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ACADEMY OF MUSIC;

Corner Of liza street and PsnaSslraHia arsND,-
- (orer FdTHhdR'S Book SroysD
The duties of this Institution will resume thar
acGus1"med activity, regularity, aud punctuaty ON
ana after Tuesday next September LIST, l357
Glasses ], 2, and 5. will, as heretofore meet M,
Monday and Thursday, at O'Clock D. m ~
Junior Glasses, Tuesday and FrIday al o'clocL-
a. IN. '' w W SiOSA
Gentlemen's Classes, Tuesday and FRIDAY even
ngs, from till 10 O'Clock ' ''e"
d, Elementary Glasses for Beginners Tuesday aud
IhurStiay from t6 O. clock. Terms these classes
only Five Dollars for ~ lessons So
The principles upon which this Institution ars,
founded are precisely those Of the Royal Academy
London, and the Conservatives of PARIS and NIiia1
pupils take part e ' WHICH ITO
Principal. 49,. F. NICHOLS CROTCH.
II Hours OF Business and Cons1lteti"2 - a..
hall OF the Academy daily, from u TO I O'clock or
through the post and music stores. an ge-tf
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By A. GREEN. Auctioneer


TWO HANDSOMET TWO STORY FRAME HousEs
L WITH BRICK BASEMENT AND GAERKr.ON 18TH
BETWEEN q AND STREETS NORTH, AT AUCrIoN-
OIL the premises, at O'Clock D. m, Lot No g. in
square No. l4l, Ia wing front of 81 feet inches
on i9th street west, running back lS5 feet inches
with the improvements, which are two handsome
two-story Frame Houses, with brick easements and
garrets, passages pantry, and back porch, contain
ing nine good and conveniently arrang ed rooms each
Ihls property rs Handsomely located ON Iptb st
west, between q and II streets north
Terms: One fourth cash the Ialance in G. - In
and q months, Tor notes hearing interest from day
oil sale A deed gwen and a deed Of trust tai en-
The property will lie sold together or seoarate
as IL may sdlt purchasers.
an I'D A. GREEN. Auct.
BY A. GREEN, Auctioneer
GALE ON ACCOUNT OF THE GOVERN
shall sell, at the the NAVY Yard, an Washington
city, ID. c., on account of United States Eoy'ern-
ment, at l2O'clOck m. for cash
One lA-Inch Double Block
One u inch do
Two ~ inch do
Two ll-Inch do
Three 10 inch do
1--we 9-Inch do
-Four 8InCh do
Eve pinch Single do
One S-mch do
Three Snatch Blocks
- 49, Eleven empty CarbOys
One Dbl and ~ Tbs. Beef, IA barrels Pork 7cI his
hlGe One bbl Flour, 235 lbs Butter ,4s lbs Cheese
au 20 A. GREEN, Auctioneer.
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FOR RENT AND SALE.
For other For Rentand Sale" noticsss.,I ,t on

roT OIher FOr heHt ana SAFE notices see LIST pdEs,
EOR SALE-A FARM. containing about g.
Il acres, situated about "a miles beyond Rock
Creek Church, and about IA miles from the Centre
Market. is well adapted for r market garden and
private residence. Apply to II. N. Il J. w. EASILY,
corner 18th ahd ID streets. Sc l-2aw3w
A CHANCE.-The STOCK, FIXTURES, ard
"A GOOD WILL of the Raj Road Hotel is for
sale Any person wishing to engage in the same,
can learn the terms by apply ing at No. $40 Penn ave
nue., between LIST and ID streets au $751;
TWO FIRST CLASS HOUSES, JUST FIN
l. lSHED, FOR SALE, situated on | street
nesr '7ih.aThese Houses are each q feet inches
wlde by 80 feet deep. three stories high and lass-
Inent, and contain all the modern cnnvenrenees ana
improvements. Alley IN the rear. Apply To RIGGS
a. 20. an 20 2w
A RNS'S CONFECTIONERY FOR SALE
N This well known and popular Establishment rs
now offered for Sale, thus presenting q Oppotu
nIty for good Coniect"ner (" enter INTO safe and
profitable business. Possession can be- had LIST No.
vember. The thres-story Brick House, now occu-
pied as above, IS offered ut private sale until about
22d September when II not previously dist posed Of
Wi he sold at public auction.
For particulars inquire the premises, No "a
Bndge street, GeOrgetown, ID. c., or 20 VIM
BRlD6 rs, 3l3 West Baltimore street, Baltimore.
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TONIGHT the Chinese Jugglers with their
astounding feats, at Odd Fellows Hall The
Juveniles are in fever of anticipation and the
old folks own up to reasonable share of curiosity
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FIRE Y eSterday afternoon, about 5x o.cloct
hre was discovered in a fame dwelling on Ninth
street, two doors from +. The flames ye,. .,,s.
exhnSuished by the Use of buckets and the all ~
the Hook and Ladder Company. The d, nru oi
was manly through the hasty removal of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-01

