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DoEsTIcKs IN BOsTOS famous docs
ticks" has furnished the New York Picayune
an account of his visit to Boston, from which the
following extracts are made:
Nlnety-nlne extra-siLed angie worms locoIno-
ting AT high pressure speed about a garden walk
OF showery afternoon, and being perpetuaIly
turned back when they ge. 70 tho edge and
compelled t. cross each Others trail in innum-
cradle directions would, If the ground were soft
am their every tOotstep plafely visible draw on
the garden-waik aforesaid n tolerably accurate
map OF the city of Boston 1t is crookeder than
nine acres Of rams horns and has more corners
than a cord of cross-cut saws
You see your friend, and you call out Jones.
want minute. and you start to see Jones
thinking be Is jus; across the street
Misguided man far-distant Jones, You
climb nlEe hills. aHd turn ninety corners before
You get within hailing distance of Jones again
The streets look as if they had been made
somewhere else, and dumped here in a buro
tangle, and nobody had never taken the ,roubl.
10 stralghten them out again. 1t look, a. If
somebody had been building a lot OF cite. bv
contract, and the job hadn Z come out even end
he had thrown down his remnants of streets and
odd ends Of alleys, and little .nipped of bit, of
lanes and avenues, and called it Boston Itany
street IN the town should ne cat a straight mile
In any direction, il would go through a dozen
private parlors and forty Eve public music halls
In fact Boston looks as if the first-rate ma !.
terlal for an excellent city had been melted
and poured through a seive on q side hill and
lelt tOcOoI.
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ABOUT The Boz THAT WAS DISCUSSED WITH
HUSrISG Up Cows.-A certain distinguished
citizen Of, who has filled the highest Office
pin the State, was once in the employ Of farmer
In Western New York. Among other things it
was his duty to 80 bring the cows One evening
the cows and boy - came missing" Some years
after the farmer was passing down East Water
street, Milwaukee, and saw the name of his
cowboy over the door of one of the largest hard
ware houses in the West. He walked in and
found his boy in the counting ROOM He stared
a moment uion the truant, and then broke out
with, - Halo, Len, have you found them COWS
YETI One can imagine what folowed-a mu
tual recognition. 1t is said the old farmer was
paciied without breach Of the peace.
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Miscellaneous.
LIMITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
~ WARRINGTON, September lst les7


,t On the petition Of James Phelps, of sutton,
correspondents, praying for the extension OF patent
granted to him on the gath of November is4s for an
rags, for seven years from the expiration of said
ber. 1857:
ordered, that the said petition be heard at the
fatent Once on Monday, the 9th of November next,
at IL O'Clock. M and all persons are notified to ap-
pear and show cause, if any they have, why said Pc
tltlon ought not to be granted.
. Persons opposing the extension are required to
ME In the Patent Office their objections, specially set
forth IN writing at least twenty days before the day
OF hearing; all Testimony filed by either party to be
used at the said hearing must be taken and transmit
ted In accordance with the rules of the office, which
will be furnished on application.
The testimony in the will he clOsed on the S0th
OF October; deposltlons and other papers relied upon
as testimony must be filed in the office or before
the morning of that day; the arguments, if any,
Ordered, also, that this notice be published in the
Union, lntelligencer, and Evening Star, Washing
ton, ID. C.: Republican, Baltimore, Nd; Pennsylva-
man. Philadelphia, Pa; Daily News, New York,
Post, Boston; and Inquirer Cincinnati, Ohio. once
week for three successive weeks previous to the
sth of November next, the day of hearing.
9. II. SHUGERT,
Acting Commissioner of Patents.
p. g. Editors of the above papers will please copy
and send their bills to the Patent Office with paper
containing this notice. se2-law3w
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EVENING STAR.
FAREWELL TO SUMMER.
BY wa. II. C. HosMRR.

BY WA. II. c. HosMKR.
Farewell thy moon 10 on the vane,
Tby last bright day Is near Its close;
On Iosy lips that thirst for raIn,
Heaven not drop bestOw;
The cricket. SsmmeT, sounds thy knell,
Queen Of the season. fare the well.
The flowers that wreath led thy besutIous head
DroOp. pale and wIthered on thy brow
The light tnat made thy morning red
IL dull and misty now;
Sad voices pipe IN wood and dell
To Summer and her joy s farewell.
