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~ ., New Auction IIonseS No s27cc BRsNvE Street
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CITY ORDINANCES.

DESC TIONl -EA-N-L Ia HKzsE
II To Release Certain Property of {lenJamin
sharp from the Ien Of Certain Judgment. =, ,,5 =,
Resolved, By the Select and Common Coqleils of
be aha)hels hereby anth6rsed and directed 10 re-.
lease and forever discharge the following described
property of Benjamin Sharp IRON the lien OF atudg5
ment interest on the official bond Of John GiVeRs
,1ty Commissioner (D%e CID. s. b. December NermS
1862, No. 9s) to wit:-Al those certain two tracts
Chester road, inthe Twenty7tourth Ward, cOntaiiiL
ing together one hundred and two square pefches
more or less, and described according to d suryev
made thereof by James Miller, Surveyor as olow ws,
VIZ :-BeRnnng at a. stone standing by the side OF
said road, in the line Of land formerly of CAtharlRe
side of said road north eighty degrees west two hun
ldfed and seEentysix feetelevenL inches to stone
corner of land formerly of Banklevs, now or late
OF Joseph Hughes, thence by the same north sixty
one degrees and thlrty y-six minutes, east two hum
dred and ninety zone feet Six inches to a btone a
late Of said = EckeIt, thence by the saIhe south
fiYe degrees, five mnqtesI east one hundred ana
eighty seven feet five inches 10 the place Of bePn
ning Provided, That the co-suretes Of the sRd Ben
jamn Sharp consent thereto, and that the sum OF
ten dollars be paid TO the City Solicitor fol theise
publication OF this res2Ttipn; u rtSia' I-S 9
Attest .
ABRAHAM STEWART, MA
EzA Assistant Clerk of Common Council
JAMES LYND,
- z.rrI,r~s An, President of Seect Council.
Approved this thirtietEL day Of ~harcA Ammo
Domlni one thousand eight hundred and sxty-s 4
'''' ''" GA MORTON MoMICHAEL,
3311t Mayor of Philadelphia.
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h, TQI IClARI4AlIsTs ANDaO1lIlRl8

II FITZPATRICK & co.. kuteff0NERs.-
" . New Auction Honse, No. S27cc HEsNVR Street
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d ..5s- CONGREGATIONAL. y ,,s,qt,
20 rl- ~ DR., Snlefs 0hu,ch7-Tomorrow will be a
very interesting day at the Second Cdngrega-
tional Church, corner of Eleventh and Wood
p ,stroets-Rev, George W. Smiley ID ID. ! Pastor.
r "A large number of persons will be received into
the communion of the church, according To the
sss@ts forms and usa9es OF the den0minahoh The
ordinance of Baptism will also be admiIstered
flGgE andlthe LORDS SappeF be participated in blythe
membership. %
PRESBYTERIAN.
.iOE IL increase Of Members u At FIRST ehur9h, Ken
eI Eiugton, Key. William BgalsI Presbyterian
, Church. on Girard avenue, on last sunday there
h@efe oSef nifty persons ioned the church on the
Emofession oftheir faith. The edi6ce was crowded
10 its utmost capactg. The tRey, pr. Eva was
assisted in Administering the Communion by
-, Rev, Dr. Crittenden of the Presbyterian Church,
G.s TO the members of the church. wlicR Numbers
Tyef over one 2thoHsand commu nicmtsi 1.-THE occa-
AZ sion Yas one Of deep INTEREST," and png P be re-
sIao $'memBered by those whose good fortune 1t was
}.sgiE 10 be present. % El3srbt4 <i9Asdl A..
,spdslqrlH lse-'a 1si44A * US1osdldqI slf9 'S>
The services at American Mechanics Hall,
corner of Fourth and George streets, tomorrow
Sunday afternoon, Will DC Of an interesting
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N OR ID I'm AN-CE a31f a s E,1.. 4
tA Directing the Board of Heath TO Receive Pa
tients for Treatment in the Municipal HospftalAIl
~ section L. L he Select ana Common Councils of
the City Of Phladephia do ordaan, That the Board
of Health arohereby directed to receive as soon as
possible for treatment in the Municipal Hospital, all
disease who M6nld otherwise be charge upon the
Guardians Of khe Poor. 9pd any atients now in the
removed to the Municipal Hospital. "a .,,, ,
. ,,I-ta aYtg "a WILLIAM s, SDoKLEY5o'
President of Common Council "
10 aoatOJoHN E0KsTETN,i YnAiNOp 10 * VII
iG 80 ,-s6i hIg . Clerk OF Common CounciLL xeo.,
Ho- s,5s.4 a' uOf.'"'-G Fli no JAMES EYND, ii~i
ups ~ yIa-me a' President OF SELECT Council {
Approved this tn rtieth day of March, Ammo
"a. d, 1861. .gono
331It Mayor Of Philadelphia
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TELEGREPHa4