CENTRE MARKEr.-The supply this morning
was plentiful and excellent, with little change
from the prices Of Saturday. The best order was
preserved throughout the entire square, and Wis
ltors could pass and repass with satisfaction.
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hIoIoUs--As the fremen Were proceeding 10
the nre last night in the northern part of the citv
an attack was made on them with stones and o,ha,
missiles, evidently for the purpose of creating a
., fortunately nothing serious occurred One
the guard house. N ''useo IN
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-14
Astounding DEVELOPMENTS.

Gen. Gadsden, our late Minister to Mexico.
IN communication to the Charleston Mercu-
ry, under date of October %, introduces a
letter to himself, dated Oct +, from an Amer
lean correspondent at the city of Mexico,
who, he says, ''enjt US the most favorable op-
portunities of obtaining information on the
American diplomacy practiced in Mexico,''
and is, "a discerning and most discreet" OBJ
server of events.
The correspondent, whose opportunities to
know and intelligence to understand are thus
vouched for, affirmS that '.the Minister (Mr,
Forsyth is instructed to offer to purchase ter
ritory larger than the whole of the Southern
States"
This confirms our warning to the country,
few days ago, and some magnificent" Mex
lean Treaties were in the process of gcsta-
ton.
1t IS true that Gen. Gadsden's cOrrespon-
dent doubts if Mexico ! ill sell any more ter
ritory, and that he considers the sum offered.
which lie says 'does not reach half the amount
at which real property is assessed in South
Carolina" to be inadequate, and not likely to
accomplish the object. All this, however. is
matter OF opinion, and it is to be noted that
the correspondent writes in complaining
spirit of the Administration and not being
disposed to do enough, or 60 far enough, for
the interest of the South in this business.
The reference to the assessed value of real
property in South Carolina gives about fifty
millions of dollars as the sum probably offered
by Mr.. Buchanan. This may be said to be
moderate, being only half what the same
man offered for Cuba nine years ago.
Now, are tie people of this country will
ling to be robbed of their money; will they
permit their treasury to be plundered or
will they suffer great debts to be piled up, for
the sake of securing to a certain interest
what General Gadsden's correspondent calls,
most significantly. "a new Kansas"
The question we make to the country is
one effectively appealed to, certainly the pock-
ct can be; and if ever, now, at this period of
gloom, restitution and bankruptcy
There are dangers in all directions under
the rule OF the men now in power, but the
most pressing and Immediate danger is a
swndllng treaty with Mexico, with wide
margin of plumber to induce the Senate to
ratify it, and the House to vote the money.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-14
600 on with your Abuse 20

We shall not retort upon the Pioneer its
bOyiSh ridicule A somewhat extensive ex-
perience as an editor has convinced us, that
personal squabbles between editors are mat
tiers distasteful to the general reader; and,
that no matter what may be the personal
fo'bles of a writer for the press, the public
will judge of what comes from his pen by its
OVID intrinsic pith and merit. The force of
his arguments, tho elegance of his style, the
general tone given to his paper, are the points
in which alone the community feel an inter-
est. If the Pioneer cannot answer our charges
against its party in any other way than by
personal abuse Of ourself it is welcome to
take that course; for necessity it is said,
knows no law )" but we are not so hard run
yet, notwithstanding the hard times, as to be
compelled to descend so low beneath the dig
nifty of true editor.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-14
The Chinese Sugar Cane.

