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NOTICES hereby given that licensees issued 10
IN ocksiars viii expire the 3ist Instant Il
be renewed, compance law this within,
days that tina
WY MORGAN
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Is Auzgroye, Boston II w Crew. Ohio
NJ Lane fiiton, Albany York Geo W Brooks Virginia
k Clayton, Minnesota 7 Berry, Maryland
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Jno Rsger Wm II Outer, Missouri
Jno l. Price, Carolina.
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CROWDS ont last evening to enjoy the clear star
light the dry walking, and the magnificent displays in
the stores where Xmas presents sold The bookstores
especially, crowded with purchasers neither
there any luck of visitors at the Fair Of tho ladies Of the
Unitarian church Every seemed in the best of hui
NOR and disposed to make other people happy at this
holiday
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STRAW HATS ar wuoI

MAYHER Il RAVENIIILL, Importers Manufac-
INl Wholesale Hats cry desctip
tou, No. 1s0 Broadway, New York.
Tho undersigned respectfully call tho attention Of buyers e
above card and add that they have The
formerly occupied by the late A. LELAND having
purchased their factory machinery p1fposo containing
the business long conducted By them respectfully solicit nu
old custom,
WA. g. RAVENii, OF the late firm Of A. LELAND CO. who
had long been their buyer
have charge Of the with having the employees
oc hte arm ol confident when
ensuing trade will be fully point
st les and that the reputation long established
their superior hni, well az their loading
fashions, VIII be fully sustained by
JOHN MAYIIER, g RAYENIIlIIA
g-im
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United states Hotel.

Edward Temple, Phiadcpla ~ Wilson, sttuuton Va
Jno T Powell Washington &c T. A Howell, do
q; Cave,t Virginia G ]: fulien, Virginia
G II Lancaster, Maryland Chas Moore. New Yoak
= FISHER, do J w Coax Ohio
VIM Il Cromein, New York Jno Phillips, Alahama
Col John Taylor, Virginia VIM Sprigg, Maryland
David f. Eiote Esottsyic ii IIlgin, Tennessee
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DIIELPS Il CHASE, card writer's, would announce
the public that having formed partnership pros3
they wou respectfully solicit share patronage their
umtabe and varying styles OF visiting wedding cards
They also prepared TO writing every
scrpton such title albums ef he
holiday which will The mos,
elaborate styles Of the and correspond the magnificent
the book itself
Documents Of all kinds neatly ana legbiy cngrosscd.
. Dec %
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ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS.

VIM Bradley, of Manchester, Va; for Improvement
n machinery for dressing and sizing warps. Patented
May H. 1853 additional improvement dated Dec II,
1858
Alexander NJ. Holiness OF Morrisyille. N. ", assgnor
70 himself and Albert c. Purdy of said Mouissille for
improvement in seats and couches Patented Dee
D. 1858; additional improvement dated Dec 81. 1868
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An AccarABLg CHRISTMAS PREsEsT for the Ladies is the
gutter along the inner edge of the north sidewalk be-
low Pennsylvania avenue below Seventh street Mr.
Commissioner Blake deserves and receives great credit for
thus removing muddy and wet blot from our fashiona
bic promenade.
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LIrH AID DEsTu.--0n Tuesday evening, I'VE learn
from the STAR at o'clock, daughter of Councilman
Grafton Powell of the Second Ward married at his
residence and shortly after clock of the night
til venerable mother-inaw of Mr.. Powell, Mrs SERVE
ner departed this life in the same house. Her sud-
den demise is supposed to have been caused by excite
men the expectation of meeting all her descend
children and grand children-op the occasion of
the wedding one of whom came from New Orleans to
he present they did all assemble first around the
happy couple and few brief hours around the dying
couch OF their venerable relative.
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TIM MONTGOMERY ESaLsH DIrrIoULrY We publish
by request the following communication from friend
OF Mr. Montgomery and (having done Justice to the
parties concerned) shall let the matter drop SO far as
onr columns concerned
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A CAlsD.--The attention of persons furnishing is
called 10 the sale superior household advertised e,
place residence Hon Walker corner Of aud ooh
street on Monday, 2Ttl instant, 10 O'Clock
c. W. BoTEIER
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~ ERMAN HOLIDAY BOOKS.--A variety of Ger
aud French Juvenile other books, beautiful lus
trars, suitable for Christiias presents
just received IIiILPS Bokstore
33s pennsylvan avenue
Dec q between 81, aud lo,b si,erts
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Box book for night Of the indy engagement
Box Office open az Me'zero,s Music Store unit,
lec2
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DOCS, DOCS. DOGS.

