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A SPECIAL CARD beg to inform the public
IA that shall st continue the piano. musc aud musical
strhnent business tho Same usual Ac6omb seodoon Hall d.
recty opposite my old hope open a my
old place With argc hnc new store whore wh increased ss
ties and fresh enerec hope 70 merit contnuaan ~ their yors.
Planes for sale rent exchange, ", as usual
- (" ~ 1890 JOHN v, ELLIS
Sept 81 ~ i
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GALE or VALUABLE CorToN PLANTATIoNs

-
- AND FLOODED STOCK II will sell on accommodating terms
valuable plantations Dallas and Perry countless
Alabama, all Of which are now In high state Of cultivation
small tracts OF from hundred and hy hun
bred each, portions Of every tract In cultivation.
Possession will be given the purchasers the LIST Of January
next.
the sema and Mississippi Rivers
railroad, equal fertility any land in the world
Improved uAimpoved lots and small tracts
adjoining Selma including several handsomely
yenen situated private residences with large lots
attached 10 them.
adjoining Selma, acres, will be laid
and half and live lots each lot fronting
This viii enable purchasers purchase residences
gardens, large small lots, as they may desire.
will sell head Of thorough bred racing stock
the best blood which several line stations brood
hIes and colts also, the celebrated stallion Brown mck
the best race horse In the South.
The above stock Will DO exhibited for sale at the Mongom
cry, Ala, Ia November next
wishing purchase will find II their interest
and Immediately. ln.a
debts liabilities Of the late Col Thornton Golsby viii he
received for the purchase the above property
George Goldsby esq., will show this property all who
sire purchase.
For information refer TO Messrs Byrd Morgan, OF Selma, and
Messrs, Brooks CARROT, OF Marion.
this properly shall be disposed Of Mt private sale
Will together with large personal property be
auction TO thc highest bidder in the city selma
day Of January next
BEN. EDWARDS GREY, Trustee &c.
SELMA, ALA, Sept IL, 1858. F Sep 2s--2m
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NTILcH COWS AND DAIRY FARMING. col

MULCH COWS AND DAIRY FARMING, COM
lyl prng the breeds breeding and health and
dairy other mich cows
full explanation Of GueAon's method culture forage plants
the production OF milk butter aud cheese mbodyng
and adapted farming the United States
British provinces; with treatise the dairy hubandry Of
Holland; which added orsfas management
BY Charles l. Flint Literally illustrated Price 81 a5 Free by
mail, 81 So Ns3
For sale by sg A- FRANKLIN PHILIP,
Oct II bookseller, 332 Penn bet 9th and 10th SITS.
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WASHINGTON THEATRE Tho performances this week
have given unbounded satisfaction to the crowded au-
diences which have attended and the high reputation
Mr.. Owens has been than sustained by his imper-
sonatons Of John Unit, Toodles DR.. Pangoss and So
Ion Single. Nor should omit to award the need of
praise to Mrs Tayleure and Mrs. Muzzy, who fail
to do credit to themselves in whatever they undertake
Tonight Mr., Ovens takes benefit and it will be his
last appearance, promised the opera to-
Mr. o. will appear in the character of Dr. Oapod in
George Colmans excellent comedy, sThe Poor Gentle
man. and Muggins, in the laughable fce of .Forty
Winks " While NJ Strakoscl' opera troupe occupy the
theatre, the theatrical company will perform at Liberty
Hail. Alexandria, when Mr.. Owens will appear in some
of his best characters.
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AUCTION SALES.

by JAS. g. MCGUIRE a Co., Ancsdoneers.
INRUSTEE'S SALE OF MACHINERY AND FIX.
Of the ssand brewery Tuesday morning Noseu.
her g At II O'Clock the Island brewery avenue
AZ aud 9th Washington sell by virtue "
deed Of duly recorded the ad Washington
county all the machinery and fixtures Of the Island Brewery
prsing-
engine, copper kettles,
large nambcr OF casks, barrels and ha'fbarre
Tuns, vats, coolers,
Two wagons, dfAy
Three IS
One exeel'Snt workh
ioher with all The essafy furniture and apparatus
duct brewery.
Terms one third cash and IL months for ap
proved endorsed notes, bearing interest
The property may be examined by application TO the trustee
THOMAS J. FISHER.
Trustee
JAS. c. MCGUIRE co..
OCT 2or-d Auctonear
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THE WASHINGTON UNION.

