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HORSES. CARRIAGES, sc.

hOhSESs OAlShIAGESs cECe
an OPPORTUNITY FOR THE LOVERS OF FINE
AtcTioS BALE OF THE WELL KNOWN rRorrING
'as "MERcER" AND arRENToN."
two other Troers the chestnut Hancock
The gray horse aEacEk" Is hand. hish7 years old in
dam thoroughbred, BY tiray Eagle:
in 49, 3SS and 30 Won purse Il Union Course ia June
last time recorded, s1lA IL splendid road and pole
The bay horse "TRENToN" lbs hanos high years old;
kind sound perfect and truo
Tronton well kn I've mile trotter, having beaten
mile races az trenton, N J and q saaot ParS Ph.
BY George Browns Bashaw. dam Jenny Lind, BY Wash
Ben Hancock chestnut sorrel I6 hands, years: kind
sound perfect and true unframed but has t1ed 10 30
Trenton; Of locomotive or anything else ono
Of the finest horses in tho country.
Dolly Starch Is 10y hands years kind sound and true;
speed
the above warranted sound ana will be sold
THURSDAY, July 20, AT 8 O'CLOCK.
l2ath street aud Eighth avenue,
ARuH JoHNsToH, sucsioneer.
oalee 3, Nassau street, opposite Post oacs.
one light o.,ing Wagon 70 orer, pole and shaf.s one
bio Harness, two sets OF light Gle Harness.
s s"~
stables Of Daniel Mace ESQ., at the Fashion track and win
te on exhibition ct Wtbecks. above. and after Mon
The viii exhibited In harness to wagon on Tues
day and wednesday previous to the the
MacombA' Dam road, each day att O'Clock.
The sale will be absolutely and positively without
Particulars In de'atl from the auctoneers.
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nROY LINE FOR ALBANY AND TROY.-THE FAST
est, elegant evening river Steamboats, IN ths world. Tho
VANDERBILT or CONNECTICUT leaves pier ~ North
foot OF Spring street. every evening Saturdays except
o'clock and foo, q West Ihlrtyour.h s.ree
than any other route and like Buffalo Niagara
Fas all points West 70 Saratoga, sharon, Lake 0sorgc, ali
points Lake Champlain 70 Montreal TO all points In Yer
mont and western Massachusetts Tickets cold and sste
secured At DODD'5 Express 0dnces, t2s and s<
Aiso he wes, street. above Spring Passengers landed
n aaratoaA In tina foe orsatfaaA
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BARGAINS IN
III Prints At Retail
A. r. STEWART d co.
Win open on MOhDAY, July 81,

EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS IN
II Pris,s :, Ress't ,,o
win 10 opso j. safmXTH on MoSDAS, y J4 JSy~
A nrgs assortmeot OF
wamsuaa Prints, coors no, warranted, &c per yard.
0ardncr's or Amoskesss iee pee yard
splendid line Of
Standard Prints, fas. colors. iS%c per yard.
The % The tho ., will b
Broadway, Fourth avenue aud Tenth street.
III India Cashmere sAAw,A
Col. ned: e SsS;; Ss:.sasss .ssgs:s'.a of 1884,
NosNAND 4 CHANDON, Successors.
Nos. 81 and 81 Rue Richelieu. 50 and "a Rue rsydsau.
The reacs. importers OF Cashmere shawls snec Sls and
represented In India BY their feaet agents hus putting
their .hswis Al Cashmere and Umriisr IPunisS.
Lace Mandatory
a. Aencon Casp Bsyesu. and Brussc o. shs aswss and
superior French cashmsrs sSssiA
Immense assortment Of oil these articles
rirsa prices marked IN plain hsurss.
Wholesale and retail.
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES
" a. rr'f. Z. g srswHRHS ns,' l%H9F';'''S; 20.
VIII otter
the balance Of tbs Spring ana Summer Stock
French csmsrc Suits. S1nsy cSnss csic ss and upwards
nion Linen rrssel,ns suits $y and npwardS
white csmSrs uessd sas anu ru.a $40 and opw.ea
Figured Grensdine su!,s, SIS 70 SIS entirely new.
An eessnl sssormen, OF Burnous q 70 EACH suitable
Tor seasic and evening wear
Llama, Barese aud ursnadne shawis.
Ladies nderciohing aud nfanss Apparel OF every do
ssss:s s.s.s iasss ss and :ss syy: ss.:
Ssesd.ss. ToarsA avenue .ad Tsn.A street
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CARPETS, CARPETS. CARPETS. CARPETS.
~ The largo and finely selected stock Of veve Brusss
s:peery three ply ingram and hemp Carpets, Rugs Nas
Msstins Car.lns, Cornicss window Shades &C., at
the Eighth Avenue Emporium is offered for
greatly reduced prices Furnture Furniture furnNure
$500 600 worth OF rich, medium plain parios
chamber, ooe and Kitchen Furniture OF the designs
cent
n R-Parcs from the country buy cheaper ., this g.
tsoshmen. than .. any other shs c All goods shipped
and delivered ree at the large whoesae and retan
<o6 and <s8 Eighth 70 30 NJ Thirty nth
street, adjoining D. KELLY (successor 10 H. OFarre)
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YACHTS, sTKANIBOATs, Asc.

A BARGAIN.-ANY ONE WANTING THE HAND.
A isss' & & ana "a Ii ~, % ncs .nS
good boa bur her this day for hal. price warrant.
sound eyery respect only year old must be sold,
the hS for herr 70 be at The foot OF
West Fiftvseventh street, North river Any wishing
sail boat yacht duh would do well W looking atAer.
Apply TO FRANK WEAVER, at the Club House.
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A T BARKER 4 HAMLINS CITY AUCTION MART,
"A MAJOR &. W. BARKER, AUCTIONEER,
corner Broadway and Thirty ninth street,
REGULAR AUCTION SALES

EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY.
0entemen's private Establishments disposed OF at public
and private the best advantage general
men of Horses Carriages Bugges Horse Ciohlng HalIes
Whips &C. to suit the needs oil all classes Of
staniiy on hand Orders promptly executed.
Twenty -four hours allowed for trial every horse sold
under wArrantee.
Good s.abna horses at public private s.le The only
mart in the city having driving ring showing
sale. CARRIAGES, Buggies, &C., taken storage.
Liberal advances made everything in the horse line.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

EssAy ON WEAKNESS AND LOST MANHOOD. SHOW
sDeAton Is. Nav Work -"'''N'~"s
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HORSES, CARRIAGES, &C

r. GoyEKNhENT GOODS HARNESS, SADDLES, TENTS
&c Send for circular PITKfN CO., No. Park place.
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A T MRS. 0AYNOR's.
IA Corsets . specially.
porfset al guaranteed all figures. Abdominal and
other Supportors Chdrens Ats and Corsss Shoulder
Braces Pads &C., most appro cd kinds.
OF French 1ourn0urs received light Aut
cool.
skirts in every STYLE best qualify at very low prices
Also Muslin Suits and Croquet Dressos In Swiss Lawa
French Nainsook, &c.
Orders particularly attended 10.
Great BarganA
The balance OF White Lawn Linen Suits At cost.
Mrs. uAfNOR,
765 Broadway, Ninth street..
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(NROTON AQUEDUCT DEPARTMENT., BUREAU OF
~ Water hereby given that five per cent
paid water rents WILLIAM H. MCKINNEY,
Water Registrar.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-04-29