Registers Office December 20, 1855
NOTICE is hereby given that licenses issued to
IN Of Dogs viii expire Instant that
hcepscs must be renewed compliance with
10 ten days after that time. WM, MORGAN,
dec 2Z--dtJahl
The Washington union., 1858-02-10

We seriously doubt our capacity aud ability u all
attempts and efforts satisfy our neigibor Of the
NKw YoaK TNxs. We repablished the other d., am
extract from the Times making reference TO it, and as
We thought, doing full justice to that paper. by sta
ting distinctly that other portions of the Times arti
Gle moderately condemned the measure which pro-
poses the admission of Kansas The Tunes thought
this course exceedingly unc4na4d. Now, again, we
are accused of 'adroit misrepresentation in al
legng that the Lecompton constitution has received
the sanction OF the people Of that Territory. We
don't think We maintain that representa-
tions are true; and since have issue with the
Times involving question of veracty, must in
sist that our contemporary shall answer us two on
three questions. First, want to know if major
iiy Of the votes the 18th Of June not in
favor Of sending delegates 10 the constitutional con
venion at Lecomptong If the Times admits that BY
the rscord-by the returns the people did 50 vote,
but alleges that fifteen counties had no regis
my, and therefore could not vote, then, secondly,
want the Times 10 answer why the seven thou
sand five hundred registered persons, where the
and registry were complete. did not yoteg 7
Thirdly, does the Times believe in the truth Of Mr.
Stantons statement that, in reference the fifteen
nineteen counties, the great central fact was
that the people did not want any registry and would
not have voted il they had been thus recordedg ?
We think il unlikely that our neghbor will turn
these interrogatores all aside or answer them per-
haps, with general avernent that majority of the
people of Kansas, evineed by the January cleo
on, are opposed to the Lecompton constitution and
therefore Congress should refuse admission. This
induces us to hazard another query We desire to
know it. then, after all the refusal is not to be usti
fed on the distinct ground that the people Of Kan
who refused to vote are entitled TO precisely the
same political weight person for person, those who
did vote, The Times thinks, perhaps, notwithstand-
ing all this that the question had better be sent
back So do we. We think it should be sent back
with that most complete Of all enabling acts-a law
admitting the State into the Union conferring upon
the people all the rights and remedies which be-
long to the great State Of New York In regard to
their right to change their constitution we do not
think that question should be argued alphabetically.
1t is law Of our politics, or it is not. The local
success of this party that has nothing to do with
the matter. The game is not heads win tails you
lose. asa
The Washington union., 1858-02-10
FINANCE AND mIslk Ess. J

The resumption Of specie psymeats by the suspended
banks OF the country goes on Israg she week, the
banks c PaielpidA baltimore, and of the Distfct Of
Columbia have resumed formally and fully. For some
time these lanks have virtually been specie paying al
though full resumption had been announced The
early resumption of the hanks of Virginia and North
Carolina is now anxiously anticipated
strong disposition preyAs throughout the country to
take effective measures 10 put end to the circulation
and issue OF small notes The subject has been taken up BY
the legislature OF Massachusetts, and report made in the
senate by the committee banks and banking, which
closes by Recommending the passage Of bill prohibiting
the circulation of all bills under the denomination of five
dollars bill is also before the New jersey Legislature
for the gradual suppression of all bills under the denomi
nation OF iiSe dollars N sses faH slsrFs3l3sfI
The following statements present the hast weekly
ports Of the banks OF New York Philadelphia and New
Orleans AT New York the specie has fallen of
sghtlybeng the first falling OF in this respect since
the suspension of the banks AT Philadelphia and New
Orleans the amount Of specie continues to increase al
though at Philadelphia the week the rsi of the
sumption
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Tribute or Respect.
TKkAscxr ruAxrrrr,

