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The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1858-08-18
WEEKLY "NATIONAL INTELLIGENCEP. ;

EOR YEAR, the subscription price of the
l. National Intelligencer is Three Dollars, pay
able in advance.
For the long sessions of Congress, (averaging
eight months) the price will be twy dollars for
the short sessions, one dollar per copy.
The Weekly lntelligencer consists of eight large
pages, containing mass of valuable and nteres-
ting matter from every quarter of the globe, Sc
lected by experienced hauds. From its columns,
49, ., Poat ninorh up not only on Con-
gressonal afairs. and she ..a..s sc IL. .....,,,
generally, but also on those of Europe but Of STA
Africa, South America, &c. having a corp of cores
pondents In all quarters, whose talents and means
of obtaining information not inferior to those Of
any OF the other leading papers of the land Ii is
also devoted to literature, the arts and sciences.
agriculture, besides being well stored with misccl
aneous reading.
No accounts being kept for this paper it i'll
not be sent or mailed to any one unless paid for in
advance, nor any longer than the time for which it
Is paid Address GALES Il SEATON,
Washington CITY DC
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IMMENSE STOCK OF CLOTHING
100000 worth of Fashionable
Clothing. ut Retail.

LFRED MUNROE & cos. GONE PRICE STORE,
II No. 81 Magazine Street, corner of Gravier. We
would inform our friends, and the public in general
hat our present stock Of
Clothing, furnishing Goods, g.,
uncqualed IN extent and beauty by that of any
other establishment in the United States. 10 be
convinced of this statement it is only necessary to
call and examine. Our immense sales are brough,
about by the simple fact being known that the prices
we place upon goods is uniformly low, and the quality
Of each article is guaranteed what it is represented to
be. Perfect satisfaction is what we aim at in dealing
with customers.
All our clothing is manufactured at our establish
ment, No. AL Broadway, New York, under til e i'm
mediate superintendent of one of our firm, who
spares pains in securing the most desirable styles
of goods 1t is with the fullest confidence of being
able to give satisfaction, that we invite all who may
he in want Of articles in our limo to call and examine
our assortment.
The following is only partial list of articles
Frock and Dress Coats.-French and English black
cloth dress and frock coats do do. blue, brown, null
berry and green cloth focks do do black, mulberry
brown, olive, and golden brown cloth Pokas French
and English black and fancy colored cloth walking
coats; Hmalaya fur, NEW style, sac French black
mulberry, and olive cloth opera sacs; do black and
fancy colorcd doeskn Union sacs; do extra superfne
drab and fancy colored walking coats; codrington
gray, Mixed and silver gray sacks and polkas; Frch
black, blue brown, and olive beaver and frock
coats, 90 pue, Drown ana sIlver-gray hltney sac
coats; dc. Labrador various colors) to turn, sac
coats; dc superfne drab cloth and beaver walking
coats: French and English black superfne cloth sac
and walking coats; do blue, brown, and drab pilot
cloth sacs.
GoaSs.-Bue and black cloIl c1oaks, every quail
:ty; black and blue pilot cloth cloths.
A variety of Vests of every quality and pattern
also every variety and quality of Pantaoons.
GenHemen'S Furnishing Goods.-Linen and cotton
Shirts all qualities check and cotton hickory and
night shirts, all qualities all wool and super ribbed
shirts; gauze, merino cotton, Lise thread, and fan
mel shirts; socks Of every quality.
Boys and ChHlren's Clotaing.-Conssting of
rocks, polkas, sacs jackets, overcoats, pantaloons
vests, and cloaks, Of every quality.
Also every variety Of gloves; suspenders of various
kinds; cravats and handkercheE Of every quality.
Also trunks, yalises umbrellas.
India rubber goods of every description.
e3S Oae price for Goods, and no deciation.- 81
In visiting the city, do not fail to call ON
ALFRED MUNROE Il co,
febSy 81 Magazine St., New Orleans.
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CElrIpsfOsl Mercury

weekly and tri-week'y newspaper, published
m Charleston, South Carolina. Besides containing
the latest news of the day, both domestic and for,
ei@n, commercial, agricultural literary and miscc,-
ianeous matter, it is decided States Rights paner
ardent and uucompronlising in its devotion to the
rights and interests of the South
The Mercury has as regular contributors TO its
columns some of the ablcst writer's of the South
ana both as political and general newspaper. it j.
one OF the most valuable and desirable na,ers
published in the country
Terns-Fo For the daily Mercury, slO for the
S..
Address Editors Mercury, Charleston, South
Carolina.
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TIE HOME CIRCLE.

