enacted into law in every State provides that
any person to whom any money goods, other prop
wy which may be the subject of larceny shall have been
"V''Verod shall embezzc auducntly convert to his
own use or shall secrctc with intent TO cmbezle or
'auuuienty convert to his such money goods
property or any part thereof he shall be deemed by
uO'ng to have committed the crime of simple larceny
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rosr orprcR DEPARTMENT,

yNp Post Qacss. The following post offices have been
established for which the persons named have been APP
pointed postmastcrs
MN Greek Salt lake county Utah Territory John G.
Smith, postmaster,
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EX.pRESIDENT PIERCE.

The Concord New Hampshre) Patriot of Wednes-
day last says
Ex President Pierce arrived in this city this tues
day. forenoon and stopped at the Eagle Hotel He is in
excellent health. We learn that he will remain here but
few days. when he will return to Philadelphia where
Mrs Pierce still remains account of her health
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by G. w. BOTELER, AuctiOneer.
ALE OF VERY SUPERIOR HOUSEHOLD Fl


~ nare at auction Monday April 2oth 10 o'clock M
collection Of excellent household furniture consisting part
one superior rosewood planoore s1 4t+,Ee#
Large gilt frame French plate mantsl and pier mirrors
Rosewood chairs,
Mahogany pier tables, with marble top
Tapestry Brussels Brussels, and three ply carpets lg
Rosewood pedestal, with marble top
Heavy dnmask and lace curtains and
Mahogany chairs mahogany atete sofa yarlsr clock
Walnut etegeres, superior mahogany bookcase
Carved rosewood centre table, with marble top
Mahogany sideboard, with marble top, girandolcs
Brussels stair carpetng, Venitan blinds
Mahogany centre tables with marble tops
Walnut extension dining table, mating
Walnut lounge, covered with plush
French China glass and cockery plat caster and table furniture
generally
Oak dining room chairs, m.Iacgany ha,rack
Hall ocloth handsome mahogany and French bei.teas
superior curiedy-ar mattresses and feather beds
Mahogany resslng bureaus mahogany was-tands with marble
Asadsone double mahogany wardrobe
Clocks handsome consisting f
wardrobe dressing bureau with marble French bcdstead
table, wdshsand with marble top, and four chairs
Walnut wardrobe walnut dressing bureau with marble top wal
nut washstands, with marble top
Radiator and other stoves &
Together with collection useful articles
tentlon Of persons furnishing 3t
Terms All sums OF and under $40 cash. credit sixty
and ninety days, Tor approved endorsed bearing
Ap l7-d&ds G. W. BOIElER, Anctonocr.
NEW YORK HATS.--This day opened another
IN full supply OF halls Of the spring shape
Also the paented flexible hat, nearly
as the soft hat at STEvENSN
Ap l7-3uf Sales room, Browns Hotel.
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NAVY DEPARTMENT.

Noral Medical Board. board for the examination Of
candidates for admission into the navy assistant
geons was recently convened at New Orleans, and the
following arc the names Of those who passed sasiac-
tory examination:
No, !. Algemon S. Ganett, Virginia.
No. 2. Frederick Van Bibber, Virginia.
No. 3. John W. Sandford North Carolina
No. 4. II. b. Trst, District of Columbia
No. g.. Thomas J. Charlton, Georgia
No. 6. Charles Lowndes, jr., Maryland
No. ]. Charles f. Lining, South Carolina.
Correction. The United States steamer Susquehannah
will accompany The Niagara to England and not the Ger
mantown, we inadvertently stated yesterday
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BY TELEG II APH.
IA A.a4