WuIrEwAsHING. In these days of spring
cleaning, the whtewash brush and pail are
freely used by the good housekeeper, and none
too freely, for aside from the effect that white
wash has upon the appearance Of the dwelling
rooms, its use in cellars, outhouses, ETC., is
doubtless Of salutary effect The essentials in
whitewashing are, good lime and good brush.
Freshly burned, hard Jumps Of lime are the
best. Rhode Island lime has long been cele-
brated for its excellence, and is sent for long
distances away from the little State. The
brush should be a gDod one; not cheap affair
made to sell, but with long, good bristles, and
plenty OF hem. The lime is slaked by pour
Ing boiling water upon it, stirring until the
Jumps disappear: more water is added, until a
creamy liquid is obtained, Of proper thickness
for application. The pail should have stiff
wire stretched across the top, against which tl
draw the brush, to remove the excess of white
wash. Commence by sweeping the ceiling an(
walls, to remove all dust: then go over The
surface, making the strokes Of the brush al
in one direction, and parallel; when the first
coat is dried, apply another in direction
across, or at right angles with the former. A
large paint brush will be found useful for cor.
neIs and intricate places. Those who have
never whitewashed must not be surprised tc
see the work look very badly while it is wet
the effect can only be judged of when dry
With Il little practice, the operation can be
done without spattering or letting a drop fall
Stir the whitewash occasionally, dip the brush
In perpendicularly, and then draw it across the
wire above spoken of, so as to leave as much
in the brush as 1t will hold without dropping
Salt, white vitriol, starch paste, and Other
things are added with view to prevent the
was from rubbing off, but there is little white.
wash that VIII not rub Of For nice work, the
lime may be slaked several weeks before it Is
used thin peicle or crust Of carbonate o.
lime will form on the surface, which is to be
skinned off, and then the wash may be poured
off from the gritty PARTICLES which settle to the
bottom,
kALsoMING is a term given to another meth
cd Of whitening walls. 1t is Paris white, which
is very fine whitening or chalk, to be had a,
the paint and drug stores, and put on with
glue size. The proportions are quarter Of 9
pound of arhite glue to six pounds of Paris
white. Put the glue in water enough to wei
cover 1t, and let it stand until perfectly soft
then put the vessel containing the glue into
kettle of hot water, and stir until it is thor
oughly dissolved. Put the Paris white into
pail, add hot water gradually, stirring all the
time, until 1t is brought to smooth creamy
consistence; add the dissolved glue, and ther
water enough to thin 1t sufficiently to work
well with the brush. 1t is applied in the same
manner as whitewash, and is used for hard.
finished ceilings and walls that have become
dscolored. Agriculturist.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-04-29

The Reconstruction bill which the Prcsi
dent signed committing their State Cousti-
tutions to the final disposal Of the people OF
Virginia, Mississippi and Texas not distran-
chised and newly enfranchised, had tacke ed
on to it the condition that before being ad-
mitted to representation they shall have
ratified ,he Fifteenth Amendment; and the
further provision that, after all, in case OF
their compliance with the terms by Con
gress, their proceedings "shall not be deem
ed final or operate as a complete restora-
tion,' until Congress shall signify its approy-
al. The President moved in the matter at
the end Of the session, in order, as he said,
to allay all irritation that existed in the
minds of those people. He protessed to de-
sire harmony, union and peace. Still, he
signed bill than which no provision could
we'll be more insulting to an intelligent peo-
pie in any measure than the one requiring
them first to adopt the Fifteenth Amend
ment. But it is evident that Congress wants
no restoration of these States. 1t prefers
to keep them at its feet, that it may have
them for convenient party purposes, to use,
as it would use them now, for forcing an
unrepubican and revolutionary amendment
to the Constitution upon the country Bos-
ton Post.
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UNDER DRAINING.

