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St. Mary's beacon., 1858-05-27

FoRTT-Two STATEs-Therc are already
thirty-two States in the Union and the Abb
clifton journals are exulting over tho prospect
Of ten more being admitted in the course Of
two or three years at farthest These are Kan
s-Oregon-Nebraska- Choctow
Settlement-Ontonagon - New Mcxico--An-
zona-DacOtah and Nevada. II will Lot be
long, exclaims the Albany Journal in rapture.
before we must aid ten Stars to the national
bunting, ten guns to the national salute, and
twenty seats TO the Senate Chamber and iwel-
ty Abolition seats, Of course for that is the re-
Election which causes Abolitionisn 10 rejo.ce.-
Rich Wki1.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-05-27

Political RAILROAD COMPANY ="
copy from the Baltimore San, of FRIDAY la,'
the following elitying paragraph touchinS 'nc
proceedings Of the directory OF the Baititn"re q,
< Ohio Railroad Company, by which it VIII
appear how rapidly that corporation Is being
converted into know-NOihing partizan cii-
one. and q machine to do the dirty work cl
party: M.
AT = meeting of the directors of the Baiti-
more and Ohio Railroad on Wednesday, among
the other appointments made and confirmed
were those of Samuel c. Mearis and WIN.
Somers. as agents uf the company ut the f"lh'
Of RHks. ami Buckcystown, Md, respectively.
There was also one appointment not made, or
rather which was rejected, aud which, As an
episode in the history of railroad management,
affords an Indication of the low standard at
petty politics and selfish parriZanship prevail
ing in our midst. 1t appears that Mr.. lhoinas
=. Lee had some time ago been appo'HIei
agent of the company at kHoNviile, Fre'ierick
County. by Dr. Woodsilc. the late master OF
transportation, in place Of the previous incnr'-
bent, and under the appointment Mr.. Lee h;"i
engaged in the erection OF certian necessary
buildings as a warehouse. &C., at the station
referred to. The appointment came before the
hnarl for confirmation, with the favor of y
w tilC L 10 10 oSH1A i''
such posts but was rejected, as we learn, and
singular as it may appear, by party vote Of
the pubic directors representing the State and
CITY. The vote in this case stood fifteen to
fourteen.
This is said to be the first instance in the
history of the road that nomination i'll any
specific department of the read, thus made by
the head of that department in view Of his
responsibilities in the conduct Of his general
duties and the efficiency and character OF these
attached to his service, that has ever been re-
iectc,l by the board 1t has generally been
considered that the head ol 4 department was
tie best qualified t. Judge 10y the knowledge
ol the circumstances and the peculiar scrvicc.
of the fitness OF the appointments III that con-
neXion, aud unless some special facts or CAUSES
could be assigned, showing the contrary, 1t
was not thought proper T. interfere. But
new and pernicious standard of qualification
is now deemed desirable, to the baIeiUI iutiu-
encc of which. ir is evident, there is u pcrss-
tent effort on the part of some whose Ca.ihre
is just equal thereto, TO make the great interest
involved in our public works sub$crvicnt.-
Subsequently, Oh Wednesday, when a nomima-
ton for another post WAS made, one OF tie
Oldest and most experienced members Of the
board made \ decidedly good hit. in rebulic of
the lisgNtinG Influence :cicrer! t., by ironi-
cally expressing Il desire that the said noMina-
ton should be referred 90 a c"nlaittcc to in
quirc into the politics and religion of the NOM
incc.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-05-27

SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CoSvExryoS.-
This body, which assemblsd in Montgomery.
Alabama, on the 10th instant, adjourned on
the l4th 10 reassemble at Vicksburg in Nav
Of next year. The resolutions in relation To
reoPeDing the slave trade were laid upon the
table, as were also resolutions calling upon the
Governors Of the Southern States to appoint
Delegates To a convention 10 take into consitl-
Grafton ''the present critical position of the
south and the dangers that threaten her in the
future, and to endeavor 10 devise, if possible.
efectual safeguards for her future security and
equality in tie Union, or falling IN THAI 10 20
out nf - -
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-05-27

DIsXIssED.-Mr Il. b. Hackney, the Door
keeper Of the House of Representatives, was
dismissed on Monday last, for having "by his
employment of more subortiinates that are au-
thorize'}, greatly abused the confidence imposed
in him." On Tuesday, Mr.. Joseph L. Wright
wss elected N fl! the varaIycv.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-05-27