character. The Rev. A. Manship, OF the Metho.
dist EpiscophlI Church, of the Philadelphia Con-
ference, has been secured to preach thelsermon.
The Union Singing Society OF Philadelphia will
sing several Easter anthems on the occasion.
II gTRe fef99tts Pre iTse u spg0F e 3
On the morning of Easter Sunday the Apostolic
rite OF confirmation, or the laying on OF banos
vii take place at Grace Church, Twelfth and
Cherry streets, Bishop Vail, of Kansas, officl-
athE> an thB Bsahl TR9es Of the iChristiaA Church
this solemn observance was observed on Easter
Sunday, and repentant backsliders and penitent
sinners were received, arrayed in robes bf white
symbolical of the purity of their professions
The solemn fast of Good Friday having passed,
SEastef Sunday isLa' ioSfuP day of Worship,
heralded in by exultant anthems, "Qhrist is
RisenD .
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old gcntlcman's equilibrium He
approached me and inquired bes;to-
tingly: "May I ask you that Young
gentlcman's namc?"
"Of course you may" said, "but
l cannot give n satisfactory reply.
from tho mere fact that l do not
know. He is Il stranger to me. I'm
til this morning I never saw him"
"Do you not think he is little
touchcd?" he next inquired, signifi-
cantly pointing to his head.
Eyes; no doubt of it, and I was
trying to collect my senses to tell
them of his conduct on the train.
when the agent intcrposed: s'Pray
do not talk to the lady. Do you not
sec she is i'll, suffering? Let her have
quiet. My God! what do I see?
Have you had an accident? There is
blood on your collar" Mechanically,
L Pnt my hand to my neck, and when
=! brought it down, the fingers were
dyed with blood. Tho sharp blade
had penetrated the skin.
"What caused it? What has hap
pcncd?' brcathlessly inquired the
gentlemen.
81 cannot tell you now," I said;
II am not equal to the task. Come
to me at the hotel when I have re-
covered calmncss. It is right 1 should
tell somebody. Such q dangerous
man ought not to be allowed to go at
large. The gentlemen were too
consldcratc to urge the matter, but
curiosity was lcgiblc on their counte-
nances. After a short while, the car
mage came to take me to the hotel.
The agent was kind enough to ride
up with me. AS the porter was lift
ing on the luggage, / saw the initials
ON my trunk, in large, white, con-
splcuous letters, A. c NJ. I know
then what had puzzled me before.
No doubt these initials had first at-
tracted the madman' s attention to me.
Owing to some unacconntable sin
Gn!arity in the mails, my friend did
not receive my letter until two weeks
after 1t was due. was thus compel.
cd to remain ut the hotel for several
days-and long, miserable days they
were. L scarcely dared to leave nv
room, fearing to come in contact with
the hero of the railway car. Besides.
was really sick from the reaction.
after SO much mental excitement.
and Tor days and days was haunted
IN mind by cruel recollections of the
1rlShtfnl scene through which had
passed. In my dreams, I could still
hear hls maniac laugh that demon
like "Ha! ha!'-the very antipode of
mlrth, and his fiery, 1icndish eyes
still glazed upon me in imagination. 4
Us they had once done in reality.
Before leaving A., I coniided
to the agent the deto..s contained in
this narrative. The recital shocked
INN beyond measure, and he agreed
with me in thinking it dangerous to
the peace and well-being of any COM
munlty for such an individual to be
Mt large But i -rls too late; every
inquiry was M; every effort ex-
hausted, to discove. his whereabouts.
but in vain. Not vestige of in
formation could be obtained. Who
he was, whence he came, and whittier
he went, are mysteries vet to he un-
ravclled by the hand of time.
There is n scar distinctly visible on
my throat to this day. 1t will gowith
me to my grave. Whenever my eye
rests upon it, l am transported, in
imagination, back to the past and |
the events of that memorable ride on
the railway car.
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Mr.. Dickens declined recent in
vltation to real before Victoria on
the ground that he wonld not go as a
performer where he was not received
Us 4 gentleman.
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Shaving, Hair Cutting, &c.
NilE undersigned respectfully informs
L his old customers and the citizens of
Columbia generally, that lie has jmst
opened BARBER SHOP in the brick
building adjacent to the Shiver House
John Mills and other competent BARRIERS
are employed ut his establishment.
Aplil ,? JOSEPH SCOTT.
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TOUCHING INCIDENr.-A vounr mn,
anu MS wife were preparing to attend a
ohrStmas party at the house Of friend.
some miles distant. "Henry, my dear bus.
pand,' don't drink too much at Tho 49,,
today you will promise me. Won't yon9S r
salu she, putting het Hard apon his brow
anu rsls!ng her eyes to his face with a
pleaolng smile. "No, Millic, l will not:
you may trust me-" and she wrapped her
aniant m,i' III oftblanket, and they descended
80 e noises were soon prancing over the
the way Nov don't forget vour nG" 6rn'p'
ise," whispered the young wife. ns tbnv
passed up the steps. Poor thing, she was
.he WIFE ofa man who loved to look mon
the wine when red The party nassed
pleasantly; the time for departure drew
near; the wife descended from the nnne,
chamber to join her husband, A nongs sbo,
,nrough her beating her heart as She met
MN, mn M Tor he was inloxicated; he had broken
ms promise. Silently they rode homeward.
save when the drunken man broke into
sna'ches n,'. OF song, or unmeaning laughter.
But the wife rode on, her babe nrsssoI
closely to her grieved heart Give mo ,be
baby, Millie; cnn't trust you with him ),
ne SAID, as they approached n dark and
swollen stream. After some hesitation she
resigned her first born-her darling babe
closely wrapped in blanket-to his arms
over the dark waters the noble steed safely
pore themS and when they reached tho
pank'the riiother asked for her child. With
LUZ uom cure ana tenderness he placed the
bundle in her arms but when Che olasnad
~. a,,.s, TO hsr heart no babe was there; il had
snppea rom the blanket and che drunken
just in time to see the little rosy face rise
one moment above the dark waters, then
sink forever, and that by his own tempera-
ture! The anguish of the mother and re-
morse OF the fnthtr are better Imagined than
described,-Glasgo,b Netos.'
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From Ishsona.

