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WASHINGTON, July A.-The Post Once De
partment having determined TO resume the inves-
nSstion into the alleged official misconduct of the
Postmaster at Chicago, two special agents have
oeen dispatched thither for that purpose Consid-
efaole excitement is said to prevail in Chicago
WAsHlNeroS, July 25-Constant reports here
seem 10 have raised the belief that our government
eontempiates extraordinary action in respect 10
Me1SAh enalfs, but there is good authority for
asserting the contrary. IL is regarded az doubtful
whether the Senate would ratify a treaty giving
20 hgh sum Tor the right Of way foF faSlroads
across mexico as one or the other of her two GOV
srnments might mr. - A'i wv gov
ne receipts from customs last ,z,est ., ~ -,
YORK Were one million and half OF doli... W"
From Information recently received i'm mi. o,,r
d appears that some Of the Southern ren,.as ~
nses while claiming to be opposed 10 TIE - .
Ing OF the African slave trade are pledgino ,s
selves to introduce in Congress a bill repea1,n ,I
ms statutes upon the subject leaving Ia an fb.a
profess 70 desire, to the regulation Of the sever.
STATES But AZ the constitution confers on Con
gfss. the power to prohibit the trade, and a,
oeatn seems to be regarded a. too severe a pen-
ly Tor Violating what some consider merely a
1~ esuialng commerce, IL is thong ht that those
VINO are opposed to the slave trade viii agree upon
measure with view TO make the prchibition
Ano ADDITION more effective by the Certainty OF
Runiaement otherwise than capital, and thus thev
t1,nk good VIII result from the present agitation
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ALIEN ANDRIA.

~o'"'P"''rc"ee " INC Stuf.
ALEXANDRIA, July %, 1859.
some two weeks since horse belonging 10 Mr..
a. T. Addison, of this county. was stolen, and
nothing heard Of it until yesterday when oficer
hembie, Of your city, discovered the animal in
the possession of a man named Zachariah X
Biggs, in the vicinity of the Long Bridge. Biygs
was arrested, and by consent brought 10 this place
where he had hearing yesterday before Justice
summers, who sent him to jail for further exam
inauon tomorrow morning. Mr.. Addison fully
identified the animal as bis property - a.~--.
Justice Price issued a warrant YESTERDAY for the
arrest OF Robert Beavers charged with assaultipy
Catharlne Thompson, on Saturday.
h. Il. bradshaw Co., of this place have been
awarded the contract for rebuilding the bridge Al
HarPer's Ferry, which was lately blown down
Mr.. VIM. Cross, who keeps an eating stand In
our market, was ''done" out of SO 50 and two
breakfasts, on Saturday morning, by two men.
who obtained their meal and the above change 10,
counterfeit ten-dollar bill on the Northwestern
Bank Of Virginia. .lf
William Mccormick was before the Mayor tbi,
morning, charged with whipping his wife. No
one appearing against him, he was discharged :
The Marshall House is undergoing some fepairs
preparatory to reopening early In September M
Martin Maddux, Its former proprietor, is to CON.
ooc' u again. cd. CARLos.
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IDA British officer writing from Teberan
Persia, to the London Times, remarks: "A Can.
artc Pill manufactured by ian American Chemist
(Dr j. c. Aver, of Lowell, Mass) has cured the
Shah Of Liver Complaint that threatened hi,
NE This simple fact, as might be expected. rem.
ders the Americans immensely popular here, while
we English are overlooked. Doubtless our ov,
scholars made the discoveries which he EMPLOYS
and thus 1t is in everything; do the labor then
the housing Americans put their mark on II and
take the reward. Doct Aver is idolized by Ii.
Court and its Tetainers here, which will doubles,
be reflected to him on a gold snuff box, or dis.
mond hilted sword, while not the name even of
Davy, christoson or Brodie-the great lights by
which be shines, is known ."-New York Sxudav
Popsr
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AZ deed of trust from Mrs BIandipa Dnd
ley Of Dudley Observatory celebrity. conveying
all her real and personal estate. amounting to
s25OeV, to Rutger b. Miller, jr.. for certain pur
poses, Is now the subject of considerable talk i'm
scientific and legal circles at Albany, Ny. AL
though the paper appears Of record duly authen
Heated. &c. Mrs. Dudley. il is said. denies hav
ing executed such paper, knowing il to be such.
The young gentleman in whose name this trust
Is executed is the son IF the subscribing witness.
at whose instance Mrs. Dudley says she affixed
TO II her signature, under the superstition that she
was executing power Of attorney authorizing
the adjustment Of some difficulties growing ont
OF the Dudley Observatory controversy
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spirit of In. Morning Pre.s.