A SENSIBLE THING FROM Mn. FvEUErr-
Edward Everett. in a letter apologizing for net
attending the dedication OF n Lew schpoI houS.
closes his letter thus:
We must not rest satisfied wi,L general
impression tha. our schools arc in = very salts
factory condition. There is some danger tha.
snowy accomplishments. slIch as Defamation
and English compostioir--oftcn prematur"iy
attemptcd-and dramatic cxhibitions-whicn
seem to me wholly out of place at school-~I.l
occupy the time and thoughts Of teachers and
pupils. t" the neglect Of thorough instruction
i'll reading, writ,ng, arithmetic, grammar, geo
graphy, history and Christian morality, and
other branches Of solid English education.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-05-27

OCTRACE AT GEoRuErowH. u. C.-O1iccr
Trnnncl OH Wednesday arrested Michael NJ
Ennis, charged upon t!c oath Of Julia 4. H.r-
bert, with having committed an outrage upon
her person, in the Gc"rgctown watch-huusc on
the ;}rd instant. McFnnis was one If the night
watch at the tim". y cO.r@'p 'nlent >ays:
The female III question came Oh from Btl,i-
m"rc-whcre she says she rcSldcs-to meet her
husband, who had gone down the river fishing.
and not meeting with him. and finding herself
in a strange place, and destitute Of means and
knowing no person lii our city, Went 10 tho
station hou<c for lot .ing, where MrEunis took
advantage oi his Position ~ one Of the watch
to pcrpctratc the shameful outrage upon hcr
person. The rest of the watch bad not Couo
"n duty, it being before tie arrival Of the hour
for them 10 do 81. The accused WAS taken be-
fore Jnstic Rrayer, who, upon the evidence Of
the woman, committed him - Jail L. take his
trial before the Criminal Court, and lkewis.
Julia Herbert, as "a witness against him. NJ
Ennis is married man. having, We ale in
formed, a very respectable wilo and children
now rcsidiug in our city
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-05-27

VENERABLE TIME-kEEPER-Ono Of tire
oldest clocks in America Once tho property
of Gov. Hutchinson. Is now own owned bv "a
gentleman i'll this city When the Governors
house was sacked 10y a mob. in 1862, and his
furniture demolished. this clock by some means
escaped injury and fell INTO the hands ii John
Holmes. Il SilvcrsIaith, doing business at tLas
time III Ann street, from whom it vas pur-
chased short time afterwards by the grand
father of the present owncL 1t runs eight
days, strikes the hours. gives the day Of the
month, and is a perfect timc-kccper. Tie
case is Of oak, beautifully inlaid in front with
different kinds of wood. representing figurer,
birds aud flowers, surprisingly liie-lik". 1t has
been well preserved, and il in fine condition.
There is no date upon it, but it, great age -
plainly indicated by the popularity Of it, con-
struction and works. 1t was madc in Ir,adon,
and it is believed to be- quite two centurNo
old-BostOn Transcript.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-05-27


composed Of 24l members, including delegates
from Territories. OF these. 22 have gray
hairs and 30 are bald; l. wear full boards ::
) the EIustachc alone and 1l3 have whiskcrs
Of different fashions. from the :'goatec" to the
':mutton-chop" style. The appearance of the
House is very youthful, and members are ccn-
orally medium sized men North Carolina has
the tallcst representatives and Maine tie short
est Not more than 6 members of the build
Of the renowned Jake Fallstatf. and of these
Kentucky has representative who shows the
best living.
OF the members Of the House. S5 are accom-
panied by their wives; % by their daughters
alone. About one fourth of the members are
single men, and of these one half are con-
tirmcd old bachelors, and the remainder want 70
get married whenever they can There are
probably i'll the House about two dozen hand
some men," in the opinion Of the ladies. and
about the same number who are in the opin-
ion of the same judges, '.hidcous."
There are five members who speak on every
question which comes up, and participate in
all the legislation done, both public and pri-
vate. Three always speak for the ladies in
the gallery and are never happy unless some
bright eyes are gazing at them.
About one haif of the House are talking
men, and these may lie divided into seven
classes. as follows: First, eloquent and logical
orators; second logical and eloquent; third
sound rea>oners; fourth, good takers fifth
buncumb speakers sixth vistuperative de-
nouncers and seventh. bores The first four
classes, may add, are very small, while the
last three are large.
Hon. Joshua r. Giddngs. Of Ohio, is the
Oldest member aud the oldest man in the
House He has been there about 90 wears.
Mr.. Orr. Of South Carolina the Speaker, has
represented his constituents some IA years ::
and Mr.. Houston. of Alabama, has been in the
House nearly as long.
4 birds eve view" Of the House does not
strike the observer with conviction that it is
very great-great IN intellect, great in patri-
OtisIn, great IN soul.
There is very little genius to emit flashes Of
light. and the talent among the members is
like the gold of Australia, covered up with a
great deal of earthly matter. The word
which describes the House best is 'clever. -
the members are very clever men in every
sense of the term and there is as much good
ness of heart among them as can be found in
any two hundred and forty-one men in the
country.
! Hox. WILLIE p. MAxGUN.-The Charlotte
! IN. Ci Democrats learns from a gentleman
/ living in Mr. Mangrp's county, Orange, that
| he is confined TO his home by paralysis For
some time past he has been unable 10 walk
about but very little, if at ALL His legs, from
! hips down, are paralyzed, and his tongue seems
considerably affected i'll the same way. He
still has the use OF his arms
DIsXIssED.-Mr. Il. B. Hackney, the Door
keeper Of the House of Representatives, was
dismissed on Monday last, for having .by his
employment of more subor,;inates that are au-
! thorize}, greatly abused the confidence imposed
in him." On Tuesday, Mr.. Joseph l. Wright
} W. nlee4el An tn The rannr.r,a
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WANTS..

