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oAnRoLL Co., Nh, August Sd, 1859.
Messrs. MERRrxAs 4 Co.-Gentlemen !
used your Phosphate on my wheat last Fall, |
think not over 100 lbs. to the acre, and il made
me first rate crop. was quite as well salts
fed with IL as with the most expensive Guanos
! ever used. LEWIS GREEN.
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Cabinet & Building Hardware

Paints, Oils and Glass, Groceries, Cedarware,
Baskets, &e., &c.
Having made the above class Of Goods
speciality, offer for sale the best stock Of
Goods In Western Maryland. Ihave purohas.
ed this stock with care and for the cash, out Of
first haGds. offered for sale as low as they can
be had In Baltimore. Call and examine my
stock. Goods delivered TO any part of the eity
free Of charge.
Highest price paid for good article Of Car
pet Rags.
seps JOHN L. REIFSNIDER,
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The undersigned are prepared 10 furnish
Estimates and Designs for Iron Fronts,
Window Stills, Lintels, Crest Ratings, &c.
from the Novelty Iron Works Of New York,
and are Agents for the sale Of Marbleized
Slate Mantels, Glass, Lumber, Doors, Sash,
Moaldjngs, Blinds, Frames, etc. Encaus.
!ic Thing, Bricks. Stone Work, Slate Roof
ing, Hydraulic Csment and Terra Gotta
Sewer Pipe and Chimney Tops, ornamen-
tai GNrden and Parlor Vases, Statuary, &c.
and other Building Material, at the Lowest
Factory Pnees. Builders will do well 10
give rs sali before buying else~hsre. =
p. Do MIJRGI0ND0,
6S, 50 Il 81 Calvert street,
Corner Saratoga street,
Jala-ly Baltimore, Nd.
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CaRRoLL Co., Mo-, August Sd, 1869.
Messrs. o. +. MERRrnAN 4 Co.-Gentlemen:
Your Phosphate l applied last Fall on my
wheat at the rate Of 1866 lbs, To the acre, on a
piece of land on which had never before pro-
cured so good a crop. As formerly a portion
OF IL failed to ripen and was effected by the
rust; this season il ripened well, and am sat
istied with Its results. Yours truly,
sep 7-2mos SAMUEL SAUYEL.
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Remedy for Piles.

~ IhE subscribers arc now making at
Westminster Md, an Ointment which, after
iong aud extensive experience, they conf.
seh,y pronounce sure and pleasant cure
l 20 mat distressing complaint known as
! nemorrnoids or Piles. From many eerti.
nca'es otpersons who have been cured by il,
they select the following. -
on receipt Of Sl.00, box of the oiut.
ment, with full directions, will be sent. Dos.
,Iaage paid, through the mail to any address.
FOR sale IN Westminster, by A. II. Huber,
Druggist, No. 2 Carrnll Hall, and by Inc
subscribers at the West End.
FRANCIS BUTLER, NJ. d.
LEVI EVANS.
FOUTZ, ll6 Franklin street, Baltimore
is our General Agent
augl5.tf
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Fan and winter rgats.

A LII the latest styles just received and
~ for sale cheap, a.
oct q Mr.. A. ". lrmsfrong's.
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er with all the different kinds Of Needles.
Silks. Threads &c. for the use Of Sc wing
Machines, and is prepared to give instruc.
tons IN the use Of the same.
Having secured the services of a comne
tent MATCHMAKER, am prepared to
execute all work entrusted to my care with
promptness and despatch, and warrant en-.
tire satisfaction. -
q feb lift r. A. WAGNER
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in great variety. Silver-plsted Ware, Tea
Sets, Pitchers, Napkin Rings, Cups, Cake
Receivers, Syrup Cans, Call Bells, Butter
Dishes, Cream Jugs, Sugar Bowls, Sauce To.
riaes, Fruit Knives, Spoons, Forks, Sugar
Tongues, Butter Knives, Mustard and Salt
Cutlery, Iron Handle and Table Knives, Knives
and Forks, 60 censs up; Looking Glasses, IS
cents to SIS; Coal Oh Lamps, Shades and
Chimneys, and the latest improved Burners /,
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Clocks, Watches, JeweIry,
Looking Glasses and
Sewing Machines.

vTyIIE subscri.
Il Der hasopen-
ed a Store near
the Depot in
Westminster.
