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1923. First export Of raw cotton from Egypt
into Great Britain.
1926. New Orleans cotton at from twenty three
to twenty-five cents per pound.
1926. Self acting mule spinner patented in Eng
land by Roberts.
1927. American cotton manufactures first eI-
ported TO any extent.
1929 Highest duty in the United States on for
eign cotton manufactures.
1880. About this time Mr.. Dyer introduced a
machine from the United States into England for
the purpose of making cards.
1882. Duty on cotton goods imported into the
United State' reduced, and in England 1t is for
bid to employ miners in cotton mills TO work more
than ten hours per day, or nine hours on Satur.
day in consequence they work at something else.
1884. Cotton at seventeen cents.
1885 Extensive purchase made Of cotton lsnds
by spectators and others.
1886. Cotton from eighteen to twenty oenta
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CARD.
To THE TRUSTEES OF PusLIc ScBooLs.
Maahinqton Asl0,saf IA!

Washington, August 8, 1857.
Gendemet: We deem il our duty 70 call your q.
tenton, as Trustees of the Public Schools Of We'll.
ington city, to young lady, reading in the Fourth
Ward, on Delaware avenue BY the name Of Mics Julia
A. b. Hays, the daughter Of Bertrand E. Hays, fhs.
merly of Virginia. This young lady has given great
satisfaction TO many parents account Of the cd
vancement of their children in their studies She .
lady of high sttAinmsnts and OF The best Sssnlksa
and we know her 70 be well adapted and qualified =
teach all the branches Of an English educatiea ~
that she will take pride in the advapcsmsnt q hsr
pupils, and use every effort 10 make them good spd
ripe scholars. With the consent of the lady end ~
appreciation of her parents we who have bsss her
patrons, call on your dignihed body 70 give her
position as teacher in the Public Schools We shan
be highly gratihed If she il succsssfn bslisvsa AAs
she viii give satisfaction to ell.
Samuel Cassida, Nathaniel Miller
Winright Preston, Michael T. Bsyps,
George Butterbsugh, n. 7. Mills,
w. n. King Francis ward
George Cunningham, Mary Brown,
John T. Pilson.
au e-3t
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Missouri ELEcroS.-The nearly complete re-
turns Of this County give Rollins, independently
for Gov ernor, between 1900 and 1900 majority !;
and Maurice (Emsncipationist) 10 elected to the
Legislature, to al a vacancy.
In Cooper Comfy Rollins majority is 275. How
ard County, il is reported, gives Stewart Demo
craft for Governor, 500 majority. Cole County
(oficial) gives Stewart 2S5 majority.
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AFRICAN SoUADRos.-We learn that govern.
ment intends Immediately 10 increase our African
squadron. We now have in those waters three
soops war, the Cumberland, ST. Louis, and Dale,
making in ali fifty guns. This movement is made
with reference to suppressing the African slave
trade, and to protect our commerce.
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RsNovED.-Fletsher Webster, nephew Of Daniel
Webster, has been dismissed from a Clerkship in
the Department of the Interior, and Ia succeeded
by Charles Lsnnian, who was al one time Mr..
Webster's Private Secretary.
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Tan RIor CASES. testimony Of Robert I.
Lsrner, James Randolph, John T. Hsllock, Rich.
ard Wslacb, james Noskes, and Ashton White,
given on Wednesday, in the riot cases. was per-
fecty crushing upon Mr.. Magruder, Tyler, God.
dad, & Co Let the facts be stated let the
whole truth be told; this is what We want, and
all we desire.
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Late advises from Kansas state that Walker was
still encamped at Lawrence, and that his forces had
been increased.
The Legislative appointment gives / members
to so counties and AZ members to II counties.
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JOSEPH F. HoDGsON,

