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DROGRESS IN THE FINE ARTS.
Il PAINTING AND PhoTo6RAPHT COMBINED.
PHOTOG RAPHIC TRAITS
In Oil Colors, on Canvas,
MINIATURE OR SIzE OF LIFR.
g. WALKERS

PORTRAIrAN PICTURE GALLERY.
Odeon Hall, corner ~ ST. and Pennsy wanna avenue,
2. WALKER has fitted up the above spacious
Apartments at very great outlay of pltal thereby
rendering has Enlistment Of the most com
large Gallery for free exhibition Of upward al ao
fine OIl Paintings, by some Of the hest ancient and
modern masters, To which he intends To aed fresh
importstIons. :. WALKER has also lifted mp CON-
pete suit of rooms, with private rObIng apartments
FOR ladies, and purchased the finest possible nstru
ments, and engag ed hrst class operative artist To
assist HIM In the department for taking al kinds of
PHoIoGRAPHiC, AMBR0TfPE AND Dh-
s. WALKER. by combining the Photographic Pro-
with the art of Painting, OF which he has had
IS years experience. and whose specimens Of life
portraits may be seen IN some of the frst fam-
lies of the city, well those exhibited In his
Gallery, ne Will be able, 10y the combination Of the
two, 20 produce portraits that have never been
oelled for their fidelity and like preston. Can
vas and boards prepared by himself expressly for
the purpose.
Particular attention paid to the painting Of Por-
traits. Miniature or lfeslze from small pictures Of
deceased Jriexds.
Photographs taken from corpsey, 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 same sold
at reasonable charges.
Likenesses painted on Cooper for Tomb Stones.
carefully hack lined and restored to their original
Ladies and gentlemen are respectfully solicited
20 call at the Gallery, ShIngton's book store
entrance ~ street, two doors from Pennsylvania
avenue. ivil-sm
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THE MUSIC DEPOT OF w. 6. METZE-
L ROTT, corner of Eleventh street and<-n-az
Pennsylvania avenue, is the largest and
only complete Musical blshment i'm W.
the District of Columbia.
Bacon, Raven * Co s and Rosenkranze's ceie-
brated PIANOS are always on hand IN great varie
ty: Also Princes superior MELODEONS.
Together with an immense stock OF Musical In
struments and Sheet Music of every description.
PIanGforte tuning executed by Mr.. Rebine.
d9-tf
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These ships having bsen built BY contract or s.eeey
for Government service, every care has been tskeI
in their construction also their engines, to in
suJs stIsngt IN and speed, and their accommodation
for passengers are unesua!sd for elegance and
fort.
The steamers fthis line have improved water
t,gbt compaI tsnts, and pense has been spared
to make them all rs good as new, the thorough exam
nation gwen them proves their mode of eohstiue-
tIou yet unqualified.
Price of pns sage from Rev York to Liverpool, in
frat CABIN, 8 iS; IN second do, 9B; From Liver
pool 4, New York So ard % guineas. An e1pHIi.
perenced Sun con attached to zach ship. No torthf
osn be socdrou until paid for.
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NEW AND IMPORTAN Mt SCHEDULE.
FOR ALL PARTS OF THE WEST.
~ ~ II go q