cut. which plunged boats and all into the sea So
great was the rush that my aunt and were separa-
ted and by the OF Pollock hanging 10
the chains OF the anchor and he called TO come
him then tried to reach him, and hurried
the heads and shoulders Of the throng, who
tain which way TO 60 slipped down the chains and
clinchcd upon Mr. Pooeks neck, and then held fast
for about half hour, when my shirt caught fire.
was all the time holding by Mr.. Pollock's hair When
my shirt fire Mr. Pollock said, My boy, must
go and he plunged into the with me clinging TO
him. AS struck the water lost my hold OF him, and
about for nearly hour, when was taken up by
the boat of the Maurice and about hour and half
afterwards Mr. Pollock picked up by of the boats
of the Maurice and hailed When was clinging to
Mr. Pollock neck the magazine exploded with terrible
noise, and saw many persons flying In the air So far
know, all the rescaed passengers went 10 New York
by an English steamerofwar, on board Of which we were
all treated kindly.
TIKI ITALIAN OPERA-The sale OF seats commenced
yesterday morning and the eligible very
disposed Of The demand continued brisk during the
day and we understand that quite large number of
tickets have been sold for the three opera nights
The reception of this troupe in baltimore has been
enthusiastic Speaking of the performance of g La
Trayiata Monday night the American of yesterday
says
MADAME Coson made her debut last night before a
house full the capacity of the theatre would permit
and unexceponabe fashionable and brilliant We have
rarely, ii ever, splendid audience in Bal
more and certainly which unrestainedly
displayed its appreciation and enjoyment of the perform
ance. Madame Coson is good both actress and
cst and hence there deficiency in one part to be
made by extraordinary bancy in another butin both
perfection which satisfies the eye and and produces
only peasurabe effects upon her audience. This
especially percepble in her role of Vioett The acting
simple and effective, gradual working up and de
velopment of the plot until the tragic closing act showed
a triumph of dramatic skill seldom equalled by ope
ratio performer. Her singing clear and elegant.
M btscipI IN hp AL
ways equal to the demands Of the sentiment as well as
the music of her part and whilst not wanting in grand
effects to keep up that sustained excellence which after
oil is the highest attainment of art Signor Bignoli in
creased the favorable impression already existing and in
the other parts the principal performers shared in the
warm applause of the audience. Altogether the per-
Torrance of beauty and excellence, both in sing
ing and acting
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by JAS. Q. McGUIRE 9 60 Auctloneers.

