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HON. JOHN v. WRIGHT.

This gentleman announced through paper to-day
(says the Nashville Union candidate for reelection
from the seventh congressional district. Mr. Wright is
filing his first term in Congress. Although the
youngest member of the House, he has already made
reputation of which his constituents may well be proud
There is impregnable democratic majority in his dis
tric and glad to hear that this majority will be
likely to tell heavily in Mr. Wrghts favor next
August than it has ever before counted for any man.
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MIR. RuCHANAN,s HEALTH.

despatch appeared in Of the New Yorkpspers a
few days ago calculated to make entirely erroneous i'm
preston the present state Of health of Mr. Buchanan
We have seen letter from him, written since that de-
spach appeared in which he that he was never in bet
ter health in bis life He has entirely recovered from the
attack which he had whilst Washington and is now
completely restored to his usual robust state of health
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BLEEDING KANSAS.

Let the people bear in mind (says the New Hampshire
Patro that Kansas ceased "bleed the
idenal election over which proves that she made
to "bleed" for effect upon that election
Let them remember, also that every statement and pre-
dction of the black republicans in regard to the effect of
Mr. Buchanans election upon Kansas and slaveryevery
statement and prediction in regard to the slavery ques
tionhaue proved urly false and deeptipe; while every
position assumed by the democracy has proved correct
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Superior City, the 2lst and 22d ult, the coolest
weather of the experienced. On the former
day the thermometer stood at "a degrees below zero and
the mercury fell to &C. Since then, up TO latest
dates the 27th it had been gradually rising The Chron-
says he west end Of Lake Superior continues open
Strong winds the northeast have broken up the ice
and carried il on the shores But little ice will be made
from this out coolest weather is generally supposed
to be oyern
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VALUABLE oomMERoIAL DOCUMENTS.

The State Department is giving to the country series
Of exceedingly valuable reports made out under the super
intendence of Mr. Fagg and commercial sta
usties The intelligent correspondent of the Philadelphia
Inquirer calls attention to these works follows
Mr. Wendell the House printer, has just turned out one
OF the NEST valuable volumes published by the govern
ment and which does infinite credit to his establishment 1t
Report the Commercial Relationships United States
with all Foreign Nations prepared by Edmund Flagg, esq,
under the direction of the Secretary of State in sccodance
with resolutions OF the House of Representatives Of the Thr
y-thrd Congress, at its first and second sessions IL Is
quarto volume Of over eight hundred pages and the first
Of series of three ordered by the House, the whole under
this general title of Commercial Relations The part
the present voumes entitled Commercial Digests,
and embraces succinct Of the history character
and extent of the commercial relations of the United States
with each of all foreign nations about fifty in number,
together with their dependencies accompanied by
nearly thousand tabular statements. IL contains also,
summary statement exhibiting the aggregate value OF all
exports and imports between the United States and each OF
the principal commercial countries annually for period OF
thirtyfve years. and summary of the commercial spua
tons of all treaties between the United States and foreign
nations, in tabular FORM
" The volume to be entitled Comparative Tariffs
will comprise tables exhibiting of the
tariff OF the United States with the tariffs of all other nations
numbering more than forty well the im
port duties quantities and values staple products exported
and imported tonnage charges bounes drawbacks, sani
ary regulations, &C., &c. The third volume will be entitled
Consular Returns and will contain the returns made by
our consus and commercial everywhere, in response
to circulars hitherto sent them by the department These
vouminous and valuable relating chiefly to ship build
ing shipping navigation, tonnage, sailors in merchant
vice. &C., &C. From this will be the Importance and
value of this great work. which, when completed, will fur
uish the most comprehensive aud reliable compendium, his
orica and statistical of and commercial ea
tons prepared, and indispensable to commerca
The present House of Representatives ordered ter
extra copies which gives about forty to each mem
ber."
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23,s44,2l0