TxkAsrxr DurAxrrnsr
= ComprcIlrrss Once February o. 1858
a meeting the clerks d this ofhcc
of the Comptroller hsk oclock
purpose upon proprefy taking
indicative their at the loss the oce and shc public Lsd
R.NKY expressive
mourning family organized by
Conptroer chairman, secretary
The accompanying resolutions sp
proved and adopted
uae demise Of JAAr RAxv, late hon
9rea and ssseemea ehs eierk Whose .,so.su; s ~ h eoa
years past es
application judgement iagcal mind
ss % gas % @ s9a,ar na q s ~ :. % .na s ,s
biesi work of Cod ~
Reso,red pubHc is great one yr4 much
family that regret xer VIC paourn
The latter and thus seek heartfelt ymAihy and
with has bercdt and heriess children
Rsolssd but poor tribute a
his them that the his kndness
neaeney oderr his sanahs traits kubaad
last trying earth cherished BY wtay q
The burden q iay b., Him. wha Is is oa q No
widow and ths orphan mus, they k sr .s ca,sassa IN the
should ALI brisg home the
or .sr we nsa-, fow our ds,rssa Asd enied friend and
ow shot period; and that thus instance the words
mark q & w
Re.re Ta, we will easavor 10 emulate his sxamps hold IN
reenhrsee his anae qualities and strive 10
pared ls him, allotted thar from whence
with little reluctance maned
sAr,ins All he held
Ressln1d The oanius
family who al
i has nruted His di<p1 they confidently
To u for material aid In u
Re.1rod That, praccac, tsFg these
ny II Ramsey 10
prosperity herself siiiren deep
bereavement
The secretary desSnated 20 Mrs Ramsey
copy the proceedings TINS and the adopted
sam A-~HA4
proceedings 60 uvsa
sscc cofses same publication
dsify II ftiis seiiy
rs
The meeting then dissolved.
The Washington union., 1858-02-10
POLITICAL INrElI.HENcE

Nov thai the Iecompton constitution Is before Congress
in regular way, may reasonably look for speedy
settlement Of the Kansas difficulty We take credit
oursef divner o things to particularly events
of political character q republican government bat
the signs of the times indicate the passage Of
ting Kansas State under this much abused constitution
That thi. would be the spoeies Of quieting the pres
ent excitement Of the public mind the enemies of that
strument in Kansas freely acknowledge Admit Kansas
under any constitution and she becomes q SOW
ereisn State and frees herself from all interference te
general government and internaeddng, may add oi
federal agents and her legsa6he in the event of her
citizens being dssstscd with her dess nssitutioDs
call convention ut any moment and change them a
agreeable shape The admission in amy shape win
restore quiet to the country and peace the Territory
and her increased prosperity in state Of peace viii
than compensate her citizens for a sacrifice Of mere on
ions sss to how a certain end is to be reached
i'aprsa (Iiiaas Unsas-
Every democratic member Of Congress owes il to him
self to his party To his country in this emergency
LIN up and strengthen the hands OF the President OF
choice.
To the democratic members from this State do We cs
pecaliy address ourselves II through the united
strength of the party ia the various congressional dis
trcts. the strength Of Union basei the very prin
cplrs involved in the question before Congress,
clearly enuneiated by the President In his late special
message. that secured large congressional dele
CATION from State, when all else by the board
Mae FaA Duly Ners-
MIssouRI-A democratic district convention will he
held at Dallas, Bongcr county the second Monday
Of March, to nominate candidate for Congress for the
7th district Of Missouri represented by the Hon.
Samuel Caruthers The election will be held in August
next.
TkxAs-Goy. Rnnnels, of Texas, the Goth uit.,
sent into the legislature of that State special message
the Kansas question He goes the whole history
Of Kansas, and reaches the following conclusion
'.lt is my deliberate Judgment that If Congress
refuses to admit Kansas State with the constitution
she presents for any other than that said
sttuton Is not republican in its character the time viii
have when the southern States should look to them
selves for the of maintaining future security
therefore recommend the adoption of resolutions to that
effect and that power and authority be given to this de-
partment to cooperate fully in whatever may
be determined upon by the other southern States and
that copies Of the resolutions be forwarded to deea
ton at Washington"
The Philadelphia Press having asserted that the resolu
tons purportng to have been adopted the
ty convention endorsing the Presidents Kansas policy
not actually adopted los of the delegates being
majority OF the whole number have publ shed card
saying that they voted for the resolutions This settles
the controversy
The Washington union., 1858-02-10

CtHEAPEST BOOKS ever brought TO the Wash
~ iugon m.rket-ysivet prayer books ~nh clasps
m psce ~ 5o-
Morzrcs prayer hooks, an edged 10
Bibles PRAYER ranging frosn
prsres expensive
Imported tyerr s.s te~,sJ Cor the America
W lAfffF A 1ArRY,
FSbIg Raosseifss snd ssiuusr= erb
The Washington union., 1858-02-10
NOW AND THEN.


