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CLOTHING, &c.
SELLING OFF

SELLING OFF
- AT COST!
In order to decrease my stock have determined
TO close out the balance of nv SUMNER CLOTH
ING at cost All in want of Summer Clothing are
respectfully invited to call at No. $50 Seventh St,
opposite Post Office, and see the great reduction in
Summer Clothing. jy l2-Im
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464 SEVENTH STREET. 464
AT THE OLD STAND.
The subscriber, grateful for the liberal patronage
N1heretofore extended to him, has the -
11f1U pleasure TO announce to his former - W
ff1fU Gus, toners and the public gene rally thattx
mfIZ he has again opened store at his old stand
and complete assortment of fine
GROCERIES. TEAS, LIQUORS and CIGARS
tie solicts a ca from all IN want of goods in hi
line intending to spare efforts to give entire sat
Flesh BUTTER and ESGs constantly on hand
daily - = -
iy o. eo2w VIM. III. BRERETON.
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SOUTHERN TRUNK MANUFACTORY,
- <se 7TH SIRTsT,

SOUTHERN TRUNK MtNUFACTORY,
- f9e 7TE STRErT,
Opposite Odd FSliotcs' Hall, Waskineton, ID. C.
Travellers will study their interests bl examInln
my TRUNKS, NALlCES &c before Pur- eyYN
chasing elsewere As none but the ~
best material the ma X ct affords and employ ~RSo
the best vorknen, can confidently recommend my
work to be superior in Sfreaggk and Dsrabflify 70
/ keep constantly on hand, and make TO order lop
qEl TESS W ME nssSI FRFSc8 pEls9 q
and WOOD BOX TR INKS ASHLAND asd
;is SESS4 SS4sL1i66Bbff 4s16BbffkSR SRkAKEffPkssNS RkAKffPkssN e. G5Ess HAR
Trunks, &o., Repaired and Covered, in q work
manllke manner, at short notice
Trunks delivered in any part Of the CITY, 6eOrre-
,Alse..Agent foI Hoye's celebrated FAMILY
dei5-iy JAMES 8. ToPBAM.
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N w MUSIC received .sm,. vssk.y, and Tor
i'm ''d'd ~ NAL f''' o. ION yosN y. ELLA
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4 BOSTON ICE.
= UST received per sschooners n. Gilf Han. mary
h, Bsnks, New yersey. Beulah. and @. ", Hotl
rourteen Hundred Tons beet DUALITY BOSTON
iiE /, se.ost ono. l. sds1.p Mipp. ,ssS sr2S srS
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y xx ALE AND XXX ALka
2 b cssrined q the " kSHINSToT BkEW-
EkY. Thix As u made from nat snd hoPs eely
'rnsrs c0laSEAg: rsosp:sSSs .sS 81 q - e.
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HOWE's IMPROVED w EIGHING SCALES
H These Scales are offered 70 the public as the
most simple, durable, and reliable scales put in
use. First class premiums have been awarded them
ny the nlted States Fair and Virginia gricultnrA
Society; Virginia State Agnsutur Fair; Franklin
instltute Fair, Pennsyl ylvana New York State Fair;
vermont State Far, DO, &c. In every case where
exhibited they nave received first GLASS premIums
E9! "a At SS Louisiana avenue, Depot of Siller's
de Is-iI - X. @. PATTIsON. Agent.
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pEKsONs IN SEARCH OF GUITARS,
- vioilns. Flutes Accordeons, Fl mas Bsrjos
fam1Flnees Brass Ias1uments and Strings Of the
nrst quality, viii ind an immense assortment st
J2s w. 6. METZEROTT,
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LATEST NEWS.
TELEGRAMS.
From Washington