~ ~ III sssss - ss ss
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
The recent extension and Improvement of Its lead
ing connecting lines at the W est has required
tire revisou Of the running slTans road
by which highly important advantages to the tTav-
fs s sfffsf 81 fnS ' TRASs viii be rune
IGsn fsSsnffS RN..r,
from Camden Station. Baltimore, at An. eek cept
sunday ;. stops a way stations and arrives at Cum
secend-The NAIL TRAIN starts SUNDAY e1-
ceptff'l az 3 u A A.: and arrives at healing at Is
trains for CoIumbus. CINCINNATI indianapolis, Lou
Isville Chicago, 81 LOUIS, &c, and at same place
Cleveland r cad, and also at ParkerzbuTf with Ma
EApRESS TRAIN leaves daily at 5.05 p. NJ con
Ieoting at Behwo"d at 9 A. Al with expPss trains
Cars az Coiumtus,l and reaching there In but IS
hours from Baltimore and u hours from Washing
at Grafton with cans by PaTkersbufs and MARIETTA
roads for ChIlicot he, Cincinnati, etc. These trains
Louis, and ut CINCINNATI with the Great ONO and
missIEsiPPi Express for Louisville Cairo and 81.
iois through Ia 1T. LOnIs Ia lees than ~ hou from
Baltimore. Il, Tins tram the to all the ceEtrI,
and southern places Ia the West ~ much less, hils
the shortest # other routes. From tho West these
G"nmsoS'G ,s are equally close snd sasiaet"r'' 81
IL Baggage checked through to all points.
TnRouGH TICKETS sold at lowest rates 81.
Camden station and at Washington, ID. T..
Passengers from Baltimore Washington may
rtsr IN. satiIt road by Daylight, by taking morn
ing trains, and y ing over at Cumberland or Oak
land, and resumIng aext morning by Wheeling Ac-
COMMUNICATION train, leaving Cumberland at and
Oakland at 1880.
FOR WAY PASSENGER
The Cumberland Accommodation Tram at 7 A. nj >.
Will stop at all Stations east of Cumberland, and the
Wheeling Accommodation at all Stations hey ond
Cumberland going West. Eastwardy, the Mail
Train Leaves Wheeling at esq A. NJ, and ccomIno
at 81 r. M.
ON THE NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA
BRANCH, between Grafton and Petersburg, way
passengers will take the Express westwardly and
the Mail eastwardly.
The FREDERICK TRAIN starts at 4P. NJ,
etoPPlng at way stations Leaves Frederick at l6
A; NJ, srrIving At Baltimore r. noon.
he ELiiCOTTS MILL TRAIN leaves at 5.4S
A. M. and p. NJ, except Sunday.
FOR WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH.
Leave Baltimore for Washington at AIS and sIs
"A. ~ SAND 5.l5 7. M. On Sundays at Ais A. NJ,
Leave Washington for BALTIMORE at 6 and $50 A.
N: and Sand 40 P. NJ. On Sundays at IA. NJ. and
n: f:. anda fourth train. from Baltimore. and Tn.
second and fourth trains from Washington, will be
express mail trains. stopping only at Washington
JUNCTION and Annapolis Junction.
me $40 and 5l5 trains from Baltimore and the $50
and ~ malns from Washington connect with the
trains from Annapolis.
For tickets, information, fare, TO-. apply to j. T..
ENGLAND, Agent, at the Ticket office, Camden
u lS-tf Master of Transportation. Baltimore
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THE PRACTICE OF THE COURTS or
Conway Robinson. "
Voll.-As to the place and time III a Transaction nm
weddings {: treating chiefly of the conffl Of oI
laws and the statute Of limitations.
Vol. 2-TreatIng OF the subject matter of perennial
actions; IN other words, of the right OF action
Price SO per vsnIne. mao n : :
jaas : =. I-~Ta FRANCR TAYLOR,
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III On the LIST inst, there was snow in Mon
,reai, the heaviest for the last ten years.
ID company Of ship builders from Maine,
have purchased a ship-yaTd In Howard, Wis
consin, and are now engaged in getting out the
timber for an ocean steamer
HI Over thousand letters were dropped into
the New Haven Post Office last year, which
could not be forwarded for want of pre- payment
Nearly $500 others were sent from the same
place to the Dead Letter Ofice.
10 The new steamer, Voyageur de la Mer,
built for the Pasha of Egypt, remains at East
Boston, aud since her trial trip her sails have
been unbent, the Yards sent down, and she will
not leave for her destination at present. fail
une.
ID The True Delta tells a story of a planter
who, having effected sale of his crop, and feel
ing In high spirits. went with party Of friends
into an aristocTatic restaurant in the Crescpn,
CITY lhe bill amounted to 500, which the mas
Yer OF the board would have unhesitatingly paid
nut LOT one item that met his eye-'.Caulifowers
81. He thought this was pretty tall for an
afistoc ratio cabbage if thew did call it a
"caulinower," but being assured that the charge
was legitimate, finally paid it,
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WASHINGTON BRANCH RAILROAD.
1a 81 :. ae s
TRAINS RUN AS FOLLOWS

TRAINS NUN As fOLLOWS:
Prom WASHINGTON at 6 q. m, connecting o,
Relay with trains for the West, and at BE- timore
with those for Philadelphia and New Yor 4; at 8.sf
q. m, for Annapolis, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and
New York at p. m. for Baltimore and Norfolk
and at Relay with Frederick train.
EXPRESS at 40 p. m. at Relay for tho West
and for Annapolis, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and
New York.
On Sunday at 40 p. m.
From BALTIMORE for WASHINGTON q
Ais and els a. m, and Sis p. m.
On Sunday at 4.l6 q.
jeI2-tf TIL. PARSONS, Agent.
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NUNS Il CLARkE'S
GELEBRATED PIANO FORTES,
Constantly receiving and for sale only by
JOHN +. ELLIS,
S6 Pa. av., between 9th and 10th sts.
Purchasers will find II to their interest to examine
Pianos.
hand. N IG-tr
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Trayelerp' Directory.

NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL
~ UNITED STATES MAIL STRAMERS.
AH Ta' sAss: s..n,os'"s a', cue
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EVENING STAR.
AFASHIONABLE wEDDI,

a
Some wicked person has been having sly dash
at a Fashionable Weddlus:
-Four and twenty bridegrooms all in a row;
-Four and twenty dandIes, dressed from tip to toe;
-Four and twenty grImaces, four and twenty Smiles
And the carriages extending for four and twenty
miles;
-Four and twenty bridemaids dressed in hoop and
feather.
Sight AID forty Ministries sta nding ell together;
fhe bride hinged and jswelled.
The groom gloyed and glum,
And both OF them looked FOOLISH
And both OF them are dumb.
thousand spectators
To see this pretty mstoh:
thousand tongues TO whIspe''
Hes made quite catcn.
Eight and forty RLuDies
MaruhiDg out oil cnurcn,
Like SO msny schoolboys
Running from the birch.
Dh what a sight TO look upon as ever did see,
The world makes great fuss for nothing, seems To
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* Gh'Sd Sis: ma Ssi SkESSAs
Panama twice each month. on the 0 arri$k2S
val of the United States Mail s. s. Compa ny Is steam
iarly On 5th and 10Th of each month with the maiis
e nd passengers connecting via PANAMA RAIL
These steamships have been inspected and sp-
proved ~ the Navy Department, and guaranty spttd
The Panama Railroad az miles long, is now COM
pleted from ocean to &C san, and CROSSED in or
YORK e San and Nsr
embarked at Panama by steamer at the company's
s1psnss If T he money paid in New York covers al
Reserve steamers are kept in port in Panama and
dent that the route is entirely 1siia5is0no Sii
are having 9oGa sIs p hn eight years.
Conductors go through BY each steamer. and take
cnarse OF women and children without other prOteo
For through tStsts At the oxes. rates app, a,
xRMsfRoSS.HARS RstIs CO..
bau c.L.BARTLETT. f Bos 8sls"n''- or
limited STATES MAIL LINE
ONLY REGULARLI LINE
AND WITHOUT FAILURE FOR RIGHT YEARS. vol
CALIFORNIA AND OREGON
VIA PANAMA RAILROAD.
R'ss'sr Saili.s Days. sta saosl et sssA ~s.sA.
CANTONESE many frauds and imposi- <oAns
tons Of various kinds have been lately <H&RR
ReIpetIated on travellers bound to CA LI-S>
FORNlA, that the subscriber, the only sut horned
ma, in the city OF New York, feels it his duty to
caution all persons seeking passage TO California,
find the true ofhce of the Steamships of the u. g.
Mail Line, via Panama Railroad, as other office
in New York ID authorized to engage passage
|, The Companies have only one office IN New York
which is at IN w est street. Of Warren street
fronting the North River, ut the head Of the Com
papy's Wharf. = - - - ! -
liz Observe my aiGp over the door. q
isHAr F0TtB' HcH York.
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DAN KING HOUSE

:, .. Hut % Is hUTHERS.
DepOsItOIs depositing Bank Notes will pleasa
mark their Checks payable in currency
DeposItes Of Gold will be paid in Gold.
- accounts Will be opened with dePositors allowing
deposItor being credited with the difference.
Sc S-u CHUBB BROTHERS.
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EHNTLEMEN'S CLOTHING OF BESTaDd
" hnest quality made TO order IN su perIOr manner
~ much cheaper rates than the usual city prices
WALL, STEPHENS Il co.
81 Pa av., bet. 9th and 10Th SITS
Il Intel. a Statesl
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DONALD KENNEDY.
Ne. 40 Warren Street, RoxbS1p, MdsssekSsst

Gilman, Kldwell d Lawrence, J. b. Gardner, BURY
4 Co. y, Walsh Co.,F .. Walsh, J. z. Stone,
Dyson, Ford 4 Bro. Agents for Georsetovn.-R.
q. Cissell. @ NJ Lentham. ]. l.. Kidxell. mn 5-lI
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PROPOSED DATES OF SAILING.