The CoHstitVtica alludes to the difference of
opinion of the opposition press in regard to the
union Of the Democracy, and in another article
treats upon the occupation of the Island Of Perrin
by Great Britain, suggesting thaisuch occupstion,
Notwithstanding the excitement of the war in
Italy, is again made the subject Of grave coatre-
versy in the political circles of Europe. 5
The InteliigsHeer holds that the naturalization
doctrine lsely announced by the letter of ipstsuc-
tions TO Minister at Berlin is in conflict with
the statute law Of Virginia on the subject where
in the letter provides that mo such act of becom.
ing citizen of foreign State shall have any effect
If done while the United States are at war with
any foreign power, ----.---
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AT THE IIYGEIA.

A.
mo. D. Oh Point Comfort. Va. July ~ {
There is so much to he seen here in the few
brief hours have allotted to remain as that m,
visit to the matinee in the ball room was yer,
brlef one. The hall itself is said to be the lsrpes
and most airy watering place hall in the country
It's present occupants almost excusiv ely younr
iolkS-ladies and gentemen-junio or quests of tn,
mousse The ladies are in their morning dresses
and all ceremony is waived, capital colored band
ofhclates, and some twenty sets are upon the floor
Their dancing, amid the animated conversation
of the crowd of lookerson, completes very arree.
able scene.
This establishment-the Old Point Comfort bo-
tei-covers an Immense space, being ample 10 AZ
commodate some seven or eight hundred guests
though OF but two stories. A large court i'm the
centre Of the buildings, shaded by fuIl.yro,,r
trees, adds much to the comfort Of its puests a,
well as another similar court behind the main
range Of buildings. All round them is a biyblv.
cultivated flower garden, intersperscd with gray.
eled walks and plots of grass The rooms are com.
Paratively large and airy SO that all enioy the ad
vantage OF the delicious breeze directly i'm from
the sea, which, blowing almost constantly, forms
achief inducement for the presence Of the great
crowds Of visitors who patronize it,
The garden farms in the neil hborhood are those
hoh WHICH tue earliest ana choicest supplies of
fruits and vegetables sold in the markets of Wash.
lngton, Baltimore, and New Yo.k come The
bay In front Of the door furnishes the delicious
oysters, crabs, hard and soft, sheepshead, hog.
nsh, mackerel, sea trout, taylors, &C, which are
now to be had in the Federal Metropolis ON the
arrival OF each Norfolk boat. The Baltimore
boats daily bring down the choicest beef mptton
veal, fowls, &c, obtainable in that market 90
all here are living literally upon the fat of the
land. such feeding is to be enjoyed in few other
places woto Of. Hard by are the billiard, bowling.
and Pistol-iring saloons, which are crowded. from
early till late, with ladies as well as gentlemen
themselves, each set according to its own
taste stones throw OF are the lighthouses. so
constructed ont in the bay as that the bather
chooses deep or shallow water, and need have no
fear whatever Of the interminable shark providing
around The ladies' bath house In now crowded.
hear, as usual. The splashing Of the dear erea-
lures reaches my ear momentarily, with the merry
iangh from dozens Of choral Threats, evolved in
oxen OF some feminine aquatic feat; what pre-
oiseiy, we OF the other sex are left to imagine
d am now writing at noon, and such Is the
scene around me, rendered more exciting and
paeasnraoie by the bright uniforms of army and
navy omcers, and here and there soldier, there
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III In New York, street fight between Tom
Hyer and the Benicia Boy came very near taking
place between two and three o'clock on SATURDAY.
morning. 1t seems that the two met in the bar
room of the Dexter House Broome street. where n
dispute arose between them in relation to their
respective capacities as fighters The friends of
both parties made efforts to draw them into a
fight, and succeeded so far as to cause them 10
strip and adjourn to the sidewalk. where they
were about to have il out, but two or three disn-
terested persons interfered and put stop to it.
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d IDA party of eight Michiganders have lately
returned from Pixies Peak, reporting that gold
was not there in sufficient quantities to pay for GO
ing and hunting after 1t. They thoroughly tested
three different claims in the ''Gregory diggings"
and the highest amount made by one man IN a
day was 80 so, while many worked hard all day
without any return at all
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IL Our exchanges generally, with the excep-
tion Of the New York Courier and ENQUIRER
which stands by Louis Napoleon through thick
and thin,) seem thoroughly disguised with the
inconprehensible termination Of the European
war The general opinion seems to be that Ma
Poleol, with all his military successes found
himself in tight place politically; hence his
singular backing down in his crusade for Italian
Independence
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u Gen. Houston, in published letter, ex-
presses the opinion that the attempt to revive the
African slave trade is an attempt to bring about
disunion, and that if successful in the efforts to
reopen the trade, the South would be overrun by
African barbarians, and lives, and what is
worse, our homes and our families, would be SUBJ
jet 10 their barbarites and it would in no posi-
bic way advance our general or national prosper
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DT The courtezan, Virginia Stewart, in New
iofk, who was shot by r. C. Mcdonald on Sat-
urday, lies In Precarons condition at the New
York Hospital. The surgeons have in vain at
tempted to extract the balls which are supposed
70 he Embedded in the back Of the head at the
base OF the skull. But slight hopes are enter
tanned OF her recovery. Mcdonald is confined in
the Tombs, where he receives bis friends and
co1verses with them freely on the subject Of his
Incarceration
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CT"OccasionaP' Of the Philadelphia Press re-
iterates the assertion that Judge Douglas is prepar
ing still more elaborate argument on the subjec
Of popular sovereignty in the Territories, and adds
that sueha paper has been nearly completed by
Judge d and will soon be published
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-26