HAGERsrowS RIJ,) April 1.-THE county jail in this
town entirely destroyed by fire this evening All the
prisoners safe The fire is supposed to have caught
from the chimney.
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Vie COMPAGNlE L1ONNAlSE, No. 81 BOnle-
ward DIES Capucpes Paris SIX stuff lace novelties OF DIFF
leren printed
casmecs This house the highly recommended in France
and the considerable establishment
the Importance sales
by grandeur Of It's having
three different The COMPAGNE none but
articles their manufacture and thus BY bringing purchasers
direct relation with the manufacturer enabled offer them great
o. advantages than any other establishment.
April
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11Sn The citizens of Washington, without dstinc-
ton Of party sect opinion invited to attend public meeting
be held Monday evening April 90 the church,
9th street, between and consider the
the Young Mems Christian Association Hymns viii be sung tho
children Of the mission schools addresses delivered dn
gushed citizens and BY Rev Mcssrs Gurey Dgge and Samson
All requested TO attend. sg
1T--3t G..
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LSOR SALE OR RENT.-That desirable brick
IL dwelling house situated the side Of Congress street.
Road street Georgetown Heights The house contains
including the kitchen and all buildings his surrounded
BY lot 100 e front by 2s0 feet deep with 3oioot alley running
the whole length OF the south side Of the
Adjoining the above property have fine building which
will sell reasonable ,erns Title ndipuable immediate
possession given.
For further particulars Apply ofce opposite the Treasury
Ap l1-dtfm BROOKE d. WILLIAMS.
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II J. MIDDLETON, Ice dealer, office and depot
southwest Of and Twelfth streets, Washington D. G.
APP 11-diyt
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MATTHEW HALE SMITH, Counsellor-at-lsw in
M United courts 10 tho Of the STATE Of New
YORK, No lie Nassau street, New York, y. y.
Ap LIFT
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GENERA NEW 8.

LARGE NooME.-1he income of the Marquis of West
Minister is said is $500 900 per annn equal to $1,000
per day. So for every minute of time night and day
through the year. Every tick Of the clock throws half
dime into his pocket.
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ost SLAVE There is but one slave returned in the
septennnl census for 1857 in Pennsylvania, and that
Is In Lancaster county 1t will bc remembered that by
the emancipation act OF Pennsylvania in 1880 all coored
persons born after certain day in that year were be
free at the age OF 2s years, and all darki who were in en-
istence at said date were to remain slaves
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Yesterday southern mail brings Galveston dates
to the 9th instant The Civilian Of that date has the fol-
loWin
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-24
Gt7DE FOR TRArELLRRs AyD oygrey
RAILROAD LINES.
RICHMOND. EREnRRIcKsnrna IL