BY JAS. @. MCGUIRE a. Co ,Auctioneers.
rTNRuSTEE'S SALE OF DESIRABLE DWELLING
u house and lot on 18th
"Wednesday afternoon October "a premse
virtue deed IN trust dated July 8, 1885, and duly recorded In
hber j. A. s. No. l0 folos o. of the OF
washington county d. c. the subscriber will public auction
10 the highest bidder Of lot No. 49, square 323 fronting
feet "a inches on llth street between
syana avenue and running back 100 c inch improve
ments, consisting
with back building
Tems Ono fourth cash the residue
Interest," secured BY deed In the premises
ancing at the cost Of purchaser.
TIIoS. J. FISHER Trustee
JAS G. MCGUIRE 4 CO.,
Oct 22-eod&la Aucuoncers
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MORE NEW GOODS FOR GENTLEMEN. -P.
ItI j. STEER merchant tailor ASS Seventh street having
just returned from New York with large addition his stock
goods OF superior quality and the styles invites his
and all others taln them Gentlemen rely
having their orders filled the best aud fair prices
Oct 9-2aw3wf rsI#a
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EVER HAD IN WASHINGTON.
roR THREE NIGHTS oNLri
NJ sTRAKoSCHiS
GRAND NEW YORK ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY
win appear in
THREE DIFFERENT OPERAS
THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
October 2sh, Goth, and 3oth.
The public may rely upon he appearance, otod Jai, e this
grand company
The following eminent artists will appear
MADAM Cols0N,
who has the
greatest living donna Hsr representation o. the role Of vo
t "I Tayiata which performed nights,
has been pronounced unequaled
MILE TERESA PAgoDI,
the famous Donna appearance opera
Washington.
MADAME CORA DE wIIIoRST,
the greatest living Donna triumphant
in Paris unrivaied
MADAME STRAKOSClI, 81
the distinguished Coptralto.
slGN0R BiIGNOIL
the best Tenor IN America
sIGNoR IABocETTA,
.. the iavorite Tenor.
the Baritone America.
sGNoR BABIIIA,
another eminent Baritone.
Aud other distinguished artists.
~. -..t STfsAkosCII's GRAND OPERA COMPANY
has been pronounced New York and Boston, where they
formed with
fHAENSE SUCCESS,
THE MOST COMPLETE AND BRILLIANT OPERA COMPANY IN
AMERICA
The season viii begin THURSDAY with vcrds rayore
opera
III TROYA70RE
MILE TERESA pARoDI,
MME sTRAKuscII
sicNoR BRrcNoII,
'. sIGNoR AM0BIo,
sGNOR BARnI,
and other eminent artists
GRAND CHORUS AND BRILLIANT ORCHESTRA WILL APPEAR
N sTRAKosciis COMPANY INCLUDES
EIGHTY PRRfvRnERs
ADMISSION.
S Cn tickets, including reserved ........ 90 90
or,no.,, IA, Go extra ehsrgeor rcscrving sea,s)
pro.a,. 600 cents extra for reservng chairs)
frtyute boxes tt' - 80 a-'''''tt . ~ az
Ticket Office win be opened morning at 10 ocock A. M AZ
ONE" ~ music store, when tho diagram each night VIII DO
Vprh ior securing
mere VIII be positively only three opera nights OF % st
OPP FELLOWS HALL.
BoNRAUs CELEBRATED MIRROR or AUSTRALIA Ann TIp
CELESTIAL. EMPIRE
every evening for abort season. WEDNESDAY and saturday
afternoons al O'Clock, for families schools -
II 49, .
n esSns cents children, iscenl shoe erca % after
B s9g. open att 70 commence AZ quarter bcforcs
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A LECTURE on SPRIrUALsM.-Iast night we made
of very select audiencesix men and seven boyswho
reckessly invested quarter to hear the lecture Of Prof
Cunningham, at Temperance Hall the subject Of spir-
itualism After the noise and confusion incident to
seating large assembly had partially subsidized, the
Professor proceeded to deliver his lecture which
sumed some fifteen minutes and might have been
densed in many words conveying the amount Of
information The entertainment " chiefly consisted of
lame experiments, tablerappng, and impotent at
tempt on the part of his medium to whistle Yankee boo
die. In search after knowledge under difficult cir
oumstances, asked the erude Professor ques
tions pertinent to the subject but failed to elicit any
other than that he there to expose spirit
ualism, not to argue in relation to it," We had no
doubt of the professors desire to do what he said but
reluctantly forced to declare conviction that he
sgnally failed to do Soon wearying of the uninter
estng show, we left the hall, feeling decidedly more
inclined to be treated to sight of alcoholic its than
listening to dry dissertation shadowy, intangible
ones. just reached the street dirty faced
urchins yelled in our Taken in and done for
"Sold and got the money Expressions we had fire.
quenty heard the street but the significance of which
! we well understood until that moment
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national Hotel.

George SPrince lady fiatbash, John Lewis Missouri
Ii Mrs Mary Douglass, Tennessee
John Sinnderson, Ohio Jas Gddings, Maryland
Jno smith, Australia HIM boy, Newark
l. Baker, Richmond, Va Henry Dexter lady, Boston
b Camp1ed, Newark Nj n r Hitchcock Bath Me
n Beling, Francisco Cal Jno n Garrish N Mexico
Col. W. Rice, phladelpha II Merrill N York
Thos silver, do Mead Baltimore
Vim Froeborn, N York John Bali do
Vs. Thompson, do J II Purdy, Philadelphia
Jos Harrison, do Hon VIM Bigler do
DIR Feuchmanger, do J w Queggle 4 lady, do
W Pincbat, do Hon Samuel Hepburn, do
Jas Waters, Prince Georges co, A Mayer, do
Md 20 Merry,
simonds Baltimore WIN Field, Rhode Island
Augustus Darrell, do JOS Fry, N Orleans
Ben Harrison, do Henry Cook, Jersey
ID b Keeling Virginia Dr Warning Maryland
United states Hotel.
G Harding, Virginia J E Owens, Connecticut
Sam A Ieake, Lexington, Va A Gordon, Illinois
J l. Harmon, Ohio Grlsswod, Virginia
b Parkinson, Illinois Parks, Alexandria, Va
JOS stansbury do WSsibing lady, York
Il Il Arnold. N York
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~ GORGE w. BRADFIEllD, Attorney-at-Law, The
M Siaes Building, OF 9TH aud Streets Washington
D. c. will practice all the courts Of the District including the
OF Claims aud IN the adjoining counties In Virginia,
22-3m sls
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TTN0 DIPLOMATS AND T0URISTS.-The adver-
iser middle aged who speaks
the English French Spanish Italian well
active and Of good MORALS Is acquainted with maritime affairs
been merchant and howner wishes
call the American diplomats
European South American continent who eed nepe
ter courier, aud confidential travelling clerk He furnish
most unexccptonabe references for qualification from
hcd Of the highest standing Washington Alabama
Address A. Gu Box No 49, Mobile, Ala, Of the Hon.
Fitzpatrick, u 3 s. i ASht Sep 30-d3m
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OsR OF THE AUsrRIks PASSENGERS Little Levi Buck,
son Of Buck who keeps stand in the Centre Market
and who passenger board the Inflated steamer
Austria has arrived in this city lie is lad not yet
twelve years OF age very Intelligent and does not
to have suffered greatly by the terrible exposure to which
he must have been subjected by his long immersion in
the water He presented himself at Justice Walters Of
fec last Friday morning, and told his experience and
observation of the disaster which sent so many persons
suddenly and without warning TO watery grave His
account of the affair and his long swim in the Atlantic is
as follows:
:" was under tho charge Of my aunt, who is about
twenty four years of age At the time the fire broke out
were on deck, and the captain was asleep and they
walked him up when he rushed upon deck and exclaimed
fCRildren, we are all losti Tho captain then stripped
of his cont and jumped overheard There great tx
element among the passengers, and they tried to get the
fire buckets, but they could not Che buckets wpre all
fastened and could not be got loose The boats were
ALLIED with the passengers while they still hanging
at the ships side and the ropes which held them were
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THEATRE.
GRAND ITALIAN OPERA.

