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q WALKER,

8. WALKERS
PORTRAIT AND PICTURE GALLERY.
Odeon Hail, corner ~ st. and Pennsy lvana avenue
8. WALKER has fitted up the above spacious
apartments at very great outlay of capital thereby
plete and handsome In the whole country. He has
large Gallery for free exhibition Of upward of 300
hne Oil Paintings by some OF the best ancient and
modern masters, to which he intends to add fresh
linportatlons. =. WALKER has also fitted up q com-
Rlete suit OF rooms, with private robng apartments
ments, and engageda first class operative artist to
assist hun u the department for taking all kinds of
PHOTOGRAPHIC, AMBROTYPE AND DS-
GUERREOTYPE RTRAITS, from the
smallest miniature to size Of life.
+. WALKER, by combining the Photographic Pro-
cess with the art of Painting, of which he has had
Is years experience, and whose specimens Of life
hes OF the city, rs well as those exhibited in his
Gallery, he VIII be able by the combination of the
two, to produce portraits that have never been ex
celled for their fidelity and felke ex preston Can
vas and boards prepared by himself or pressly for
Particular attention paid to the painting of Por
traits MINIATURE or ife-sze, from small pictures OF
deeedsedJriends.
Photographs taken from corpses, or sick persons
taken at their own residences, on immediate notice
Committees and classes taken in any number in
groups and any quantity Of copies from the sold
Likenesses painted on Copper for Tomb Stones.
Valuable OIL Paintings, and Old Family Portraits.
carefully beck lined and restored their original
Ladies and gentlemen are respectfully .ooit.d
to call at tbs Gallery Shillingtons book store
entrance ~ street, two doors from Pennsylvapla
svsnoe N h-ssk
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BANKING HOUSE OF Gu,rpp pporup.s

DKPosITs. Dsposits received and Checks paid
without charge. Rraits on the northern seaboard
cities received on Deposit at par, and Exchange
INTEREST ON DEPosITs.-lnterest will be allowed
On Deposits at such rates as may be agreed upon.
Depss and o 4SD
ceIyed to he checked for, pay able funds or in
specie, we charging the regular Exchange;
will be discounted, and Loans made ON Stocks Bonds
and Securities, at the market rate.
LETTERS OF CREDIT.-l.etters of Credit will be
United States, on Deposit of Money or Coaterals,
and interest allowed If Money is deposited, and
charged Collateras, on snch terms be agreed
upon.
TRAVELLING BILLS OF ExcHANGK.-Traveers will
be furnished with drafts in such sums may he de-
sired negotiable in the different Cities Of the Union
BILLS AND LRTrKRs OF CREDIT ON ENGLAND, IRE
LAND AND EURoPK.-Blils of Exchange and Letters
of Credit on England, Ireland and Europe, furnished
BosDs STocss &cBonds o n ss sp % sa sSnr
bought in The different Cities at commission OF AZ
reserve the right to call for deposit of pr cent on
graph.
RAnRoAD, CITY, AND STATE BoNDs.-Railroad,
City, and state Bonds can be placed in hands for
negotiation, either IN this country Europe. Rail-
road IT9n purchased for cash or with Bonds.
LAND WARRANTs.-Land Warrants bought at the
market rates. All Warrants sold by Cs are sxaraA-
teSd In every respect.
Land Warrants located on commission.
Land Warrant quotations regularly furnished II re-
Warrants will be forwarded to Western Houses on
orders, or sent for sale commission to responsible
REAL Estate AND INsuRANcxs.- Real Estate
bought and sold, and InsuraDces effected.
CoNsREs.ECiaims on the United States, before the
Court OF Claims Congress, intrusted to u.s. will be
prosecuted by prompt and able attorneys:
ian n OpoOgIt0 the Gr6aauYy.
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Medicines.
THE GREATEsT
y OF THE AGE.