Perhaps In our articles our own experience
Is so often alluded to as to SAVIOR Of egotism
but anxious care that the people should
have only reliable information, such as car
stand the great test Of trial. ought, and will we
trust, relieve us from that charge For the
sowness with which many people adopt rca
Improvements comes from the disappointments
resulting from so many mere visionary and de
ceitful schemes. Thus so many garrets are
filled with once bepraised, but now discarded
lamp burners, washing machines &C. ; so MANY
patent soaps and fertilizers have proved q
worthless cheat, that vast numbers lose faith
in everything except the good old davs of pod
augurs and wooden -pitchforks. Hence. in ac-
cepting our position in these columns, we were
determined to know nothing among you save
what could bear the test Of our own expert.
ence, or came sanctioned by some reliable au-
thority
These remarks are highly pertinent TO the
matter of undertaking land. AS we trave
about, we are panied to see, almost every
where, the fortunes lost, the actual pa0nrv lying
buried and unknown among the frogs and
rushes, when little labor in draining would
bring 1t shining to the light For there are
few gardens that do not have spots too wet to
cultivate, and few farms that do not have acres
Of now worthless swaes and bogs, which, TAX
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CLOVER. The best time to SOW clover is
probably in August. 1t should then be sown
on well-mellowed ground, with dressing OF
plaster, say 10 bushels to the acre. The kind
of seed we prefer is the medium, or common
red. The pea-vine makes very coarse hay, put
is best for ploughing under green. Sown in
the spring, 1t is best to take quiet morning
in March, when light snow has fallen on
ground that has been bare and has thawed
Glover does very well sown upon winter grain
or with spring grain, but better by itself Suit
able top-dressings for light land plowed in the
spiing to be sown with clover, are plaster,
ashes' any fine compost, Peruvian guano made
fine ana mixed with plaster and soil, or super
phosphate OF lime. 1t Is worth while to roll
the land after sowing. 1t NAV be done anv
time before the first of Nav. or even later.
TAQriculturiSt.
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The negro Lieut.. Gov. of Louisiana was
formerly barber on Mississippi river
steamboat. Now he is very " learned, ac-
complished and gentlemanly" associate Of
Sumner & Co., at Washington, where he
has been sporting on his $4,000 salary.
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A Western paper says SO Grants
pledges that he would appoint only honest
men to office are being rather strangely re-
deemed. He evidently thinks that all his
relatives are honest"
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Farm. Garden, and Household
,oSDUorED ~ PUTNAM siNoS1oN.

a4- p-7 friends who NJ A2ye Communications, ~.
errz11s facts :lggastion'. ANYTHING 81 interest
r-Au4aE . tll- Department. ere :eI-s-5l T.
c4te the same = Dr. Putnsm slE ls-3a SaT5I lr VII
al prepare aa same TOT publication q slldc elt --
The evening Argus., 1869-02-15

Who IS to compose the new cabinet? ls
now the great question before the people.
Gen. Grant is 80 fond Of keeping his pur.
poses to himself that no definite answeT can
5e given to this question, and the public are
dependent alone upon the specuatlons oi
newspaper correspondents. 1t is SAID, how
ever, that there is an undisguised feeling Of
uueasiness among the chief radicals lest
Grant should call around him a conservative
cabinet delegation Of influential men
called upon him some time ago and urged
the appointment to a cabinet position of Il
welLknown politician. After listening to
whatthey had to say, he replied in substance
that be looked upon the relations between
the president and his cabinet much the
same as those which should exist between
a general and his staff officers. As he would
not like to have any person or persons select
his staff officers for him, so he hoped his
friends would not be offended if he declined
their recommendations for cabinet officers
lie proposed to select his own cabinet, as he
would be responsible to the people for the
conduct of the administration. He did not
wish to put himself in the position in which
Mr.. Lincoln often found himself, with only
one vote in the cabinet council for the ad
and that one his own.
The evening Argus., 1869-02-15
RoCK ISLAND ARSENAL
AND BRIDGE.
Discouraging Prospects for the
improvements.