OBrruAny.-Rev Eli Smith, D. D., the Oldest American
missionary in Syria, and distinguished Arabic scholar
died at Beyrout on the 18th January He had been in
feeble health for several years The Doctor accompanied
the Rev. DIR. Robinson in his explorations of the Holy
Land The great work Of Dr. Smith an Arabic trans
the Pentateuch, and some Of the Prophets He was
tive of Connecticut born in 1901 He entered the service
of the American board in 1896 after graduating
Andover.
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MAN ATTACKED by A WOLF TUE CAPITAL OF WIS
ooSsn.a Last Sunday morning. says the Madison State
Journal young man, named p Bowman, was attacked
oy Vol on Washington avenue in this city 1t flew al
his throat and but for his presence of mind in quickly
drawing small knife and stabbing H. he would doubtless
have been killed 1t followed him, however and made sub
sequent attempts to get at him. until he arrived at the
American House. where he worked Even there stood in
the middle of the street. and did not leave till two Ger
mans sailed forth TO attack it. The animal it sp
pears also attacked another the previous evening
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PLEASANT couRrrsKsThe British steamer Anglo
Saxon beautifully decorated with flags Monday, in
honor of the birthday of Washington and she responded
with salate of twentyone guns to ssar salute from
the revenue cutter O. Cushing.
The steamer Indian gave her Canadian passengers
lutte of guns they took the cars yesterday for Mon
irea.-I 'ortland Advertiser, FED. a. aU
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THE LAKE SUPERIOR WINTER.

The Cleveland Herald has been furnished with the fol-
lowing meteorological register kept by Master ohas s.
Whtesey at the Copper Falls mine 1t gives abstract
Of thirteen months in the years 1856 showing the
extremes Of heat and cold and the temperature with
the depth OF snow:
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WASHINGTON CITY.
SATURDAY EVENING. FEB. as. 1857.

pJ ISRAEL e. JAMES, No. lsa South TeH'h street. Philade
pha general travelling agent, assisted by VIM WELD
JoHH COLLINS JAAEs DKsKINe, HAhArr r. s. JANIS THos
d. NICE n. w. MORRISON L. w. WILEY, wA l.. WArKRMAH,
ALEX H. CARSON D. X mrsris Ban FswAiS, AsHaAS, and
r. DAVIS.
0J-nr NJ. LEWIS Of Montgomery Aabama gen
era travelling agent of Alabama Tennessee
sisted by " LEWIS JAMES o. LEWIS and sAMuKL D. LEWIS
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The HUDsos RIVER opEN.--The New York Journal of
Commerce of yesterday morning says:
The North river open for the season. the ice bar
at Caseton having given way Steamboats, will encounter
large masses OF drift ice for days. but not enough Sc
riousy to obsruct navigation The Hendrix Hudson the
FIRST boat of the year. left here last evening for Albany
with enormous load of freight There was enough seek
ing passage to fill three such boats The Hudson will be
followed by the regular boats of the Peoples Line the Isaac
New ton and New World when she will take her place In
the Mer, hant's Line for the season.
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LONG PAssAeE--We mentioned the other day (says
the New York Commercially long passage of schooner
from Providence to Philadelphia We record another
that OF the schooner Sea Drift So days from Plymouth
massachusetts, to this port She has been of the
ice-bound in Holiness Hole
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The The loss occasioned by the burning Of thu
mission buildings of the American Presbyterian Board In
Canton during the recent bombardment of that city by the
British feet estimated ct $1,000 including the indi-
yidnai losses Of the missionaries
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PENSION OFFICE.

Suboned ia abstract Of the business of the Pension
Bureau for the present MONTH under the act of March g.
1855:
Number of applications received. ......-..... 1923
warrants or certificates issued........ 1905
Total number of applications received.... 269 24s
warrants or certificates issued. l949s9
The number of of public lands required to satisfy
these warrants is 2s844,2lo, as follows
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FIOm thc BulimOTe sun.
THE CHARTER OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND.