4 MONTHLY PERIODICAL, entitled the "IIome
u Circle devoted to Religion and Literature is
published for Stevenson & Owen, Nashville, Tenn
for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, at s.
per annum, strictly in advance
Zach number will contain 81 pages super ROYAL
octave, printed in superb style on fine calendered
paper, and embellishcd with one or more enrra-
wings. The matter viii be mainly original and of
the best kind.
The numbers will be stercotypcd and back num-
ocrS can be furnished whenever called for.
accounts VIII be Kept with the tlavelng preach
ers and other agents, and not with Subscribers
Agents may retain - per cent.
Subscriptions and business communications
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Contributions and letters per tanning to the literary
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TIE NEW YORK DAY BOOK.

A daily and weekly paper published in New York
City.
The character Of the Day Book is well known,
as a staunch and thorough advocate of Southern
institutions, and published where it is, it has Pc
culIar claims at the hands of the Southern people
for the present year, the proprietor has added to
MS arrangements many new features so that it
Will have still stronger claims than heretofore.
The Weekly Day Book intended for general cir
cn'atlon, and containing the matter of the daily, is
large royal octave sheet, beautifully printed and
furnished at Two Dollars year.
Specimen copies gratis.
Address Proprietor Day Book" New York
CITY ~,
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EN- RSON'S
United States N;,gaxiuc.

THIS :" Young Original Monthly" has. du
ring the last year, been twice enlarged, ant
is now of the size of the leading magazine,
in this country and Europe. 1t contain,
each year l 400 pages, in two volumes and
is embellished with about GOO original Pic
torial Illustrations. Although the vouncest
it has already outstrirped in circulation and
popularity every other Three Dollar Maaa-
zane" IN this city, with one exception. and
has now come to be regarded by the Ameri-
can Press, and large portion of magazine
readers, as The Rival of Harper's." It's
originality, Its purely national character. its
bold, Independent criticisms, its Lioh literary
tone, and its beautiful artistic Embellishments
are securing for it hosts of admirers amopg
every class and profession.
The new volume which commnncod -
July, contains many new attractive Textures
among which is the Life Of Gcorre W,sl
ton, prepared by q distinguished author and
illustrated by the first American artists Tb;s
will be continued each month until connie
ed-the whole TO be embellished with seve-
al hundred of the finest cngrayings every ey-
,cuted in this country.
illustrated Poems will appear in every
,umbcr.
My Thirty Years Out of the Senate hv
iaJor Jack Downing, which is exciting in
ense interest in every section of the country
vi! be continued through the next volume
1t Is The design Of the Publishers to make
1.-THE Great Magazine Of this
onntry," one which every American nav
proud to accept as a specimen of our own
literature.
Specimen copies sent on recent Of % %,
compare 1t with any of the magazines of
&c day. lHREE DOLLARS a year, in advance
N EMERSON & co, PrslIsr,tss.
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N. O. COMMERCIAL BULLETIN.

Subscriptions to the Semi-Weekly, IS a
year, in advance; s12 year for the Daily.
Three copies of the semiweekly will be sent
one year at s12, a year in advance.
The Semi-weekly is large folio sheet
containing thirty-twc long columns conta-
ming the very latest and most accurate intel
llgence from all parts of the country. Also,
carefully compiled statement of the New
Orleans Markets. Address Isaac G.. Ser
mour, 81 Gravier st., New Orleans.
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P0rtCr's Spirit Of the Times,
A CHRONICLE OF THE

7,yf agriculture, E5c!d sports, Literature, the STAGE
Published every Saturday Morning, at No. $40 and
3iS Broadway, New York
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THE SOUTH Gaze
PUBLIsHEs u