WANTED-A CHAMBERMATD and
W DINING-ROOM SERVANT. Immediately =
Good wages given. Apply to Mrs HOWARD. on
Bank street. or Is
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- $50 $50, $50. $50, $50.--sis-
asRs s.wIso MAcHirrs-we haye inst psoGncss
New fsniiy sewing Machine. containing the latest
Improvement. ct the extreme low pf'eo %
This Machine win be warranted to sew e greater
WsaS Machine Il ever ps eaSbsa virgins
rsd1csioa in The price Of ali our STANDARD Sewing
Machines was made on the Ist October, 1858.
Il Of ss .ds p E,sa ~ e.
son Co TO refer to them il his advertisements bar
pen TO expsrierce a. others sonetimes 40, has The
and holding Of both threads when commencing =
3D. Gs lsm a zs o thread to
another, and accomplish good work %, Ina. sill, r
fabrics such oiled SILK or goods q rresuisr ;ne
delicate fsbrics the thread il chafed BY too mneh
friction, and the surface Of the goods injured o.p
THAI sew,Pss S00ss Of s1G:e
some fabrics puckeripg will take place. Itn; III,
in spite Of all precautions straight mail
bae stitch-and sometimes the straight thread VII
vary from one side to tire other. sth. Tnss III na
%sesn 1s ussd With the
will yery often get out OF order and require the
tentiop Of machinist l0h That it Is incapable o.
being nss %s 90 saT Ss sdss OF Vrrra
wheeler Wilson Machines. experience any OF the
defects are not necessary evils and II they Will call
at our office in Richmond. we will show them
Machines which will demonstrate this Important
For all general manufacturing purposes i u well
known that there is nothing at all equal TO singer
gard to Sewing Machines for the parlor. the pianta
ton or the workshop, We court discussion, invite
comparison and enailenes eop st aonrovsd .ty's
attached to any Oh sinss'' I N SINGER 1 20.
2I7 Main ct, Richmond, Va.
scI2-st @ BUTTsRFlELD, Agt.
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The agent OF Mr. CaAaLEs CsxpnsrL, for receiv-
iug subscriptions for forthcoming History OF
Virginia, will, we learn, soon call upon our CHI.
Gems, and ~ trust be may receive tho universal
encouragemsnt which such work deserves we
need not Inform the intelligent reader that tne'e
10 probably no man in the United States 10 mo
roughly qus,if Cd as CHARIxs CAMPBELL, OF fe'eF'-
burg, to produce valuable aud reliable nn'ory OF
this glorious old Commonwealth. MT. CAMPbhLLs
former History Of Virginia, Of which this an en-
lareement, never provoked but one unfavoraoie
criticism, and that It's conciseness. In all
other respects. It was placed, by common consent,
at the head of the histories Of Virginia. The peri
oa,c.I press with the North American Review
leading OF, spoke Of it In terms Of Just praise, and
II received emphatic concentrations frem the
nrincipal Journals Of the State. Mr.. John NJ Dam
je,. Of the Richmond Examiner, said: ave can
without the slightest hesitation, pronounce 1t the
most valuable and remarkable volume ever pub
Iishee on the subject 1t il now the standard work
upon Virginia, and 1t will ever remain the touch
stone ty which we will accuracy OF all future
writer's upon H." Such work. improved and en-
lsrsed, and published in the most elegant style,
10 surely one which every Virginia gentlemaL'
h,vng the slightest pride 10 his state, or interest
iu her annals and her literature, will take some
pains to have in his library.
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American Plan for Purifying the
Thames

