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-. APOTHE ECARY AND DR. UGGTST.
PENN. AVENUE, CORNER OF ELEvEaTH ST.,
Dealer in r. ~
PURE DRUGS, CHEMICALS.
AND
STANDARD FAMILY MEDICINES,
including
ths latest daf nlosf approved
FRENCH MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS;
CHOICE ARTICLES F0R THE TOILET,
embracing every variety
FRENCH, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PER
FUMERY, SOAPS, BRUSHES, &c.
The proprietor's personal attention given at al
hours to the compromising Of Ply sicisns' PrescTip
tons. au Il 1t
DROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING WOOD
AND COAL.
DEPARTMENT OF rHE INrKRIoR


August l6, 1851 4
SEALED PROPOSALS will be reoeived st this De-
partment until II, Doon. Of Monday, the 9TH Au-
gust 1861 for furnishing for the Of the depart
ment. during the ensuing Winter and Spring one
hundred and ffty tons tf th best white OF grey
ash and seventy five tons OF best red ash anthrssts
coal for furnsce nse, 20 be free feom impurities
and delivered 1t the convenience Of the contra etoF
before the LIST day of November next
Proposals val. also be received until the same
time for furnishing one hundred cords Of hest dry
solid hickory wood, ard twenty cords best bakers
pine wood, fonr feet in length, TO be promptly de
hvered ia such qusntti,s and At such tigi, ss it
may be ordered tor the Department TO have the
prIvllege q ordering greater or less quantity of
wood. Of either both kinds. according 70 the ao-
tual requirements Of the pubic service. The wood
and Goa both to be delivered upon the fsgglng on
the east orsnorth fronts Of the Patsnt Once build
ing, as may be most convenient to the Department
DURk OLD RYE WHISkY.-On hand severa
j brand, Of Pure Old RE VIII, ~, Copper Dis
titled made By the most Lelisb dlstlllersip Psan-
:ylys1ia. MsHlsnd and viE.lnia, vaJrantsd psTe.
Co, Jaies RabiEs. &c, Alse, Peach and APels
Brandy pure Holland Gin, Old yamaic. And st,
s:sassrd sssd DrYss Yss6uSSH sHSis Sf & Af: end
ssH-H ssSfS q. 6ss1.sS I'd iSsS t.
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SUMMER RESORTS.

ARD.-A. an induce ment for fAmilies % sojouru
- ~ the n sHfGklA"curinf the months n A
oI hugust ana Septemb ber, the Proprie-
tors have reduced the price o{ Board GO s1k
per aay ano y ~ % Pc. week. from August Isl.
Old Point, July 9eth. fy0-fm
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ITO LET-Two well arranged and convenient
i FRAME HOUSES, containing SIX rooms
each; one situated on 18th st. west, b tween l. and
SITS north; the other on st. north, betw cen i4th
and 18th SITS. west. Enquire of J. p. Hilton, No.
2S9 ST. north, between 18th and l4th sts west, or
No 310 18th st west, between l. and!M sts nor h
22-tf John p. HILTON
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A MRS. WINSLOW,
1AN Experien ed Nurse and Female Physician,
presents to the attention of mothers, her
500 HING SYRUP,

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fSG. &c. FoR ENcIosISss CLOS SSsthhNS ciRoiE cor

OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BuILpINes,l
August ls, 1850.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be reoei we'd at this Office
up 70 II O'Clock, m 28th instant for the following
work Tor the Improvement Of the circle at the in
tersectlon Of Pennsylvanla and New Hampshire
avenues:
One thousand feet, u,coo feet.D more or less, Of
W Mrought-Iron halllngs. posts feet apart with
posts to be included in the price per ineal foot,
One q" ussnd hneal feet 900 feet.l less,
not less than sII feet long. Also. one thousand
ineal feet, 600 feet) OF Brick Foundations. foot
removal Of earth.
Plans for FAILING to be seen at this ofhce.
be separate, and marked 'PropoAls for Railing
for the Circle, or Coping or t'Fouudstion," as
'hs sS csse Is dtsssbss mss Ss; 'No, BLAkE.
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EOR RENT.-A new and handsome FRAME
l. HOUSE will be for rent in few days. 1t is
Georgia avenue and X St, Navy Yard; has q large
garden lot attached, O. pump of & ,od water ar,
and contain rooms, kitchen and woodshed. Will
be rented low, with or without the lot, to 9 good
tenant For sale cheap, good, strong WORK
HORSE; works well in anything Inquire of II.