THIS weIl-knowh journal IS Z
L to the mercantile commas
hicle for their advertisements.
circulation of any paper in t's'.
ton, and many subscribers n
States, it is their interest to N,
The political views Of TIE
known. Devoted to the uaN
end, it would have it admlnis''
by its founders, with strlf' !
stitutional provisions; but - !,
the paramount interest OF w .
we advocate the Union OF lae
tial interest. If the South j. v!
equality in, Or Independents,
Strict construction OF Fedefs' 4
tons; political and religious. !
The Latest News, BIZ teIeg' Z
carefully selected for its ecisl
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lished weekly. u
Original Sketches, LiterarTfs
and miscellaneous selections
pearance in its columns. Il
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RUSSELLS MA ICE

I y y.
| Criticism.
WILL be devoted to Tree
" les properly embracedna.'
of a magazine, and will be pas
South Carolina, on or loeI'S
month. y.
1t is designed and estaes,
monty 1elt want, and to give '.
ton to the opinions, docsfiafss
educated mind of the Scssn y
mote, in its sphere and mea,. 4
sound American Liseratprs,@I
les and individual prejudices \
Agencies will be essabllss..l
to supply all sections oil W.
while orders from BookselIfr I
POst-masters and Others, " 4
circulation Of the work, ~
and viii he supplied on me
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cents By numbers. III
Letters on business shol
lis Magazine. Charlestesss
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An Irish gentleman, describing in the Free
man Journal. his exploits and experience at
lucknow, relates with native yiyacItv thu
manner in which the Sepoys disposed Of them
selves after humiliation: "Ibev danor,od
for Abraham's bosom, or some other omar.
tiers less comfortable; in a word, they were
swept into eternity. They then retreated
and took up thei, position behind walls. in
houses, or any place base enough to hide
their disgusting carcasses.'
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To Merchants and Planters.

The subscriber has on hand and is constantly II
ceiving large and complete assortment of Philade
phia manufactured Plantation and Road Wagons for
qorses and oxen, cane and other carts, Drays, Tim
Der Wheels, Ok Carts w heels
Jersey Wagons, EaHs}N Baggage Wag
ons, Trucks, and e6SsX&AaIAs Whe lbarrows
70 the best materials and workmanship, warranted
to be superior to any other manufacture for sale
az good terms and lower than any other establish
ment Purchasers will find it to their interest to
call and examine before purchasing elsewhere.
DAVID G. WILSON,
No ~ Perdido Street, New Orleans.
llofthe above articles are manufac- es
tured of the best New Jersey White AgA;S
Oak, with Black Locust Hubs. Also On ESsES&s2gs
hand large assortment Of Sugar and Cotton
Ploughs. GIN.
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MISCELLANEOUS ADvTs.
Saddlery WarchOuse

Philadelphia Saddlery Warehouse
SIGN OF THE GOLDEN HoRsEHEAD.
No. 6 Magazine street, and No. Al Canal street.
M AGEE T. KNEASs, Manufacturers and ~
III Importers of Saddlery and Saddlcry
Hardware, Harness, Trunks, Carpet Bags, &c. /;
Leather, Materials and Findings for Saddlers Coach,
Trunk, and Shocmakers, comprising one of the lar
gest and most complete assortments to be found in
this city.
PLouoHs.-Carey, Dudley and Peacock Ploughs,
of every description and size.
REGAL1A-I. O. O. F., Aasons, and s. Oft Regalia,
aid Paraphernalia of every description the largest
aud most complete assortment to be found in the
United States.
INDIA RUBBER BETTING, PACKING, DC.
Magee Kneass are the principal agents for the
Boston Betting Company, for the sale of india rubber
betting and packing for steam joints and boilers
Hose Of every size, together with all descriptions of
India Rubber Goods, which they offer at the lowest
market rates.
"a Look for the large horse standing in the door
Magazine street.
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NEW ORLEANS DAILY d WEEKLY

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Address John Masinnis, Editor and Proprietor
Is ST. Cha.ies street New Orleans
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GR A II MS
American Monthly Magazine.