Among the various plans proposed for the puri-
ficaton of the river Thsmes, matter in which the
health Of London is vitality interested, is one by
the distinguished American Engineer, Charles Ell
lett Jr., who has addressed letter to the
London Times, which the editor has thought
of sufficient merit to render it worthy an insertion
in his influential columns. The proposition pars
takes Of the ingenuity and bodness charac teristc
of its distinguished author. The tide rises at
London Bridge from 10 to "a feet perpepdicularly
according to whether the flow is nedp or sprinC.
Mr.. 4. suggests a method of leaving the present
drainage as it is, and constructing a canal upon
such q principle that it would be the means of
purifying the water of the Thames He saws that
the difficulty of removing the impurities which
are poured into the Thames through the sewers OF
London, arises from the small quantity Of fresh
water discharged by the living into the tidal stream
this limited volume being insufficient to force out
the corrupted water and to supply Its place with
an adequate mass of pure water from the interior
country. Consequently, the material discharg, d
from the sewers is 1oated back and FORTH in front
of the city, by the tides gradually but slowly find
ing it's way to the ocean. And he proposes to
remedy this evil by converting the food tide of the
Thames at London, into almost continued ebb
Thus
81 would cut canal from some point on the
Thames below the city, where the water ceases to
be Duriously tainted to some point above the city,
where the water of the interior brought down By
tho river still continues to preserve a healthy de-
gree Of purity The object of this canal is to per
NIT the pure food tidal water to flow up from the
ocean to suitable point above the metropolis
without necessarily bearing back with it the i'm
pure water which had been carried down BY the
preceding ebb. This artificial tide of pure sea
water will be poured into the Thames above the
city, and descend the channel of the river with
the ebb
"The tide admitted by gates at or near the mouth
OF tho river and then permitted to rush into the
Thames at Battersea, some three or four miles
above London, would, it 10 contended so cleanse
the Thames at low water, that the water flowing
through the deDsely built metropolis would be 50
far pure that it could not by evaporation aud
miasma, endanger the health of the Inhabitants
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Virginia Mechanics Institute-Rich
mond Library, Schools and Read

n0nd Library, SCHOOLS ahu Ne"u
ing Room.
The approaching CIR Of this Institute will be
altogether the most spGplete and attractive that
has ever been held \ Richmond The display OF
machinery especially wiil be "f a character ana on
n scale that has never before been witnessed 10
Virginia. The new and handsome edihee y the 10
.ti,ute will be ready In time, and the hs really
grand one, will be crowded with varioue& Jects OF
intcrest from all parts of the State. and probably OF
the country. We anticipate brilliant inaugura-
ton Of the new and spacious building. and that
the noble cause to which it is dedicated will re-
ceive an impetus which will be favorabiy felt IN
it's whole future career.
In this connection we may notice that tie ex
tepsiye and valuable Richmond Library, which
was in the possession Of the Atben@um until the
Atheo@um hall was sold, is now in the Virginia
Mechanics Institute, and as soon as the books can
he arranged that library, and that of the Virginia
Historical Society, with its fine paintings, will be
open to the use of all who become mem bers OF the
Mechanics Institute, an advantage which may be
obtained for the inconsidersbIe price Of S.
Persons being members have also the privilege
of Joining, or sending their children to- the excel
lent night schools of the Institute, which have
been for some years in operation, and are among
the very best and most useful features of this no
bic enterprise.
We understand that there is also to be read.
ing room attached to the new hall, at which the
leading daily papers of Gil the great cities Of the
Union will be found, aud which will form high
ly useful as well agreeable resort for our men
OF business we'll as other citizens and strangers
In short, this Mechanics Institute is about to be-
come one Of the constitutions" of our metropolis
aud of Virginia, and will one day achieve as great
a name and influence as the renowned Institute of
Maryland, the pride Of the great city and Common.
wealth in which 1t IL situated.
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RlAh0n0feV.

