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Hon W. G.. whiteley

x,,. Hon; W. G whiteiey, OF Delaware, 10 at
hhkroods 0TgafgiS n
r; Wiilis Is among the visitors at the
seuRgn ED horse fair this Vel
c., Rev Re Alex d Moore, of this city, son Of
sspa n - ~ Moofe Of the National Intelll-
Mf. Cafothefs church during mis- illness. has
been unanimously elected pastor of the Presny-
tsrisn Church AZ Dauphin, Pa, and has aeesn. "A
ssS,saa ana WIN enter upon bis Quite. On seIt
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NJ ---MFRCRANr TAILORING.
NEW EAMdEER stskkEEsv s. SfftSSGGEs cAssi-
. WALL, STEPHENS 4 CO., s2s2 Psnnsyixs-
new Pa God. . vk,sh hey inviss Dc "stsSsio y
Of their friends and customers. q 50 n
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APPoINTMKNrs.-The following appointments
Of postmasters have been made by the President Of
the United States: VIM. C. Boggs, Postmaster at
Springfield, Ohio; Joseph C. Guild, at Tusca-
loosa, Alabama; and Jos. Dowdall, at Columbus
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Il ID By A GREEN, Auetioueer.
VALUABLE PROPERTY ON Nopru

BifwIr. Urn AMP sTH srs wEsr IfAucTios.
On THURSDAY, the l3th inst, shafl seii. In
front Of the premises. st o'oloot .. m part OF Lot
No 2,in square No, ga. with the impr0vements,
which consist OF two story brick house. with back
uildfng. containing six rooms and Kitchen. TRe
fronts On north street q feet runnin hack loo
streets.
The above mentioned property 10 elisibIy sssusssd
ana presents many Inducements 60 persons wishing
Tsrps: One fourth cash; bss ,oe. in. 1, 2 and. 5
years Tor notes bearing interest from day Of ale
deed gwen and . deed Of trust taken Tlf,e an
purchaser.
90 I'd AGRFEN. Auct
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i TO GET YOUR -o-sl
8 @ o o l. B o o ks
at tke Lotcest Prices
BA LIANT YNE's,

.es-lm A6oy. Odd Fellows Hall.
NEW BOOKS.-Woman in White, by WiIkie
IN Collins = 1880 - ~
Woods and Waters, By A. B. Street.
Ebony Idol.
Cluskey's Political Text Book, sent by mail free
on receipt of 81.
For sale at our store, 31s Pa. avenue, At our
usual discount of 10 to 50 per cent. -.
BEN. +. FRENCH
Sc 6-0 unseD Between llth and nth sts
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WATcHRERSA.IERIIINyG, A4.NS 62sslLvER WARE

WAICH hEp AiRiNG ANpSILVER WARE
w MANUFACTORY.
have. one OF the best establi shments and fur
nished with complete set Of tools for repair N
ing every description of fine Watches. and IN
particular attention give to the same, by a.
oroDgh competent rkman md all work guarnn-
tied Al Q, every descrip ION of standard Sfi,VER
my own supervision, which my customers VIII ind
far superior In quality and finish to northern ware
se = - - a3S Pa. avenne neaI az y,
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OOK OUT FOR THE SHIELDS BOYS.
Jhe Shields Boys announce to their NAVY friends
and the public general that they In END Civ "a
Ing their SIXTH GRAND ASSEMBLY at ~
September 2lst. ~
The members pledge themselves to make this one
OF the most pie asant and agreeable of the season
Ticket. Fifty Cents, admitting gentleman and
ladies' By order of the :
Committee Of ATrnngensnts.
!; Fanagan, Harrigan.
N. o Shell, IT.
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CARD.

~ TO THE PUBLICle Y s,rrfvEf q
The undersg ned would respec fully announce "a
the public Tat he has purchased the entire stock
ana hxtnrss the Store No $50 Seventh street,
between Louisiana av. and ID street north and
would resp otiully solicit continuance Of your
KIND m. patronage. a
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~ METROPOLITAN LITERARY ASSO-
~ ClATION.-The regular meeting of the Me-
tIoPotItan Literary Association will be held TO
MtnkhOW Friday EVENING, the nth inst , in
keliys school house, corner of Tenth and {, sts at
Ia clock: The members are req sted to be punc-
tual in their attendance By order
THOMAS Nj, SHEPHERD Sec
GEO. II. MORGAN, Pres. se6~2ts
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EXCURSIONS, PIC MICS, &c.