THE CHARTER OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
One of the prominent and most important subjects
brought befcr the British Parliament at its present
sion is that of the renewal of the charter of the Bank
England The present charter of the Bank Of England
came into operation in 1914 BY that act the issue Of
notes by the Bank Of England beyond the limits Of four
teen millions of pounds sterling securities regua-
ted by the banks of bullion The effect of the act
had been to increase the amount of gold in the vaults Of
the bank The also separated the issue and the bank
ing departments aordng security to the creditors of the
banks.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said in the House of
Commons the 9th instant that under the existing
the Bank Of England pays f1sOoO year to the govern
ment for the privilege of issuing noteshat 100000
the amount xed &c., 900 for stamp duty, and $4,000 be-
yond The Bank of England pays therefore, to the gov
fl8000O The precise amount of the profit made
by the Bank of England from the currency is not easy
state. The highest estimate at which he had heard ii put
down fl70,000 and other statements made 1t low
$4,000 The government therefore, receive from the
bank than the profit made by the bank the
rency Them in addition to the issue of paper the bank
takes the management of the national debt The scale ut
which the payment is made for that is fixed by of Par
Lament at f45o per million up to f4OOO0o0O0 f340 per
million from f4oO0oooOo up to f6ooOoooo0, and f30O
per million beyond that There no room for doubt that
the charter of the bank will be renewed without any ma
terial alteration of its terms
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TnE MEDITERRANEAN EUPHRATEs RAnwAY.-The
Paris Pays publishes the following particulars relating
this enterprise
The railway will commence the coast OF Syria The
place choeen for the head of the line is near deep and
wesheltered bay, about two miles from the left bank OF
the Orontes part will be constructed at this spot which
appears to have been designed by Nature for such an
derakipg On quitting the coast the road will be direct
ed toward Kills commercial town in Syria containing
about 900 inhabitants From Kills the railway will be
continued to Antioch the Orontes and from Antioch
to Aleppo the chief town Of pashslc Of that name Aep
pc Is the most important town in all Syria in respect to
commerce. The inhabitants addressed q petition 10 the
Sultan praying that the railway might pass near their
town. and their request granted After passing Aep
pc the road will nearly parallel with the Euphrates 10
place called the Castle of Ja Ber on the Euphraes
There will terminate the first section OF the great trunk
The line will afterwards be directed from Ja Der Bus
sorah II will enter the Persian territory by turning the
left bank of the Persian Gulf as far Shraz will
Beloechistan and reach British India by Hyderabad in the
Dsccan Such is the plan Of he railway which will bring
passengers from the coast of Syria to the heart of India
without quitting the line-a distance Of 1000 miles,
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THE FLYLEAF LETTERS,

In which Judge Fylsgf having arrived ia Washington ~
quest Of office gUss hs friend Dr. Psss, sailut picture
Of his experiences
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writer in the Boston Post presents the reasons in b,
half of grant Of land 10 Minnesota in aid Of railroad y
The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-11-04
The following comes to us endorsed by rsspon-

The following comes to us endorsed by respon-
sible names:
For the American.
Some Reasons why the Estates HOse,'
Crowd have not been arrested.
WASHINGTON, November 2, 1857.
Mr.. EDIroR: You have asked several times in
your paper Of late, why the police " of our city
do not arrest those cut.throat villains of the
States Hose, who are nightly prowling about our
city, committing all kinds of rascality; and
desire to furnish to your readers at this time the
remarks Of two of Mayor Magruder's beautiful
police, made yesterday in the presence Of some Of
our most respectable citizens.
Yesterday afternoon, while standing on Seventh
street in conversation with several citizens Police
man Ross, of the Third Ward, said that the
police went, few days ago, TO arrest some of the
States Hose party, and when they entered the
crowd, they (the States Hose) Immediately drew
their revolvers and said, IF you police do not
let us alone we will join the Plug Uglies J" and
that upon their (the police hearing the above
threat made they Immediately left them, fearing,
no doubt, that If they persisted in moking the
arrest, Mayor Magruder would lose their aid In
the persecution he is now carrying on against
the Northern Liberties Fire Company. And in
proof that he is now engaged in such persecu-
ton, let me here inform your readers Of remark
made by Policeman Tanning, Of the Second Ward,
man who once belonged to the American party.
Upon being asked, on Pennsylvania avenue, yes
terday, why it was that they did not arrest some
Of the States Hose crowd on Saturday night last,
he said that "they could not, for the Mayor of the
city had on that evening requested them (the
States Hose) to assist the Auxiliary Guard in
arresting the members of the Northern Liberties
Fire Company -
How long will our citizens submit to such q
state Of things as now exists in our city Do
our citizens intend to stand idly by and sec the
peace Of our city disturbed in such manner as
atpresent, and that, too, by gang Of blackguards
that have been run out Of Baltimore, and are now
in our midst, and, in the language Of The States,
g fostered by the corporate authorities of the
city,"
Would it not be well for our citizens to assem-
BILE, without regard to party, in mass meeting,
and request the man who now holds the. Office Of
Mayor of our city--and, as everybody knows,
obtained the Office by Illegal votes, and who, at
subsequent election, wantonly had quiet and
peaceable citizens butchered in our streets-to
resign the Office immediately, that we may have
an opportunity of placing some one in the Office
who will respect our citizens and restore the
peace of the city to the standard 1t occupied
under our late and lamented Mayor Towers.
JUSTICE.
P. 81 have been crcdibly informed that
Mayor Magruder has appointed members of the
States Hose on the police, under the bill lately
passed by the Councils. What do Messrs Bayley
and Orme think of it now? j.
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For the Americas.
SONNET,
WRITTEN IN AN ALBUM.