4nealy opposite
P. B. Mikesell's
odd stand) where
he will keep on
hand a good as
sortmcnt Of the
above named
articles togeth-
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.JB Y-TEI b 6 r a P Fl
For the Southwestern.
dispatches from Tuesdays Daily.
Foreign and Domestic Markets.

New YORK, Dec. 1S-Bank satement--specle III
creased $4,000; circulation decreased rlhe depos
its decreased over million and half and legal ten
der over two millions.
LONDON, Dec. 20, noon.-Consols 924. Bonds 500.
PARIS, Dec. 20, noon.-Bourse opened quiet; rentes
1915
HAvRE, Dec. co. noon.-Cotton opened quiet at
1877 on the spot.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 20, noon.-Cotton opeEed quiet;
uplands liz and Orleans I'D.
LArER-Cotton dull
New YORK, Dec. 20, noon.-Money 7f9ct. Ster-
ling-long 1889 and short 1893. Gold 1909. Cotton
quiet; middling uplands 251c.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2O.-Cotton dull and easier,
249245c; sales $780, receipts ,S01 and exports 10
Liverpool 6510, Havre $3.50, Hamburg 724 and Bos-
ton 1900 bales. Flour firm, 81 1905 70@6 CO. Corn
81 l5@1 II. Oats e4065c. Bran 81 10. Hay dull
and lower, s26@27. Pork 1872 so. Bacon dull aud
lower, 16@20@2lc; hams 2bc. Lard hrmer; tlerce
l94@l s1c.; no kegs here. Sugar dull; prime i29
l24c. Molasses-prime 67@69c. Whisky dull, 81 %
81 os. Coffee steady; fair l44@14t and prime ~
@174c Freights DULL sail to Liverpool 3D.; to Havre,
5@l Lice. Gold 1919. Sterling 1911. New York
sight fTct discount Texas beeVes-lst quality $45
ID So. 9p " '
NEW YORK, Dec. 20, evening.-Cotton dull and de-
elining sales 1900 bales 254c. Money easy at &c
Z Rct. Sterling weak 1osb@losa. Gold broke down
during the afternoon, closing dull at 1903. Stocks
closed feverish. Louisiana's 6s@7o} levee's 81.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 20, evenng.-Cotton easier up
lands lt@ll4 and Orleans 124@12Ad; sales $4,000
bales, for speculation and export.
PARIS, Dec. 20, evening-Bourse closed dull rentes
1851.
FRANKFORT, Dec 90, evening.-Bonds quiet at els
LONDON, Dec. 20, evening.-Consols e24 Bonds
closed at &c. ss
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FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2o-Tennessee Constitutional
Convention carried by large majority.
Revenue receipts $642, 900.
The Tennessee Delegation, except Senat or Fowler
and Representative Hawkins are engaged in preparing
protest against the legality of the Tennessee election
praying Congress to set it aside.
private dispatch from Paris says the expatriation
of the Jewsfrom Russia has commenced.
Grant has nominated Stanton for Surveyor of Gus
toms at Selma, Ala.
The Supreme Court decided the case, Field and
Miller dissenting that where Estate Legislature grants
franchise to corporation and in consideration of the
corporation establishing the enterprise contemplated
exempts the corporation property from taxation con-
tract is created between the corporation and State
which no subsequent legislation change of State
constitution can break.
1t is stated that Gen. Candy has written letter ad-
rersely to the admission of Virginia without stringent
restrictions.
The Executive Session of four hours was mainly oc-
cuped in discussing the Presidents refusal to send dec.
uments called for BY the Judiciary Committee.
Good authority states that the Alabama Claims ne
gotiatiohswill be opened at Washington.
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Is IT Our HUNNIcUr?-We notice that Captain
Hunnicut is spoken of of the registrars in Ma
varro county, Texas. We wonder if it be our Hun.
nj" the clever gentleman who figured in similar ca.
pacity in this region pending election. The Cor.
scana Observer says there election in Navarro
upon the pretext that of the registrars was threat
ened and left Whereas the real reason was because
more whites than blacks registering In this
connection the editor says Hunnicut expressed the
opinion that the charge of violence false and we
suppose the editor therefore, regards the captain
(he had title here beeve) as fair minded man
disposed to do the right thing. If it be our friend
there was never greater mistake. The rascal ex-
pressed himself satisfied with the manner in which the
election held here and certified over his sigma.
ture and yet afterwards, in New Orleans, gave hor
rible account when summoned before that Congress
sional Investigating Committee.