N GRAND PIC MIC,
L 0 Be gIren at GREEN SPRING PAvIt ION,
On 9Io M,GgM N a ptemher 10th The MsR .
the occasion. Tickets Is cents, adj H8HE3
uniting gentleman and ladies. BY order of
se7-2 COMMITTEE.
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T IsT OF UNCLAIMED PACKAGES =. the
IL Office Of the Adams Express Company, wash.
ington, D. c., TO be sold 70 fret ght and charges, il
NOT Immediately e sx,sa b9Ii n pr,pvs A..
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DIR. MELVIN
eAAS Returned TO the city from northern tour
AID Will resume his PRACTICE OF MEDi'
CiNE.
Fos RKNr-A sTOREHOUsE, adjoining Bos
waiis Drug store, Apply TO DR. MELVIN, near
I - "'' "a,
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THIMBLE SKEINS AND PIPE BOXES
L FOR WOODEN AXLES,
Just received by ''1s-'
eel cost tAlex CAL mo r. EIVANSA CO
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belief, you offered evidence to show that
what you had said had some foundation.
1t does not strike me as the proper way to
mitigate the punishment, and the testi-
mony you submitted throws no stigma
upon the lady, and she still remains where
the recommendation placed her, lady of
good character.
Neither the prosecutrix nor her counsel
desire any severe punishment to be inhict-
ed. Her object, her proper object, is a
public vindication. The SANDER has gone
over the country, and it is proper that her
vindication should have the same publicity
if possible. 1t is very manifest that a
charge coming from a man like you--a
man who has enjoyed the confidence of
the public-has more effect than an attack
from a man of no position in the commu-
nifty. The injury which you have infict-
ed has seriously interfered with the lady
in the prosecution of her mission, and as
the charge has been made public the win.
dication should be also public.
"The sentence of the Court is that you
pay fine of 500 and undergo an impris-
onment of ten days in the County Prison
that you pay the costs of prosecution and
stand committed until this judgment is
fully complied with"
After Mr.. Still had been in confinement
three or four days, the Judge reconsidered
his judgment in the case, and RENTED the
remainder of the term of imprisonment
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LETTER FROM BRIDGEPORT.
BRIDGEPoRT, Ct, MAY 9th, 1850

BRIDGEPoRT, Ct, May 9th, 1860.
Mr.. EDIroR:-As we seem to be neg.
lected in the "Anglo," l take the liberty
of writing about our little city. 1t is stu
ated about sixty miles from New York, on
the Sound, and is well worth VISIT as the
fare is almost nominal, and the scenery
and air enjoyed in summer truly unsur-
passable.
There are about three hundred colored
persons here, some of whom are in COM
Portable circumstances; but the majority
are rather Indifferent to the elevation of
their people. We have two colored church
es, one of Zion, and the other of Bethel
Connection. They seem to cherish consid-
cradle animosity towards each other, and
upon the whole do not entertain that feel
ing which Christians ought to, for continu-
al pickering and insinuations do not con-
duce to the good opinion of us so-called
worldly people.
Our people are principally of the labor
ing class, there being few or no mechanics
amongst us. We have library society,
which is almost extinct, owing to the re-
moval of our members to other places, two
of whom, Messrs. j. NJ. Jackson and G.
w. Francis, are now doing business in
your city, and another has gone to Africa
as engineer in the steamer Seth Grosvener.
The few left have met with such deter
mined opposition, especially from religious
persons, that they have ceased their labors,
as the majority do not desire to be elevat-
ed, but humbly bow to the white man.
The few progressive persons we have are
utterly opposed to the African Civilization
Society, or any other body that wishes to
Danish us to Africa, and would urgently re-
commend the prime movers therein to go
there themselves with all possible speed,
and, for Heavens sake, never return, for
here is where all our hopes and kindred
are, and here let us remain, or at least on
this continent. ALERT.
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LETTER FROM SOUTHERN OHIO.
SorrHERN Ono, April, 1860.