Fair lady, in this book, all consecrate
To friendship and to thee, would indite
A tribute to thy worth, but cannot write
The thoughts that crowd me as contemplate
The grace Of form and intellect SO bright
That gen'rous nature hath bestowed on thee
With such abundant liberalty.
Had the pen of Byron, Scott or Moore,
Flowing with sentiment all chaste, yet free, y
might essay to tel how i adore
The virtues that in thee divinely meet;
But all | lack the poets potent skill
To sing thy praise in accents honey-sweet,
And for the DEED can but express my WILL.
CHARLIE
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"a Stitch IN TIME."--The Boston Courier
says :--" young lady passenger in one of the
Mount Pleasant cars, day or two ago, came very
near getting the hats of the gentlemen, who no
ticed singular and unexpected display OF good
sense and prudence on her part. On entering the
car, her dress caught, and was considerably torn
the rent presenting very unhandsome appear
ance in contrast with the exceeding neatness OF
her apparel As soon as she was seated she re-
moved her kids, and diving into tho recesses Of a
tiny pocket, brought out a needle and bit Of
thread, after uniting which, with most dexterous
manipulation, she set to work to repair damages,
and very soon spread out the folds Of her robe as
complete and whole as IL no accident had ever
occurred. The materials of industry were then
re-deposited in their resting place, and the lady
assumed her kids, and an attitude of rcpose, smil-
ing triumphautly." s-4d 5F y@ag "a
FAGGors FOR HERETIos.--It is not generally
known that Aldgate church, in London, has a
fund, bequeathed to II in the dark days of perse-
cution and its specific purpose was to "purchase
&ggots to burn heretics "
We should suppose that the donor of this fund
for such holy purpose was not allowed to remain
long in purgatory- probably bequeathed on that
very account, like many similar requests in those
days to that rapacions, blood-stained church!
Some centuries have now passed, and the supply
more room for storing away the abundant faggots
The trustees Of the fund, it is said, give away
the proceeds to keep alive the poor, and comfort
and save the very class that different age had
consigned to the stake for what al Internal Romis
priesthood called heresayl-" Those good old times
are gone ~, .....
Later From Europe.
The Bank of England has advanced its rates to
8 per cent. -t
The Bank of France had also advanced it's rates
one per cent. a....H tt .. H.
The money pressure still continues.
THE MARKETS. .l.
Cotton.-Sales for three days 10000 bales,
closing at decline of l-16a1.S, and very dull.
Sales to spectators 1900. Estimated sales on
Friday 1000 bales, all to the trade.
Breadstuffs were quiet. Flour was steady
Prime red wheat was firm, but inferior white had
slightly declined Corn closed quiet ri
Provisions were quiet Beef was duh bacon
steady. I"s hsa.e
Rice closed quiet. 's
Consols 8saS8 IL. IA
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+. Ii X & + X respectfully informs the
Os public in general and his friends in particu-
lar, that he has a large assortment of Fancy Notions
Pens Tobacco, Cigars together with Candies, Cakes
Fruit Vegetables, in short, Family Provision
Store, and will sell cheap as the cheapest Don't
forget the place II is BERGER'S STORE, on the
West Side of Thirteenth street. second door south Of
q street O3 I'm
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HALLECK HOUSE.

