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The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-09-24
MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM.
RY EREDLpIGIx nAIIGI
DOUGLASS.


vol, limo. 464 PIP, Illustrated Price 81,
postage paid.
1t reveals the miseries of servile life with in
tense vividness and impressiveness that can but
fasten its facts and arguments upon the readers
mind as with pen OF IRON and with the point of
diamond.-Vt. Journal.
This volume besides its many moving and
thrilling details, affords evidence of most remark
able man. MIR. Douglass has emphatically made
himself AS a writer and speaker he has but few
equals in the country.-ChristianA drocate.
1t presents clear and graphic picture of his
slavehfe from his earliest reeoections, his escape
and his life since, including his experiences in this
country and Europe. No one will deny Mr.. Dou-
glass the possession of genus and character of
high order He writes in a nervous, clear, and
most telling manner, clothing his narrative with
intense interest, and conveying his moral impress
sions with vividness that leaves the reader
scarcely any escape. The subject is deeply tragic
and, in his mastery handling, possesses an en-
crossing interest-N. Y. Evangelist.
We have before listened to the homely tale of
the liberated slave, but it did not impress us as
does this narrative of Douglass for the reason
that we were left to supply the commentary which
and felt what he relates. The story bears through
out the impress of truth, and the manner in which
it is told stamps the writer as man of genius and
a high order of talent.-Ohio State Journal
This is splendid work The personal worth of
the author, the deserved popularity he has secured
throughout this nation, and the universal desire
that prevails to have memento of one of natures
noblemen, will conspre to create an unprecedent-
ed demand for this book Wesleyan.
The book is written with the happiest descrip-
tive power, with nerve and vigor OF expression
and with richness of style. 1t has an ample re-
source in phrase, great perspicuity, and musical
resonating, and halfrhythmi STYLE which reminds
the reader of the authors origin and of the native
melodies of his race. The book manifests high,
and, to US, unexpected polish The interest
aroused and kept up by perusal of this book is
of a high order, and rarely degenerates.-
DQily Adue7tiser
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GERRIT SMITH IN CONGRESS.

0IaVery mas no right but to die
A work of over 400 pages, containing all his
speeches delivered in Congress Also an accurate
likeness.
Price only 50 cents per copy, and stage paid.
THE PALM LAND;
OR, WEST AFRICA, ILLUSTRATED
Being history of missionary labors and travels,
with descriptions of men and things in Western
Africa. Also, Synopsis of all the missionary
work on that continent.
BY GEORGE THOMPSON,
Author of various works on Africa
Price $1.25. Sent by mail free of postage.
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SCIENCE OF MUSIC.

He also offers his services to churches or indi-
viduals, to sing at, or conduct for moderate
compensation, the vocal department of concerts
exhibitions, to act agent for persons desir
ing to give concerts.
Persons living at distance desiring information
from this city or vicinity, or wanting to make
purchases in this market and not having the time
or means TO come themselves, might find it advan-
tageous to employ the subscriber as his circle of
acquaintance is very large, and his facilities for
purchasing or selling very favorable.
TERMS, MODERATE
Please address the subscriber, at the office of
the Anglo African" or at his residence No. %
Talman street, Brooklyn, L. l. Off
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MISCELLANEOUS.
THE PROVINCIAL FREEMAN
AII-MONTHLY ADVERTISER,
Is published by /. D. SHADD & CO,
CHATHAM, G. ".


