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CHANGE OF TINE.
WESTERN MD. RAILROAD.
ia i..:.I.iiI;. l.s.sl..l; ;l

ON and after Monday, November Is,
~ 1869, the passenger trains will run as
follows:
Leave Double Pipe Creek Station at 500
A. NJ. and 1.IOP. NJ.
Leave Union Bridge at 6.32 A. NJ. and
Leave Westminster at 100 A. NJ, and
2.3l p. NJ.
Leave Baltimore at 8. 10 A. NJ, and 8. 80
p. NJ.
Stages connect at Glen Morris Station for
Hampstead and Manchester on arrival OF
S.l5 A. NJ. tain from Baltimore; at Mid.
dleburg Station for Taneytown and at Dou.
bic Pipe Creek Station for Emmlttsburg OIL
arrival same train.
Freight trains leave Double Pipe Creek
Station, daily, Except Sunday,) at l.10P.
NJ. Union Bridge at 800 A. NJ. and 1877
7. NJ. Westminster at $50 A. NJ. and 2. 30
7. NJ, arriving in Baltimore the same even!
ing.
An Express Car leaves Calvert Station,
baltimore, daily, Except Sunday,) at 8. 80
J. NJ. Light freight and parcels can come
by this car il delivered before 3. 90 z. NJ.
PASSENGER STATION. The Depot of y.
c. X. W. Freight Station Corner Centre
ana North Streets.
Office of General Freight and Passenger
Agent, No. 1893 North Street.
Office Of President and Superintendent,
No. "a North Street, Baltimore.
n. B.-A Ticket Office has been opened
at No. . North Calvert street, opposite
Barnun's Hotel. Tickets can be procured
at any time during the day at all points on
line of Road. Baggage called for, checked
and delivered upon application at this office.
p. II. IRWIN,
nov 25-tf Superintendent.
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RADICAL RULE.-The Little Rock lar.
Eansas) Gazette says that the extravaganza
z, the scalawag government instituted by
Federal military authority 10 that State, has
peen 50 great that the ANIMAL assessment, in
some districts, amount to six and half per
Isn,. on the total valuation of property
lopaoiy, the irresponsible yaga6onds by
Snom this enormous and almost unparai
leieu load OF taxation Is imposed upon the
people, nave not dollars worth oftaxable
properly N the State. Yet this vile crew
are maintained In power by Federal bayo-
nets and negro ballots. All this i n adj.
non to the other Affections Of military tyran.
n.y., uncertainty IN ibe tenure of proner,v
and general maladminstraiion Of publ;c
AFFAIRS. The party which inAic,s all these
curses will have fearful reckoning some
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WIDESPREAD CUSTOMS AND REVENUE
tRAUDs.-The investigation of the custom
frauds in New York has resulted in the in
dlctment Of Blatchtord, deputy collector of
that port, whose whereabouts is yet a pro.
found mystery. The frauds in the custom
and other revenue departments of the coun.
Try seem TO be steadily growing into fright.
iul proportions, before which even The
frauds OF the whisky ring begin to pale.
The drawback and other frauds in the New
York custom house, known to cover u
mhhon or more, are not probed to the
Dottom before the announcement is made of
similar discovery in California. and the
truth comes out that Supervisor Pulton's
mission TO that region is not exclusively 10
look after distillers, but into the affairs of
the custom house there. II is discovered
among other things, that fine liquors were
shipped from San francisco in bond. and
when the vessels arrived at their destination.
instead OF containing liquors, the barrels
were filed with water Also that the com.
promise fees paid revenue officials amount.
oil, as far as discovered, To many thousands
OF dollars. These and kindred frauds of
more recent date are the causes of Mr.. Su.
pervisor Fulton's visit to the Pacific coast,
and alarming developments in that connec.
zion may be expected. The revenue laws
are shamefn'ly neglected through the scarce.
~ covered corruption OF men in official
place, The copiraband traffic in opium has
been worked into well -establiahed system.
and IS carried ON uninterrupted BY way Of
the lsthmns, rs well as across the Canada
porders. The practice by way of the 18th.
mus point Is, tirst 20 ship the opium from
Ceina TO Callao, Peru, VI some other point
in South America where eonpiyanee of Gus
toms officers is cheaply obtained, and thence
to Panama, where the shippers boad Is
cancelled upon production Of a landing Ger.
tificate. AT Panameit is put in trunks or
packages labelled Through baggage for San
Francisco" or New York, and sent forward
by the next steamer to its destination. This
illicit trade was formerly carried on from
Victoria, Vancouver's Island, from which
point the opium was shipped in bond and
transferred in lumber vessels plying between
Puget Sound and San Francisco, but that
has been broken up.
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PUBLIC SALE
OF A VALUABLE
Brick House 4 Lot of Ground
In the West End Of Matchmaker.