sus ..%.s ss IL
Ev1RT KIND OF HuNoR,
rrt' sos - from
IA or Sf,G1s!S dog. ssr 70 sOSr Ps,!s
never failed except In two cases. both Thunder HUI.
sa
? Two bottles are warranted to cure nursing Sore
One to three bottles viii cure the worst kind Of
Txoor three bottle: will clear the system of Bss
Two bottles are ws5ra s to cure the worst
One q two boitlsss are warranted to cure all HUI
Two bottles are warranted to cure Running of the
Ears and B!otchss among the HAT a. ,. --u,,
One bottle Vim cure so.ly Eruption: Of tn. Skin.
worst kind Of Ringworm.
Two or three bottles are warranted to cure the
most most desperate case Of Rheumatism.
Three to four bottles are warranted to oars Salt
Five to eight bottles will cure the worst case Of
benefit Is always experienced from the FIRST bot
tle and perfect cure II warranted when the above
Nothing looks SO improbable to those Who have in
vain tried all the wonderful medicines of the day,
1s ss s
The1s no nsSf
sss tSs
Of Boston. know the effects of it in every case.
sas already done some Of the greatest cures
ODD. to ODD people of SIXTY. have seen poor, puny,
w9rmy looking children, whose flesh was soft and
ab6y, restored to perfect state Of health BY one
bottle.
To those who are subject to Q sick headache, one
bottle will always cure it, 1t gives great relief IN
eatarrh and dlziinsss. some who have taken it had
for snd have By
but where there is any arrangement of the functions
you must not be alarmed; they always disappear in
from four days to week. There is never had re-
o from viii On a' tS.
heard some of the most extravagant encomiums Off
that ever man listened TO.
mOrs-but since its introduction as general family
medicine, great and wonderful virtues have been
found in it that never suspected.
always considered incurable, have been cured BY q
few bottles. y, what mercy If il will prove ehec-
ss in all of that W are but
know ofseveral cases Of Dropsy, all of them aged
people cured BY it For the various diseases Of the
and Asss. Pain in the SIDE, Diseases Of the SPINE
and particularly in Diseases of the Kidneys, de- the
discovery has done more good than any medicine
No change of diet ever neoessary-eatt the best you
can get and enough oft.
per day-chiIdfen over ten Years dessert spoonful@
children from FIVE to eight years, tea-spoonful. As
no directions can be applicable to all constitutions,
DONALD KENNEDY.
No. 10 Warren Street. RozbNry, MasSdehSsstts.
Agents for Washngton.-Chas. Stott & Co., z.
Gilman; Kidwell LAWRENCE, J; B; Gardnsr, BURY
Martin King, Marin / Palmer, Schwartz & Co, 3
boswell, Daniel B. Clark, J. p. Milburn, Dunbar
Dyson, Ford & Bro. Agents for Georgetown.-R.
=. Clssel, . NJ Lentham, J. l.. kidwel.
SLY ..
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WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED THE FOL-
w lowing Goods which we are prepared to sell at
a small advance of cost for cash
very large variety of Turner Bros. celebrated
LIauOrs.viz:
Turner'S Ginger Wine, an excellent remedy for
Dyspepsia
Blackberry Brandy, certain cure for Diarrhea and
Dysentery
Claret; Madeira, Sherry, and Sweet Malaga Wines,
all of 81 perior quality
dies, all of fine flavors, prepared from the pure
juice OF the fruit -
Rose, Cinnamon, Anns, and PEPPERMINT Cordials
Curacoa, Ahsnthe, Essence of Pepperment
Extract OF Sarsaparla, StoughtOn Bitters
Forest Wine Bitters.
, We have also on hand. supply of DR.. Wheeler's
Celebrated Sherry Wine Bitters, splendid article.
In addition to the above, we have at all times q
large supply of the following named stock of Malt
District, and which cannot fail in giving satisfaction
to al who use them; Philedephia \ Y, Burton and
XXX Pale Ale, Philadelphia Brown Stout,XX Por
ter, and a fine article of Lager Beer.
As usual, supply Of Mineral Water. Cider, &C.,
on hand. Army 4 SHINN,
JeS 81 Green street. GEORGETOWN.
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NEW AND IMPORTANT SCHEDULE.
FOR ALL PARTS OF THE WEST.
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
The recent extension and Improvement Of ts lead
Ing INES ~ the w est mas rsaulTed an en-
by which highly important advantage. 70 the tray
IS, 1851 THREE Daily ' TRAINS wi be @ TnS
IN
from Camden Station, Baltimore, at AN. ,(exceDt
SUNDAY , stops n way stations and arrives at Cum
second-The NAIL TRAIN starts Sunday ex
ceptsd) AT 8S A. NJ, ana arrives at Wheeling at 3
m t SoE93eG,Ig al Benw0cd With GeDiTsl Ono
isyIlle. ChIcaso, 81: Louis &c, and at same place
Cleveland Road, and also at PsTkersburs with Ma
ssTss . sPd ., SIS 8 NJ
nectlng AZ Benwood at A. NJ. with express trans
r ESm as BesTs s9 G1sn s SA ,n efSrs
hours from Baltimore and IS hours from Washing
at Grafton with cars by PsTkeisburs and d Marietta
roads for ChllIcothe Cincinnati, etc. These trains
Louis, and at CINCINNATI with the Great Ohio and
MISSISSIPPI Express for Louisville. Cairo and ~.
Baltimore BY this train the finas TO ali the central
and southern places in the West s much less, while
the shortest Of other routes From the West these
st are saua sose spd satisfactory "
THRotGH TickE FS'p soh At It To- lowest rate, a,
Passengers from Baltimore OF Washington may
Ing Trains. ana lying over az Cumberland or OAK
land, and resumlng next morning by Wheeling Ae-
commodation train, leaving Cumberland at and
Oakland at 1851.
FOR WAY PASSENGERS.
The Cumberland Accommodation Train at M,
will stop at all Stations east of Cumberland, and the
Whcellng Accommodation at all stations beyond
Cumberland going West. Eastwardy, the Mail
Train leaves W heellng al $50 A. N, and Accommo-
datIon leaves Cumberland at 9, reaching Baltimore
ON THE NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA
BRANCH, between Grafton and Parkersburg. way
passengers will take the Express westwardly and
The FREDERICK TRAIN starts at Z p. NJ,
stoppng at way stations. Leaves Frederick at 9.l5
A. NJ, arriving az Baltimore y noon.
The ELIlCOTT'S MILL TRAIN leaves 81 SIS
A. NJ, and Sis y. Nj. Leaves EllIcotts Mills at
A. Nj. and u. NJ, except Sunday.
FOR WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH.
Leave Baltimore for Washington At AS and e,i5
A. NJ, land SIS p. Nj. On Sundays at AS A. NJ,
Leave Washington for Baltimore at and ssp A,
NJ. and Sand IN p. vi. On Sundays al a. NJ. and
420 p. Nj. only,
The first and fourth trains from Baltimore and the
second and fourth trains from Washington, will be
express mail trains. stopping only at Washington
Junction and Annapolis Junction.
The 9.l5 and SIS trains from Baltimore and the $50
and y trains from Washington connect with the
trains from Annapolis.
For tickets, information, fare, &c, apply to J. r.
ENGLAND, Agent, az the Ticket office, Camden
station. WM. =. W0ODSIDE,
~ l3-tf Master of TRANSPORTATION. Baltimore.
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Traveller DIRECTORY.