CHATHAM, G. w.
TERMs-one Dollar per year, invariably in ad-
vance.
The /" Provincial Freemen" viii be devoted to
Anti-Slavery, Emigration, Temperance, and Cen
eral Literature. It will open its columns to the
views of men of different political opinions, re-
serving the right, as an independent Journal, OF
full expression on all questions projects affect
ing the people in political way.
Not committed to the views of any religious
sect exclusively, it will carefully observe the
rights OF every sect, at the same time that a re-
seryation shall be made in favor of an existing
difference of opinion as to the views or actions OF
the sects respectively.
AS an advertising medium, as vehicle of infor-
nation on Agriculture, and as an enemy to vice
in any and every conceivable form, and promot-
er of good morals, it shall be made worthy of the
patronage of the public.
All letters, to receive attention, whether for
publication or on business, must be addressed,
postpaid, |. d. SHADD, Chatham, c. W.
WANTED-A situation by colored young
w man, as porter in store or office has good
city reference. Application can be made to Rev.
Ii. II. Garnet 81 Laurens street, or at this office
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HAMILTON. VOCAL

lust AND CHOKISTEK ONION CHURCH,
corner Of Church and Leonard streets, New York,
respectfully announces to the public that on and
after the twentieth inst, he will be prepared to
give Instructions, through the day or evening, to
such scholars, singing societies, clubs or individ
uals, as may desire knowledge of the most beau
The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-09-24
CAMILY BOARDING HOUSE,

i BY MRS. 5. BABCOUK,
541 Broome street, near Sullivan, New York.
loft
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The volume cannot fail to gain a wide circula-
ton No one can contemplate the scenes which
are here so naturally set forth, without new con-
viction of the hideousness of the institution from
which the subject of the narrative has happily
escaped.-N Y. Tribune.
We think the story as affecting as any tale of
sorrow could be.-N. Y Epangeiist
Next to Uncle Toms Cabin, the extraordinary
narrative Of Solomon Northrup is the most re
markable book that was ever issued from the
American press.-DetrOH Irib.
He who with an unbiased mind sits down to
the persal of this book, will arise perfectly salts
fed that American slavery is hell of torrents
vet untold, and feel like devoting the energies of
his life to its extirpation from the face Of Gods
beautiful earth.-EUening Chronicle.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.

TOR SALE--The goodwill and fixtures of a
j. BARRIERS shop, in the thriving village of Siam
ford Conn. Price $3.50. Apply to ROBT. STE
VEINS, in said village, or at this office. loft
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BARE BARGAIN.-FOR SALE.

IL at Jamaica, L. l., house and sixteen lots Of
ground, for $1,000. Terms, $500 cash. and the
balance secured by bond and mortgage. Apply
to j. Scion, Mcneil street, Jamaica, or to Ihos
Hamilton, As Beekman street, New York. Off
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ID has removed from Al Howard street to 80
Spring street, I'd house east of Broadway. lost
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EOR SALE. In the beautiful village of ia
l. maiea, L. l., a small cottage with two lots of
ground Price, $500. One half the purchase
money can remain on bond and mortgage for a
term Of years. Apply to Wilson Rantous, South
street, jamaica, or Thos. Hamilton, 48 Beekman
street, New York 8-tf
The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-09-24
TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE

The narrative OF SOLOMON NoRTHRUP, citizen of
New York, kidnapped in Washington CITY in
1841, and rescued in 1858, from Cotton Plan
tation near Red River, Louisiana ilustra
trations, S36 PIP. limo. Price 81, postage
The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-10-06
The Tomb of Rachel.

The Hon. James Brooks, the senior editor Of
the New York Erpress, writes to that journal
from the Holy Land; ~, aiasg
Upon my return TO Bethlehem, I rode by
the tomb Of Rachel-a small building with o
whitened dome, and having within it high,
oblong monument, built Of brick and succeed
over. The spot Is wild and solitary-and not
tree spreads ita shade where rests tho beautl.
full mother of Israel. Christian, Jew and
Moslem all agree that this is just the spot
where Rachel was buried, and all unite in hon
oring It, The Turks are anxious that their
ashes may rest near hers, and hence their
bodies have been strewn under tombsall around
the simple grave of Rachel. The sweet do
mestic virtues of the good wife have won their
love and admiration, as the tomb Of Absolem,
near the brook of Kedron, their detestation--
upon the latter they throw stone to mark
their horror Of the disobedient, while around
the former they wish when they die their
bodies may be inferred. Nor is this wonderful.
The wife, worth fourteen years service as a
shepherd, must have been worth having. The
whole life of Rachel is, indeed, one of the
most touching in Biblical history. The sweet
shepherdesS has left her mark upon the memory
Of man, as we'll as her tomb. The tribute to
her is the tribute to good wife, and in6del,
and Jew, and Christian all combine to pay 1t.
The great women of the earth-the zenobias
and Geopatras, have died, been buried, and
and their very place of burial been forgotten
but to this day, stands over the grave of Rachel
not the pillar Jacob set up, but modern monu.
ment in its place, around which pilgrims from
every land under the sun gathers in respect and
reverence for tho faithful wife and good mother
in Israel.
The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-10-06
Investigating Committee.