From the brief kilograms published in
this paper few days ago, in relation to the
discussion in congress, on the Sth inst, our
people had reason to fear that the expect
ed appropriations for work here next sum
mer would he greatly reduced if not lost
entirely, The Congressional Globe, of the
.o' contains the debate in full, occupying
"'"s columns, and We can only give, today,
synopsis Of the discussion.
The house resolved itself into q commit.
tee OF the whole on the state Of the Union
lMr. Ferry, rep. from Michigan, in the
chair and resumed consideration Of the
bill III. R. No. l8O3) making appropriations
for the support Of the army for the year
ending June 80, 1870.
The pending question was on the amend
nent Of Mr.. Harding ,rep. from IllinoisJ L
modified by Mr.. Farnsworth, lrep. from L
liuois, which was reported as follows:
ind propidsd further, That so much thereo
n may be necessary shall be applied for the con
sTuction Of the upper portion Of the MRlin
water power at the head OF Heck Island, IN car
fylng out existing contracts.
Mr.. Blaine, rep from Maine), Read th
following paragraph.
The clerk read as follows:
FOR repairs and improvements of armories an
Rrsensls
FOR s-mory and arsenal at Rock Island, III.
Sl,oOo,Oon' Pr0r'dea That one-haF of thit
he ed n fa
bridge connecting Rock Island with Tho citiss O,
Rock Island and Davenport
he amendment was disagreed to. The
The evening Argus., 1869-02-15

OF congress my acceptance of the office 70
winch have been elected by the people Of
'ne United States aud assure them that /
seAii endeavOr to prove worthy Of this marx
duty. ''''p'' a"'
The committee then withdrew.
Special to the Chicago Times.
WAsHtSGFoN, Feb. l3.--The speacb or
zen. Grant, today on the occasion or "a
celV!ng the certificate Of his election %
president, has created decided sensa,;a,
among the members of the republican NO.
especially the senatorial wing. His decIsr3 !,
uon that he will not make known bis cnL;,,'.
uhu' ne nominates them respectively TO the
senate, on the 9th proXimo, is accepted by
Iheh as ialr notice that he will listen TO no
ADVICE on the snbIect--a notice that is not
even received with concealed regret by pro.
mlneut members Of the party; but with
open expressions Of dissatisfaction. The
course he intends to pursue is contrary to
that pursued by Mr.. Lincoln, and preyious
presidents, and betray5 at once q reflection
On the senate for its virtual refusal to repoal
the civil tenure of office act. The Pacific
railroad aud other lobbies are startled et
his expressed determination to insure ecouo.
my and retrcuchment, and look upon it
more seriously than as the usual catchwords
OF political professions. 1t has thrown the
office seekers, also, into commotion, ,--doz.
ems of whom he refused to receive to day.
aud opened their eyes to protracted hotel
bills, and other heavy expenses incident to
the great delay in Washington On the
whole, the speech has excited much more
.,.t.. Il r RI q -
The evening Argus., 1869-02-15

The question now was upon the substitute
as amended, and Mr.. Phelps moved to oamepd
the substitute by striking out "s2OO, 900 and
inserting 100000" p"
The amedment was agreed to.
The question was then taken upon the
substitute as amended, Ayes GO, noes 6I.
So the substitute as amended for the par.
agraph of the bill as amended was agreed
TO-
No debate was in order, but the friends Of
the appropriation as originally proposed
vented their feelings in amendments. Mr..
Harding, Of Illinois, moved 70 further amend
by adding that the Moline water power is
hereby relaquished to the Moline water
power company. Ruled out Of order.
Mr. Blaine, Of Maine, wanted to further
amend by adding $jOO,OOO for the bridge
connecting Rock Island with the cities of
Davenport and Rock Island, Not agreed
To-,
Mr.. Logan said the state Of Illinois for
thirty wears asked the government to cede
to us Rock Island, and it refueed to DO so ;
now it proposed to Withhold the appropria
tious which the government ls under an OBJ
legation to make He moved 10 amend BY
adding "that the island Of Rock Island be
and s hereby ceded to the state Of Illinois" !"
Ruled out Of order
Mr., Iarnsworth offered an amendment
proposing that the mills, ,machnery,s and other
property upon said island, belonging to the
government and not required for public ser.
vice, shall be sold at public auction.
Ruled out of order on a point raised by
Mr.. Blaine, who said that the friends Of the
original appropriation should not, on account
Of a temporary defeat, let the whole matter
20 to the dogs, as they may Give to fight
another day
Here the committee arose, after having
played havoc with the new bridge, the i'm.
proyemeu.s on the Island, aud the Moline
The evening Argus., 1869-02-15