WILL CONTAIN EACH MONTH A SPLENDID STEEL ENGRA-
WING, COLORED FASHION PLATE,
Prose and Poetry by the best Authors-An Ed
tors Table--Monthy Summary of Current Events
Reviews Of New Books-Fashonable Chit Chat
Patterns for Needle Work-Musc.
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ceive as premium either the Great National En-
craving, The Portraits OF THE PRESIDENTS; :" or
two smaller engravpgs The Girard College, and
The Capitol at Washington.
The portraits Of the Presidents were engraved OK.
prcssly for this Periodical at cost of s30OO-the
plate measuring is by "a inches The Captol nj
Washington, and the Girard College, also very ex
pensive and beautiful plates, measure - by inches
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NAMPSON KEEN, No. 81 Bienville Street. be-
~ tween Charities and Royal street, NcwOrleans, -
Wholesale and retail dealers in Furniture, Chairs
Mattresses, Looking Classes Hair Cloth Curled Hail
Glue, &c, &c. 37-1v
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To Aqcnts aad Adre7iscrs.
The terms of 'Porter's Spirit" to Agents and
Newsmen, will be 81 hundred. Agents will please
at once forward to the Wholesale Newspaper Dealers
who supply them with few York papers.
Advertisements % cents per line, payable in ad-
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LITER AIRY )
r,4r . Prospects,
The Paper that naer Sn,.
devoted to L;te,n,,.s.'s I.

IN, '"eisiled Aura. sE
The Paper that naer lsn,s'
| devoted to Li'e,q,.,,ss 4
In these times Of b..
Mercantile suspension, Nj
the Saturday Evening psEs n
ton of the reading psbs
tirmly-established weeIh
that never suspends s,.,>
the Post has been pusG j, 4
that period-through = =
through "bad tines N
tons and bank contracSs
porous seasons and .isy TIN
Post has been regularly \ ~ Y
and forwarded to its tb,s -
bers. Its proprietor n Go,
the past as an unfailinrh
And they feel that in Ill 81
public a continuancs j (2o
heretofore 20 liberallv il Cat
Post, they are asking ID,
be both to the Interest ii, A !.
public to grant. wen 7
Among the contributs !. 49, 49,
may mention the follow, shs "a
William Hewitt, Ala ! better
thur, Grace Greenwoed 4 dispo'
Augustine Dugaune, MI ~ Y sn : n, !
Emma Alice Browne, III ,,s:, ,s'
Extra-Judicial Statemeu
Zillah, the Child Mediur springs
We design commencina M I "a, rez |.
paper Of January, an oifs sssI !
L. S. Arthur. sooE3s 4
Mr.. Arthur's PRODUCES o.
known that we need he are .
tone of the present Novelss Y. Y IN : ~
consistent with the nrs III Roos
character which we haps propri,
impress upon the Post. ldstsent
to peluse the flash stons 3 II ! I.
the land-pernicious iuaicn SRI,
eilects-can find them. n...
every corner. But the parrTE s,
the the most no sorup nho,n v p,,,, li1l
ly to enter the family sss I !. 's 81,
will purify and instruct i. mi 1 ~
and corrupting Til, the pas
Especially will its cona@t
of the week. HAh sls.
long and disgusting report ANN /
now so common-of VIII StlsIN
,A<rx< #-f- =
believing, as they do, l4y pine y
publishing the details d sr'a I. t ~
cases, and Of criminal case ! :,'''
therefrom, is a fruitful can
alarming increase Of vices sptIng
community. Like beset 81 q y. :
the mind feeds upon thai gs n I, !.
resemble. najtS
Choice Selections Of il,.BAR 4,
best foreign and domesa,f LiQ 7,
continue to be, as here.ohry %
.ure of the Post. The Std
ricultural and Scientific agile Mea
obtained in this way fc ah ! CHI
Post,ar among tho mOstsas,' J. ~
rs interesting portion cils-
The Very Cream Of avHlT
,rature of the British Isle PAL
'ur readers. The Post Hated In
hing for all the membsh near Lii
Novelets, Essays, Stories, and acc
'icultural Articles, the Sisoaa '''
Poetry, Anecdotes, Riddhr -.
md Retail Markets, BsnE t C.rh,,,s
Finally, we may men. Is Of b
easons why the reagis,aropc, a
i've the preference to h-as pro-
1t is superior to any No Ey
anne price. . few y
1t is cheaper than sHretittsd
quail merit. ana the
1t will be certain to CONF .,',,; ~
TERMS cash nd the f n
ing'e copy, one year, ted as d
4 copies 40 undo
8 " (and one to getter ups right, ii
3 " propriet'
" self Of tt
The postage on the Pevery iib'
"a limited States. maid propsiet
49, 80 ~ iotI;ea - A ~
ed, is Only 26 cents yea -
Sample Numbers sentt y
hen required. xLl7TL
Address, always post-ps PHUR
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THE UNDERSIGNED, formerly of 322 Ramnor
street, gives notice to his numerous friends and
patrons that he has nearly done perecng his arrange
ments to his new and large establishment, where be
has ON hand and shall continue to keen a most
beautiful and complete assortment of both Young and
grown Fowls, of the following breeds viz: red. buff
black, white, Dominique, Perey, Palmer and Marsh
Changhses Imperial Chinese, ROYAL Cochin Cbinas
Sanon Chnas, Brahmah Pookas, Dennet stock
Chittagongs, black and spangled Polands, White
Calcutta Prussian and Wild Indian Mountain Fowls.
English Red Caps, black and fancy Bantams. Sumatra
Ebon, Sumatri Pheasant, and Malacca and several
other game varieties.
ALso-Middlesex, Lincolnshire, Essex and Suffolk
Pigs, from two months to two and three wears old
Hong Kong, Bremen and White China Geese. White
Aylcsbury crested or Poland Ducks
All OF the above pigs, fowls &C. will be sold at
reasonable rates, and warranted pure and the
best in the country from stock of his own importation
from China, England and other places or from suec
mems which took first premiums at the last wears
New England Exhibition
Apply by letter or otherwise to
- A. VERLOIN DE GRUY,
No. % Cont Street, New Orleans, or on Jersey
street, between Eighth and Ninth streets. Fourtb
district, formerly Lafayette where purchasers and
the public in general, invited to call and e,.,n.
inc his stock and judge for themselves,
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II you would ALLEVIATE a friend, borrow Of
him: If you would lose him alto ge,her, lend
him.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-23
COMMERCIAL.
Monetary.