=. LARK, Navy Yard or of JOHN PATCH,
61s H St. between 4th and 5th jy I6
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say Of any oTHIR
MAS IT FAILkD, IN
STANCE TO r..
when timely used.
an instance Of dis.
one vho used II. On
delighted with its
lapae in ssrus a
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TOR SALE-A small FARM of 81 acres, situated
at the Little Falls, having . oomforta Die well.
ng-house, corn house, stables, dc; well fenced
and watered; within four miles of w ashngton; l5
acres IN cultivation, the balance in handsome wood
land. rs peculiarly desirable as q country resI
denee, being perfectly healthy and most romantical-
Of Mr. MARRIOTT, bridge keeper, Chain Bridge,
EOR RENT-The three story drown froEt)
Il HOUSE, No. 367 Now York avenue, between
10th and lth streets north side, containing fifteen
rooms. This house is convenient to the Patent OF
nee, Treasury, ETC.; is lighted by gas and in every
way suItab. for boarding house. X ent mo ieTate,
Apply next door, or to A @. FOW LER, second
fo7r north wing OF Patent Office. iy I4-tf
EQR RENT-Three BRICK HOUSES-one on
L Twelfth street, between and ID; one the
corner of Twelfth and II sts ; and one on III, be-
tween 18th and 18th SITS. Inquire of JAMES w
BARKER, on Ii street, between llth and 18th, No.
425. ma S-tf
EOR RENT-That new and well arranged three
u story BRICK HOUSE, No. 1873, on g street.
between 18th and 10Th sts., First Ward, lately occu
pied by Mr.. Bodlsco, Russian Legation. Posses
sion given Immediately. Inquire of Mr.. SOUTH
Ely s. PARKER. next door east. ma i6-eotf
TOR RENT-TAe FIRST FLOOR of the build.
y Ing immediately opposite the west wing of the
City Hal. recently occupied by Chas. 3. Wallaoh
a. an ofhoe. Also the front room in the second
story and tho third floor Of the same building For
terms apply to RICHARD WALLACH, No. 2
Louisiana avenue. ia Is Il
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Political News.

Troy, N. Y, October 1l.-A large Union
demonstration is now in progress. A pro.
cession consisting of 5000 opponents of Lin
coin, including over 1900 from Albany, is
now marching through the streets. Many
public buildings and private windows are
Illuminated. The demonstration is conceded
to be the finest Of the campaign, thus far.
LAFAYETTE, IND, October 1.-THE city is
in blaze of light, the Republicans rejoicing
over their victories, public buildings and
private residences brilliantly illuminated,
bonfres. fireworks, &c. Gen. Lane is here.
Magnificent torohlight procession of Wide
awakes, with bands of music, banners, trans
parencies, &c. The widest enthusiasm pre-
walls. A salute of 100 guns is being fred.
BosToN, October l2.-The Douglas Dero.
Gratis of the Fifth District nominated VIM
Appleton for Congress, thus fusing with the
Bell and Everetts. ,.....
STocKBRlDGE, MASS, October 1.-THE
Douglas Democrats in the Eleventh District
yesterday nominated Norman P. Leonard, OF
Westield, for Congress, and Phineas Allen,
of Pittsfeid, for EleCIor.
ST. Louis, Mo-, October IL THE Republic
ans celebrated the result of the late elections
last night by procession and speeches at
the Courthouse. A SON of Marcus PARROT,
of Kansas, was one Of the speakers.
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
AddItIonnI FornIrn Neua.

BOSTON, October l2--The steamer Etnd,
from Liverpool on the goth ult, Vid Hal
flax, has arrived. We have little additional
news. ...
Lord RusseIl's note to James Hudson.
British Minister to Turin, expresses the
fear that the attack against the Roman
States and Kingdom Of Naples may lead to
an attack upon the possessions Of Austria in
Venetia.
If the King Of Piedmont was not at lib
erty to accept the preliminaries of Villa
tfanca and the treaty Of Zurich, now that he
has pledged his royal word, he is not at
liberty to attack nation with which he
promised to live in peace and friendship.
Should such an event occur, Italy would
again be exposed TO all the chances of uncer-
tainty.
