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SrRE MARKET. Prices this morning {:

In the tish market, shad We're selling at 2Ja37c
per pair, herring l5c. per dOz. by the hundred 81
81 .2j each. WHAT prices of shad regular at 81
per hundred. and herring 80 per thousand
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L. 8. POLICE REPoRrs-BeJOTe Justice DOaR
CHARLES Hummer was arrested by officer King for
having committed an assault and battery on a
man named Peter Welsh, on Sunday evening
Upon an investigation of the matter, the son
OF the prosecuting witness having been PFC =
duced, he swore that his father was in the con-
slant habit Of abusing and striking his mother,
that to shield her froIn his brutality he had rent
ed place and WAS taking care of her when, on
the evening IN question, his father came To the
house mu Ia intoxicated. and cndeavo!ed to get
into the dwelling occupied by the defendant, and
To create disturbance He was forcibly elected
from the premises, and after said eiectinent en-
deavored TO fight every person who came In con
tact with him. Failing to get satisfaction by
hard knocks he appealed to the law for redress OF
his grievances. The case was dismissed and the
PROSECUTING witness forced to procure security
for his good behavior towards hummer as well
as towards his wife.
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VERY EXTENSIVE SALE OF VALUABLE
On MONDAY AFTERNOON, May 4th. at four a;
O'Clock, on the premises, shall sell fifty-eight val
liable Building Lots in Square No. GA, situated as
follows:
Twenty six Lots fronting q feet each on north G,
between north Capitol street and First street west,
sixteen Lots fronting about . feet First street
west, between q and III streets NORTH and runnir
back $50 feet 4 inches to a OBJECT alley.
Sixteen Lots fronting "a feet each north III st
between First street west and north Capitol street,
and running hack lis feet inches to 80 feet alley.
ed, forming the above described valuable lots. The
ii and First streets fronts have been graded and
paved, and the whole has been surrounded with
beautiful shade trees, securely boxed and the sale
offers rare inducements to persons DESTROYS of
ring property In that rapidly improving part Of the
city.
The extensive Government printing Office recently
erected the northeast corner of this square affords
constant employment to about FIVE hundred persons;
and to induce immediate building, with view of af
fOrding accommodations to those who wish to reside
IN that locality, the owners will make discount of
five per cent on the purchase money to any purcha-
who will erect q dwelling to cost net less than
500 within one year from the day of sale.
Terms ,, per cent. of the purchase money in cash;
the residue IN annual pay ments of ~ per cent each,
until the whole is paid for; the deferred payments
bear interest, secured by deed OF trust on the pro-
pcrty.
Plats OF the property will he exhibited at the sale.
10 Every lot put up will be positively sold with
ap Ayd JAS. C. MEG iRE, Auctionecr.
HI The above sale is postpaned in consequence
of the rain until THURSDAY AFTERNOON,
May 18th, same hour and place.
may sd JAS. G. McG UIRE. Auctioneer
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BY A. GREEN, Auctioneer
TIME SUBSCRIBERS EXECTTT0RS or TIL

Il LATE GEN. JAMES THOMPSON at the reauest of
his heirs and devisees, will sell, at public sale on
MONDAY, the 4th day of May next, at O'Clock D.
m, all his real estate in the city of Washington to
- His spacious brick dwelling House on square No.
No. - ~ 81 p 29 "a, IS s. and ~ in square No. IS
No. II, Is, and a. in square No. %
No. 2, 5, and T. In square No. 81
No. |. IN square No. 81
No. IS, in square No. -
No. q, IN square No. n
No. 6, IN square No. 80
No. "a. IN square No. 83
No. B. IN square No. 100
No. &c. IN square No. l26
No. 8, IN square No. 1876.
The sale Will commence at the dwelling house,
The terms OF sale will be: One third of the pur-
chase money IN cash; the remaining two thirds i'm
three equal Instruments at six, twelve and eighteen
months, for which the purchasers will be required to
give their several notes, bearing interest from the
day oil sale; the same to be secured by a deed of
trust, to be approved by the subscribers.
The subscribers will convey all the title and es-
tate OF the late Gen. Thompson to the lots Sold All
conyeyanclng at the cost of the purchasers.
If the terms of sale he not complied with within
three days from the day of sale, the subscribers re-
serve the right of reselling such terms AS they
may deem proper at the risk and cost OF the purcha
'er'' w. b. III H. + sM TAffhHtoR'
ap I'D Executors.
III The above sale is postponed in consequence
Of the rain until THURSDAY, the 18th inst, same
hour, by order OF the executors.
may sd A. GREEN, Auctioneer.
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BY ]. c. MCGUIRE, AuctiOneer.
VALUABLE BUILDING LOT ON SOUTH
ii, BETWEEN 10TH AND llTH STREETS WEST
On WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, May 9Th, al
at O'Clock, on the premises, kshall sell Sub-dvs-
ion No. II, in Square No. $50, fronting q feet "a
inches on south Fstreet, between 10th and 18th SITS
west, running back l24 feet inches TO 25 feet alley
Sale peremptOry. Terms cash.
may 4-d3t JAS. G.. MCGUIRE, Auct.
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seaman that held his head