THE MOST BRILLIANT AND EFFECTIVE OPERATE COMBINATION
EVER HAD IN WASHINGTON. .eE@t
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A NEw sYsrEM on INsrRC,,rioN I'm nax.

HaRru's FsRnY October H. 1865
Oct I7--eodtlbNoy
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GRAND NEW YORK ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY
.-.s &6 win appear in
THREE DIFFERENT OPERAS
THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
October 2sth, Goth, and 30tb. i
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SUPERIOR PURE OLD RYE WHISKEY FOR
~ medicinal price 50 gallon 80 cents bottle Many
gentlemen Virginia. Maryland
Judges who have thoroughly tested it, much best
whisky in tue market EDWARD HAIL,
Extensive dealer In all kinds OF liquor
and Family Groceries
Oct sl0teof No. 40 Louisiana av opposite Centre Market
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-05-20
w ASuINGTnN- Nav Ia

SENATE-Mr. Toombs spoke with great
animation and considerable acrmony
against the Senate having to pay the re-
porlers of Mr.. Riyes. In the course oil
bis remarks he implied that Mr. Doolittle
was acting as the organ of the reporters
Mr.. Doolittle retorted by an allusion to
Galphinism.
Mr.. Toombs forthwith went over his
tory of the Galphin case saying that he
supported it noT, that high minded men
in the Union supported it, and that the
denouncers of it were slanderers and
towards.
Mr.. Hammond said that the circum-
stances of the Galphin case were as Mr..
Toombs had stated them.
The matter subsidized after protracted
discussion.
Mr.. Rice submitted resolution which
waa adopted, that Com. be appointed to
investigate the charges made against him
by citizens of Iowa respecting the sale Of
Fort Crawford lands.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-05-20

A private letter, from an English
source at Canton, thus refers to the con
duct of Commissioner Yeh, now held
captive by the British ''He is very
simple and regular in his tastes and hab-
its, highly courteous and polite in his
manners, does not drink, as a general
rule never smokes opium never APP
pears to eyince the slightest concern
about his fate is a Buddhist prays
regularly twice a day, with his head east
ward sleeps good deal, smokes good
deal, talks little appears much esteem
ed by hts attendants and the higher class
of Chinese of course is as obstinate as
a pig and hates as cordially. His food
is chiefly rice, duck, pork, sailed eggs
and some other curious Chinese delica-
cies; of course he won't eat beef. His
drink is chiefly hot weak tea lie has
never tasted cold water in his life, and
swears drink of it would kill him.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-05-20
Telegraphing.