DEAR ANGLO (for must confess to be-
ing somewhat enamored With returns
from the post-ofice this evening, came
something neatly enveloped, and labelled
New York. hastily tore the wrapper,
and 10 exposed to view was the weekly
Anglo-Africanw The lightning came in
vivid flashes through the open door near
which was sitting; the thunder peals
were reverberating, and the face of heaven
wore that sad sublimity which ever has
for me soul-subduing charm. Yet /
glanced from column to column, reading
long paragraphs and short items, until /
came upon one full of sad interest to me.
an obituary notice Of the dear one we laid
to sleep SO lately in the bosom of mother
earth. read and re-read the paragraph.
The rain was falling upon the narrow
street, like an outgush of passionate tears.
Looking up from the page which had alb.
sorbed me, I watched the descending
shower until it subsidized. A sweet and
and pensive light succeeded, and the car
rolling of birds was on the air. I walked
forth, and kind of inspiration came upon
me. | thought of an extinguished light, a
stilled heart, and the pulsations of my own
grew quicker. What am /? l thought.
What can / do? Surely but little, yet
something, and for his sake that little shall
be done. Ambition does not prompt;
therefore pride need expect neither grati6-
cation or disappointment. If possessed of
but one talent, it shall be my care that
that one shall be faithfully used. And
oh thou Oliver of all Good, so direct me
that mine shall be accounted faithful
stewardship.
And, dear ANGLO" (the medium through
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which my mite is ventured, } Invoke your
graciousness for my first feeble efforts. 1t
may be that such liberation will bring an
encouragement which will be to the frail
tendrils of my thoughts what the life-giv-
ing air is to the escaping leaAet. But how
shall appear in this new sphere? fused
to think that if ever should write for the
public eye | would choose some pretty, ex-
pressive nom de plume. There is little
danger Of my naturalization through the
pen, yet | ever shrank from the thought of
familiar expose of my humble name.
Small beginnings sometimes have import
ant endings. 1t may be that an express
sion of the thoughts and emotions which
SO often thrill my heart with ecstacy or
anguish may vibrate upon the chords of
some kindred heart; and if SO, l shall have
attained a result to me the most important
and desirable.
So am decided, dear anglo" Ifyou
will receive my humble offerings, behold
them at your service. But 1 may not re-
ceive your Acknowledgements under the
dignifed appellation of Lydia Jane Maria
Lookup;" nor yet may l wear some TO-
mantle or poetic cognomen. There is
little name--a simple, odd, unrythmical
name-endeared to my heart by the usage
of departed oneS-a name sacredly linked
with a thousand sweet associations; by
that | must be known to you. And you
must come to me unfailingly, for am shut
out from the great world, and your pages
will be recourse when solitude becomes
tedious. True, l have other pages of
books and papers, and one great page of
ever varying texts and pictures, all olo-
quent and beautiful page of the vast
and wonderful book of nature, volume
whose study brings the greatest expansion
of mind and intense and soul-tbrilling de-
light Yet, Notwithstanding, your coming
will be ever eagerly expected, and your
arrival most welcome.
| shall, if you care to have me, at some
future time, give you description of this
sweetly rural locality L hope shall be
able to obtain some names for your sub
scription book. Though SO secluded, this
is reading community, and not much that
is important, whether political, social or
literary, that may be known through the
prints, but is freely aud intelligently dis
cussed here.
Forgive little practical information:
The weather here has been warm and
spring like, Orchards and gardens are all
abloom, and there now seems to be fine
prospect for fruit--a medium crop of
peaches and plums, with pears and apples
abundant Wheat is inferior to that of
last year, the farmers in many places plow-
ing it up and preparing the ground for
corn. LIBBiE.
The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-05-19
From tho Southern Recorder.
THE ANGEL OVER THE ROOF.
BY CHARLIE T. BATES.