JOSEFH r. HODGSON,
Dealer in Stoess, Tin, AID Brifsais Wsrs
Seventh Street between II sad !.
HAS NOW AND ALWAYS KEEPS POI SALE
IL at the above place, large variety Of tbs ~
Cooking Stoves in the market warranted - bAks or
no charge.
He has q zine sssortmsnt OF the following wsrss.--
Punished Tin Ware,
Block Tin and Britannia Wares
Tes Sets Toilet Sets.
A large lot Of Lamps, Britsnis. Globe, BrAAA, AaA
Psrlor Lamps.
ALSO
general assortment Of Tin Ware and Kitshsa NJ
quisites.
He has also an excellent assortment of the bsss
Preserving Kettles in the market snsmslsd SAsosr
pans Ac, Ac., which he will sell at low pricsa
Call and examine for yourselves.
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NO. 3O4. NO. ~.
FINE CONFECTIONERY.
"AyING ERECTED BAKE OVEN AND
IL Bake House on my own premises, lave
commenced the manufacture of ell kinds Of Cake "
Philadelphia styles, by Philadelphia workman;
something new, which the public respectfully In
vited TO cal end try And from this time forth al my
customers viii be supplied fresh Cake daily, and n
low rates be purchased in this city, and ell
made Of the best materials.
Parties Of .ll kinds supplied with ell kinds Of Pssey
Cake, LADY Cake Pyramids Ice Cream, and Wsssr
Ices plain in moulds and sent to ell parts Of ~
city. All ask Is, give me fair trial
u. H. RIDEN0UR,
Penn. ave-, between eth and 10th strsstA
n. B. have private Ice Cream Saloon mp slsass
for Ladies.
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GROCERY STORE,
Corner Maryland Avenue and seventh n.

ISLAND
HAVING BOUGHT OUT THE STORE FOR
IL merly kept by Mr. Robert T. Knight. shall
keep ON hand select assortment Of FINE 6ROCE.
RES, comprising, among others. the following srs.
cles.
Sugars, such a. crushed, cl ri6ed, pulyerissd ana
brown Teas, such a. Imperial, Gunpowdsr. Youns
Hyson. Black and Colony Rio, Msrscsibo and Jevs.
roasted and ground, Co6ses; Refined Syrup; Ssgars
and Tobacco, various brands; Hams, BACON, Flour.
Liquors, Wines, Crocksry, Woodsn.wars, Hsrdwsrs.
Vegetables, Eggs, Butter Nuts Of various kind.
Horse Feed, DO, together with many other artislss
usually kept in Q Grocery.
would most respectfully ash thOse living on the
Island as well as the citizens generally, 70 call and
examine for themselves, they then will sss thst
there 10 nc necessity to 60 further - am dstsnp-
ed not TO be outdone, both - TO prices and articles
Call therefore and examine, and you will Anl Il 70
your advantage, for intend TO ssl chssp Ior sssh
q Do not forget the store, sos, Marylaad Az.
charge.
aug s-tf JOHN p. B. PURaELL.
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NEW HARDWARE STORE,

No. "a, Centre Market Space, between Seventh snd
Eighth streets
U0HN W. BADEN RESPECTFULLY INFORMS
- his friends and the public generally that ~ w.
RECOMMENDED his old business At the above s<and,
with entirely new and extensive sssortnsnt - Ne
most approved kinds of Hardware, Cutlery. pul1inG
Material Mechanics Tools, Agricultural LmplguentA
offers at prices well calculated 10 please purshsssrA
His thorough knowledge Of the business has shAh,sA
him TO make iudicous selsotien of articles a. ~
best quality warranted to suit the wants Of THE MAP
ket and he pledges his entire devotion 70 thA intsr
ests Of those who viii favor him with their patsssaGs.
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THE AMERICAN.

Office corner Louisiana Avenue and Tenth ct, viii
be published every Wednesday and saturday morn
ing
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A CARD,

uTAKE THIS METHOD OF RETUar,sa
thanks to my friends and the public ssa...
ally for their liberal patronage best we'd npsn -
While engaged IN BUSINESS Having transssrssd -
easure in recommending him TO your ~ -.
sideration. From his experience ia business 4 an
satisfied that bis only endeavor win be to ry "a No.
ROBERT T. KNIGHT
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SRGuLAR.-On Wednesday evening, about sun
down, tall female, apparently about twenty-five
years Of age, with no bonnet on, and evidently
much excited, was observed rapidly Walking in the
middle Of X street toward the Northern Liberties
market when she arrived near Ninth street, she
cut some queer capers, such as walking to and fro
up and down over and cross, &c, &c, and finally
went away towards Seventh street. She was sup
posed to be insane; would II not be well for the
authorities to look after and care for her, before 1t
be too late
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sF The Letter Of our Georgetown correspond
emit had not come to hand when we went TO press.
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your nanus.
BRUTAL.-0n Saturday evening man was dread
fully beaten by Police officer Of the First Ward
under the following circumstances. 1t appears
that some time since, two colored men were arrest
ed, and not being able to pay the fines imposed
upon them, one of them offered his watch as
security for the ultimate payment Of the fines, with
the express understanding, that when the money
was paid, the watch was to be surrendered to the
owner. The security was accepted aud they were
permitted to depart.
On Saturday, having procured a white man to
redeem the watch, they went to the station house
for that purpose, and were told that the watch
was in the hands OF officer May. The man went
Immediately in search Of this officer, and having
found him, said that he had been told that the
watch was in bis possession, and that he had come
to redeem it. Whereupon the officer began to
curse and swear, and abuse him, and as he stoop.
ed to pick up his bucket struck him over the
head with loaded cane, and continued beating
him, shamefully, all the way to the watchhouse
We are informed that suit has been brought
against the officer. We shall endeavor to let our
readers know the result of the trial
UNFEELING.-We are informed by lady resid-
ing in the Seventh ward, that during the time Mr..
Bell, (who was shot by the marines on the first Of
June last,) lay suffering from the effects Of his
wound, Of which h. subsequently, died, she told
Mayor Magruder that he ought visit him, that he
was suffering dreadfully, and that there were
small hopes Of his recovery, notwithstanding the
limb had been amputated in view of that hope.
Mr.. Magruder replied, Why should / visit him
he got no more than he deserved. Why should
visit himp
All right, Doctor, no body expected that you
would have the courage to visit your victims, and
we all know that you have not magnanimity
enough to confess fault or to make amends for
injury
| sE The Letter Of our Georgetown correspond.
snt had not come to hand when we went TO press
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-01