Gone Is thy belt of rainbow sheen
Starred with the dew drops of the showers,
And kIrtle of enchanted green.
Embroidered Ger with flowers;
The golden wand of wond 'rous spell
Is dim AID broken nOw-fareweli
There is a Summer of the heart
That hath Its mOurnful ending here;
Delights that warned It's core depart
W hIle u grows dull and drear,
And s8ddeT than the funeral bell
Hope whispers to the sOul-faTewell.
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ID I% -, HOLES On Born SIDEs.-A gentle
man Man IN Nharies Ton, who entertained good deal
81 company at dinner had black "a an attend
ant; VINO was native Of Africa, and never
,Io iaf gT .augns 70 hand things invariably to
his master thought Of an infallibIe e,nedSont
10 direct him, and as the coats were then worn
III Charleston single breasted. in tho Troson,
Quaker fashion, he told him aIwav, ~ bpp Z, ,ba
plate to the button hOle side UnfortunateJv
no view iof tns Poor fellow, on the day after
among the guests at dinner a foreign gentle.
man with ouble-bressted coat and he wa, for
while completely at a stand. He looked first
al one side Of the gentleman coat, then at the
olhsr, and finally quite confounded at the
1u'iandish make Of the strangers garment,
LIE car despaiIing look Mt bis master, and
exclaiming, in a loud voice uRnttop.boIcs on
both sides, massa'' handed the plate right over
the gentleman's head
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We have often heart of fellows being
lifted out Of their boots but we actually satc
one lifted out of his breeches few days since
This was no other than the ce, ebrated DR.. Cook
The Doctor was little inebriated, and, as was
perfectly natural, thought himself stronger
man than he really is For the diversion of the
crowd that was gathered round he undertook
to throw down Randolph's bear. For some time
be displayed great athletic skill and the opinion
began to prevail pretty generally that he was
sn Overmatch for Bruin when that hairy gem
tlemen. just as bevy of young ladies, belonging
to the CASTOR Institute, came along with his left
hand lifted his antagonist about four feet from
the ground, and with his right entirely relieved
him OF his unmentionabloS. There was a sight
for you,
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-. ~ he latest literary novelty, il the cues
ton Who wrote Millions Paradise Lost .,
"A literary EngiIshman has just given publici. i,
10 some original ideas upon this head Not "a n
jest. Ike Archbishop Whateley's B,0rhuys
against the very existence Of Napoleon Bon
aparte No: but in seriou. solemnity as n
grave discovery, for which he merits lin hi, owl
oPinlonl the thanks Of mankind.
After stating that the discoyery 81 smarioo D.,
Columbus vas soon followed by the discoyeries
OF DE Gama and CabOt-that the discovery
81 one lost work Of antiquity at the revival II
letters was soon followed by the rescue of many
Youngs and Champollion's Interpretation Of
Egyptian hierogl yphics opened the way for the
true reading, by Loser and Rawlinson. Of the
Assyrian and Medean inscription-the anti Nil
tonite declares that the great discovery, by Mr..
smith That Bacon wrote the plays Of Shsk-
speare, disclosed 10 hrs mind that Paradise
Lost was written, not by Milton, but by Mil
'oh Inaster-OLIvER CROMWELL.
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:. Trayslers' Directory.
WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA,, -
w AND MOUNT VERNON

w cHAss Is "a H9u..;-T8sa S stss%sr' GEORGE
51s1I \. IA ar S a. fsly SsS
Leavs Alexandra, at 9, 81, and IL q M. l2<, n,
s.s. &ssSinston. a. 81, iOss, and ia a. M, 81.
The pabic m may confidently rely on the Boat start
VERNON On TUESDAY and FHIpAi Of each week,
San SS22ESsH HHkER, Captains.
D., sdj%: 81 or application to J2sEPa BRAN
avenue. or to the Captains on board. N i7-a
TIE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COM
One Of the Steamships of this Company, carrying
SxLiFoRNiR, and d OREGON, leaeessm
Panama twice each month. on the arri-sssz7s<sss
ers, which leave New oresps and SeP York rern-
larry on 5th and 10th of each month with the mails
and Passengers connecting via PANAMA RAIL
These steamships have been inspected and ap-
proved by the Navy Department, and guaranty speed
The Panama Railroad az miles long is now com
pleted from ocean to ocean, and is crossed in or
hours. The baggage of passengers is checked in New
embarked at Panama by steamer at the company s
expense. The money paid in New York covers al
ex penses of the trip.