EDWHkb k. CTEIi,ifNks: No. 50. wan street.
BROWN, SIMPLIFY 4 CO., Liverpool.
5. 6. WAINW RIGHT 4 CD. Paris.
The owners of these ships will not be accountable
for gold, silver, bullion, specie, jewelry, preoOus
therefor and the value thereof expressed therein.
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A LMANACH DE GOTTA; .Annusire DlpIo
matiqus e statistique pour rannce 1851
The Royal Kslepdar for Ia5s, a RegIster for Fms
land, scotland ireland and the Coonies
The British Almanac and Companion for Isrs
nA fRANCR TsYI OR.
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THE SONGS OF SCOTLAND. with the en-
L grsved paslc, and pianoforte accom- paniments
10y Graham, Nude, Dibden, Dun and other emlneu,
musicians, Complete IN one large volume, richly
bound, and containing sb ut three hundred meIo.
dies, besutlful, engraved. Price S6.SO. Imported
from Edinburg, by
d9 FRANcR TAyIap
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\ ONDON JUVENILE BOOKS.
"a Hans AndeTson's Tales and FAIRY STORIES.
l.ouIs's School Days,
Sanford and Merton,
Evenings 1T Home.
Edgar Clifton, or X Ight and Wrong.
Esperanzs, the Home OF the Wanderert,
Gnmm's Home Stories,
The Castaways. or Adventures in Africa,
Saxeford, q Story for the Young,
livery Boys Book,
FAIRY Tales of the Countess D'A ulDoy.
Arabian Nights.
Robinson Crusoe.
Just received BY
aIs FRANCK TAYLOR.
CHARLES MACKAy.- Songs for Music. h,
" Charles Mackay, rs cents.
o. Ballads and Lyrical Poems; by Charles Msckar
Is cents.
The SaamandrIne; by Charles Mackay, Is cents.
Legends Of the Isles; by Cnarlrs Macksy. IS cents
cents.
Voices from the Mountains. by Charles Mackay,
Is cents.
The Lump Of Gold; by Charles Mackay Is cents
Under Green Leaves; 10y Charles Macksy q cent =
Poetical Works; 10y Charles Macksy, antique mo-
TAYLOR a MAURY's
jan2u Bookstore. near efh street.
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Pianos, 60.

g,IVE MORE OF RAVEN, BACON & CO.'S
Il superior PIANOS, just arrived at the<a
"aiei w. 6. METZEROTT. stsIt
secoud hand Pianos for sale cheap. naa-tf
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MIR. KsNNHDy. Of RoIbury. has discovered IN ors
nvHRY KIND OF HghoR,
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-10

result Of his chase. There esn be no doubt
that the miserable old dsaagogue Grimes,
has backed his assumption Of the right Of
the Governor Of q State TO interfere in the
affairs Of another, to protect the citizens of
his State in their acts. by sppropriating the
State Arms to the use Of the vagabonds
who rendszvoused at Iowa City. These
arms are now doubtless in the hands of Lowe
and his myrmidons in Kansaa. and the rec
ord of State showing their reception, has
been doubtless destroyed Lowe knows
this as well % Grimes, and hence the man.
ner Of delivering his message to the House
and then, by some cats-paw, purloining it
from the Clerk. Kansas still bleeds. and it
is not probable that these arms will be re-
turned pending the adoption Of the Lecomp-
ton Constitution. Lowe gives no satisfac-
tory account Of the affair, but simply de-
clares there is not a pistolgun on record,
and then evaporates with his massage.
March 4---SENATE.-The bin amending the
Charter of the City Of Davenport was taken
up, put upon its passage and defeated. Rules
of order and limitation Of debate were con-
sidered, when the Senate took up the Bank
Bill in proper session, progressed to the
oath section, and adjourned.
DEMOCRITUS.
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accommodations Of all sorts, certainly sug-
est the imperative necessity Of some gseer-
81 measure Of reorganization like this pro-
posed. We await the introduction OF the
bill. We have had one or two general
bankrupt laws. but from their imperfections
they were speedily abandoned when reduc-
ed to the test Of practice. Mr.. Toombs will
have had the lights Of experience tosguide
him and the lessons of the late revulsion
particularly. and the symptoms Of another
ruinous imitation now at work, we doubt
not have been thoroughly considered by
the Senator from Georgia.
Prom the pettifogging objections Of the
learned Senator to the Army bill one would
be inclined TO doubt his capacity TO compre-
bend the prodigious work he has undertak-
en- in this general bankrupt scheme. But
it may be that Mr.. Toombs was somewhat
bewildered upon the Army bill by the fas-
cinations Of Mormon polygamy, which it is
the intention of our bachelor President to
abolish, If Congress will assist him. The
privilege of half dozen. or bakers dozen,
or thirty, forty, fifty or hundred wives, is
an attribute Of popular sovereignty which
may have its temptations to marrying
man. But let US get this Lecompton consti-
tuition through, and let Mr.. Toombs give US
a general bankrupt law which will praetic-
ally answer all the great ends which he
proposes to reach, and let that bin become
a supreme law Of the land, and we may for
give him all his late alterations upon Nor
mon polygamy Let the Senator bring for
ward his billy. y Herald
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-10