The Southern papers caution the public
in regard to feeding stock with the Chinese
Sugar Cane. They say the blades and stocks
are good forage, but that the seeds are dead
ly poison. A fine horse died near Mobile a
few days since from eating them, it is alleged
The Northern papers deny this, and assert
that cattle grow fat from it. Should the cul-
ture of it become general, we do not wonder
at the Southern papers feeling alarmed a out
it. A Dubuque paper says that Mr.. Nut
ting of Bremen county, Iowa, has manufac
tured 100 gallons of syrup from one acre of
Chinese sugar cane. The profit on the acre
is estimated at 500. Minnesota farmers will
do we'll to take note of these facts, as next
season a large crop will be raised in the
North.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-14
improvements Still Going on.

Hard times do not seem t" have put a stop
to improvements in the West Here in St.
Paul, where most ofthe buildings erected this
season were brick or stone, the labOrers have
ceased-perforce, from the lateness of the sea-
son. But in many western towns and cities
our exchanges represent operations in the
building line as very brisk.
The Madison .4rgus speaking of improve
ments in that city, says: From one point of
view we can show sixteen dwelling houses
that have been built in the First ward with
in the last sixty days. Most of these are
very fair residences We could clip similar
items from many of our Territorial and North
west exchanges.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-14

EMIGRATION BACK TO IRELAND.-One of
the effects of the present commercial crisis, is
an ebb in the hitherto flowing tide of emigra-
ton. To see a ship laden with emigrants
from America to Ireland is a novel sight,
On Saturday last the clipper ship Dread
nought sailed from this port for Liverpool
with three hundred and forty passengers,
the largest number ever taken in a sailing
vessel fOm this county to Europe. Most
of these are destined for Ireland. We also
learn from Massachusetts papers that num-
bers of Irishmen are leaving that State for
their native land. Up to the present time
the emigration to the United States for this
year has exceeded that of the corresponding
period of last year. But the news of COM
n.crcial and manufacturing distress which
has by this tim, reached the old country
will check the exodus, and when the emigrant
ships reach the shores of Great Britain and
Ireland full of passengers from this country,
the effect will be to arrest emigration alto
gether, or rather to divert it wholly to
Australia whittier it has already been very
great, and every day increasing.-N. Y. Cui-
zen.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-14
The Daily Noon Prayer Meeting.

The New York correspondent of the Bos-
ton Journal thus describes feature which
originated during the stress of the late panic:
"One of the features of the day that is
quite noticeable is mems day PRAYER meet
ing held in the lecture room of the old North
Dutch Church, from twelve o'clock to one
o'clock. The meeting is begun at twelve
o'clock precisely, and closes exactly on the
hour. The room is full and crowded-and
the interest appears to increase from day to
day. 1t originated with the new effort to
meet the religious restitution of the lower
part of the city, and begun with modest
meeting held one in week. But the at
tendance and the benefit seemed to demand
the more frequent observance of the priy-
leges, and now it has become daily service
And with the pressure came larger attend
ance, and more spirited service. And the
probability is that the meeting will be ad-
journed to the church. Any one comes in or
goes out when he pleases 1t is the rule of
the place to leave at any moment. All sects
are here-the formal and stately Churchman
and the impulsive Methodist, who cannot sup
press his groan and his amen, though he evil
IDENTIFY tries, and wishes he had the broad ha-
ven Of his own church, that he might Eek
press his feelings sober, substantial,
stammering Dutchman, and the ardent Con-
gregationalist, with all Yankee restlesSness
sitting upon his face-the Baptist and Pres
byterian, joining in the same chorus and
bowling at the same altar. The movement
was bold one for New York-so near the
gates OF Mammon, and so near that altar of
Pluto at which so many in our midst do not
fail to bow down and worship. Not one wo-
man is in the meeting. and the singing from
two hundred male voices is really majestic"
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-14