The City Council discussed the question for
nesr two hours, last night whether their honor o.
and good name should be preserved BY riga
examin stioa on mere rumors In the street. and
ss reflected from the people through the pre'''
bat, anally, they showed their good sense Oy
appointing an Investigating Committee
Mssirs. Dennis j. Toohey, Hszekiah Kiersted'
Henry Mack, j. E. Cunningham and J.B.
Davis, as special committee OF the City Coun-
oil, are authorised to issue compulsory process
for production of papers and attendance Of
witnesses to examine into the rumors current
rejecting upon the integrity Of some member
or members Of the City Council, in connection
with privileges lately secured to street railroad
companies. esl1u5 ao.J.5 aIa9l..s
Their meetings are to be held in the even
'ings. We do not know that the influence
alleged to have been secured by street rail-
road companies has resulted in any marked
betrayal of the peoples interest, for that
happily was the special care Of a few effective
and determined men Of positive influence in
that body, who neutralized efforts that in.
terested parties may have made, which il
they had not been counteracted, would have
had ths taxpayers indignant. Beware .oi
the ,encroachments of power and self-inter-
est. Brave Councilmen, still keep a close
watch of the rights Of the people
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The Washington Park.

Tho unfinished and desolate appearance OF
the old Twelfth-street burying-ground, now,
by courtesy, called washington Park" has
caused ps 10 inquire why ii is unimproved.
Five commissioners were appointed by the
20ity Council, on the 25th of November, 1857,
to take charge Of the said graveyard, with
full power to make arrangements with the
lot t.holders for release of the burial-places,
and to take such steps as they may deem
proper to convert tho same into q public
park. The committee consisted OF Messrs.
KIERsrEp, BopIHy, EssLEsroS, Ross and
TosREScB, who did large amount Of work,
but, no new committee having been ap-
pointed, no work is now being done. We
arc sorry to learn that, with a full know
ledge that the grounds are for public park,
some of our citizens owning vaults therein
decline to remove the same until paid for the
value of the improvements. They have been
q rendered an equal amount Of grounds In the
j Spring Grove Cemetery, and the cost Of rcmov-
ing all the remains Of their deceased relatives,
bat decline the offer without compensation be
added. The monuments are dilapidated and
the graves are sunken In, and the apparent
neglect Of the grounds, we learn, is designed to
test tho respect lot-holders have for the graves
Of their kindred, now open to the tramp o
cattle, 30. Let this tom-fOOlsry be stopped
lot the lot holders come to terms, and lot the
grounds be improved, Messrs. Councllmen.
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The Spring Grove Cemetery.

A law passed in IS45, authorizing the di-
rectors Of the Spring Grove Cemetery to sell
@ front strip of those beautiful grounds, has
ocoasioned some OF our old citizens, who are
quite sensitive about the sale of burial-places.
to fear that some scheme was on foot-that
there was some cat under the meal. Let
their foars bo dismissed; that provision was
secured at tho time when the railroad right
of-way was bone of contention. The
property is now under fence, built upon, and
part of it is set out with nursery.
"A move is desired TO be made by the direc-
tors to obtain GEO. HILLS farm, adjoining on
the West. small stream courses along this
hundred acres, which the landscape gardener
would be glad to arrange into living stream,
meandering through an artificial lake. II
this purchase be made, Mr.. R. B. BOWLER,
wc learn, would donate ten acres to the ceme-
terry, and o convenient western entrance To
the grounds could be had opposite HorFNER's
z beautiful garden. This would be very val
liable improvement. The rear portion of the
cemetery grounds on the hill is Of a clayey
soil, and might be sold to paya portion oi
the purchase Of new grounds on the west
This subject at the recent annual meeting
was committed to Messrs. BOWLER, srRrsos
and PRoBAsco, to report. The population o
this city Of the dead is eight thousand. Th'
association has $4,000 in the treasury.
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The Peoples FREQ Library.