WASHINGTON, April 26.-Mr. FAY, the United
States Minister to Switzerland in recent letter
to Secretary Cass, says, speaking of his efforts in
behalf of the lsraeites, there is continual visible
movement of public opinion in the right direction,
and that in all probability the restrictions on them
will be gradually abolished. The question has
been before the Federal Assembly. Count Wa
lewski has authorized the French Minister to take
every measure he may deem proper to promote the
just demands of the United States in the matter.
The British Minister will cooperate, his
predecessor having been instructed by Lord
Clarendon to inform the Swiss government of the
sincere satisfaction with which her Majesty's Gov
ernment would learn that the disabilities of the
lsraelites have been modified, if not entirely re-
moved.-When the United States steamer Roa-
noke shall arrive at New York Quarantine, she
will, in accordance with the action of the Navy
Department to-day, be ordered to Hampton Roads,
whence the Japanese Embassy will be conveyed in
a steamer to Washington, to be formally received
by the President before visiting other parts of the
country.
Frost at the South.
MEMPHIS, April 26.-The cotton and other crops
in this region have been injured seriously by the
late heavy frost
Death of Laurence johnson.
PHILADELPHIA, April 26.-Laurence johnson, the
widely-known type-founder of this city, is dead.
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VOL. VINO. 675,
Munstarp an6 GummtrtiaI 8ebiem.
BALTIMORE. Anril 90, 1St


The Stock operations to-day were light as compaieu
with those of yesterday, the value of the safes a W
Board being only about SOS 900, which is less ah mai
the amount of Yesterdays transactions. There was SUING
movement in Railroad shares, but the business uohe "
chiefly in Mining stocks. Springfield was tne
again to-day the sales of it adding up ABOUT ooOo
at from S5% up to s5E, the latter HBu'e peis al au
vance of l2k cts on the top price Of yesterday lelt
g =, sssl Ma e5x asked regular way Gardner Hill
and GniIford were both firm. Sales were made OF $50
shares s the former at s8Gsb, and of some 1000 shares
f tho latter at s3e4G4 Gardner Hill left of at IS bid
son Loa and Guilford closed at So 9i bid, 81 asked
,,,r vay OF North State there 900 shares sold
all and of Cambridge there some 100 shares
sold at sIX and so shares at 81 a. 1t closed however
At Il bid regular way. Northern Central Railway
firm again today but Baltimore and Ohio dropped off
81 per share There very little done in the latter
stock shares only being sod 25 at s72 seller and
25 2 buyer 60 days. but Of the former there 500
shares at s166@l64 Baltimore and Ohio left off at 81
bid s7lA asked and Northern Central closed at $16%
bid, sl64 asked regular way. There was some demand
for City 6s and Railroad bonds but nothing done in
them. The market for them however quite firm
City 6s closed at 100 bid, 1O0k asked for 1905, and
Baltimore and Ohio bonds closed at 93 bid for 1S67s
SON bid 81 asked for 1s75s and SO bid 81 asked for
1855. For Northern Central 1855 GO bid and 65
asked.
There is demand for foreign Exchange and rates
bills London and Paris have advanced The rates
to-day are as follows, viz: London, bankers bills,
1O9K G1O94; do. commercial do, 1ts%@lo9; Paris 60
day bills Is; do short sight do, ST. 12H Antwerp
ST. 1I4; Bremen, 79 Amsterdam, 41StG41H; Hamburg
81; Cologne, 734 Frankfort-on- the Maine, 4lS
In New York to-day Canton advanced 81 Erie \; New
York Central II; Reading Il; and Michigan Southern
guaranteed r. but Cleveland and Toledo declined q;
Michigan Southern H Harlem, Galena and Chicago, and
Missouri 6's x each
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD
THURSDAY, April %, 1860
100 shs Gardner Hill 20 shs Springfield Nm Mbn- -,
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The RAILROAD CoLLIsIoN.-The Detroit ddperti-
ser of the 24th instant says that the accident ON
the Grand Trunk proves to have been rather moro
serious than was at first reported though the loss
Of life was happily not great. 1t seems that the
construction train was off its time, and the con
ductor was eDdeavoring, by running fast, to reach
Stratford before the down freight should leave
The two met at the curve, each under full head
of steam. The engines, tenders, and several cars
were entirely demolished; and besides the man
killed outright, twelve others were more or less
injured. The conductor of the gravel train has
not been seen since, and it is presumed that he has
fed to avoid censure if not the punishment that
his recklessness would be likely to draw upon
him.
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.-Mr. VIM. ii. Horts-
mann, merchant of New York city, has devised a
new form OF cable for transatlantic telegraph SER
vice, which he deems far superior to any hitherto
proposed Its insulation is believed to be much
more complete, and the precautions which it pro-
vides against rupture and accident of every sort
much more perfect than those of the cable with
which the original experiment was made. He pro-
poses to make full explanations of his plan
at the meeting. of the Geographical Society,
in the hope Of enlisting sufficient confidence
and interest in it to lay the foundation for a
company for it's construction,
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PRIORs ANDsALPs Of STOCKS INNEwNngh
BY TELEGRAPH.