WASHINGTON AM AND tMkdE5ANAfF RREEkshslos.
- Casssss eI Hs9usseThs. Steamers GEORGE
ing hour, on and after nth July inst =
Leays Aiexandria' at 8, s's' and ii q m Ia. *.
leave Wilmington. a. *. lcx. and lIx a. m. *,
fSe pubic may confidently rely on the Boa, start.
ing al the time advertised.
One Of the Boats will make trip to MOUNT
ssvins .s oeooE N. SION
ea JOB G0RS0N,p } Captains.
Either Boat may be chartered for Exonrsons At
fF9y sa%s Yp ,spSsSn to J2sEPa BREpaN
avenue: Or 70 the Captain: on board u ut
TIE PACIFIC NAN tHkky STEAMSHIP COM
One Of the Steamships of this Company. carry ing
& Gnsf N. %i M sSAAfsEo
val Of Che United states Mail s s Company, steam
larry on 5h and 10Th of each month with the msis.
and passengers connecting VIA PANAMA RAIL
These steamships have been inspected and ap-
proved by the Navy Department, and guaranty speed
The Panama Railroad (47 miles long) 10 now COM
peted from ocean to ocean, and Is crossed IN SCR
o and Nsr
embarked at Panama BY steamer at the company's
expense. The money paid in New York covers all
Reserve steamers are kept in port in Panama and
San Francisco, to prevent detention " case Of eecI-
ure having occurred in eight years.
Passengers leave Panama the same day they AZ
Conductors 90 through by each steamer. and take
charge of women and children without other protec-
For through tickets at the loves, rates appJ at
k lRMi shAkGMSS HS Rk e q CO.,
New Orleans or
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HOMEMADE CARRIAGES.