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IMMIGRATION lETo TExAs.-Most of our exchanges
are commenting upon the immense stream of immi.
grafton that is pouring from all directions into the "a
vored State of Texas. Long lines of covered wagons
with numerous small faces peering from beneath, ha7
become so familiar sight upon streets as
to attract attention. And this an evidence not alone
of the future prosperity of Texas, but bodies forth
the future of our city, as most of these immigrants
will settle within trading distance Of Shreveport If
the Conservatives Of sister State had have done
their duty and been true to their interests doubtless
this tide of immigration would have increased in vol
ume. Especially is it probable that Mississippi would
have sent forth additional refugees from Radical mis-
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AoRr1FY1NG--We never expected to live to see the
day when the old Democratic cock the chanticeer of
victory, would be debased to the use of such party
as the Radical rag-tag and bobtai abomination now
ruling the land Yet so it is. A scaawag sheet pub.
shed at Washington Ark, over the Geographic an
of the Mississippi election the defeat Of
mongre liberalism as it is termed, has the same
old rooster which in days past crowed defiance to his
foes. The same yet not the same, for the poor bird
has slovenly, mean look-eviden,ly ashamed of his
forced association with such party. he seems i" all
ragged and dirty" and though upon the slightest
would run like turkey" Alas, be
can never look hen in the face again.
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BEATS THE WoRLD.-We will back your genuine
NAhkee against the world upon1AH matters of bac
taste where refinement is uncalled for and
of feeling is at pseuium A people who could stoor
to the unutterablehtte and ignominy of making
helpless prisoners pull off and robbing them
ofther blankets in the latitude Camp Chase 1--WE shall
never forgise them for that-never y in Gods name,
what depth Of meanness could they not fafhom In
one guse or another constantly see this sbir.strp.
ping meanness manifesting Itself
Recently there was military reunion at Louisville,
and the officers of the Army of Tennessee glorifed
muchly. Unlike the Roman General who forbade the
display of trophies taken IFom their countrymen in
civil war, these modern barbarans would constantly
fout before our eyes the evidences of our failure to
cut asunder the ties which bound US to so base race
Not content with this insulting display in time of
profound peace, they must needs take umbrage be.
cause forsooh, the small boys and little niggers didn't
yell and kick up their heels in ecstacy of admiration
at their gorgeous array and this failure to do fit.
ting honor to the conquerng heroes is set down to the
score OF "unrepentent rebellion" What people
What people,
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RED RIVER 1MPBovEMENTs.-lt would appear from
the following, taken from the New Orleans Times, o.
the l4th, that Capt George Aban ct ais may not get
pay for the expensive and hercuean labors expended
in the improvement of Tones Bayou and the bayous
above this point:
The Supreme Court yesterday rendered, through
Judge Taliaferro very able decision in the case Of
Oliver praying for mandamus against the Governor
to compel him to sign certain bonds claimed by the
lator as due on account of the work done by him
der act Of the Legislature providing for the
of9certan distractions in Red River The Governor
refusing to sign these bonds, alleging that the work
was not done according to the specifications was
damused into court to show cause why he should not
be compelled to sign.
To this proceeding il excepted by the Governors
counsel and the Attorney General, that mandamus
would net lie against the Governor, and further that
the law authorizing the issue of the bonds uncon
stitutional The latter point decided by the Su-
preme Court to be not well taken, but the exception
that the Governor could not be mandamused to per.
form an act within the sphere of his official duty, was
fully sustained The argument this question, in IA
vor of the Governors position, made by Mr. Dib-
BILE, and was marked by great ability and research
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MEMPHIS AND ELPAso RA1LRoAD.-It is again given
out that Col Fremont has negotiated great loan in
Europe to build this road. We might get into the
habit of believing this by and by, did not know
officially from Washingt that the United States has
yet made any grant to this company upon which
loan could be raised. Col. Fremont has been using
the cheap French papers, the Charvari among them,
to set forth the advantages Of lending him money but
do not think he has got much yet. The most prac
teal work have yet about this road is that
party Of surveyors have recently passed the
and found it very feasible we knew before from the
reports Of the Kansas Pacific Railway Company. In
ali probability if the road is built through to the
Pacific it will be on this line. [St Louis Post.