The advantages of the peoples free-circu-
lsting library, are not only for school child
rem, but for every resident of the city who
will comply with the rules adopted for safe
return and prudent care of the books. The
library now contains large supply of very
excellent books, particularly books Of refer
ence, and works on natural history, science
and travels, which we recommend to young
mechanics.
We specially ask tho parents of this city
h consider the ill-spent time Of many boys
running OF will about the streets, forming
aisdpsted habits, which should be spent in
~ rssding-room Of the common school
NbssEy, or at home in good society, or read.
Ing good books, which can be obtained ~ith-
~ ssss at the Mechanics Institute Library.
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New York Financial Matters.

NEW YORK, October 8.
Stocks are much depressed, and prices have
touched still lower points. The heaviest fall
is in those speculative stocks which attracted
the most attention in the recent upward move
ment. .'.,, ...... Z
Business in New York Central contintinues
large, principally for cash, the aggregate sales
reaching $500 shares. Pacific Mail under
went fall Of AZ per cent, falling as low as
75c. The latest information in regard to the
mail contract is that johnson and his agent,
Mr.. Sloo, confess their inability to get the
mail through, which, Of COURSE, is virtual
failure of contract, and the probability Is that
vanderbilt's line will perform the service for
the next nine months. Johnson's sureties are {,
however, still negotisting with the Department
The Western Stocks show an average Of !
per cent, with free sales. Illinois was steadlest
Of the Western list, closing at 661s@66H. On
tie Bond and State stock list there were no
important changes. Money is active at full
rates. .....--... s...-.- ---------..
The West is looking heavily upon the banks
at present, and the indications are that full
rates will be maintained for the next fortnight,
or at least till the marketing Of the produce in
turn produces the usual relaxation, which
follows the process OF liquidation. The bulk
of the business on call is at t.6}a@7, with ex-
ceptional transactions at per cent. Long
Paper is plenty and must undergo strioter
classification. Four months bills, gilt edge,
20 at 717LS, and six months at TAOS.
In Foreign Exchanges nothing OF moment
doing, and Sterling closed dull at tliOH9llOH.
There are few engagements Of specie for the
Saturday steamers. The shipment will be
about $3.50, 900 or million.
Between the Boards stocks were lower, and
a moderate panic was shown in New York
Central, which sold as low as Tx. The ie-
port was current that fresh certificates from
Albany, to the extent Of 200 shares, had
made their appearance, all belonging to q
single family. There are large contracts
falling due tomorrow, and lower market
would not be surprise to many.
| At the Second Board, United States Fivei
of 1874 fell q; Tennessee Skies rose u; Erie
Fifth Mortgage sold at 80; Pacific Mail fel
"a; New York Central opened at 1871, and
closed at 7SN a fall of n, with albusiness o
three hundred and twenty-five shares; Hi
nois Central rose u; Michigan Central e
do. Southern (preferred) fell n; CLEVELAND
and Toledo u, and Rock Island E, afte
selling down to Ga.
The Erie Road paid, through it's Receiver
in September, 1854, 1920 33, of which was pait
for labor $352,4sS 70. The receipts of tn
road were, from all sources, $62l,O3S 81.
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NEWS AND GOSSIP.