seaman that held his head
said sadly.
Poor little Dick-yonn never see
the shore you have wished for 50 long
But there'n be more than one-when
your logs out, he spoke with emotion
to mourn over you.
Suddenly the little fellow opened his
eyes and looked vacanily around.
Has he come yet ? he added in a
low voice. Why won't he come
lam here said I, taking the little
fellows hand, don't YOU know me Diekr
He smiled family in my face. lie
then said, You have been kind TO me,
sir--kinder than most people are TO a
poor orphan boy. 1 have no way to
show my gratitude-unless you viii take
the Bible you viii find in my trunk. It's
small offering, l know, but it is all ]
have.
burst into tears; he resumed.
Doctor, / am dying, amt 2 said he
little fellow, for my sight grows dim
God bless you, Mr.. Danforth.'
Can ! do nothing for you, Dick
said l you saved my life. / woul,
coin my blood to buy yours
I have nothing to risk-I don't wan
to live-only if its possible, let me b
buried by mother-yon will find th,
name of the place, and all about it il
my trunk.
Anything-everything, my poor lad
answered chokingly.
The little fellow smiled iaintly--it wa
like an angels smile. He did not an
swer. His eyes were fixed on the star
Pickering in that patch of blue sky oyeI
head. His mind wandered.
It's long-long way up there-bu
there are bright angels among them.-
Mother used to say that I would me,
her there. How near they come-au
I see sweet faces smiling on me froi
among them. Hark ! is that music
and, lifting his fingers, he seemed lister
ing for a moment. He fell back and Il
old veteran burst into tears. The chi
was dead. Did he indeed hear angel
voices? 2. God grant it.
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CHAPTER /.
THE COUNT.

I'm lbHaA.
Deep night in New York Night, TO
the high and lowly-the vicious and the
wretched-to all, was it deep night p
The gas lamps threw paie and sickly
light upon now almost vacated streets
for it was deep night Now and then
vigilant watchman crawled out Of his
favorite drinking saloon, though not very
often, to see that nobody had carried off
the city.
In fashionable oyster saloon in Five
Points, in a stall sat two men. One was
the Count Alfred de Flunkey-the 9th
er, Henry Podgers, son of old Podgers,
a wealthy retired clam merchant. The
Count de Flunkey was apparently about
twenty-eight years old. lie was dressed
in armor, wore a military cap, with
feathers, and his feet were encased IN
russet boots. His companion, Podgers,
was about nineteen. lie wore a suit Of
ready made clothing, a white hat, cloth
pumps, and-in a word-his appearance
spoke the man Of fashion. The ordina-
rily handsome and ingenious counten-
ance Of the Count de Flunkey was now
covered with frown. lie was abstract
; ed. He would take a spoonful Of oyster
soup and raise II to his moBih-ihen, bis
eoalblack eagle eyes rolling wildly The
while, he would slobber, like the Arabian
charger at his oats, and the soup would
> drip down upon his mailed breast. Al
J length, bringing his cIenched fist down
= on the table with tremendous force. ia.
: Count cried, By heaven, Sary Tomp
s kins must be mine? 10 without there
] Bring ten cents worth Of gin"
The gin was brought.
1 Il was drank
s And the Count, telling the bar-kcepe
to charge It, left the saloon arm an'
= arm with his friend, the young and &C
d complished Podgers.
i pTEU II
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CHAPTER II


Fifth Avenue Time night Scene,
Tompkins the retired lobster dealers
princeiy mansion. Bright the gas-lamps
shoae over fair women and brave men,
(this expression Is original with the aa-
shor,) and all went merry as several
marriage bells. The spacious and COR
geousiy furnished set Of drswing rooms
Of the prinoely Tompkibs we're thronged
with the beauty and ehivalry Of the Fifit
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e. A little explained, little endur-
ed, little passed over as foible, and
loi the rugged atoms win fit ike smooth
mosaic.
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ca Get your money ready before get
ting out of an omnibus and before getting
into chancery.
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e. Women are like flowers; the
more modest and retiring they appear,
the better you love them
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"a A man loves when his judgment
approves; a woman's judgment approves
shen she loves.
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e. Happiness is 9 pig with a slippery
tail, which every one runs after, bur no
body can hold.
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g Bishop Hall said, No; that which
. much i rel, bat that which Is we'll is
much"
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e. Some men i've as If they were
poor all their lives % b Eesltby sheR
they dis.
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e. Carelessness Is little better than a
halfway house between accident and de-
sign.
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Eg II Eve and half yards make
pole, what Is the length Of hungarian
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G2r Owls look wiser than eagles, and
many sheep-skin passes for ehamois.
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By LIEUT.. BRIcc, B. F. r. barefoot
ed Rangers.) Author of THE Spectre
Swill Tub" "The Last af the Pol
lywogs," The Haunted Beer Bar
rel" etc.
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sARY TOMPKINs.
(.Secursd By t,Oo Copyriights.)