II MI
"Reminiscences we're darn and dismal III tfIe
lmidst of general congratulations and
tsmiles that I 5sae National Democracy had
sasetl oar q. countryl once Il. moro nom eli
/ tren,a nsr;Is i8as
Som algief tl,e election of President, and
dnrino Hi ofllast winter and sppriiEg. that
1 which was asiirst 4 whisperbecaFne more
taudible. utitii ii broke ont into loud md
loneIlly lu,terihg voice, --.tliat deere was |.
I fIaf +, a,,r,,laa. Mr. Hunter III tl,e, Senate
4 ING cav iEisse and laiis friends. Know
E;np nat tl,ere = as no foundation Tor this
l n augl,t I8bad SAID Or done, orsant,orized
lobe said Oh done, and the hypothesis
lpresentinq itself5that there might be enet
, IN hsth hi. Hunter and myself who
\ were were lryiirr Us SOW tares between lis sfor
tl,eir Own Selfish and sinister ends. Itstill
\ ayerted nv mind from other defAite eoa-
cmsions respecting tile authors and The
motives III Close reports. and continued
t6 remain silent, But Idle ,kinae came fol
1.-The organization Of Mr. Buchanan s cabi-
met ii Vas arran qed BY himself. 10 lis
owl, .l;kino. IN his own responsibility. q
suit liz own DENTAL re la.ous iii Office
and vas COMPOSED pfa majorilgi of S5nth-
ern men, Of I'LL sections Of Southern Dem
Iocracy. prefsrring. no clique, and IL a
Ecasts designed to harmonic all elements
En- liz parf FL North and South, East and
Vast. TWAS organized Oh the National
] platform Of tie Cincinnati Convention.
As the head and representative pflbe par
Hun, he eeueralized as well rs he could the
I personal and material Of he great Demof-
1raey Of he United STATES This Was what
a:a Prssiiasea BIZ he Jnited Suites should
athaye ,endeasored to do. 1T might MOI
] please ali, individually or sectionaily, but
Eli was for. pil and not .for d part. And
4 tbe great mass 81 the party WAS well con,
/ tent and generally acquiesced ID the Or.
gan1iSatiou. But the Presidents had hard
4lfy been, insugnfated, had but just taker
/ lis seat. had said nothing and done moth,
hing besides His inaugural. address and
lseIection ofI biz cabinet, dehalng.pr nd.
Jcating 4 policy--had not been in efiict
Isixty days-4-ridt thirty --when 4 lOrcu
pine Opposition raised quill at epsry pom
\ Qff poliry ana N every MN ot personnel Y
ne idm:aistrd mon. and ttes sotie,aFf pq'
made % dunn HE acllole Dsmoeffit'e faart..
to3tle North, aad every Southern man sc's'
ltrusted them. ,cifh dou6 Or distra1st, or7ostt
I spoken deaaaesat'orss An aillialsd pres
was found organized IRON ls!eh lno ! )
New Orleans, winch openeuI - o'1.e. Is
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-12-01