40 The Inman steamer CITY of Boston
left Liverpool on tho 7th, arrived at
New York on Sunday. The following
is summary Of news
A deputation OH tAe subject of the
Atlantic and Pacific Railway through
Nicaragua had waited on the Prime
Minister at the Treasury. Losd Der
by said that the undertaking appear
ed to be most important International
one. He strongly advised thedeputa-
tion to. bring the matter at once before
the Foreign Office, and said, that in
the meantime he would bring it be-
fore his colleagues.
The Star rumor has it that the Gov
ernment are arranging brilliant plan
for the battling of Reformers in the
coming session. A Reform scheme of
some sort or other will, it is said, be
shaped out and laid upon tliY table,
the Government generously Offering
the house full opportunity Of con-
Tsidering it, by undertaking not to pro-
Good with it untA the following ses.
sion.
The London Times understands
that the British Government have de-
tcrmined to Withdraw their diplomat
ic representative from the Court of
Saxony, and to break up. the establ;s:. :
ment of the British Legation at Dres-
den. The incorporation of the Saxon
Kingdom in the P..ussian monarchy is
thus formally acknowledged.
The Times says the general result of
the experimental cruise. of the British
,iron-elsd squadron is satisfactory
The squadron included nine IRON
clads,. Including all the varieties of
the, Aeet,, and they successfully kept
the sea for q month during the
autnmnal equinox, showing good
sweathefly qualities and high rates of
speedr and 1t is claimed that the vesA
tsels representa- combination of merits
not possessed by the iron-clads of any
other State.
I, The Emperor of France had review
ed the Imperial Guard of the Paris
garrison in ihe'Bois de Boulonge. The,
affair passed off in the most brilliant
A,anner.
Intelligence, from BokhSrs states
that the Emir hasrelehsedi the Rus
tsiaa merchants whom he had captur-
ed, but had again made preparations
for Defence No communication be.
eng forthcoming from the Emir at the
eTpisation of the terias fixed by the
Russians for a replyto the proposals
they had made TO the Emir, ,.the, Rus-
sian Gosssnory6 6tenefais Ksysehaaow-
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control OF our will, and transforms us
INTO so many passive spokes in the great
wheel Of destiny.
:, " hatever may be the laws by which
u Is regulated, sleep presents the coun.
terpart of the waking world-distorted.
mulllated, n thrown into irremediable con.
'usi1n ny the force Of the imagination,
Journal.
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FALL CRops AND HlGH PaioEs, :

FALL Crops AND HIGH PRfcEs -.
ny the returns OF the crops from all parts
OF the country it appears That abgu lance
prevail everywhere Provisions of every
description were never so plentiful, aid
IN view OF this fact it may be asked why
retail prices of all articles in daily con-:
sumption in the households of both rich
and poor should be so high. Between
the avarice OF the SPECTATORS and of the
nnwillngness of retail dealers to relin-
9nsh the e&orbitant profits which they
haye been realizing since the waf began.
the publicare compelled to paw prices
tor the hecessaries of life whichafe little
better than eXtortions.
With the exceptions of cotton, every.
other protuctlon of the country has
been most beautifully developed. In
the items of meat. poultry butter, and
cheese, we have The anomaly ofa glut-
ted market and high prices. tits true
that there is a comparative diminution
in the charges of butchers and grocery
dealers of latei' but no one Will deny
that the prices demanded are stifi en-.
t!!rely above what they ought 70 BE-, con.
sr s1der'ns the immense supply on HAND.
There must be change in this State of
things before many days, andSAb one
will regret to see the spectators severe.
ly bitten. In the dry goods business
there is a considerable stagnation, large
stocks on hand and the failure OF Il mar
ket in the South to bling down the pri-
ces' and they have accordingly abated.
The sathe condition Of things must soon
operate in a like MANNER with tile pro
visions markets. The prices nov dc
mnandef are abont nne!third more than a /
talr val'ie for the staple articlesof cou.
sumption. Consumers therefore, have
q nght to expect speedy relief ~ Y.