BRILLIANT oMAECE.
The Feliciana Democrat., 1857-11-28
PROSPECTUS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICA AN.
trIltRrEENTr YEAR,
TO MECHANICS, RERS,
INVENTORS, AND FARMERS.

TN ANNOI NCINt; the 18th Annual Volume of the
| Scientific American. which commenced on the Eth
Of September. the Editors and Publishers embrace
this opportunity to thank their numerous friends and
subscribers for the encouraging ami very liberal sup
port heretofore extended to their Journal, and they
would again rr-assure their patrons Of tue dctermn.
alton to render the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN more and
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point to the past us u guarantee oi their disposition
10 always deal justly aud dscriminatingy with all
subjects of Il Scientific and Mechanical character
which come within their Legitimate purvicw.
Having entirely discarded the system of employing
tiucraut agents To obtain subscribers, the Publishers
of the Scientific American propose 10 offer
oNE rilot stNp FirEn NpREp DOLLARS N cASlI PREMIUMS
for the fifteen largest lists Of subscribers sent in by
the lst Of January, lojs said premiums 10 bc dis
/ I.. .l.1Ii Il llI.AA.
The Feliciana Democrat., 1857-11-28
Gbe ftlltlana Democrat.
CULTURE OF FTIlESUGARC CANE, COT
TON & TOBACCO, IN CALlFORN1A.

The committee Of the State Agricultural
Society, on the sugar cane, cotton and tobac'
co, of California growth, report as follows:
The Committee lnd on exhibition but two
samples of the cane, several of cotton, and
none Of tobacco The grower of one sample
of the cane states that he has an acre in cult.
vaton The sample produced speaks well for
its production and successful cultivation in our
State 1t has maturcd six or eight joints and
is of full size The success which this expert
ment has established in our State must dispcl
all doubts of the profitable and successful cul-
turc Of this great and indispensable staple en-.
terng, as it does, so largely into the every
day use of all classes And this should he
hailed by every true friend of the State as one
OF the many present omens of our future great
ness. At no distant day We may be able 10
say, as in the case OF wheat aud flour. to the
world, that we have enough and to spare.
The Committee also examined several Spcci
mems Of cotton. and, as with the cane, it is
with pleasure that we have TO refer TO the sue
cessful growth Of this great peace preservcr +"
between our common country and the manli-
featuring States Of Europe, and, wc hope, Of
the different sections Of our own. We exam
ined, in contrast, Georgia Upland cotton ard
the growth Of this State, from seed taken from
the same parcel and the Improvement i'll fine
ness and fibre of the native growth over the
imported OF Georgia growth, Is manitcstly
striking and IN this we have the concurrence
OF experienced spinncrS from the East
But the staple Of the native cotton is not
quite rs long Us the Georgia growth, although
it is fully as strong. This we attribute TO the
lack Of moisture in the land Oh which il grow.
We believe it Il reasonable calculation to say,
when our bottom or swamp o" ovrrllOwing
land is levied and dykod IL keep ont the spring
and summer floods, that we shall he able to
produce an article Of finer texture, is now
the case Oh our dry lands, and one Of superior
length Of staple--th two ingredients to make
a first rate article OF cotton, Several other
samples rate Is fair upland The one from
SlocUm's Bridge has the advantage in staple
and texture to any Of the others But We have
to refer to another sample, grown in Los An
gelos county, equal il not superior to the best
Mississippi or Louisiana cotton, and Of course
superior 10 all other and of but one grade
below Sea Island cotton This sample is not
Of the Sea Island seed, but the Gray Petty
Gulf kind, proving conclusivcly the perfect
adoption of our climate aud soil for the produc-
ton Of the very finest staple cotton yet 70 and
anywhere Of itS kind.
The Feliciana Democrat., 1857-11-28

Iey@"IYhen sorrow has left its traces what
has become Of the rest Of the harness ~
The Feliciana Democrat., 1857-11-28
MR.. FURNISS AND THE NEW YORK
PAPERS