NATURALIZATION QUALIFICATIoNs.-Gen-
eral Cass, Secretary of State, has decided
that the five years residence necessary to
naturalization need not be continuous but
that man may reside here, and then go
abroad: and then return, a. d if be has been
in the country five years in ALL his residence
abroad will make no difference and if he
has taken the proper course otherwise, he can
be naturalizcd.'
If Gen. Cass has made such decision, we
regret it. A mere visit to his native, or any
other foreign country, ought not to deprive
an immigrant of the advantage of his previ
Gus residence in computing his probation: but
to say that European who has come over
here, staid a year or two, gone back with no
intention of returning, and afterward came
again, should have his former residence coun-
ted in order to make up his five years proba-
ton, is equally at war with law and common
sense.
1t is this perpetual tinkering with and
circumventing the naturalization laws that
provokes efforts to render them more strin-
gent.
Let them be upheld and strictly enforced
and they can never lie essentially changed
" Y. Tribune.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-14

HIGH RENTs.-Rents ought to be lowerel.
The exigencies of the times peremptorily re-
quire it. In prosperity, they have been run
up to extravagant rates. Store rent particu-
larly ought to cone down. Business estab-
lishments of all descriptions are charged at
entirely too high figures. Tenants who are
suffering from disasters of commerce and
finance have right to expect some consider
alton on the part of their landlord. Citi-
zens of wealth. who are extensive owners of
real estate, should be advised to think of
the rents which, oncrous enough even in the
best of times, are quite oppressive now
Charity does not consist entirely in giving TO
the poor, and encouraging mendicacy and
paupcrism. There are thousands who are
needy to-day who cannot be reckoned among
the poor. Many retailer has had hard work
to make his expenses when everybody is re-
trenchiDg A generous offer of voluntary re-
duction of rent on the part of a store owner,
at such time, would be most gratefully re-
ceived.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-14
Financial News.

New YoRK.-Harper, Bros, contemplate
an early resumption of payments in full.
Another meeting of the stock and bond
holders of the Erie road was held on the 4th
at which resolutions were adopted to the ef-
feet that Convention consisting OF two di
rectors, and executive officers Of the N. Y. &
Erie, n. Y. Central, Baltimore & Ohio, Penn
sylvania & Hudson River r. r. Companies
shall be held early in December to confer on
the practicability of establishing the compe-
tition existing between their roads, and in
creaslng the present rates for freight and pas
sengers. We opine this will be bad move
during the present hard times. We see that
most of the Railroads have retrcnched ex-
penses, by cutti down the wages of en-
ployes, and it is unfair now to raise the
fare.
The list of arrivals a specie at New Y ork
during the month of October, shows an as-
gregate of S7,45l.l95. To this sum should
be added the guaranteed acceptances rccciv-
eddy the Persia, which are as good gold
OF this large amount, it is believed that not
more than 100000 have left the country 5
so that, notwithstanding the pressure We
have $1,000, 900 more specie than We had a
month ago.
NRw ORLEANs.-The Citizens Bank re-
sumed on the 4th. AS considerable specie
came in on the Sd, engagements were met.
Business affairs wore lighter aspect, and
activity seemed to prevail.
PITTsBURGH.-A full and satisfactory set
Element CT the dispute between the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Bank and
O'Connor, Bro. & Co.. has been made. The
latter have given bonds stocks and real es
tate of the nominal value of $4,000 to Sc
cure $19S,174 O'Connor, Bro. &. Co., re-
sumo their banking business.
The tclegraphic news from most of the
Cities indicate n better state Of things in the
i financial world. There has been to some ex-
tent, movement Of Western produce on the
lakes. Forty-se vessels, with about six
hundred thousand bushels of wheat, are
now afoat from the upper lake ports for Os-
wego.
The Buffalo Courier of late date states
that there had arrived at the wharves in that
city in one day 1851 bushels of wheat,
95,S0l bushels of corn, $4,000 bushels of
oats-mak'ng in the aggregate 53l, 9I5 bush
els, being the largest amount received in one
day the present season.
In addition to this, upwards of one mil
lion dollars were received by late arrival
from England for the purch ase of provisions
and grain.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-14