The New York papers of this morning say: The
money market, in its main features, shows material
change if anything there is less slugghness, growing
of diminution of the supply offering at low rates.
On temporary loan the ruling is per cent and the
facilities of favorite borrowers not in the least
tailed Some of the banks have raised their pretensons
A0& per cent but find the demand very moderate.
The paper market in the absence of increased
ply desirable bills, is dull The for 60 and 90
day bills sac per cent and for four and six months
paper 6(G6X per cent
Foreign Exchange is nominaly 109Ad109A on Lon
don, and 5151513a Paris
The following shows the condition of the banks of the
four cities named according the latest weekly
mi at han
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April 25 ls60.-No.
1875. Salvador Castro, appellant, Us. Thos. A Hen
bricks, &c. The argument of this con-
tnued by Mr.. Attorney General Black for the ap-
pellee, and concluded by Mr.. Hepburn for the ap.
pellant. l75. Frederick Frederickson, agent
for Caroline Fink widow Plaefflin, ct al. plaintiffs
in error, The State of Louisiana. This cause
was argued by Mr.. Taylor for the plaintiffs in
error, and by Mr. Benjamin for the defendant in
error.--No. ITS. Benjamin Haney ct al, appel
lants, as. The Baltimore Steam-packet Company,
owners of the steamers Louisiana and George W.
Russell. The argument of this COM
menced by Mr.. Battee for the appellants. s.-Ad-
journed until tomorrow at IL o'clock.
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convention which assembled at Tucson, Arizona,
on the Sd instant provisional constitution was
adopted and the following officers chosen L. S.
Owngs, Governor; Ignacio Orrantia, Lieutenant
Governor; James A. Lucas, Secretary; NJ. Aldrch,
Marshal. Judiciary: s. w. Cozzens, Judge lst
Judicial district; G. H. Guy, I'd do. do: E. NJ.
Green, Sd do. do; b. F. Neal, Attorney General.
Provision was also made for calling out militia for
the protection of life and property, which was or
ganized by the appointment of W. C. Wordsworth,
Esq, Major General, DC. Every officer in the gov
ernment is thorough State Rights Democrat.
resolutions were passed endorsing the administra-
uon OF james Buchanan, in every sense Of the
word, al good and just administration.
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FOR SHIP NEWS g. DOM. MARKETS SEE FOURTH PAGE

SEIZURE OF SLAYER AT New YoRK-Eramina
ton Of the Tesset-American Captain-American
O,oners.-lnformaton received at the District
Attorneys office, on Tuesday that the bark Char
lotte f. lay, an American vessel living at the foo
of Tenth street, N. R.. was being fitted out at this
port as SLAYER. The vessel had already cleared
at the Custom-House for Punta de Lenba about
80 miles up the Congo River, Africa, and she was
to sail on Tuesday evening.
Upon the application of the United States Dis
trct Attorney, motion was issued by the District
Court, and the vessel was seized on the same eve
nng At the time of taking possession, the crew
were all board, waiting for the arrival of Cap
tain Trainor the master of the bark, who is resi-
dent of the city. The first and second mates are
also residents of New York. This morning, Mr..
James F. Dwight, the Assistant District Attorney,
visited the vessel.
She is a beautiful bark, of two hundred tons, and
was built at " ilmington, Delaware, in the year
1852. She was found to be newly painted and cop
pered, and was provided with larger quantity OF
sail than is usual for vessels of her tonnage. The
masts and spars were built on improved plan,
and well calculated to insure great speed in the
vessel On board were IL, 900 gallons of water, a
large number of water-casks, and unusual
quantity of rice, but there was no article on the
manifest which was adapted for sale or trade. On
mastering the crew it was found that they did not
correspond with the vessels crew list The equip
ments OF the vessel throughout give rise to the
plclon that she was intended for the slave trade.
By the Custom-House register it appears thai
Mr.. John W. Berry, of this CITY, is the owner O
the vessel. Beebe, Dean Donohue appear 70,
him, in opposition to the lbel.-N Y Express o.
Wednesday.
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Mr.. Gunnison gets Chased by the Crowd
He TAKES REFUGE IN BARNUN'S HOTEL.