Il must be admitted that close in
yestigation Of our present condition is
not calculated to inspire confidence,
and il We would maintain reputation
for soIvcncy it is time that we commen-
oed taking the preliminary steps to that
ond.
Our present condition must be rem
odied before the return Of the usual
season Of immigration, or permanent
stagnation may be the result.
Shinplasters and the irredesmable
'ssues Of banks whose location and re-
ponsible existence are not with GER
tainty known to us, constitute our only
currency and every dollar Of the
amount Of our daily business transac-
tions 10 subjected to direct tariff OF
not less than ten per cent.
Shinplasters and irredecmable cur
rcncy must be discouraged, and the
issuers must be brought under the in
huencc Of public opinion, if not of legal
action.
Will the Gazette explain what was
intended when it said that, "SlllN-
PLASTERS AND IRREDEEMABLE
CURRENCY MUST BE DISCOUR-
AGED. AND THE ISSUERS MUST
BE BROUGHT UNDER THE IN
FLUENCE OF PUBLIC OPINION
IF NOT OF LEGAL ACTION!
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-10
H~On Saturday last. we admins

EEOn Saturday last, we admins
tered wholesome rebukc to the Ga
zette for charging all our bankers with
being nsolvcnt, and the only excuse it
had to offer for its vile SANDER was
that sixty nine ont Of the 10000 peo-
pie in this city disapproved the course
of the Democrat. Does it mean to
say, that that sixty nine endorse its
libel upon our bankers! 1t dares not
say so boldly, though it would like to
convey that impression. We ask once
more, will the Gazette apologize, or
does it mean to proclaim to the world,
that our most substantial bankers can
not pay their dcpositors! We are told
that Sanders received most beautiful
dressing from one of our bankers a
few days ago, and that he has been
crest fallen ever since. Shall the fla
COLLATION. be repeated, or will the Co.
zette apologize!
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-10

The Gazette Of yesterday morning
saws of that new Know Nothing City
Charter-.One section of the act sub
mits these amendments after passage
by the Legislature, to q vote OF the
people"
The Gazette's reputation for vcracity,
would lead people to doubt the above,
without requiring further proof. But
are must positively deny this o'seri'o"
of the Gazette; and further state, that
the assertion was made to cover mp the
infamy of the whole proceeding. Those
who read the charter before it left this
city, most positively assert that it '0ds
not to be submitted to the people.
Even the gentlemen to whom the Ga
zete alludes as having been in the
Council Chamber, with copy Of the
charter, was heard, in earnest CONVEX
sation with the junior Of the Gazette
in the hall of the Council, to assert
that s'if it was not to be submitted to
the people, it would be dangerous to
attempt to defend it."
Why was this charter gotten up (!
BY whom gotten up! For whose ben
eft was it was gotten ups
1t is well known that Geo. G. Arndt
has failed to comply with his contracts
with the city, and the City Council
have most positively refused to pay his
bills, and deem him overpaid on East
Davenport culvert $4,000. He claims
about $4,000 more for work which he
has not done on I'd street. He and
one Harrison street genius, thought,
that any scheme which would bust the
City Council, would enable them to
get this large amount of money, not
get due. This desire to get at the
Treasury originated the movement. To
this it was represented to Republicans
that under the new charter, and the
gcrrymandering of Wards, the Repub-
licans would be almost certain to get
control OF the city government. These
two influences enabled them to procure
about three hundred signcrs to the
petition sent to the Legislature. The
petition of citizens against the amended
charter, which the council committee
arc to present to the Legislature con-
tans 800 names, which shows how the
peopie feel upon this vain effort Of the
dirt eaters to violate the constitution
of the State, and by overturnlng our
present charter to come in under the
new one with bogus bills and estimates
upon the Treasury. Happily for us,
the unconstitutionality of their scheme
was too apparent to receive the sane
ton of even Black Republican Leg
islaturc.