7, tbe clear air of this vernal morn,
Azure above and crystal below.
Ere the full glory Of day is born,
And shadows melt in its rosy glow,
Wrapped in billowy warp and woof-
The smoke of our household ineense-stands
fair white angel over the roof
Reckoning up with its cloudy hands.
Reckoning up to the brilliant skies;
Reckoning up to the happy home,
To the pearly gateway Of Paradise
Standing ajar in the azure dome;
Waiting aiar for the jeweled day,
Over the threshold to pass, and light
Those purifed souls on their homeward way
Who have wandered from earth in the dark
ness of night.
Under its shadow we kneel and pray;
And, floating down from the summer sky,
The golden crown of the growing day,
Touches its forehead by and bye;
blessing it breathes on the charmed air
Over the hearth where our souls have kneel-
cd
It's browning glory is our answered prayer.
The benediction of love revealed
Over all houses, where men reside,
Spirits have stationed an angel guard
Souls of the loved who have lived and died
Faithful and constant their watch and ward.
Our sentinel floats in the balmy air
Over the roof we see him stand,
Clothed in garment all white and fair,
And pointing up with his cloudy hand,
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ltferreO GprrespOnNfnt
LETTER FROM MIAMI.
MIAMI, Maumee City, April Is, Is

MIAMI, Maumee City, April IS, 1860,
DEAR ANGLo:-I suppose that you are
aware that up here in this sharp angle Of
Northern Ohio, it takes sometime to thaw
out, and then dispose of the ice which, at
ter leaving our inland waters hereabouts,
makes towards the upper lakes, Buffalo,
&C., so that navigation, which is the first
real sign of business life in this direction,
is DELAYED considerable time after the
people are on hand for business. The
usual amount of steam and sail vessels are
Just wheeling into regular line, and in a
very short time hope to walk the waters
like things Of life.
Meanwhile, little, if anything, effecting
the general interests Of men take place
worth recording beyond what our newspa-
pers put you in daily possession of, and
certainly nothing likely to interest specially
the people in particular, about whom Won
and are concerned in and about. Frozen
lakes and canals, as general thing, shut
up and shut out everything too heavy for
the mails, or too chilly for ventilation on
the wires. By the former, however, get
pretty regularly a"Weekly Angle" and got
also the January number Of your monthly,
containing a very excellent engraving Of
Mr.. Ira Aldridge, my knowledge of both
father and son enabling me to see strong
family likeness Now and again some little
ripple on life's stagnant waters, breaks the
monotony of every day winter life, and we
awake to the consciousness that the "world
does move," in proof Of which permit me
to give you brief sketch of what occurred
short time since.
Not hundred miles from this location.
the U. G. R. R. has side switch" on
which certain passengers are turned off the
regular track when notice is had that a
"white squalls has rendered the straight
line at all dangerous. Well, to 60 on with
my story-one day a good Methodist
brother died in the hope of. "a glorious re-
surrection, q leaving certain Christian
chattels personal withall to comfort his be-
reaved family, who Ito lessen their grief,
no doubt sold to worthy Methodist min
lister, two brothers by nature and church
relation. The good minister took them
(the brothers) to his home, talked to them
as in duty bound, of the consultations of
religion, Of the virtues of their deceased
master, &c. After keeping them fort
night at home, one Sunday morning he
Said' Boys, am going to meeting, fix
yourselves up and come to church" Right
gladly the boys heard the word that they
might go the house of God once more,
Where their own suffering on earth might
Dc lost in the hearing of the sufferings and
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death of the blessed Redeemer. Arrived
at the meeting house, the good minister's
eyes beamed satisfaction, and he pointed
them to corner where they might sit.
Never" said one of those brothers, in a
conversation with friend of ours, "did
hear more eloquent and fervent prayer
than our master made that morning, while
the tears flowed down his cheeks in album
dance
The meeting out, the good minister
pressed four good stout lay brothers to
come home and dine with him, which they,
good souls, consented to. Arrived at home,
the boys waited on the table, and until the
family and guests had eat good and SUBJ
stantial meal, the boys in expectation of
their humble share of the feast, sat wait-
ing, when their master and guests, rising
from the table, called them into the dining
room, not to eat, but to tie their hands be-
hind them at once, preparatory to master
and his stout friends taking them to Vir-
ginia Jail to be sold to negro trader. The
stout Christian brothers had been invited
home to dine in order to help the minister,
in case the boys resisted. The rest of the
story is soon told. The two slaves, one
about eighteen and the other about twen-
ty-one years old, were bought at bargain
for something like twelve hundred dollars
and as one of the brothers, in buying some
clothes with money saved while owned by
his former master, had, among other things,
bought himself good, substantial over.
coat, which the good minister thought suit
able for Canada winter, took steps accord
ingly. After they were tied and put safe
ly in the conveyance, the master told them
miserable lie, by telling them he had
hired them out to man who kept an oil
factory, and that he would send them their
clothes after a day or so. On finding
themselves, when taken out Of jail, going
up instead of dorm the river, they asked
the stranger how it happened they were
going that way The stranger said,
"Well, boys, might as well tell you the
truth have bought you both, and intend
taking you to Lexington, Kentucky, where
you will find good masters" &c Taking
them from the river, nights stop at ho-
tel gave the boys chance, and the way
they took to the woods, and then to the
Ohio river, and how they stole boat an
Choir and all, and how they got to Cincin-
natl, in the dead hour of night, cold, hum
cry and friendless, and how they found
both friends and seat in the cars of the
U. G.. r. R., and SO on to the land of free
dom, while reward of thousand dollars,
with their description, was in advance of
them, and in the hands of the Deputy Mar
shall, &c, behold, are they not written in
the book of the Chronicles7
But decent regard for your valuable
space, to say nothing about the limits of
my sheet, bids me bring my letter to a
close, although l had promised myself
some remarks upon the subject of African
civilization, which just now seeis bringing
out quite number of antagonistic views. In
my next, perhaps, with your permission, /
may say few words on the subject.
MIAMI.
The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-05-19
For the Weekly Anglo-Africau
TO OSBORNE STANLEY,
~ THE0DoCIA BOLTON
n LEAVING HIS NATIVE CLINE