In 1850 California applied for admission into the
Union. TWAS insistedand correctly, no doubt that
her application irregular that her constitution
not adopted by majority Of all her citizens );
and that she being forced into the Union by the
interference Of the then President Of the United
States Mr.. Thomas L. Harris Of Illinois, warmly ad-
vocated her admission. Addressing the Honse upon
the subject, he said
q Mr.. CHAIRMAN: am for the admission Of California
State into this Union California she u.s. with bsr
constitution and proposed boundaries. wish her to be
done at ALL and ought be done in such case az
this Q o Q 1t is objected to the admission
of California that the President has improperly inter
ered in its organization and that without his interer
ence through certain gentleman late a member of
this House, she would have applied for admission
in the she has, and with such a constitution AZ
she has presented "
Kansas is asking admission into the Union.
She comes to us with constitution republican in its
character framed by convention legally assembled
for that purpose and ratified by majority of the
people for whom it was framed. Mr.. Harris OPP
poses this constitution, and ressts the admission of
Kansas under it. He thinks her constitution ought
to be remandei ia thing according to his notions
in $780, shat never done at ALL and never ought
to be done in ssch case"
We leave to Mr. Harris the task Of reconciling his
past with his present position on this subject.
The Washington union., 1858-02-10

TnE UsuRY LAVA report has been presented in the
Virginia from the committee whom referred
the message of the governor the legal rate Of interest
and the sury laws Of the State Of Virginia and against
their repeal recommending modification Of the laws
TO allow per centum interest to be taken bills Of
exchange and pEomissory notes not having than
months and also bill Ito amend the 4th section
of chapter l4I of the CODE allow interest not
cecing the rate OF per cxntum per upon bills
of exchange and promsory notes made payable within
months from their date, not having more than
months to run.
The Washington union., 1858-02-10

The ColLrxs IAxx-It has been announced that 'sshe
steamer Atlantic will NOT sil Saturday, will. any
other steamer of the Cons line lcavc for Europe until
settlement is made If past dues from the government
which exceed $Io0 600 and more encouragement rs
offered for the continuance of the same We presume
that the amount claimed az due il the sum Of the
dedoctious made by the proper departments from the
usual cosnpnsaton account u The performances Of the
mail service by other vessels than tose mentioned in the
contsa that rs, the deductions have been made IN con-
sequence OF the inferior character Of the service per-
formed.
The Washington union., 1858-02-10
PURCHASE OF MOUNT VERNON.

The ladies' composing the :. Mount Vernon Association
the Union have asked the legislature OF Virginia to
issue scrip to the amount Of $3.50 COO for the purchase
Of Mount Vernon in the form and upon the terms which
Mr. Washington inexorsbly requires They pledge the
payment Of the interest this scrip now, by placing 1t
in the State treasury Ia sdvanoe with fourth of the
principal and they declare their belief that with their
Frightening prospects, the remainder Of the two hundred
thousand dollars viii be ready within year Surely the
sold Dominion win not let pass this opportunity of
obtaining pro bono co, the Mecca Of all American
hearts, where repose the sacred ashes of him who
FIRST in war; st in peace and first in the hearts OF his
oountrymen. z
Honor To for having undertaken this high and
holy mission That she should induce ito the words
Of "a southern matron thc orator Of the nation to give
his time his eloqnene, IA mine of gold for her holy pur
poses may to consecrate his ife 10 her work she
should ladies Of the highest position in State after
devote their all until the end gained some
in their self sacrificing patriotism Undertaking the charge
OF entire States and Of cnlsng and srousing every
ty In them-tat she should enlist gentlemen first in
standing and in intellect volunteer to become hsr
knights to aid in the Of Mount Vernon and in
emulation OF the example Of the famous Knights Tenn
plar Of old themselves hcncerth to the charge OF
its future interest that she should have had the power
70 do this is tribute Of which she may weil he proud
and more than that these signs guarantee that II
needs bat time to develop the approaching love and
ercnce for wAmsxsros which is the noble s~da sn~s~
Of the American charActcr Woman asks but for time to
hew out f a pedestal for the most glorious monument
10 manly worth the world has ever known
The Washington union., 1858-02-10