i III L Il -
Keep your dog from me r said
dandy % q butchers boy Darn the
dog lreplied the boy. i'he's alwaysafse
puppies" ss|ses
CaE1p BaxADsrrrrs.--Ths Taz,wslI.
Va. 1dsScais SAYS, that thousands Of
bushels Of corn have been sold in thai
county in the last few weeks, at - cents
persbnsheL t. BE- used foF faitening hogs. +
Flour Is selling IN East Tennessee, At q
per hundred pounds
"a CHHRLRs LAMn,s when alittls boy, walk
ing with his sister in a churchyard. and
reading the epitaphs, said to her, MARY. Z.
where are 1.-The naughty people buried u
Wheat IS selling At 60 cents per bushel.
IiD Greenfield, Ind.
| xThey tell ofbig rats onthe Ohio Canal.
4 One Of them II said to have towed aiboat.
using his tail as a TOW line.
]. The Goshen Bank, Of Orange county.
I New York. was robbed OF So, 900 10
bills. and All the specie ri thevault. on
Il the night of the 10th.
I HALIrAx Cousry we learn that the
!, typhoid fever and the iafdenza presailsio
"a great extent ID that county.
4 MosE aREvEREsD' Black Rtpuptl-
Ec4N ScousDRELs. The Princeton H., u
Democrat states that 4 Clergyman Of that
! county has Just been indicted By die Cir
: fcuit Court. for attempting p outrage the
: L = = - 4 : -
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has ever been denounced. / am one Of
those who believe in the rightful remedy
Of separation from the e6nfederacy.
whenever The exercise Of that State right
d demanded BY good and sdficient caiise.
And i the exercise Of that.righf IS rot
lpeaceably permitted iii mag be enforasd
by the appeal to arms. The Farewell
/ Address Of Washington IS the old. and
the Virginia resolutions Of t9s LOG
are The new. testamenf Of my political
faith. will maintain the Union % Tie
last xtremily. and ighk for il 10 The lat
inch of ground left to stand on: but when
there IS no other alternative bat subiaes-
ton or dishonor, from either palpable In.
fractions Of The Constitutes, or from IN
tolerabls oppression under its forms. +
care notIwhich. / will i'll must, fightt oas
Eof the Union. If lean. 81 1fthat Be- tiexs
son. make The most of it, IS
Mrf Buchanan and1h Admin stratioa
| have my most cordial confidene .; and +
shall support them. 50 long as they do no
more wrong than they have vet perp6-
trAted. But will not pledge my sup
port blfndly and implicitly, withcas sx :,
ception. and ] require no such plsdgs
| from Mr.. Hunter. Z e sslIs 3
In conclusion, let ME aver tia. ]. loasot
desire = seat IN the Senats Of the Unitsd
Estates, andEif 1 did, i would notdesireiit
sat hraHunter's expense. 4 trustthat he
and his friends do not desire his rs-alec.
tioa at my ezpensfe. and that 10 future +
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-12-02
WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

You know every body goes to West
minister Abbey and St. Paurs, and eve
rybody writes his impressions" thereof
so that those poor lions have been scrib-
bled quite out of countenance. Shall |
| tell you that have hundred times made
up my mind moi. to say one word about
the Abbey-simply because | cannot say
what | feel, and because, what I would
say has been 50 much better said before ?
| Of course this was one of the first shrines
towards which bent my footsteps. [
needed no direction to find it, no chatter
ing guide to point the way. There it
stood in the calm might Of its august
beauty, preaching history to the world a.
round. | entered by the small door to
the east-and 10! I was in the I" Poets
Cornerw 80, rare Ben johnson first
caught the homage of my eyes, as I look
ed up to the ceiling above, and my heart
beat with wilder throb as I caught the
index to the dust of Milton.
Further on, and | stood face to face
with the monument of DRYDEN; while
through the forest Of marble CLEANS like a
star the name of Pope. And then every
nook and angle becomes radiant with the
inscription of immortal names. At eve
ry footstep tread upon the dust Of poets
There were Samuel Johnson and Richard
Brinsley Sheridan sleeping side by SIDE
and Garrick nesting near. And Gold
smith looked down with his marble eyes
upon the august sleepers, and the stately
monument Of Campbell revealed the
Pleasures of Hope in q mansion not
made with hands. And there was Gay,
jesting even in death, and Spenser divine
" annointed of the MUSES.. And high
above all. shopherding the illustrious
throng, WIS the imperial bust Of Shaks-
peare.
Further On were tho tonlbs Of kings
and heroes; the crumb!ed pomp and pow
er Of centuries There were Saxon and
Norman sleeping quietly together; the
Tudor and Plantagenet forgetful oe the
fierce feuds that divided them in life
There lay the loses of York and Lancas-
ter, withered to common dust. There lay
the haugh4y Elizabeth, who crushed the
woman in the sovereign; and gentle Mary
Queen Of Scots, who forgot the sovereign
in the woman. There lay the tyrant, Ed
ward the First, the sanity Edward the
Confessor, the bastard James the Second,
and the brutal Henry the Eighth. There
they sleep in heir stately tombs, some
inploring with alabaster hands the mercy
Of that heaven they spurned in life; some
resting in stately vaults beneath elaborate
ly wrought slabs; some nesting in dingy
crypts; some elevated upon pedestals, as
if to be as near to heaven as possible.
Very grand and IMPOSING are these roy
al tombs; but they cannot win the heart
Of the pilgrim from the more humble but
enduring monuments of the "Kings Of
Thought" 1t is towards the Poets
Corner" that the eye wanders and the soul
most fondly yearns. Power, which is
born Of earth, is the creature Of to-day;
but Genius, which is born Of heaven,
blooms forever Cor. Of Utica Herald.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-12-02
The East India Company.