ARTISAN WELLS IN THE DEsERT.-The
French papers have interesting accounts of
newly bored artesian wells in the Sahara
Desert, in Algiers. They are six in number,
and some Of them are 275 feet Deep The
appearance of the water in each case produc-
ed the greatest excitement among the desert
tribes. Their joy over the first we'll was
unbounded the news of the event spread
towards the South with unexampled rapidlty.
People came from long distances in order to
see the miracle; the Marabouts, with great
solemnity, consecrated the newly created well,
and gave it the name of ''the well of peace
At another place, as soon as the rejo cling
outcries of the soldiers had announced the
rushing forth Of the water, the natives drew
near in crowds, plunged themselves into the
blessed waves and the mothers bathed their
children therein. The names Immediately
applied by the people, such as ''the well of
bliss" and "the well of gratitude" sufficient
ly attest their feelings. 1t is said that these
wells will work an important part in a social
revolution of the tribes in their ne,ghbor-
hood. Haviog been obliged, like their ances-
tors, to lander from place to place as the
desert springs dried up, they will now remain
around the constantly flowing wells, cultivate
the land, and take the first steps towards civ
iiZation,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-14

THE MONSTERS GUN.-The monster gun
of the United States corvette Plymouth
weighs l6, 900 pounds avoirdupois. 1t is GOV
cred with coating of vermillion and bees
wax and therefore has red instead of the
usually black appearance Of ships guns
The heavy Dahgreen guns have two vents
which facilitate their rapid and safe firing
The weight of each shell they dl>charge is
about l36 pounds, and that of each solid shot
ia p unds. The sound of the shell and shot
travcrsng distance of three miles, is lost in
the enormous space which it traverses. One
popularity of the Dahlgreen guns is its enor-
nous strength and thickness where the great
est force Of the powder is expended. In ex-
periments made to test the strength of these
guns, one of them had been fired off nearly
1000 times, with large proportion of solid
shot, without bursting.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-11-14
DaguerreOtypes by Lightning.

A cOuntrywOman has recently arrived in
Paris from the department of Sein-et-Marne,
who should be presented to the Academy of
Sciences. This woman was short time
since watching COW in an open field, when
violent storm arose. She took refuge I'M
der tree, which, at the instant, was struck
by light ing the COW was killed. and she
was feiled to the earth senseless, where she
was soon after found, the storm having ceased
with the flash which fel ed her. Upon re-
moving her clothing, the exact image of the
COW killed by her side was found distinctly
impressed upon her bosom.
The curious phenomenon is not without
precedent DR.. Franklin mentions the case
of Il man who was standing in the door of a
house in thunder storm, and who was look
ing at tree directly before him, when it
was struck by lightning. On the mans
breast was left perfect daguerreotype of
the tree.
In 1871 magistrate and miller's boy were
struck by lightning near poplar tree, in one
of tie provinces of France and upon the
breast Of each were found spots exactly re-
sembling the leaves of the poplar
At meeting of the French Academy of
Sciences, January 25th, 1867, it was stated
that woman of LuaanO, seated at window
during storm, was suddenly shaken by
some invisible power. She experienced no
Inconvenience from this, but afterwards dis
covered. that blossom, apparently torn
from tree by a lightning stroke, was CON-
pletely imased upon one of her limbs, and it
remained there until her death.
In September 1926, the brigantine Il
Buon-Servo was anchored in the Amino
Bay at the entrance of the Adriatic Sea,
where she was struck by lightning. In ODE
dience to superstition the Ionian sailors
had attached a horse shoe to the mizzen
mast, as charm against evil When the
vessel was struck, sailor who was seated by
this mast. was instantly killed. There were
no marks or bruises upon his person, but the
horse shoe was perfectly pictured upon his
back.
A Spanish brigantine was once struck in
the Rade de Zante. Five sailors were at the
prow-threc of them awake and two Of them
sleeping. One of the latter was killed, and
and we'll formed, were found upon his left
were not there before his death, but their or
iginal was found in the rigging OF the vessel.
But the most singular facts connected with
this affair, are set forth in the report of tn,
physician Dicapula, who says "After un-
dressing the young sailor, We found a band
of linen tied about his body, in which we're
gold pieces and two parcels done up in pa
per- The one on the right side contained
letter from Spain, three guineas and two
half-guineas the other, a letter, four guineas
a half-guinea, and two smaller pieces. Mel
Their the pieces, the paper, nor the linen pre-
sented the least appearance of fire. But
upon his right shoulder were six distinct CIR
Giles, which preserved the natural color, ana
as though traced upon the black
s <in. These circumstances, which all touched |
at one point, were of three different sizes,
and exactly correspondent with the gold
pieces i'll the right side of his belt.'-.N Y.
Erening Post.