~ THEoDocIA BOLTON
It's done, and shivering in the gale
The bark unfurls her snowy sail,
And whistling Ger the bending mast,
Loud sings on high the freshning blast;
And must you from this land be gone.
In Afric's burning cline to roamS
As some lone bird without mate,
Thy weary heart is desolate;
You look around, and cannot trace
One friendly smile or welcome face;
Even mid crowds your still alone,
Wrapt in remembrances of love and home.
'Twould soothe to take one lingering view,
And bless thee in thy last adieu;
Yet wish not those eyes to weep
For those you leave at home to weep.
Your home, your hopes, your joys are here
To hail your coming ere another year.
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aa "What have you to remark, mad
am, about my singing?' Nothing, sir; it
is not remarkable"
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that the fence around the Lincoln farm
was consumed at least three times. And
/ know that after the Lincoln family had
left the farm, that the fence was again
burned, and that Shelf Whitley and Dan.
iel McDaniels made the rails and refenc-
ed it. -sl' 1H 'ttt ssH 1.@9 1ae
I think, and I am almost certain, that
the rails that are now being worshipped
all over the North as Lincoln's g rails, were
made by poor Bill Strickland, who is now
poor, blind, helpless and in the Macon
county poor house And if these philan,
thropic Republicans would allow me to
make them one suggestion, it would be
to help poor Bill Strickland, who really
did make the rails, and who is as honest
as Abe or anybody else that ever mauled
a rail, instead of spending their money
over his rails.
As to cousin Abe being the "Honest
Abe politician" that is a new title for
him. When he first came to Illinois,
know that he was strong Democrat l
always thought that he turned Wing af-
forwards because he had settled in Whig
district. And when I heard him in 1856,
in the court house at Decatur, make a
speech, in which he asserted that he would
continue to "agitate the subject of negro
slavery SO long as was heard the crack of
the lash upon the yellow girls back" I
did not feel like he was either very honest
or very patriotic, for suppose that he
said that for the purpose of catching Abo-
lition votes, s ~
I, ] know that cousin Abe cared nothing
about cutting the throat of the old Whig
party the very moment that he supposed
he could make anything by building up a
new party. And never supposed that
he cared one cent as to what the principles
of the new party should be, only SO it was
fixed that he could get Office.
Now, as to cousin Abe running fat
boats, that amounts to just this: Some
young fellows had cut raft to run down
from Jimtown, and Abe for the fun of the
thing, went along, instead of staying at
home and attending to his own work, that
was needing him very much. That is the
extent of his fatboating. 1-.-.
If cousin. Abe can honestly get a good
Office, I want to see him do so; but these
abominable lies that are being told on him
by politicians who pretend to be his
friends, / repel as family insult In my
own homely way, l have told the above
as it occurred, for the benefit of my honest
neighbors and acquaintances, and l wisf
you to publish it just as it is. l may
Elrouble You again. eaae aseIt
bind ital al2Hg3sssco CHARLES HANKS.