The Convention Re-Assembles in Private
Room, and Chooses Francis p. Blair, Judge
Marshall, and others, Delegates to Chicago
Vote of Thanks is given to thePOlice Au-
thorities and the Convention AdjOurns.
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MORE OF THE EARTHQUAKES IN THE WEST INDIES
The brig Baltimore, Capt. Potter, arrived at New
York on Wednesday, from St. Marks, ST. Domin-
go, bringing advices to April 10th. Capt. Potter
reports that on the Sth inst. a very heavy shock
of an earthquake was felt at that place. Several
buildings were thrown down, and considerable
other damage done in different parts of the town.
Up to the 18th inst. several slight shocks had oc-
Cured, which so alarmed the inhabitants that they
abandoned the houses and slept in the streets. II
was supposed that large amount of damage was
sustained in other parts of the Island The shocks
were felt on board of the vessels living in the har-
bor, causing their masts to shake violently, &c.
A Gloucester, Mass, letter says that some fifty
or sixty new schooners will be added to the fishing
feet this year, and, by the close of the present
season, Gloucester will have about four hundred
sail of fishing schooners, manned by more than
1900 men.
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REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
MEETS AT RECHABITE HALL.
DISTURBANCES OCCUT

MONTGOMERY BLAIR, PRESIDENT.
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REV. HENRY GRATTAN GUINNEss.-Says the Pitts
burg Despatch The Rev. Henry Grattan GUM
ness breaches every evening this week at the First
Presbyterian Church. Opinion is divided as to his
merits as pulpit orator. Our own opinion is that
he aims at no rhetorical effects, is deeply impressed
with the importance of his mission, and is thor
oughy in earnest in everything he says. He has
singulary musical and effective voice, and great
deal of action, which is the result of the intense
feeling which he manifests while expounGing the
truth. He is by no means a deep, but rather an
earnest thinker and not at all original His power
lies in his earnestness.
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ERASMUS LEVY APPEARS.
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AN EXCITING SCENE.

The Convention is Broken UP.
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AN INSANE MAN AND WIFE ON A JoURNEY.-O On
Friday last, Barney Mcmahon, with his wife and
two children, arrived at Buffalo from the West.
The man and woman exhibited unmiStakable symp-
toms of insanity. The man placed in the In
sane Asylum, and the woman and her two children
in the Poor House. On the way out the woman
handed her husband about SO in change, which he
threw away. She afterwards handed him razor.
In the course of the night he nearly tore his throat
to pieces with piece of sheet iron, and his wife
jumped out of thirdstory window of the Poor
HouSe in the morning
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Nps RaowSING A SPIRTTUALIST.-The London
coTresnondent of The liverpool Albion says that
s'Mrs Barrett Browning is medium, ard that
her incomprehensble gibberish called Poems
Before Congress-, is really what she believes to be
the direct eusion of disembodied beings, specially
communicated to her for the regeneration of Italy!
This is fact, and one about as painful as well
could be; but there is no indehcacy in making it
known, inasmuch as it is her particular wish 1T
shnnld be known
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY COURT-JUDGE BREWER.
ANNAPOLIS, April 26th.-The case of Ann Young,
lessee, Us. George W. Nutwell. Action of eject
ment Involving about S20,OO0,) commenced aud
reported yesterday, was urther continued The
examination of witnesses for plaintiff not con-
cluded.
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THE CATTLE DIsEAsE.-Governor Banks Joined
the commissioners on the cattle disease at North
Brookfeld, on Saturday. The value of the animals
bought and killed by the commissioners for which
the State by law, is bound to pay, is $3.50. Seine
two or three hundred have been enjoined or put
under arrest. This embargo has created much ex-
citement among the farmers, and caused great
suspension of farm and other labor, IN the Elclly
At North Brookfed is not yet concluded.-Boston
HnlLrier.
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NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
THE COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM UNABLE To AGREE.
THREE PLATFORMS TO BE REPORTED.
G r E t EX CITE M N T
A DESPATCH FROM JUDGE DOUGLAS.
HE ACCEPTS THE CINCINNATI PLATFORM
WITH THE DRED SCOTT DECISION.
Threatened Cecession of the Southerners from
the Convention.
FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
THREE PLATFORMS TO BE REPORTED.
A DESPATCH FROM JUDGE DOUGLAS,
OUT SIDE Rum Or S