An AyALAscnK An avalanche occurred Monday
last in the Of Montvillc Maine, upon the farm OF
Mr. Elisha Murray coming in contact with his house with
such violence break in the doors and windows throw
ing Mrs Murray upon the floor dsocating her shoulder
and fracturing both OF her 1t filed the house with
water mow and ice. making its way down by bursting
the partitions into the cellar 1t with such power that
it swept path four Ave feet deep and forty to fifty
wide carrying away stone walls and fences scattering the
and rails the field to the distance Of forty
fifty rods. The farm Is situated the foot Of the
mountain called Hog Back, it being about the most
elevated land in the county of Waldo.
The Washington union., 1858-02-10

FIIGIsgrxs ixDHrxp. Colonel Frank Anderson and
his officers. Capt Dudley McMchael Capt John West.
Lieut. FlAvel Belcber Lieut. Francis Powers, and
surgeon John Henley indicted the 81 inst AT
New Orleans for q violation OF the neutrality laws
The Washington union., 1858-02-10
BY Ell II q X "A r III.
L4a,r from INeu.eo.

New ORLEANS, Feb. s.-By the schooner HArkness, ar
ryed from Iampoo advices the 26th ut have been
received The government OF the State bad resolved 10
support The LAcutsya plan Generals PxIodi and GAs1s
were opposing II Large ioroes reported be gather
Ing In the vicinity OF the city with the intention
tacng IT, should the pe rsist ia
the dictatorship Of ccmonfcrt number Of tuauits
have taken place in the state Of rsmau,as without SEN
GUS results.
The Washington union., 1858-02-10

According the foreign advces by the Arabia the Lon
don money market continued to grow easier, and bullion
still flowing into the Bank OF England. That insti-
tuition still continues its minimum rate of discount at
per cent it is anticipated that at the next weekly court
the rate will be reduced 10 per cent In the Stock Ex
change the rate from to y per cent and in the
discount market it 81 The English funds exhibited
great buoyancy consos closing the 22d Of January at
sss an improvement Of upon the day previous The
Bank of Belgium had reduced its rates TO per cent at
Hamburg the for the best bills per cent The
continued reductions in the rate Of interest gradual
ooyery from the conyulsion and accumulation
Of capital at the great centres just the accumu
ation occurred in the principal commercial cities Of the
United States y. - f,fo ss Tif
The bank report for the week ending January 20 pre-
sents the following results compared with the week pre-
vions Easat-
Decrease Of public depostes- fl13.25s
Decrease Of other deposites ---------- 73S, ,035
Increase Of notes IN circulation ----- $50, 1Ss
Increase of coin and bullion ,07s, I0s
Decrease Of securities ,5S9, ,Oo5
II is stated by the Albany Journal as remarkable fact
that the ameunt Of paper money in circulation issued by
the banks of the State OF New York absolutely less thar
1t twenty years ago The actual figures shown
by the suhjoined statement
January /, 1887 Circulation -&24 ,l9s, 900
Dcoember rs, 1857 Circulation %, sss, ,ss4
1907 Decrease. .---. 2es ,03s
The amount due depositors and the amount of specie
show srss.s-.a y. eras H lg
January l., ls37-Due depositors SIS, ,342 900
December &C. ls57Due depositors- 79. $50 5s5
5s Increase SO, 63s, ,5S5
SPECIE. a4es
January i, ls37-Spccie in banks 6,557 900
December z6 IS57-Specie in banks,---- 2s,sl3, All
Increase. 70, 1856, All
The Washington union., 1858-02-10

The subjoined statement will show the changes in
several Of the leading stocks in the New York stock
market for each day during the week ending the sth
inst the quotations being the closing rates at the first
board for each day
The Washington union., 1858-02-10
TIA. WeaAer. r.-Non-arr.sa a DE .Suaer.

PnlI-aDsIrHfA Feb e-9. 80, p m.-The SKY Is clear
thermometer 1919 barometer ~. 60. No signs Of the
Indian at Portland
The Washington union., 1858-02-10
leansyluoslsa Draaaanaes.

PruLsDsIPmA Feb 9.-'fhc democracy Of Bedford
county meeting have adopted strong resoiu-
sons sustaining the national and State ainni ations