.,o,s,ary affairs this week there has bee"
.,i,i,y. The demand for money has
H0'' ,-s.,er. though the rates remain uhenans'
'''D r.. BANKS are discOunnng quite Freely
Cd 's,b.,and,ng, a good deal of paper finds
9a' AD. - the street. In New York. the evi'
Is va accumulated unemployed capital in
a'ns" and interest rules lower Call loans on
ts', securities have run as low as q,
0o's'- ,ovsy.r, TO 3 and 81. Firstclass bust
"'N.' IS done for 81 to s y cent; second
Es'' rer Considerable investments in the
COS government loan have been m de for for
''" uni, In London, at last advices, in
ss" npwards of four millions OF dollars in
w. silver had arrived from Australian
,,,,a American ports, This kept up the
an market there, which had previously
49,, ro some signs of awant of buOyancy'
~, Warrants are quoted at sO0looc. for Az
,o,,5c. for SOS; 7OS75c. for l2Os, and
Z. ,or lsO's. Local Stocks are quiet-we
Corporation bonds at 50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-23
Baltimore Cattle Market, Oct. FL.

BEsf ~CArrLE.-The offerings at the Scales 10,
DAY. reached 1850 head. Of the number offered
Lo had we;e driven of, 100 sold TO go to the
country, $40 let, over ursold, and the remain
:'r, l.la0 head were purchased by Baltimore
butChers a; prices ranging from 81 so TO S. IS
On he boot, rqual to s5a$7 net, and averaging
- Z! gross. The market was dull, and prices
ia'rer .ower 'nan last week.
II sEr-Tir market was a shade better, and
"e quote today at S.aS3 rs y head.
HoGs-T The supply continues good, and the
Market dull aud dropping; sales to-day at 80 to
- 100 ib,-a decline OF Soc. y 100 lbs. on
re quotations of last week