The recent telegraphic announcement
from Washington, that Senator Yates had
again made his appearance in costume
resembling that the Georgia major whose
favorte parade dress consisted ola shirt.
collar and pair Of spurs has not been
contradcted by the senator friends. On
this occasion the Illinois Demosthenes is said
TO have added a revolver to his otherwise
rather limited sccoutremeuts. But even
that addition must have been an improve
ment in relation TO the moral effect Of The
spectacle.
The evening Argus., 1869-02-15

The Puritans are opposed to card playing.
They think it encourages Incidence and
vice leads to drinking whiskey, gambling,
bad company, and divers other dePlorable
results. For this reason, they have prevail.
ed on congress to lay q duty Of AZ per cent,
on cards. Some haIfdo1en mills in New
England now supply the country with "tbo
histories Of four kings Isit not easy to
See how the duty helps to suppress the vice
Of card.plsyiug By making it expensive So
is american industry protected So are
"the interests Of God and humanity carried
forward.
The evening Argus., 1869-02-15

The pompous epitAph of a close.fsted cit
izen closed with the following passage Of
scripture "He that giveth 10 the poor
lendeth to the Lord" "Dat may be- so.
liloquized Ssmbo, "but when dat man died
de Lord didn' ore him red cent I"
The evening Argus., 1869-02-15

Cali0rnias population IS only onefourth
female. In Nevada there are eight men to
one woman, and in Colorado twenty to one,
The evening Argus., 1869-02-15
Monday Evening, February Is, 1859.

There are about 100 lsraeliies IN i"''''
and, excluding the RothschiId', they repre-
sent 5000 ,OOO, 900.
The evening Argus., 1869-02-15

Grant is accredited with saying that he
,oLoood 70 he id, if he ever came to New
York fof rest again.
The evening Argus., 1869-02-15

Mrs. Johnson, confirmed invalid, has
never appeared 10 society in Washington
Her very existence is q myth to almost ey.
cry one. She was last seen a. party given
to her grandchildren. She was seated in
one Of the republican court chairs, dainty
affair Of satin aud ebony. She did not rise
when the children, or older guests, were
presented to her; she simply said, "My
dears, am an invalid. and her sad, pale
face and sunken eyes fully proved the ox
preston. Mrs. johnson looks much older
than the President, aud her age does exceed
his by few swings Of the scythe Of Time.
She was never beautiful, but an observer
say, contemplating her, "A noble woman
Gods first, pest gift to man, None but
wise and good mother could have reared
such daughters as Mrs. Patterson and Mrs
S,oyer. - Wash. Cor.
The evening Argus., 1869-02-15
DISSOLUTION,

THE firm of Underwood 4 Bogue was dis
4 solved by mutual consent on the let Of
January, 1889. All notes and accounts due the
late firm will be paid to the uHdersig gned at the
old stand where no will continue the old busi
ness, and also settle the debts Of the late firm.
PETER BOGCE.
febl0dw2w.
The evening Argus., 1869-02-15

The new temperance party seems to be
proceeding with some energy in the work Of
eiFecting local organization in the different
counties in this state. Ia Lee county, the
names Of quite a number Of influential citi.
lens appear in the list of officers. A preach.
er, Of the name of Hazen, made a speech at
the meeting, saying that "He had ridden all
kinds Of temperance horses, and now he was
ready 10 ride the new party horse Pru-
deuea would indicate the proprjety Of not
mounting too many of such old riders on the
new horse, as most Of the horses they have
ridden heretofore they have ridden to death