Reserve steamers are kept in port in Panama and
San Francisco, to prevent detention IN case OF accl-
dent, that the route il entirely vsliabIe-no fail
ure having occurred in eight years.
Passengers leave Panama the same day they ar
rive at Aspnwa.l.
Conductors 90 through by each steamer. and take
charge Of women and children without other prOtec-
tors.
For through tickets at the lowest rates apply at
the agency m we" W. R RsSSiM nsT odFto
ARMSTRONG, HARRIS,S CO,
vsatf CT RARTI Eft Rostnn cans VI
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TRANSPORTATION OF COAL CHINA
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
Bureau Of Construetion, EqKipmenf, andy

j
Bureau OF C0nstrUcfton, EqHipInenf, andy
Repairs, august IS. 1857. !
Proposals, sealed and endorsed :. Proposals for
FTetght to China, will be received at this Bureau
until O'Clock, the 18th September next for the
transportation OF not exceeding 1000 tons of Anthra-
cite Coal from the port ofPhIlaelphi in such ouan
titles as may be offered and the Department deem
Navai Storekeepers at Hong Kong and Shanghai, as
NAV be directed,
The offer will state the price per ton of .2a0 lbs
Tor that delivered without priage or any other ex
ira charge, and also tho rate at which deInurrags
VIII be charged NO other than cargo for the Gov
eminent TO be received on hoard.
III the drausht of water Of the vessel offered max
any ghterage necessary loading IL will be at the
COST 81 the vessel; but good DIES patch will be given
IN Loading. For The delivery Of the Coal within
reach OF the ships tackle at the ports in China lay
fays VIII he demanded, at the rate of one fair wea-
ther working day for every 81 tons of coal.
Tho vessel named must stand A No. |, and pass
The usual inspection by such officers NAV he az
pointed by the Conmandant of the Yard where the
ship may be- and If not offered for pecton within
three days after notice has been given, the De-
partment VIII make such other arrang ement W MI
best subserye the public interest. The vessel mus
be IN PhI label pha and ready To load within ten day
alter she has passed inspection, and the notice of
acceptance given.
Wind and weather permitting. the vessel must
SAL within i've days after being loaded and the bills
9f ladIng signed; otherwise there will be deducted
from the ireghI money, for each and every dAy de-
lay IN smiling beyond the five days named, a sum
equal To the amount demanded per day for demur-
Payment will he made with in thirty DAYS al or the
presentation of rece pts In trplicae of the delivery
OF the coal. by anv Navy agent the United States
that ia" bidder may select, who viii! be dess ed
IN the charter party. aug I4-2awaw
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CEILING OFF!LSELLING OFF!M

Having determine 10 make change in our present
hrm II becomes necessary to close out our present
stock entirely, we shall therefore commence from
less of cost.
Our assortment is complete, consisting of Per
fumery, Toilet Goods, China and Bronze Ornaments,
Portemonnaies, Card Cases. Books busters Bias
kets, EngIavings. Desks, Work Boxes, Door Mats,
and an endless variety 10 all Of which invite the
attention OF the public.
IL No Humbug.
Persons indebted Will please settle up at once as
the present arrangements must be closed.
II. j. MCLAUGHLIN 4 CO.,
au g. 20, bet, 9Th and 9th SITS,
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NEW AND IMPORTANT SCHEDULE.
FOR ALL PARTS THE WEST.
~ ~ - -

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Tee recent ex tensIon and Improvement of ats lead
tie Of the running arrang emens Of thus road
By which highly important adyantases to the trav-
D2 81 hnS ' fFA M9Sp a Be JH rune
F IGsh &, fsTSqsa f isssn9s
from Camden Station. Baltimore, at M. Tex ept
sunday stops at way stations and arrives at Cum
seo9nd-The MAIL TRAIN .t,rts Sunday ex-
cePted) at 81 A NJ and arrives at Wheeling al Is
A NJ. connecting At BenWood with Central OHIO
trans TOR Columbus. Cincinnati. Indianapolis Lou
syIs Sn!ds ST 81 og S and at same place
C.eyeiSnd Road, and also at Parkersburs with Ma
ThiTl.The ST. LOUIS and CINCINNATI
EXPRESS TRAIN leaves daily at 5a5 p. NJ, CON
Eec'ing az Benwood al A. NJ. with express trains
GAYS O. C0bsnl5Hs,l and reaching there IN hut Is
al Grafton with cars by Parkersburg and Marietta
cor5se ~ ye,s to1 indsn.so bas@a III a
tonis, AID a. Cincinnati with the Great Ohio and
Ions through 20 81 Lous less than a. hours from
Ba-imoe by this tram the tiBle to all the central
the distance Is forn a. 70 100 miles shorter than nv
the sao Test OF other Toutes From the West these
riyylaEa az Baltimore AZ a:Sl A. NJ.