In previous issue of the Times we
gave brief history of the British East In
dia Company and the origin of the revolt
which has already resulted in the loss of
thousands of lives and the destruction Of
a vast amount Of property. We gather
from information recently communicated
to the Scientific American, and which is
pronounced reliable, the additional fact,
that the Company now rules, directly or
indirectly, an empire Of 100000 square
miles, with population of more than
100000, 900. The nominal money cap
ital is set down at $50, 900, and its
annual revenues are estimated at $685.
100000. The salaries Of the principal
officers are: - Governor General $685.
600, perquisites 100000; members of
Governors Council $4,000, Bishops
$4,000 to $4,000, Law Judges Thirty
in number) SIS, 900, Collectors and Mag
istrates (forty-six in number) from $4,000
to $4,000. In striking contrast with
these great salaries is the pay of the native
soldiers, being II cents per day.
''rhe standing military force of this
powerful company, is about 100000 men,
Europeans and natives - the former the
flower Of the British army. The depart
ment Of typographical engineers is remar
kable for its skill and efficiency, and has
done mach for the material development
of the country. Railroads completed and
in course Of construction, now span the
whole extent Of the empire, from Carnatic
to the Himalayas, opening a brilliant
prospect for the agriculturist at no distant
day. There are also in operation at the
present time more than 1900 miles Of
magnetic telegraph, with which connec-
ton will soon be made along the south
ern coast Of Arabia and through Egypt,
summarizing the Red Sea, with the Med
iteranean lines, thus communicating d.
rectly with the whole Western world
There is special interest attached to this
Company, at this momont, growing out
of the terrible rebellion fearfully progress
ing in India, for upon the Company de-
wolves the momentous duty of stopping
the progress of the instruction, and the
heavy responsibility of its consequences"
ST. Paul Times.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-12-02
GENIUS OF ENERGY.

There is no genius in life, like the ge-
MUS of enere y and industry. You will
learn that all the traditions so current
among very young men-that certain
great characters have wrought their great
ness by an inspiration, as it were, grows
out of a sad mistake.
And you will further find, when YOU
come to measure yourself with men, that
there are no rivals so formidable as those
earnest determined minds, which reckon
the value Of every hour, and which achieve
eminence by persistent application.
Literary ambition may inhame you at
certain periods; and thought of some
great name will flash like spark into the
mine Of your purposes; you dream until
midnight over books; you set up sha-
dows, and chase them down-other sha
dows, and they fly, Dreaming will never
catch them. Nothing makes the ''scent
lie well' in the hunt after distinction, but
labor.
And it is a glorious thing, when once
you are weary Of the dissipation, and the
ennui of your own aimless thoughts, to
take up some glowing page of an earnest
thinker, and read, deep and long, until
you feel the metal of his thought tinkling
on your brain, and striking out from your
ainty lethargy, flashes Of ideas, that give
the mind light and heat. And away you
90, in the chase of what the soul within
is creating on the instant, and you Won
der al the fecundity of what seemed 50
crude. The glow Of toll wakes you to
the consciousness of your real capacities
you feel sure that they have taken new
step toward final development. In such
mood it is that one feels grateful to the
musty tones, which at other hours, stand
like curiosity making mummies, with no
warmth and no vitality. Now they grow
into the affections like new-found friends;
and gain hold upon the heart, and light
a fire in the brain, that the years and the
mould cannot cover nor quenca.-Ik
Marvel.