IL AT large and enthusiastic meeting in
favor of Sunday travel the city railroads, in
Philadelphia, on Sunday last, Quaker preacher
named Josiah Bond, made strong speech in
favor OF allowing the poor mans car the same
privileges as the rich mans chariot Not having
any carriage Of his own he found the Sunday cars
very convenient and cheap way of getting TO his
ministerial appointments in the outskirts of the
city
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DThe New Orleans Picayune says that the
American surveyors Of the Isthmus Of Tehuantc-
pee, in their explorations the Pacific coast dis
covered the ruins Of an ancient city within few
miles Of the sea. The surveying party brought
back a large number Of teracot, idols musical
instruments. silver rings, 0"" 'e''ov5 all of
,4,hi~L IaAio..4 advanced condition of civiliza-
ton among the aboriginal people of Mexico.
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0At Philadelphia, on Saturday night party
Of five young lads, with two girls in company,
hired boat at Paramount and proceeded to the
Fails of Schuylkill to indulge in dance. While
there the entire crowd became much inebriated
and in their attempt to unmoor the boat, lad
named Benjamin Hatfield and a girl known as
'.Slgarr were drowned.
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" The prisoners In the Michigan peniten-
uary, at Detroit had fourth of July celebration,
as well as those in our own pententary They
had dinner Of cakes, cheese, lemonade, d c >.
after which they offered toasts, sang songs, made
speeches, and had a good time generally.
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III Mr.. BTatton reports for the st. Louis
Herald. He reported report of an arrest of
party of seTenaders. Policeman Russell did not
like the report. He knocked the reporter down.
The reporter got up again The policeman, it is
reported was sent 10 the Calaboose
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ID There were one hundred thousand bushels
OF potatoes shipped from Bangor, Me., last year,
principally to Boston, worth s65, 900.
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A RESOLUTION In favor of Jos w. M.,l.