On Sunday last, Bishop Otey, of Tennessee,
preached In st. James church. in this city, in the
morning, In the Monumental in the afternoon, and
In st. Psuls at night His sermons on these occa-
sons, were distinguished by the vigor Of thougkt,
purity Of style, and directness of speech, which
are characteristic of this truly eminent divine, one
OF the ables and most respected of the Bishops Of
the Episcopal church. His many friends aud ad-
mirers in this city, pleased to see the remark
able improvement in his health which has occurred
since his last visit
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CTILL WE LEAD We are selling q

CTILL WE LEAD We are selling
~ really good Sewing NJ chine for FIFTY DBL
LARS, constructed on the same principle as cur
most approved styles.
This Machine is not gotten up TO sustain the fail
ing reputation Of better one. 1t has never been
at that price, put down to $50 1t is not offered to
the public with the assurance that it is Just the same
as somebody's else, only good deal better, and net
worth q -, at that; but II Is recommended as
the best Fifty Dollar Machine erer produced, and is
warranted do greater edTletv OF work, 10 do 1t
BETTER quicker and with greater ease, than any other
machine in the market.
Wilson's Sewing Machine fully sustains its envis
BILE reputation Of superiority for general use.
The great and rapidly increasing sales OF this
Machine, speak polames IN its praise. The high
numbers marked on thera. astonish and convince
the incredulous and rather alarm the permanent
establishment" whose great bottom" (of which
hear so much ought to inspire it with greater
degree of confidence in it's permanent success in
Richmond than 1t has lately exhibited.
The persons using our Machines, understand per
fectly when they meet with little difficulty (Which
are readily overcome) in the adjustmeut of the ma
chine and arrangement of the work; that these
troubles, and others. of greater magnitude,
perienced in an infinitely greater degree 10 operating
the cumbersome old rattle-traps of some makes
using the noisy, greasy, geared multiplying and
feelng wheels, and recprocsting shuttle.
Determined to sell tine cheapest, we'll the best
Machines we have reduced the price of all stan
dard Machines about 90 per cent. from the former
prices
An examination of the comparative merits of this
and other Machines is respectfully invited from all
who feel an interest in the subject.
III CRAIGE, Agent for
Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Co,
Oc lit" 227 Main ST. Richmond.
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Gov. wIsE's LErrHa.-The letter of Gov Wise. on
the trade between Virginia aud South America. Ia
attracting attention. The New York Herald In
reviewing 1t, says that ifall the yirginians had
the spirit displayed 10 1t, the Iine would soon be
an accomplished fact, but as the matter stands,
"Gov. Wise will be obliged to call on Wall street
or allow the trade to take its course a. before
The New York correspondent of the National In.
teliigencer says:
"Tbe letter Of Gov. Wise, on the subjcct Of new
avenues OF trade for Virginia, excites much attsn-
ton here, ~ exhibiting . compreheosiyeness Of
vision in commercial matters, and = research far
beyond that which Ii usually given 10 practicable
subjects by politicians. In this, In all the pro
ductiops Of this remarkable man, be has infused a
yigor Of thought and an enthusiasm for his native
State, which cannot fall to arouse the energies Of
the leading men OF the Old Domiaion. Nature bss
doos weDdsrs for Virginia, in the way OF soil. cl
mate, variety and abundance OF minsrals, and in
the extent aud copiousnsss Of her rivers; ali of
which, u turned TO proper account, would give her
= pfcminence only second to the Empire State -
Indeed many OF her sanguine sons think she
y nignt ps the hr.t 10 commercial and msnufactnr.
log Importance"
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Nav Publications.

"Mrs. Putnam's Receipt Book, and Young House.
keepers Assistant. New aud enlarged edition.
The author has added largely to the number and
variety of the receipts In the first edition of her
volume, published eight years ago. For sale by
j. Woodhouse.
walter seyton: a story of rural life 10 Virsi.
MIA" "Karl Kiegler, or the Fortunes of Found-
ling" These are interesting children stories .-
For sale by J. Woodhouse.
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Fort,fv,ur v.lent,a

Among the late items of English intelligence, it
Is stated that engineers are surveying Valentia
with the view Of erecting strong Notifications. 1t
was predicted at the time the cable was laid, that
Great Britain would fortiy both the points Of its
termini 10 the most efficient manner, it being OBJ
vious that, ia the event of war with America, the
first thing our countrymen would have to do,
would be to cut the ends Of the cable, which they
bad helped to lay.