ToAAc RAILROAD. gong North leaves tvice 49,
aaS, tsuniay evenings excepted at AZ n,cik :. u
ana Il. ia cInck, p. Ne for the Potomar rivsr ,ah
road t. baltimore. DC "''"'e ny hal-
NIR1! MA CENTRAL. going North leaves tbi, c;,r
twice DAILY SUNDAY evenings exceptaJ at ncinct
a M, aud "a O'Clock 2. NJ Tor (iordonsyita ,sh
ther connect with the trains Of the Orange and Az
ahdfiA. W NashlAEtoh, baltimore &c ~
fIeHAoND ANp DANvILLE-Leayes Richmond at a
ocieck a u, ard CONNECTS with the South side road
at the Jauct!ln, at II o'clock NJ Suudays sycs,e
ted AZ Evening Train leaves tue Depot every daYY
except sunday, ut 5j clock, and connects with ~
South- side at the junction, at 9 Is.
titHtioSb AND PETERsBURG-Leaves this cit t,v;ca
every dag, !Sundays excepted.l at 8 O'clock 4 VI
ana 2aJ oclk J.. VI. An accommodation train Ion ves
ueIe . tfery Monday, Wednesday and Fridy at
F0R NORFOLK. &c
The steamer CURTIS PECK Cant SamI Rar,az
leaves her wharf at Rockets every saturday Tnes
DAY anu THURSDAY mornings at 51s o'clocE A M
ana the GLEN COVE, Capt. John Davis. every Mon
gay Mednesiay and Friday mornings ri 8. q clock
Tor noIiolk and Portsmouth, touching az ali the
regular landings on the river ~
FOR NEW YORK &C.
The steamship JAMESTOWN. Captain Parrish.
leaves every tuesday evening, at O'clock for New
YORK. touching at City Point and Norfolk TO receive
PASSENGERS, PASSENGERS, &C. leaving Norfolk next morning. at
FOR PHILADELPHIA, DC.
BY the steamships pENNs TLVANIA VIRGINIA
and CITY OF RICHMOND. One of these steamers
Leave every Monday and Thursday stopping at CITY
Point anu Norfolk to receive freight and ra sse
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A yisrrER ExPEcrrp.-The Hornet, an open boat,
twenty-five feet long, aud six feet BEAM sloop-
rigged Capt. Duncan, commander, stt sail from
Erie, Pennsylvania, on the 4th of October. bound
for 81. Paul. She made Detroit, Maekinaw, Green
Bay, ascended Fox river to winnebago Lake thence
via Oshkosh, Berlin, Princetown, Puekws Lake,
Buffalo Lake. up the river TO Portage, hauled over
the canal thence TO the Wisconsin river, thence
down to the Mississippi and arrived at Prairie du
Chen on the Sd of November, from which place
>hs started on the 5ih for this city. The whole
distance Of the voyage will be about ono thousand
Ave hundred miles. The crew consists Of Captain
Duncan and his wife, Paul Pioneer, l2th.
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CarLLY BIRrmPLAcE.-It makes one cold this
freezing weather 90 think of the primeval birth.
place Of Daniel Webster. He says:
1T did happen TO me 10 be born In q logcabin
raised among the snow drifts Of New Hampshire et
period early that when the smoke FIRST russ
from its rude chimney and curled over the frozen
hills. there similar evidence Of white
mans habitation between IL aud the settlements on
the rivers Of Canada"
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WRONG PEw.-Hcnry Jennings, nice
Young gentleman, haling from the city of brother
love repaired to the theatre last Saturday night
bile IN state of intoxication, and there became
very disOrderly, for which he escorted iuto the
street by the officers and handed to the watch
men. Yesterday morning, Harry appeared bsfo,s
the Mayor, and ON promising to keep as cold a. an
cicle hereafter, was discharged
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A SERIOUS DIsAsrER-Advices from Paris, under
date of November =, state that the Department OF
Marine had just received intelligence of serious
disaster. vessel belonging to the imperial ma
rine. which had been fitted out for scientific ex-
pedtion charged with the duty Of rectifying ex-
isting inaccuracies. and correcting the suyeys 81
the coasts of the Caspian sea, lost on the very
eve of returning home, after having devoted one
year to the most careful and exact scientific expo-
ration. Every soul on board except one went
down with the wreck. The loss. deplorable as it
is In other respects, will be principally felt III a
scientific point Of view.
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Vicious Doc Francis Stout is to an
swer to the Mayor, this morning, for permitting o
vicious dog to go into the street and bite a negro
fellow, who was passing by at the time Two or
three gentlemen saw the occurrence. and II they
witt attend Court. il is more than probable that
the bad dog will be consigned 70 dog heaven.
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PREPARING FOR WINTER -Yesterday
morning. negro fellow called John, In the service
OF Butler &Stearns was arrested Cary street, by
watchman Cauthorn, while making of with new
i"rior stove and he could give no account OF IL
ether than that man had employed him 70 carry it
down town, he was locked up until to-day. If any
Of our readers have lost stove, they may sy
hy applying TO the Mayor this morning.
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LET 0PF-Frederick, slave to VIM. N.
Barrett. appeared before the Mayor, yesterday, to
answer the charge of being concerned In stealing
a ham from Jerry Downs, but as no evidence was
adduced to establish his guilt, he was set at ibsr