Garibaldi had consented TO q deputation of
Venetians publishing journal in Naples to
excite the people of Venetia to a general
rising. He told them the present war was
the only national one which could give
them country. Our battles are so many
marches in our progress to the Alps, on the
summit of which alone we will stop. he
authorized them to act as an association for
the purpose ofraising a subsidy for all kinds
of insnrrectional war-making.
The Kings soldiers at Gaeta had demol-
ished the residence of the French Consul
during his absence, under the pretense that
there was connivance between him and
Garibaldi.
A formal order has been given to the
Piedmontese Commander to avoid con-
flict with the French, and even the discus
sion of any point whatever with the French
Commander.
1t is said that Farini is to retire, as a COM
promise between Garibaldi and the Cavour
Administration.
The Commander of the Fort of Bayi. near
Naples, still resists and threatens to blow
up the fortress.
Turin, September 2s.-Farini accompanies
the King to Florence and Bologna.
A Sicilian deputstion is expected to-day,
to pay homage to the King.
The remainder Of the military contingent
Of 1000 men is called under arms.
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New York, October l2.--The Prince was
serenaded last night by the Caledonian
Club.
A dispatch from Philadelphia to the Yyi-
bine, intimates that Morton McMichael will
probably be United States Senator, in place
of Mr.. Bigler.
A. Vanbut, said to be the greatest marine
painter living, died in st. Luke's Hospital,
on the 9Th.
F.E. Tracey, of California, delegate from
that State to the Chicago Convention, died
at Lowville, Lewis County, New York, on
the lst inst, after sickness of about week
He was native of New England.
The Prince visits the New York Uni
versity at ten o'clock this morning. He will
partake of a collation. at Mayor Woods resi-
dence. he visits the Academy of Music in
the evening. On Saturday evening next,
the fremen's procession in his honor will be
given. On Sunday be will attend divine
service at Trinity Church, and on Monday
will visit West Point in the revenue-cutter
Harriet lane
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PHILADELPHIA, October l2.-Quite scene
occurred this morning, at the corner of Third
and Wslnut-streets, between Mr.. Presbury,
the proprietor of the Girard House, and
James Edwards, one of the owners Of that
property. ..
The lie passed, when Edwards struck
Presbury in the face with cane, drawing
blood. Presbury drew pistol and fred two
shots, neither of which took effect, exception
the foot of abystander. Edwards thenstruck
Presbury with his fist, when the parties were
separated and Presbury arrC sted.
The difficulty arose out Of litigation rela-
tive to the Girard House property, between
the brothers George and James Edwards
which may result in the retirement of the
present proprietors of the Girard House tC
Nashville, where they intend opening new
hotel y - --- ------. -
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A MosT EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR-A Wo-
man Wsds TgO Husbands, and EEopss sOith
Both while they are her LOvsrs.-The London
Court journal says:
A divorce case, under peculiar eireum-
stances, is likely to attract public attention.
A lady, belonging to distinguished family
long hesitated between two eligible suitors
she at length selected one of them, and was
married, but soon fancied she had made a
wrong selection, and elopsd with her re-
and she was among the first to avail herself
of Sir Oresswell lCresswelps process of Free
dom made Easy" by marrying her guilty
partner; but she seems scarcely to know her
own mind, for she has since re-eloped with
her first husband. Casuists are puzzled to
decide which she may be disposed to like
best,
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A VALUABLE Doe-A Canine Supporter of
HousehoId.-The keeper of Egg Rock
Lighthouse, in Massachusetts, Bay lives upon
barren rock, but supports his family hand
somely and leads Jolly sort of existence.
A Boston paper tells this story of his chief
assistant, remarkably intelligent dog:
One of the most valuable and esteemed
of Mr.. Taylor's family of pets is his dog, the
guardian of his establishment and the pro-
tector of his children. This dog is very
fond of the water, and enjoys himself greatly
in swimming off among the breakers when
the sea is rough. In the winter season, as
the Swampscott fishermen come in from
their trips, they will often lash two or three
good-sized Goldfish to a stick of wood and
throw them over for the benefit of Mr.. Tay-
lor.
The dog, who is always on the lookout,
will notice the proceeding, and forthwith
swim to and bring in the prize, though the
weather be ever so cold, and the fish often a
mile from the rock. In thick foggy weather,
he will station himself upon the seaward
side Of the rock, and upon the slightest
sound of an approaching vessel, which he
can distinguish at great distance, he will
set up an incessant barking, which has often
proved warning when light could not be
seen. % ----
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The Grand TrunJk RaiIvnv,

ToRoNro, G. W., October 1.-THE reports
which have been extensively circutated
lately by the enemies of the Grand Trunk
Railway, in regard to its embarrassed condi-
ton financially, are to-day fully confirmed
as true by the Toronto Leader, the Govern
ment organ, which says that it can not
longer be concealed that tremendous fnan-
cial catastrophe is impending over the read,
Barring b Co. having taken steps TO recover
advances amounting TO millions of dollars.