HQME-MADE CARRIAGES.
IL we have on hand, OF our own manufacture, q
me sssortment of all kinds Of CART .oT2,
approved styles, and warranted in point Of zs9
workmanship and material, to be equal to any made
IN the city Of Washington or any other city in the
United States. We respectfully solicit cali from
the citizens and strangers to examine our work az
we are determined to let none surpass US either in
quality Of work or in low prices. =
We also do every kind Off EPAIRINGin work
mani ke manner, and at reasonable prices.
Old Carriages taken In part payment for new and
at a fair price. SIMONFLfNN n CO.
NAV l2-6m -.
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Balance remaining with the Company : sas,o57 o.
S5S,O57 a

The business Of this Company will compare favor
ABLY with the most successful similar institutions IN
From The Of lss5 fifteen months.
Rd 70
four hundred thousand one hundred and eighty five
anG of dhs and
seven thousand one hundred and twenty eight dol
With these evidences of success and good man.
agement the Directors feel Justified in soliciting
M a ' % se
usted more according to equity than legal technical
The Company is prepared to issue policies against
DWEHHtE 1aEEGS fEITFRSN1TgkE M5IHhhS MAN.
or all kinds Of MERCHANDISE, transported BY
VESSELS. SrKAMBoArs,C CANAL BoArs, RAILROADS,
and ON tn. IA. s %
The rates OF premium will be as low as other CON-
paniss, and in fixing them every, Improvement In
construction and arrangement will be taken into cOn
Az losses speedily adjusted and promptly paid.
Once, northwest corner Pennsy wanna avenue and
nth street, Washington City, ID. c.
Insurance. may also b sfseisd at the Home OSes,
TSsrth,sest corner Walnut and Second streets,
And in other principal cities of the United States
BY authorized officers of the Company. aps
WAsHINsSTH2TNa iNsREbT So SSMRASX
CAPITAL. ssoycoo.!
Tss Z fsHsys
CHANDlSE, c., at the usual City rates, without
any charge for Policy, at their Office, corner of
Tenth Street and Pennsy wanna Avenue, over the
Washington City Savings Bank.
DIRECTORS.
VIM. F. Bayly, Samuel Bacon,
yogeph Bryan, James +. Halliday,
WIN. Orme, Hudson TAYLOR,
Francis Mohun, M. w. Gait.
Benz. Beall,
JAMES C. MEG UIRE, President
GRAFTON II. HANSON, Secretary. ap lilly
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DRlVATE MEDICAL TREATISE
PHbStQLOGlcAL VIEW OF MARRIAG