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THE FEDERAL Deadly an act Of Congress passed
in 1868, General Thomas was ordered to the duty Of
ascertaning the number of Federal dead and has lust
completed his labors During that time he has visited
every State and Territory in this country, and gone
over the greater portion of them-wherever there was
public or private cemetery in which Union soldier
was buried He has full lists of the number buried in
each and every place, known and unknown white or
black, officers, soldiers citizen employees of the Gov
eminent. He gives in detail the names company,
regiment, division, corps, and general command in
which the deceased enrolled at the time oe his
death, and if not much data as he could obtain in
reference thereto. The situation and condition Of all
the thlrtyhve national cemeteries are given and sug
gestlons made in respect TO them. 1t is shown by
these statistics that there comparatively few soldiers
buried in New England not exceedingly large mum.
Der in the Middle and Western States while the Bor
der and Southern States almost entirely bold the ashes
OF those who died in the subjugation of free and
chsvalrous people 1t is melancholy satisfaction for
the South to know that the total number of white
officers and soldiers, known and unknown buried as
detailed above, is nearly 100000. The number of
coored soldiers nearly 5o0oo two-thirds of whom are
not known by name.
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tCommunicated,1
Messrs. L. billiard & Co.


Messrs. L. billiard Co.:
l, the other day. had occasion to buy single pound
of beef, and stepped no the markell house for the
purpose The presiding genius of the stall took from
hook steak, which upon being placed in the sea les
did not weigh pound. Twenty cents was the sum
demanded for this mammoth steak! At a nice cacu.
laton this about twenty. four cents pound for
beef which the butcher the outside, four
cents-a little prof. of six hundred per cent? Is
not this an outrage upon decency and is there way
of remedylng SO gross evil? Of course man has
right charge what he peases for what he has to SELL
yet am disposed to question his moral right to take
cents for what he processes to sell for eight
or ten. If there is monopoly in the meat market
the people should be apprsed Of that steps might
be taken to counteract the evil 1t would be infinitely
better for parties to purchase choice beef from the
Packery by the barrel That is better, both because
the cattle not suffered to starve SO long before they
slaughtered, and because beef is never so good
when served few hours after being killed.
A. CITIZEN.
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Cor IT HUSBAND; Cor IT BTzR.-The New Orleans
Times has an article the subject Of section.
alism which is increasing in bitterness-tt between
the North and West The is entirely agrientnfal,
the other manufacturing and it will require wiser
heads and more sesacri6cng spirits than either sec.
tian possesses to harmonse their conflicting inteeats
lis astonishing with what fortitude can beK-nn
under the misfortunes of friends and really
don't continental If they serve each other like
the Kilkenny cats. The Boston journal says the
West is fast becoming tyrannical and exacting
that the South ever was"
"Tyrannical and exactng" This was the cry
against the South for years. when really all asked
was the poor boon of being let alone. And now be-
cause the West wants very small portion of chicken
pie she is forsooh, called "tryannical and exactng
Those Down-easters are the veriest gut,ons in the
world
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WARN1Na.-We learn from the Jefferson Times
aud Republican that VIM. Murphy was by military
commission in that place sentenced to the pehitentary
Tor SIX months, upon the miserable charge of buying
Government clothing from soldier. 1t seems that
his crime consisted in having possession of a blue
o'ercoa thousands Of which, as our contemporary ob.
serves are offered for sale all over the country They
have either been condemned or, which is more prob.
able, have been stolen by Yankee quartermasters Be
that as it may they are publicly offered fer sale bv
merchants, aud hence this startling COM
mentary upon Radical justice in Texas
We notice several Of our citizens wearing the things
and for theirbeneft publish the above as a warning
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POSTAL CONFERENCE.-THE copy as follows from a
Washington correspondent who writes under date of

POSTAL COMMEMORATIVE copy as follows from a
Washington correspondent who writes under date of
Dec. 8:
an additional postal convention has Just been con.
cnded by Postmaster General CresweIl with the Gene
raj Post Office Department of Great Britain establish
ing on ana after the LIST of January next reduced
OF letter postage of six cents between the United
states and the United Kingdom. The negotiations
tor this important postal reform commenced BY Mr.