The Leader speaks Of the possible stoppage
Of the road, and enlarges on the disastrous
consequences of such a step.
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The WAR WITH AUSTRIA THE EFFECT OF
ORsINI's ATTEMPT ON LOUIS NAPoLEoN's LIFE.
There has been story in circulation that a
man fired at Napoleon III, at Toulon, when
he was on his way home from Algeria, butts
pronounced canard. The Emperor has
been remarkably free from dangers of this
kind for some time. The last time he was
fred at was early in 1855 when the Orsini
affair occurred, and so many lives were lost
through the Italians want of skill. He fred
whole battery, as it were, at the Emperor,
and still managed to miss him; and yet he
did not miss his aim, which was to drive Ma
poleon III into war with Austria, which
broke out in little more than year later.
Had OFsini never assailed the Emperor, the
Emperor never would have assailed Austria.
Perhaps if some other Italian gentleman,
from Mantua or Verona, or Venice, or some
other place yet under the dominion of Aus
tria, were to vote the Emperor a target, and
take q shy at him, the redemption Of Venetia
would be much hastened. s
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Distin euIshed Men with Grent Memories
Mithridates, King of Pontus, knew each
one of bis $4,000 soldiers by his right name.
Seneca was able to rehearse 1000 words,
which were given to him, in the same order.
Hortensius kept in his memory all the
prices paid on q day of auction.
Hugo Grotius, on being present at re-
view Of some regiments in France, recalled
all the names Of the single soldiers which
were there called up.
Justus Lipsius ventured to rehearse the
words of Tacitus, from the first word to the
last, forward and backward, even when some
body was standing before him with a drawn
dagger to pierce him at the very moment he
had forgotten but an only word.
A Venetian lady, well known by her cru
dition, when asked for the sermon she had
attended in church, repeated scrupulously
every word.
Racine knew by memory all the tragedies
of Euripides, Bayle, the whole work of
Montaigne, Hughes Doneau-the Corpus
Juris, Metastatio, the entire Horatius, and
Cartaret Lord-Lieutenant Of Ireland, all the
New Testament, from the first chapter of
Matthew to the end of Apocalypse. The
learned Scotchman, Thomas Dempster, af-
fiTmed he knew not what it was to forget;
and Scaliger is told to have apprehended
within twenty-one days the whole Homerus,
and within four monthsal1 the Greek poets.
The notorious and mysterious Count of
st. Germain surpasses them all. Any news
paper he read once he knew by memory, and
was furnished with such gigantic compre-
hensive power of numbering that he retained
a series of 1000 numbers, which he
cut from the middle. From the court of
Henry III, in Cracow, he demanded lOOpacks
of piquet cards, and mixed them together in
disorder, let him tell all the succession of the
cards. ordered it to be noted down exactly,
and repeated their following one after the
other, without being wrong once.
He played almost every musical instru-
ment Of the world, was an excellent painter,
and initiated any handwriting in the
most Elusive manner. He had but one pas
sion-playing all games with absolute mas
terry. In chess no mortal had vanquished
him, and in faro he could break every bank
| by calculation.
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WALTER SCoTT AND HIS TIpsY SERVANT
An Hrishman's HumOr Hlushdted.-I recently
had the following anecdote related to me
about Sir Walter Scott:
He once had an Irishman working for him
who was great drunkard, and who often
neglected the work that Sir Walter set him
to do. One morning while engaged in his
library labor, word was brought him that
his man had returned, after two-days'
spree. Sir Walter dashed his pen down on
his desk, and in great anger ordered the son
of Erin to be sent to him Immediately. Pat
entered, like humbleness personifed, and
Sir Walter poured out the vials Of his
wrath:
"You unthankful dog said he, "here ]
have been putting up with your misdoings,
and forgiven you from time to time; yet no
sooner are you in my good graces, than you
take advantage of me. But this is the last
time, sir we must part
swell" said the gentleman from Ireland.
" if we must part, Pm very sorry, and hope
no i'll will happen yei but may | ask, where
are you goin' to !"