H., BSagaSe CHECKED through to all points.
Ca,nden Sts,ion and a. Washington. d. c. 90
Passengers from Baltimore or Washington may
ing trains, and lying over at Cumberland or Oak
land, and resumng HeSt morning by Wheeling Ae-
conmcdatIon tram, leaving Cumberland at . and
Oakland at 10 81.
FOR WAY PASSENGERS.
The Cumberland Accommodation Tram At AM,
Will stop at all stations east of Cumberland, and the
W heelInE Accommodation at all Stations beyond
cumberland going West. Eastwarsly, the Mail
Train leaves Wheeling at $50 A. NJ, and Accommo-
daton leaves Cumberland at 9, reaching Baltimore
ON THE NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA
BRANCH, between Grafton and Parkersburg, way
PASSENGERS will take the Express westwardIy and
The FREDERICK TRAIN starts at 4P. NJ,
stopping ut way stations Leaves Frederick at 9.l5
The ELlICoTT,S MILL TRAIN leaves At SIS
AZ VI and 7 7; NJ; EXCEPT SUNDAY; ,,
Leave BatIm9Ie Tor Washington 81 AIS and is
An sand SIS =. NJ. On Sundays at AIS A. NJ,
and SIS p. NJ only.
Leave Washington for Baltimore at and $50 A.
M.and Sand 40 Z. vi. On Sundays at IA. NJ, and
42I p. Nj. oniy.
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 95 and Sis trains from Baltimore and the $50
and ~ trans from Washington connect with the
trains from Anna polls.
For tickets, information. fare &C., apply to J. r.
ENGLAND, Agent, az the Ticket offce, Camden
Station. WhI. 3. WOODSIDE,
" l3-n Master OF TRANSPORTATION. Baltimore.
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~ The Brown Stone Fever seems to have
very considerably abated in PHILADELPHIA We
do not believe that il can pass away entirely.
for the material is 20 cheap and looks 80 much
better than brick for the front of building
that II will always be extensively used But il
Is not now the universal rage as ii once was
and this, of course, is attributable to the great
number of buildings in which it has been used.
1T has become common, and hence those who
wish their edIfces to have costly or novel as
pect resort To other materials In MANY in
stances iron has been famed up into handsome
fronts, and generally speaking we believe il is
capable Of greater architectural embelIishment
than stone. This ma terial is much oftener used
for ornamental facades than is generally SUD-
posed, owing to tie fact that the iron is PAINTED
TO initiate stone.
We notice one building in Arch street with n
front Of the famous yellow Caen stone imported
from France. II is the only one in the city.
Plctou has been drawn upon more largely Ii
IL a very elegant material. whose color and
smooth texture render il a general favOrits Its
COS. Is the chief obstacle to its use The bluish
Quincy granite, formerly condemned to do SER
vice in warehouse pillars, now holds a very
prominent place in Chestnut street some of tie
larger and most extensive blocks of buildings
on that much frequented thorou ghfare being
Dulit OF IL These even occupy more space in
the business part of the street than the brown
stone. OF late years pure dazzling white mar
bic has become the rage in New York, and we
shall expect to see Philadelphia soon return to
IT. her first love in consequence. An impetus
TO the movement here was given by the splen-
dld appearance of the new Farmers and Me-
chanics' Bank.-PhiLa. North american
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For freight or passage, apply to
EDWARD X. COLLINS, No. IS, Wall street,
New Gors.
BROWN, sHIPLEY L CO, Liverpool.
SfEpHEN kENNARD Il CO., q, Austin
ErarS. London.