Improvement follows improvement in
this wonderful field of science. Edward
Highton, Civil Engineer of England, has
recently obtained a patent for first, send
ing Geographic dispatches both ways
through one and the same wire Mt the
same instant, without in any way inter
fering with each other; secondly, for
preventing the destruction of wire in
mid ocean without raising it out Of the
mud. New telegraph instruments have
also been constructed intended for the
use of railroads, fire alarms and police
stations. The instrument is fixed in a
small box provided with a dial, and
around the latter are keys arranged in a
circle. a merit claimed for this inven-
ton IS that any person, without previous
experience, can readily forward and re-
celve messages. On touching key, the
pointer moves to the corresponding let
ter on the dial The power employed
is electricity, and all clock-work ma
chinery is dispensed with. An ordinary
ticket-agent can operate the instrument
as readily as an accomplished telegraph
er.-N T. Tribune.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-05-20
California News.

Es- The steamship Star of the West
arrived at New York on the 18th, with
California mails to the Goth April, up
wards of 5)opassengers, and 81, 600, O0o
in specie.
California news dull. Mining and Ag-
lcultural prospects reported eminently
favorable.
Archy, the fugitive slave boy, has been
discharged by the L. S. Commissioner.
The religious revival had commenced
IN San Francisco.
Eighteen thousand ounces Of gold were
deposited in the Branch Mint during the
week ending April 10th.
Forest City, Sierra County, was burn
ed April 10th loss $4,000.
A Sunday law had passed the legisla-
ture, prohibitinga all business on that dav,
excepting that Of hotels, restaurants,
drug stores and stables. Ii had also
passed bill prohibiting further emigra-
ton of free negroes into the State, and
requiring those already there to register
their names and take out license. There
was great excitement among The negroes
in consequence. They had held meet
lngs and discussed the propriety of with :
Iy.x I'M, in A., 49,. 4.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-05-20
IIr. Morrill,s B:ll.

a4s- We give, upon the oulsil4-5f to
days paper, an abstract of the speech 0
Mr. MORRILL,, upon his bill granting land.
10 the several states, to aid in the estab
l'shmept and support of Agricultural
Schools and Colleges, Experimental
Farms, and other means of instruction in
scientific agriculture. The bill is one
Of the most important, in lis effect upon
this great interest of the country, thai
Congress has ever considered. There is
great and an increasing desire, among
agricuturists, to bring the light of scion
t'fic experiment to bean upon their labors,
as is evidenced by the general formation
Of societies, and the interest manifested
5a their scussions and exhibitions. This
bill directs these desires to the proper
channel, in following which, new facts
Will be developed, old ones systemalized,
aud rules and laws, definite and impor-
,ant, given the agriculturist for his guid
ance. Farmers, instead of being mimi
chi to the charges of ignorance and !.
blind, supnrstiiious adhcrance to custom,
will become proyerbial for intelligence
and progressiyeness, because, with minds
once directed toward Improvement, their
leisure, the broad field they have for in
vestigation, and the activity and energy
derived from healthy occupation, must
not only obtain great and important re-
sults, but develop them rapidly.
The conditions of Mr.. MonRILL's bill,
we see it stated, are As follows 1t has
passed the House, has an understood ma
jority in the Senate. and will doubtless
become law. 1t donates over six and
quarter millions acres Of land to the
several states, to be apportioned among
them in amounts equal to 10000 acres
for each Senator and Representative in
Congress. to which the States are now
respectively entitled. the money derived
from the sales to be invested in the Unit
ed States or other stocks, yielding not
Jess than per cent, TO constitute per-
petual fund. the interest of which shall
be in,iolabiy appropriated to the endow-
ment and support of Colleges in which
such branches as are related to Agricnl-
iure and the Mechanic Arts shall be pro-
mincnf studies, but without excluding
other scientific or classical instruction.
The great object of the institutions shall
be TO promote n liberal, practical educa-
Ion of the industrial classes in the sew
eral pursuits and professions Of life.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-05-20
Southern Commercial Convention.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 10.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 10.
The Southern Commercial Convention
assembled in this city at noon 10 day
VIM. l.. Yange called the assemblage TO
order at that hour.
A temporary organization was effected
by the choice of Allen +. Owen Of Ga,
as Chairman.
The Convention was composed of over
800 delegates, representing North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Virginia, Mississip-
pi, Tennessee Florida, Alabama and Geor-
gia.
The hotels are crowded
Kansas, Central America, the reopen
ing slave trade, African apprentice labor
Southern publications, direct European
trade, and other matters are discussed,
and will perhaps be brought to the atten-
ton of the Convention.
The usual committee on organization
was appointed and reported as follows:
A. A. Calhoun of S G, President
Mark A. Cooper of Ga, Vice President,
p. d. Page Of Ala, Sec'y.
A committee on Business, composed OF
three members from each State represent
ed, was appointed.
The Convention is now engaged in the
discussion of L. w. Spratt's report on the
slave trade.