PHYSIOLOGICAL VIEW OF MARRIAGE,
BY NJ b. LA CROIX, M. D., Albany, NY.
200 pages and $50 fine PLAIN and Colored Autographs
UPRICE ONLY Is CENTs.n
ID SsntJrss Of postage to all parts of tie Union.
DR.. M. B. La Crooks PLY siologioal View of Mar
Ilage: new and revised edition of $50 pages and
mprehenslve treatise on the duties and Casualties
OF single and married life-happy and fruitful ALLAN
ces, mode O: securing Observation-Disclosures and infer
tile Ones-theIr DEVIATION and removal-nervous de-
bility, its and cure, by process at once so
simple, safe, and eectual, that failure impossible
rules for daily nagement-an essay on Sperma-
tOrrhGa. with practical observations a safer and
more successful mode Of treatment-Precautionary
hints on the evil results from empirical practice
which Is added commentaries on the diseases Of fe-
males-fom infancy to old age-each case graphical
" Illustrated by beautiful plates t'points out the
pointed hopes so unfortunately prevalent in the
young. IL is truthful adviser to the married, and
those contemplating marriage. Its perusa 10 partic
qiarly recommended to persons entertaining secret
doubts Of their ply sica condition, and who
scous OF having hazarded the health happiness and
privileges TO which every human being entitled to-
PLioe : cents per copy, or I've copies for IL mail
sa sS os postage 90 any PaT OF the United States
New York, enclosing Is cents.
r. Those who prefer may consult Doctor liza
CROlX upon any OF the diseases upon which his
book treats, either personally by mail His medi-
cines often euro in the short space of six days. and
completely and entirely Grad all traces OF those
disorders which copalva and cubebs have SO long
been thought an antdote to the of the health Of
tnenta remedy for that class of disorders which un-
fortunately, physicians treat with mercury, to the
lrretrleyabe destruction to the patients constitu
ton. and which all the sarsaparla in the world can
not cure.
IL Office No. 81 Maiden Lane, Albany, NY.
feb LILY
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PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
au H-law4w August IL, 1857.

A TA GiBCT cut >G0URT HELD FOR Gull.
thereof, on Monday, the 9Th day of June, 1857:
Ambrose /: Hill, IN bls own night and as adm mis-
traitor of + RANGES Field, PIaintif,
against
Diana Field, John p. Kelly, ard Mary his wife,
William II Field, Ohm Field, Henry Fl. r ied
Thomas Hill ,jr, trustee of Eliza J.. Roberts and
ThOs. q. lint, guardian dd Iibitum Of Field,
-. infant child of Albert Field. DsJendants.
Upon consideration Of the Court, It was ordered
that this cause be referred to one of the Commits
soners OF this Court. to report to the Court what
has been done by Ambrose p. Hill IN execution of
former order Of this Court. appointing him Com
missioner to sell certain slaves, mentioned in the
bill referred to "a said order, aud also ascertain If
the SAID saves have been sold by the said A. Z. Hill,
whether or not he has received the purchase money
and n he has, what disposition he has made of It,
with the vouchers for such disposition, all OF which
shall be reported to the Court
NOIlCE.-The parties Interested in the above
report, ordered to be made to the Court will take
notice have appointed WEDNESDAY, the I'd day
Of September 1857, at my office, in this place. at ten
O'Clock n. m, 10 state and report to the Court the
accounts referred to in the above order. They will
please attend with their papers and witnesses.
GEO. Il. THOMAS, Commissioner
OF the Circuit Court of Culpeper county.
Culpeper Court house, Va, August /, 1857.
S-iaW4t
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LIMITED STATES MAIL LINE
ONLY REGULAR LINE
AND WITHOUT FAILURE FOR BIG INT YEARS, FOB
CALIFORNIA AND OREGON
VIA PAN MAMA RAILROAD.