4 x1e-A new county in Indiana is talked Of,
TO Be formed out OF the counties Of La Porte
and Porter, and Wsstyille or Michigan City
as county seat. 1rr
@fo~a Is expected to number, in the
census of 1860, o population of seven hun
dred thousand, and, by apportionment, in
ten years, TO secure ten instead OF TWO mem
bers Of Congress.
~ aS-Rsv. o. W. Briggs, the late pastor Of
the First Baptist Church, Brooklyn, delivered
on Sunday, October 3, to bis late charge, two
sermons OF unusual force and fervor. He goes
to Rock Island, Illinois.
SrThe great fight between Australian Kelly
and Ned Price comes of to-day, near Buffalo.
Price Is to be seconded by John G. Heenan,
the Benica Boy, and Kelly by Harry 1ribbin
and Jem Massey. To avoid loss Of time and
disputes at the ring, referee Is to be selected
before leaving Buffalo.
MS-As we learn from an exchange, lady
at Salem, o., has recovered verdict OF 5000
against the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincin-
natl Railroad Company, &c damages for hay-
ing been elected from the cars. Getting on
board the train ct Crestline, she Offered. the
conductor ragged 81 bill in payment OF fare,
but he refused 70 take it. Having no other
money, she was put of the train in rain
storm, half mile from the station. The
bill was proved to be good, and the jury rem
.dered verdict in favor of plaintiff.
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Sale of the Covington and Lexington
Et. Railroad. U

The sale of this road, to which We have pro-
viously referred, took place at Lexington, yes
tsrday, and was knocked down to Mr.. GsDeE,
one of the present Board Of Directors Of the
road, at two millions, one hundred and twenty
FIVE ethousand,s six hundred and eighty dollars and
sevsnty-four cents. The decree under which
the sale was made covers the first and second
mortgage bonds, the preferred third mortgage
bonds, and about one hundred and seventeen
thousand income bonds. The terms of sale
wore twenty thousand dollars, or its equivalent,
down, two hundred and sixty-eight thousand
dollars In SIX, twelve and eighteen months, and
the balance Of payments covering period o.
twenty -four years. M
II was generally supposed that Mr. GEDel
sss rsprsssnting R. B. BowIsR, Of this city.
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Editorial and Selected Melange.


Miles Greenwood was one Of thepurchasers
At the great sale Of machinery, locomotives,
&c., held last week at Lawrence, Mass. The
extent of sales was 100000. w y
The Cleveland and Erie Railroad Company
have received from Patterson, N. j., new
style of locomotive, built on the English prin-
ciplo Of single paifof driving-wheels with
single pair of small wheels in front Of them.
A double pair Of wheels behind supports the
after.part Of the engine and tender, the latter
being on the same frame with the looomo-
tive. The entire engine and tender is about
the length Of an ordinary locomotive without
tho tender. It is called the Reindeer. The
locomotive was tested with some loaded cars,
and found to work satisfactorily.
The subscription which was made IN this
county for tho benefit of the italian sufferers In
the late war resohed the sum Of $40, ,622. 2.
calorio engines have already been set to work
in England and ireland. In Sweden the new
motor Is In full operation. Tho one used In
the PENNY Press Office is visited nightly BY
numerous men and women, who are well re-
paid for their visit. II. W reg, iat
E. E. Cross, formerly Of this city, has ar
rived over land from Arisonia. aa s..eem
A NEW CATHOLIC BIsHor FOR Mosnr.-The
Rev. John Quinlan, Of Cincinnati, President
of Mt. st. Mary's of the West, has been re-
cognized at Rome as Bishop Of the Diocese Of
Mobile, vacant by the death of Bishop POr'
CHRISTIAN CONVENTION. - The Christian
Brotherhood Of the North. States NEE
in Convention at the Christian Chapel in Indi'
annapolis, Indiana, on Tuesday, the first day
of November next, at two O'Clock P. M.
A special dispatch to the Louisville Couris'
announces that the connection pipe Of tn
steamer Hiawatha bursted on Tuesday, a
Council Bend, on the Mississippi River. Th
steward and one passenger were killed, and th'
striker badly wounded. No other particulars