CresWen ABOUT two months ago, have been recently
conducted by telegraph A cable dispatch was re.
celVea day from the Postmaster General at London
by Mr. Creswell, accepting counter proposals, also
mace oy telegraph, in relation to unpaid and INSULT
elenty prepaid letters The use of the telegraph was
1ouno necessary in order to conclude the new
ment IN time to put it in operation on the LIST of Jan
uary next
The following notice has been sent to the different
postmasters:
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, D. c., Dec. 2, 1869
On and after the LIST of January 1870, the single
rate of postage half an ounce or under, for prepaid
letters between the United States and the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland will be re-
dueed to six cents hree pence; if not prepaid or in
sufhcently prepaid fine of six cents (three PENCE
will be added to the deficient postage and collected
on delivery The rates of postage, conditions o: pay
ment on newspapers, book packets and samples OF
merchandise remain unchanged. Postmasters will levy
and collect postage accordingly on and after January
l, 1870. By order of the Postmaster General,
JOSEPH H. BLACKFAN,
Superintendent of Foreign Mails
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MISCELLANEOUS.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 2O.-Three hundred Chinese
under contract for three years will reach New Orleans
about the 10th January.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2o.-Ram Triumph, formerly
Atlanta, gone to 1t is rumored that she is in Gu
ban interest and is after the Spanish gunboats which
left New York Saturday
New YORK, Dec. 20-Mutual Base Ball Club left
for New Orleans last night, via Erie railroad.
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EXPOSED CoTToN.-Most of our warehousemen are
now receiving cotton rapidly that it seems impossi
BILE for them oget it under shelter and hence it takes
the weather. Buyers and planters complain, but the
warehousemen excuse themselves upon the ground
that it is out Of the question to get sufficient labor
Two dollars day appears to be no inducement to
freedmen to strain their muscles in rolling cotton
bales. Now, however, that the boats can carry out
full loads this evil will probably be remeded, as the
labor of elevating the cotton in tiers will be partially
obviated .F-l
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The elephant, in the Radical household during the
present session of Congress is the financial problem
Gen. Grant makes some suggestions in his message as
to what might be done, but up squarely to not
seeing bis way out of the muddleimme dately Bout
WE'LL in his report utterly loses himself in an ocean az
figures, from which he ultimately escapes without liz
shred of policy left to him. Meanwhile, half dozen
bills of the most sweeping character have been offered
in Congress- and nearly every Senator reported to
have oae preparation. In the multitude of doctors
the patitD likely to fare badly, and the ultimate dis
solution Of our entire financial fabric draws ahrmingy
near. Such set of bungers with such diverse views
and anagonisc plans have rarely been gathered to-
gether, and their ultimate solution of the difficulty is
as difficult of determination the paternity of the
stone giant Times.
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Our WHARF, SoCALLED.-The captain of the Ri
doph the other day fined 1926 and costs for reua
ing to pay wharfage dues. He appeals to the Parish
Court, basng his refusal pay upon the plea that the
corporation is justly due him $500 for damages sus
tanned by his boat while at the wharf, and the captain
may be right
A moral if not legal contest has been going on
between steamboats, and the corporation for over
twentythree years, with the exception of truce du
ring the comparatively short time that we had good
wharf. At rough estimate should say that in
these years the corporation has received 900
for wharfage dues, and yet look what landing place
we have! It is not surprising that steamboatmen
complain. The only wonder is that they have not
thrown more impediments in the way of collections
and ofener appealed to the courts for redress Our
city councils have at various periods made spasmodic
efforts to preserve intact the dues paid by boats as
special wharfage fund, but presume they or their
successors had imagined, urgent need for the money
and so it appropriated, msappropriated some
other purpose. Too little attention has been given to
the convenience of class of men upon whom the
prosperity Of the place largely depends, and GER
tainy they have just grounds of complaint At least
fair portion of the revenues paid by them should be
devoted to their interest and convenience
Could not the present Board pass an ordinance
specially devotng this fund to the building of good
wharf aid frame it to preclude the diversion of it
into any other channel by future councilmen?
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CONDITIONAL soLUrIos.-A correspondent of the
Claiborne Advocate asks some one to solve the follow
ing problem
"a speaks truth times in 4 !; 0 times in s, and E
times in What is the probability Of an event
which and Q assert and says is a lie."
Now, il by 90" Tom Ochiltree be meant, the
chances wonld he thousand 10 one that o. lied