CANTONESE many frauds and imposl- >e4aS
tOns OF various kinds have been lately AEfCfN
perpetrated on travellers bound to CA &zzuez&h
FORNlA, that the subscriber, the only aut horized
Agent for passage by the u. :. Mail Line, via Pana
ma, IN the city of New York, feels it his duty to
caution all persons seeking passage to California,
that, TO AVOID IMPOSITION, they must be careful to
lind the true Office Of the Steamships of the u. =.
Mail Line, via Panama Railroad, as no other Office
In New \ ork is authorized to engage passage.
The Companies have only one Office in New York,
which is at la West street. corner of Warren street,
fronting the North River, at the head Of the Com
pany's Wharf.
IL Observe my sign over the door.
-. l. w. RAYMOND, Agent.
ia 10 New NnrE
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NEW GROCERY, WINE, AND

LIQUOR STORE.
The subscriber begs to inform his friends and the
public that he has opened a NEW STORE, corner
OF l2th street and Louisiana avenue, where he in
tends to keep constantly on hand large and varied
assortmsnt OF Foreign and Domestic WINES. IL
QUORS, CIGARS, and FINE GROCERIES,
consisting of Fine Teas, Sugar, Coffee Flour Soap,
Olives, Raisns, Figs. Sardines, Anchovies, Otard'
Mar hsr.stt Co., Piaet 4 Co, and Col ChahsTd's
maica Rum, Sherries Msdeirs, Port of various de-
scriptions, st Julien Claret, Chateaux Margaux in
Gases, Champagne Cider, Brandy Fruits Reynold's
Edinburgh Ale, Annsette, Msraschino. Curacoa.
Absynthe, Champagne, and q large and varied de-
scription OF Havana Cigars. wv
:, Also, Stoughton Bitters, and Fever and Ague
Blttcrs, Porter, Ale, and Cider. e
Inc the stock before purchasing elsew here Mem
bers OF Congress are also informed that their orders
VIII De promptly attended To, and delivered at their
residences AZ The shortest notice.
general assortment of fine Havana Cigars, i'm
tai. $500 ~ s"-o W "
Canal Boats supplied on reasonable terms, and
LEWIS Old Whlskey, constantly. on hand, of 1890.
country orders Puuctually attended to, and coun-
Try produce Of all descriptions received on conssn
ment. JONAS u. LEVY,
Je6-u No, 554 Twelfth street.
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These ships having been built by contract xpressy
Tor the Government has been IA ken
in their construction, as also in their engines to in
sure strength and speed, and their accommodations
for passengers uneQualied for elegance and CON-
fort
Price OF passage from New York to Liverpool, IN
extra size state rooms, sass. From Liverpool to
New \ ork, 81 and 20 guineas. An experienced Sur
geon attached 70 ship No berths can be secured
until paid for The ships Of this line have improved
Mater-tight bulk heads.
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w HOUSE, PAINTER AND GLAZIER.
Will thankfully receive and promptly and neatly ex
ecuts any orders in his line with which his friends
and the public may favor him. Orders can be left at
No. 434, corner 9Th and sts., at Rdenours Con-
fectione,y Store No 304 Pennsy vanis avenue north
side) between 9Th and 10th streets. Those who may
lntrust work to him may rely on its being ex ecuted
with neatness and dispatch, and at the lowest rates.
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PROPOSED DATES OF SAILING.

For freight or passage, apply to
EDWARD X. COLLINS, No. So, Wall street,
New York. O..
BROWN, sHIPLEY & CO., Liverpool.
STEPHEN KENNARD q CO., q, Austin
Friars, London.
ID, 6. WAINWRIGHT CO., Paris.
The owners OF these ships will not be accountable
for gold, silver, bullion, specie, jewelry, precious
stones or metals, unless bills of lading are signed
therefor and the value thereof expressed therein.
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nu POINTS GUNPOwDER.
am AL times applied with all the various kinds
OF pU FONTS GUSPOWDER, and am prepared
~ ~ ne same ~ any quantity TO parties wanting,
w. ALBERT KING,
Asenf Tor the District of Columbia,
ny ls-d dassi.Astasss) Gscrsstewn, D.c