TENHE SUBSCRIBER, HAVING TAKEN THE
u old stand known the European House. cor
ner of Seventh aud G Streets begs leave TO inform
his friends and the public that he is prepared 10
accommodate them with the best Of liquors and all
the decacies of the season. a.
~ Families supplied with oysters by the quar-
s23 If j. T. HALLECk
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NOTICE

"HE GREANLEAF'S POINT TOTAL ABSTI-
IL NENCE SOCIETY will hold public Tempe
rance Meeting at Gorsuch Chapel on Wednesday
Evening, the 4th instant, at O'Clock Dr. T. G.
Clayton and others will address the meeting. The
friends Of the cause are most earnestly invited to
attend a' @a' II
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PROCLAMATION.

.r-s.- $3.50 ffhOCLAMATlON.
With the view to preserve order at the polls at
the election to be held in this city ON the 4th of
November instant, deem it my duty TO issue this
Proclamation to the citizens of Baltimore in order
that the position OF the city government may not be
misunderstood.
The following order will be strictly observed:
The police detailed for the various precincts
will carry out oil orders directed to them by any
one joage or judges Of election, and see that the
polls are kept open and unobstructed
They will arrest and promptly convey to the
nearest station, all intoxicated and disordery per-
sons who may be found in or near the polls.
They will sieze and convey to the nearest sta-
ton all fire arms which may be exhibited at the
polls, or used to intimidate persons from voting.
They will arrest all carriages passing through
the streets with riotous and disorderly persons,
and order them TO be driven to the stations
On the occurrence Of any serious disorder, or
an attempt TO obstruct the polls by any party or
parties whatsoever, the judges Of election are re.
specially requested TO despatch a message i'm
mediately to the Mayors Office in order that the
same may be promptly arrested.
The citizens generally are respectfully requested
to report any case Of delinquency on the part Of
the police
Omnibusses will be in readiness at the Central
Station, TO convey an adequate force to any part
of the city where disturbance may take place
or an attempt is made TO interfere in any manner
with the free right Of suffrage.
There will be ten special policemen in addition
to the regular police who will be commissioned by
the Mayor, and lend their aid in preserving order
at the polls. -
The police are instructed to see that all drinking
houses are closed on the day Of the election, and
TO report all who refuse TO obey this order.
The voters are requested not TO leave their re-
speetive wards during the day, and to retire quietly
to their homes after depositng their votes.
As chief magistrate Of the city Of Baltimore,
call upon all good and order.loving citizens TO CO.
operate with me in carrying out the details Of
this Proclamation ... ......
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J not ~ will sell, if Immediately applied for,
the stock and fixtures Of my BAKERY, C0NFEC.
TIONERY, AND FRUIT STORE, doing good
cash business. For, further information enquire at
this eilico. o3 3t
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r. q. CLAYTON,
SOLICITOR OF PATENTS
And Agent for Inventors.
OFFICE, 4s9 SEVENTH STREET.

Business connected with the Patent Office and the
Courts attended 10 for Inventors Charges moderate
At COsT.-HAVlNG DETERMINED TO
- conhne our business exclusively 10 the coach
and cabinet branch Of the trade (ncnding Bar Iron
and Steel) we offer our present stock of BUILDING
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, AGRICULTURAL
GOODS, &c, de-, AT COST, to close out
All such goods must positively be sold, and il not
entirely closed out by the 18th Of December will be
disposed of at auction, to. make room for another
class Of merchandise.
An examination of prices will convince purchasers
that on such goods there is chance for good invest
ment. Hn.. ...H. . RI.
With increased facilities in the branch of the
trade TO which shall hereafter devote our aten-
ton, both as 10 quality and quantity we solicit the
increased patronage of consumers in full conidenc
that prices will be satisfactory. -
ELvANS a THOMPSON,
S26 Pennsylvania ave-, bet, 9th and 10th sts