ANKsuLUIIoH ~ tayoF0lJ !
: Rssoired ~ rhs Board Of A ldermea end Board of
Soxnnton CsxScd sf tAe Cvpesstiss ef Gsssgstotcs.
I'M ina, snsre De- and hereby aPProPriased out Of
ated, the sum Of two hundred aud sixts-sI dollars
and fo'ty-nne cents, In full for his bill for fefaIs
OF the pumps Of the town for six months end
Ing June o, 1859. [APproved July Is, 1859.
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DThe Charleston News says that instead of
that city being unhealthy during the months of
May and June, as intimated by the Richmond
Enquirer, il is, during those months, the healthi-
est city in the United States for any persons from
any section
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II During the late harvest gin Indiana, a
i" Hoosier'' girl kept up with cradle one day,
neatly binding one hundred and 81 xty dozen large
bundles Of oats
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IL A baker in Quebec has brought ffty-nln
suits against his -four dealer - thirty for short
weight and twenty-nine for false tares marked
upon the barrels ..r-
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IL Mr.. otway, who as representative of Brit
ain in Mexico, has made himself personally OBJ
jectionable, has been called home.
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II The Jews of Boston have selected a ceme-
terry in South Reading ten miles from the city, for
the exclusive use of their persuasion. - g..
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A RESOLUTION in favor Of Samuel Bootcs, Jr.
Rssofesd By the Board Of Alder,nen asd Socrd Of
Corasnoa Cosscii Of the Crporation Of Geersete,cn
That the sum Of one hundred and nine dollars and
nftY cents be, and the same 10 hereby, appropria-
ted, to be paid by the Clerk 70 the order or Samn
Bootes, II, for his bill q surveyor, from Feb. l.
1859, to June 30, 1850 's,. ',''''s - -" .
Approved July 10, 1859. ~ see t..r5.f} / 4.
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IL The potato rot is said to be making such
havoc in the State Of Rhode Island that in some
localities the will prove almost total failure
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CORPORATION LAWS,

. A Resolution in favor Of E. A. EIiason.
Resolred by the Board Of Aldermen and Board ~
Coninaoa CoHsca Of fhs Corporafioa Of Geoygetoten
That the sum Of nine dollars be, and the same Is
hereby, appropriated, to be paid by the CLERK to
the order Of E. A. Eliason, for oil furnished NV
order Of the Mayor, In 1855, for fire apparatus. .
Approved July l6, 1859. n
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PROP, SAILS INVITED.

Il ROPOSALS IN wrltins and seated will he re-
ce Ted at the Mayors office, GEORGETOWN, ID. G., for
Gravel, ahd the pr, aiding of the ZANE upon such
s,rests of The town as sns be designated by . h
for InaterIa and lator of every KIND. Unless tho
ads he 1niI, and the Gravel of the best auality
of the streets.
Further information can be had on application to
the subscriber.
HENRY ADDISON, Ma,or.
MAYORS Once, Georgetown, ID. c., July 25th,I8s9
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RETURNED.-Moses Kelley, Chief Clerk of the
Interior Department, who has been absent for two
or three weeks at his home in New Hampshire,
returned to this city to-day. and Immediately Ell
tered upon the discharge of his duties.
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Hon. GEO. C. wHIrINe.-This gentleman,
Commissioner of Pensions, who has been sojourn-
ing few days In Virginia, for the purpose of re-
cruitng his health, yesterday returned to this CITY,
and day entered upon the duties of his position
feeling greatly improved in health and spirits by
this short recreation from official cares, res a.. .,
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The WEArHER.-The following report Of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The time Of observation is about Of CLOCK
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GEORGET0WN ADVERTIsEMTs.