Speaking Of the tact that Mr.. Gardner Fur
Mss had commenced libel suits against three
or four New York journals for publishing the
affidavit Of Mrs. Woodman, setting forth his
monstrouS brutality and mcauoess towards her
The Times says:
As for Mr. FurniSs, We beg TO assure him
that tie satisfaction Of establishing the precise
value Of such Il character MS his will fully com
pcnsatc lis for the trining trouble and expense
which the process may involve. Occasionally
a public journal finds itself involved in libel
suit from some uadycrtent publication but,
in this case. our offence was committed delib.
eratcy and upon Il careful estimate Of the
personal Inconvenience which might follow the
discharge Of public duty. Some Of the worst
crimes against society arc those which law
cannot reach--and some Of the most eprous
and rredcemablc scoundrels thus 90 unwhipped
of Justice. 1t is a perfect godsend when one
of these creatures, by his own act, brings him
self distinctly aud fully within reach Of the
lash of public opinion. Mr. Furniss has al.
ready been pretty thoroughly branded by the
public scorn-bnt the mark might wear away
with time and be forgotten. Fortunately
however, for society, he is determined that
this fate shall not oycrtako him
Mr. L. proposes TO place before the public
his whole course Of lile--his personal conduct
and characteristics ways and means of living
the necessities which accompanied his first
acquaintance with Mrs. Woodman, his stand
ing in society and whatever else will guide Il
jury in estimating the precise extent TO which
his reputation has been damaged by the publ.
cation Of proceedings which he himself com,
menced. We trust he will prosecute this
praiseworthy cndeavor to the end, The public
will be enlightened by its disclosures concern,
ing the class Of people to which this injured
innocent belongs. They will have an oppor-
tunity OF seeing the strange visitors that some
times intruae into drawingrooms to the con,
sternation Of their fashionable occupants and
the discontinue Of their habitues They will
learn how some of our fast and fashionable
young men obtain living, the society they
keep or, to speak more accurately, by which
they are kept, and the social service they rem
der to the community in which they live.
Mr.. Furniss is evidently resolved to become
a public benetactor. In the natural course o
things he might have sunk ont of sight and the
lesson of his scoundrelism been forgotten. A
libel suit against two or three Of the city pa
pers will keep him and his character and th'
warnings they carry with them, fresh IN Tho
public memory for two or three years longer
The Feliciana Democrat., 1857-11-28
LADIES. MISSES. AND CIIILDREN'S
SHOES

Mrs r. II. LYONS. would respectfully call the
Nl attention Of the Ladies to u large and splendid
assortment of shoes, which she is Offering ut New
York prices. consisting in part Of
French Kid Heel Boots
Misses tipped Caters.
Ladies colnrol tipped Caters with Heels.
LndiS French Kid Tics
do do Buskins.
Chillrrus fancy tutor Boots.
Ladies coorcd Cong iIrcl Caters,
do Lace do do.
Goat Kid lace do Boots.
Children, colorcd Fox Caters.
l.ndir. plain front lace Caters.
thildrrn- button fancy Boots,
Misses lid H. L. Boots.
Ladies' French Kid slippers with Heels,
ChildrrnS acr Boots.
fancy Parodi Boots.
Chillrcn- Patent Leather Ankle Ties
do do do K. X. Boots,
Misses tipped llcel Caters.
Also u lot Of gum over shoes. sandcs, &c which
AZ adapted tor ladies exposed 10 have damp feet. or
for children gung 10 school.
In addition 10 the above. might add long list
adapted to Ladies. Misses and Childrcns ordinary
wear. or for particular occasions
a'ing room fitted up for the purpose. think
Ladies Viii nd they bc exactly suited regards
tit without leaving the store. Please call.
sept 26. lSJ1
The Feliciana Democrat., 1857-11-28
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CRANES METALLIC BURIAL CASKET

HAVING bought the patent right for the sale Of
Ill the Crane Metallic Burial caskcis At great en-
pcnsc. we introduce them to the public rs having q
superiority over any case now IN use. beauty Of de-
sign. artistic and elaborate finish simplicity in lin
ing. highly decorated and unique silver mount
ings. perfectly air tight. and also giving M entire
'iew Of the body.-thc topof The caskct being con
~ructrl Of the finest French plate glass renders it
the most desirable case ever introduced to the pub
lie, Beautiful metallic caps cover the glass, which
lcurcs the case from damage on account of amy cN-
tcrual pressure.
Wooden collins made to order, and punctnal at
tendance given on all funeral occasions. y linc
lIenrsc viii always be on hand,
Any infringement on our patent rights will sub
jcct the Oilender 10 prosecution
ian 10 BUTLER Il KOCH.