Threatened Cecession of the Southerners from
the Convention.
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THE OPERATIoN OF THE STEAM PASSENGER CAR IN
PHrLADELPHIA.-The steam passenger car, OF which
we have already published description, was again
tried in Philadelphia Tuesday. The NORTH
American says: In the morning a trip was made
upon the Norristown branch. The time occupied
in running between Philadelphia and Manayunk-
seven miles-was fifteen minutes and from Mana
yunk to Nerristown twenty-five minutes, making
total of forty minutes for seventeen miles. The
trial was considered successful, and the directors
were much pleased with the working of the
engine.
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PUBLISHING HOUSE IN THE SoUTH.-The Charles.
ton Is. C.) Mercury learns that gentleman oil
Greenvire, S. c., proposes to be one of fifty men
TO subscribe two hundred dollars each for the estab-
lishment of a common schoolbook publishing con
Germ in Greenville. This will form nucleus OF ten
thousand dollars which sum he considers sufficient
to inaugurate small concern for the purpose IN,
tendedSthat of publishing such books as are useo
in the primary branches of an English education
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RECEIPTS OF CoTToN.-The receipts of cotton at
Southern ports are falling off, usual at this
son, but still they keep in advance of the cores
pOnding receipts of last year. The total receipts,
up to the day Of sailing of the last Cunard steamer,
l27 900 bales, against 1870 900 to same date
last year, and 1854 900 to date of 1858. The
cotton which remains behind is generally poor in
quality and full of dirt that it is being shipped
at merely nominal prices Many planters are will
ing TO accept advance of three cents pound;
but the advices from Liverpool are that they have
already received more dirt than is wanted in that
market. The carelessness with which much Of the
cotton was picked last season is doing great
deal of injury to the trade and the planting in
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From Spectdt DeSpdch 0T NeU York HeTdtd.l
CHARLESTON, April 25th.-It is asserted by Dick
insons friends on the delegation that they have
secured majority for him, and will give him
the vote of New York, which must be cast as a
unit. This unit arrangement was made by the
Albany Regency to give them the control of the
whole thirty-ive votes; but it is now turned
against them The two strongest men now appear
to be Dickinson and Douglas, and the probability
is that one of them will be nominated. The North
ern delegations will, perhaps, be induced to take
Dickinson in preference to Douglas, to prevent the
contemplated bolt of the South; but if the South
bolt on the platform, which is probable enough,
then Douglas will have the best chance. New
York holds the balance of power, and whenever it
casts its vote as unit it will probably determine
the nomination. The friends of Guthrie and Dick
inson in the delegation have combined against
Douglas and will vote for their own men until the
time comes to unite one or the other OF the two
men and cast the vote as a unit, and thus deprive
Douglas of the benefit of his minority.
CHARLESTON, April 25.-l2.20 A. M.-The Com
mittee on Resolutions adjourned shortly before
twelve o'clock tonight, after stormy debate,
without coming to a vote. They meet tomorrow
morning at ten O. clock, when vote will be taken
upon the two propositions submitted this evening.
The first is that by Mr.. Stephens, OF Oregon,
adopting the Cincinnati platform, and re-aftirming
the Dred Scott decision. This proposition will
probably be voted down by the same votes as the
previous one. The second is the proposition Of
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BALTIMORE MARK ETs.

ii2 i2 2g8 79356s8 5sg
PcaNnns Mnn 81 i5S IL Il6 81 IL 90 500
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Paul Mendelssohn, the brother of the compQ-
SER proposes to publish collection OF the hre a4,
ters correspondence, and he calls on all who nave
snv monnscripts from his hand, to allow him 10
use them.
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FREDERICK l.. Barreda has been officially recog.
nzed as Consul General of Venezuela in the United
States,
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Several members OF the City Council o. M .nis S v,S
are now in Philadelphia examining into the mode
of drainage in use there. draIg Ign drawincs of
panies the committee, ana irnrts Is &C.