He had another trial. rt.
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THE UECoNsCIoUs DESTINY OF MAN.-Tn {
recent sermon Henry Ward BSecher said

TIE UEcoNsCIoUs DESTINY OF MAH.-Tn a
recent sermon Henry Ward BSecher said
The thread that goes into the loom does
not know what it wants, or where it goes,
or what it is forming. 1t follows blfndly
the shuttle, and comes out at last on the sur
face of the shining silk, in vine, and leaf,
and blossom, or some figure. So we are
being led in a way and by an influence
which at the time we can not interpret. II
we have faith that God leads us, and follow
him implicitly, these things which we can
not understand, work themselves out in our
life.
We are in bondage of old superstition, and
the worship of nine hundred and ninety
nine churches in thousand is yet tinged
with the somberuess illustrative of the
heather element of fear. The lightness, the
gaiety, the cheer of true worship, is but
little known among men. What the hilarity
of children is breaking away from masters
| and schools, and romping home to over
power the household with joy, such is to be
the worship of Gods children. The name
of Father ought not to make any man trem-
BILE that is a child.
The work which God appoints for every
man, is IN indestructible work, whose found
ations are in earth, but whose SUPER
structure goes up in Heaven; and it is to be
eternal in the heavens" There is nothing
that man does out of himself however
glorious it may be, that can be compared to
that work which is going on his own soul.
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4THR GENUINE SNoB FEMALE.-A snob is
usually person of the feminine gender, and
may be known by several characteristics.
She is polite to her superiors; arrogant with
those of lower station; fawns on the rich;
snubs the poor, and pretends not to know
her own mother when she chances TO meet
the old lady in unfashionable clothes. She
has plenty Of brass and few brains and is
always uneasy from a suspicion that her in
trinsic vulgarity may fail to be hidden by
her outward gentility.
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. VALUABLENHNTs TO LOVERS OF CAIssA.-
Under this title, in the London Chess Play
erS Chronicle, Capt. Kennedy gives the fol-
lowing hints to chess players;
When you see clearly that your game is
past all redemption lost, advisedly put your
Queen or some other piece en- prise; and
when it has been taken, after quick excla-
nation of surprise and sorrow, begin to re-
place the men, observing, with an air Of
tranquil resignation, that that is the way you
lose all your games. N. B.-Should your
opponent be so rude as to insinuate doubt
that such has not been the case in this par
ticular instance, be afflicted with sudden
deafness.
Take opportunity when you can to inveigle
some celebrated player, Mr.. Gambit Pawn,
for instance, into an even game with you
sin merry SPORT" as it were. 1t is very
likely that being overweeningly conscious o.
his superiority, as such people generally are
he will play carelessly-and you may win
If you do, take precious care not to play will
him any more; but go up and down the town
proclaiming your achievement everywhere
with trumpet tongue. Whenever Mr.. Gam.
bit Pawns name is afterward mentioned in
your presence, lose no time in making the
company aware that you won every game
you ever played with him, and received nc
odds. Your reputation as a strong playei
will thus be honorably advanced, while you
character for strict veracity remains unim
peached. h.".-
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THE FRENCH EMPREss's MATERNAL SENsI-
B1L1TY-The Lovely Eugenie Bathedn Tears.
A foreign paper gives an instance of what
it calls the maternal sensibility of the
French Empress" While at Aiaccio she
remained for some time alone in her car
riage under triumphal arch, the Emperor
being absent, inspecting some new forts
Some hundreds of the peasants who had as
sembled, formed circle at distance round
the carriage, but her Majesty made sign
with her hand, and in moment compact
mass was close around her. "Do you come
from far2' asked her Majesty, in Italian, ad-
dressing one of them. "Oh, yes, madame"
replied the man, who appeared astonished
to hear the sovereign speaking, and partic-
ularly in his own language, 'it is four days
journey; but we have all come, leaving only
the women and the old behind u.s." ooh,
madame" said another peasant, "why did
you not bring the boy?" "You love him
then, do you?" said the Empress; "you would
like to see him; if so, there he is" and taking
off brooch which contained a portrait Of
the Prince Imperial, she held it out to them.
A thousand hands were held out to seize
it, and it was kissed by every one with the
greatest delight. This scene was too much
for the feelings of the Empress, whe forgot
the sovereign in the mother, and when the
Emperor returned she was lying back in the
carriage weeping at the remembrance other
absent child.