Z. u. WAINWRIGHT CO.. Paris.
TIE owners of these ships will not be accountable
Tor gold. SILVER, bullion, specie, jewery, precious
stones or metals, unless bills Of lsdng are signed
therefor ard the value thereof ex pressed therein.
"a
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A FIGHTING TURK Pierce Pungent," in
the New York News, tells the following story:
. During the operations Of the allies in the
Crimea, 1T was resolved to carry the water from
beautiful spring of the finest water to camp
Leather pipes. or hose, were employed which
were laid on the ground One morning, while
the water was being supplied, the minaret
sounded to prayer, and one Of the Turkish SOL
diers Immediately went flop on his knees to
praise Allah, Unfortunately, he went down
right upon the hose, and his weight consequent
ly stopped the current Of that first Of elements
- Get up, cried an English soldier
''VOuley vous avez, la bOnte mon cher Mon
sieur lie Turque, " cried Frenchman, with his
native politeness, g TO git up"
= That amt the way to make a Turk move, >
cried another; - this is the dodge So saw
ing, he knocked his turbsn of. Still the pious
Musselman went on with his devotions
IN make him stir bis .tumps > said another
Engilshman, giving him a remarkably smart
kick To the wonder of all, still the untur-
baned. ell-kieked follower of the Prophet went
praying on az though he was forty horse parson
HOot away mOn-Ill shew We how VIC serve
obstinate folk at auld Reekee," quietly OBJ
served Scotchman-he was. however, prevent
Ell for, the Turk having finished his Allah riS
or allan, rose and began to take off his coat
then to roll up his sleeves, and then to bedew
his palms with saliva, and then to put himself
in the most approved boxing attitude, la Yam
kee Sullivan
He then advanced In true Tom Hyer style to
the Englishman who had kicked him on the lum-
bar region a ring, a ring" shouted the
soldiers and sailors, perfectly aStonished to see
Turk such an adept in the fstic art
The Englishman nothing loathe to have a bit
Of fun with Turk of such q truly John Bull
state of mind, set to work but found he had
met his master-in five minutes he had received
his qlEaNtSns sRf. As the Turk coolly re-
placed his coat and turban-he turned round
and said to the admiring bystanders, in the pure
brosue-" Bad luck to ye, We spalpeens; when
yere afther kicking a Turk, I'd advise We the
next time to jiSt be sure he not an freshman -
The mystery was solved-our Turk was Tip
perary man
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New UTIeal
jy A-tf Gil. BARTLETT. Boston.
TOR OLD POINT AND NORFOLK.

The Steamer MARYLAND will, on the 9Th OF
July, commence running regularly to ~Rs
the above places, leaving Washington 6. eS4h4--{$
lEleventh-st. wharD every WED-oES<<E<1sres
NESDAf and SATll II DAY at O'Clock IN. Re
turning will leave Norfolk every MONDAY and
THURSDAY at O'Clock p. IN.
=, she will t3uch, going and returning, at OF. ID
POINT. PINEY POINT, BLACK1STONE'S
ISLAND, and the usual landings on the Potomac.
Passage, including meals, to Old Point and Nor
folk, FIVE DOLLARS.
je S-tf VIM. MITCHELL.
nAILY LINE FOR EDWARDS FERRY
- Nd LEESBURG, Va, via Chesapeake and
OHIO Cansl.oThs Packet Boats AR -n.-.s,,I;,S
GO and Nj. T.. MEIGS, will ommenceSsE-axks.Es..5
making daily trips to tire above points e6esE-<.kA
on Monday, March q, leaving the wharf Of W. n.
and h g. Ritter, GEORGETOWN. D. c. every morning
hours; leaving GEORGETOWN atiseyeR O'Clock N the
Vornlng, the Boats will arrive at the Great Fails or
washington Aqueduct. at 10 a. m, Seneca al I'm.
Edwards cry al p. m, where a stage will be IN
Ieaoiness 70 convey passengers to Lsesburg, Va.
Returning; leave Edwards Ferry every day az nine
O'Clock In the morning, and arriving in GEORGETOWN
at sunset.
Through Tickets, S1.75. intermediate point. A.,
follows; Great alls or Washington Aqueduct, 50
cents; Seneca, IS cents; Edwards Ferry, Sli2;
Leesburg. Virginia, including coach, Sl.75. Meals
served on the Boats at moderate prices.
mar IS w. H. III. q. RITTER
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