@NOTICE.-Georg Water Tax bills for
uS the current year are now ready. An abate
ment oil i've per cent will he allowed on the sam. III
paid at the Clerks Office on before the LIST day of
august next CHAS. ID. WEIGH,
O <-ot Tax Collector.
TOR RENT IN GEORGETOWN- n,v
iwo-ttory FRAME HOUSE with brick base
ment and kitchen. The House contains eleven
rooms, with water and gas tnrous bout. Also a
bath room With Fantry. The House is one of IN.
most convenient IN this place, with every conve-
Iienpe thar could Ire desired. Rent moderate 30 a
good tenant. Apply to JOHN LANE. No 10 Sec
on5 street Georgt town, ID. c., or in the Northern
and Central Markets, Washing ton.
Is StaW2W
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being always stationed here large force. The
parties that strollGf down the beach or rode out
on horseback shofJy after breakfast, are now one
by one droppingin at the ball room, which 10 be-
coming inomentasily more crowded. How haupe
all thee gar follm sre. = Looking upon them
without kn0wledRe q afars Of life, ore would
imagine that care fog nought can ever cloud the
brow Of any Of them, g 4
Our friends, the Israelfses, drive their lbsisk
trades here, as everywhere. They take eligiblf
situated rooms at high prices and string their fc
male - ixins' across their windows and OUTSIDE
of their doors Their miniature bazaars seem TO
be always thronged with the ladies, who are bent
on shopping here, as elsewhere. / really know
not whose passion is strongest that Of theIsr.ei-l
ties to make money that Of the ladies to shop.
The intensity of both is being singuiarly
fed just new around me- r~~r-oz,--.. --
The interior Of the fort. find is favor,te
strolling place of the guests of the Hygeia Going
| there a few minutes since found various groups
| and bands of them sauntering in its shady and
carefully preserved walks Its position here adds
| not a little to the attractions Of Old Point as
watering, or rather bathing place. g.. ssr
| After dinner, all was for an hour or two COM
paratively quiet-the gentlemen guests, as well N
the ladies, enjoying siesta, for the most part I
envy the sleepers. Happy creatures they are, not
to be tied down to the drudgsry Of daily news.
paper which requires its servitor to he always
wide awake and as lively, intellectually as a
cricket, however languid and stupid he may really
feel. On the whole, will compromise with SON.
nus on an hour or SOS fishing so am of in a
canoe to catch, rather to try to catch, sleeps
head. w D. WI
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LAND SALSA considerable quantity of the
public domain in Minnesota has been directed to
be sold by the Commissioner of the General Land
Office during the coming autumn. These lands
are said to be very valuable, and large number
of bidders will doubtless be attracted to the sale
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nor RENT-Two new and ye,y commodiou,
BKlCk STORE HOUSES. corner OF GAY and
nign st eos; opposite Fo' rest Hall, Georgptov n ,
considered one of the best if net the best in the
town. Apply to BLADEN FORREST, G"orgs-
.oWn, ~. =. jy IS 2w*
A. TAKE NOTICE.
ALI. persons owning PROPERTY ON either aide of
second street between niSh street and 4 western
limit. are required by an ordiIance of the Corpo a
ton OF Georgetown. ID G, approved 25d day of July
NY, 70 have the fnOtways fronting on tbs same
paved with good. hard brick. and IN conformity
70 the established grade of laid street. within THIRTY
aays. The work must be dos with materials and
In style OF workmanship to be approved Of by the
undersigned, within tho lime above siatsd or The
Improvement, an each case Of failure. Will be made
10y the subscriber and paid for ost of the procacSs
Of the tax which has been Levied for thai rnrnosa
HENRY ADDISON, Msyor
Mayors Office, Georgetpwn, D. c., July Is. is5s.
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WOOD AND COAL
pP0PoSALS FOR SERVICE HYpKANTs
OR STREET T6a ETd plRGISkdX yS FOUNTAINS

OR S FJR s sFd SR fEk fd 81 IfSStSfAfEs
one hundred street Hydfants or DfinEif F on0l o.
ns, to be Inserte in the gas lamp posts Of gorge
.Drawings can be seen At the cffics Of the under
signed, on Capitol Hill, WASHINGTON.
tion Of Georgttovn. b airing six per cent fDtIrsst
issued IN certifcat redeemabie, as the annual tax
The proposals should state a single prc. for each
MIGRANT, which Is TO Include the valves, cocks
nanoes Of the ants ready to be attached to the
lamp posts, Including seven feet Of three quarter
Proposals. sealed, endorsed Proposal far H,-
Grants for 6sorsetovn;" Ard Addressed 20 ,he un-
-. Be ss Basy
other parsons as may choose to attend, on the 18th
By order Of Il The sI Water Board.
iy z2-dtyuly2s =, NC. MEIGs.
FOR NEW. YoRK.zThs fast salIi 8 PACKET
schooner Hamilton, Captain Ogden, VIII
Ply ysi M &C Was.a p6bSE: IL
II 100000 BRICKS. :.
Wanting Bf ass So S%s 81 s. F.
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PACKET BOAT PLYING CLOUD win run
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The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-10-15
OUR TRIP.

By invitation, We had the pleasure of
accompanying Prest. Brigham Young
on q tour TO the head waters Of CITY
Creek. +. !. +.
The party consisted Of Presidents
Young, KimbaH and Wells, and about
thirty other gentlemen. Leaving Prest.
Young's residence about 7 a. m. of the
llth, camp was made about II am.
on the Eastern side of what is generally
termed the Summit, but in reality,
SIMPLY cross range of the bluffs in
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HORACE GREEDY AGAIN.

Our readers viii not require an
apology for again bringing this singu-
lar man and talented writer before
them. Our space would not permit
fuller extracts, or we would have given
them. For stranger visiting our set