vENliE undersigned, as Agent Of Clemens
Il tine Mering, will offer at Public Sale,
on SATURDAY, the llth day of DECEM-
Der, next, at 2 O'Clock, P. NJ, on the
premises, that Valuable BRICK HOUSE
and Lot Of Ground, in the West End of
Westminster, now occupied by Mr.. Buck,
having GO feet front and depth of 1893 feet
to an alley. The House is in good condi.
ton, newly painted and repaired, contains
seven rooms and is conveniently arranged
for family purposes.
The Lot contains One Quarter of nm Acre
Of Ground, improved by Stable for two
horses and COW, Corn House and Chicken
House, Carriage Shed lsx20. There is an
abundance Of Fruit Trees in variety, Al.
monds aud Grapes, and Pump of excel.
lent water. Possession given on the LIST of
April, next.
Terms of Sale: One third cash on the
first Of April, next; one.third in one year
and onethird in two years from the day OF
sale, with interest from the LIST of April,
next. GEO. L. MERING,
novl8.ts Agent.
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oritieaL Nnti..es NIL press .

Critical Notices Of tie Press.
The most popular Monthly in the world
AelU York Obserrer.
We must refer in terms Of eulogy TO the
high tone and varied excelIences of HAIR
PEE, 8 MAaAzISE--a journal with a month
ly circulation Of about l2D00 copies-in
whose pages arc to be found some Of the
choicest light and general reading Of the
day. We speak Of this work Us an evil
dence Of the culture of the American peo-
pie and the popularity il has acquired Is
merited. Each Number contains fully
IA pages of reading nintter, appropriately
illustrated with good woodents and L
combines in itself the racy monthly and
the more philosophical quarterly, blended
with the best features Of the daily journal.
IL has great power in the dissemination Of
n love Of pure literature.--
GUIDE 10 american Literature, London.
IL Is one Of the wonders Of Journalism
the editorial management Of HARPERs 90
All the periodicals which the Harpers pub
lish are almost ideally well edited.
Nation, N. J..
We can account for It's success only by
the simple fact that il meets precisely the
popular taste, furnishings variety Of pleas
my and instructive reading for all.-Zi0n's
Herald, Boston.
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Crifieal Notices of lie Pres.

tTHtcut 1otites % We fffef. =
Harper's Bazaar contains, besides pictures.
patterns, etc., variety OF matter Of especial
use and interest 10 the family; articles ON
health, dress, and housekeeping in all its yari-
Gus branches; It's editorial maftor is specially
adapted to the circle 1t Is intended to interest
and instruct; and IL has, besides, good stories
and literary matter OF merit, Ii Is not surpris-
ing that the journal, with such features, has
achieved in short time an immense success |;
for something Of its kind was desired in thous-
ands Of families, and its publishers have fIled
the demand. The Young lady who buys sin
gle number Of Harp'ers BaTar Is made sub
scriber for life.--Neis York EreHiHg Past.
The Bazaar is excellent, Like all the period
icais which the Harper's publish, IL Is almost
ideally well edited, and the class Of readers for
whom II lie intended--the mothers and daaghs
tiers in average fsmilies--can not but profit by
Its good sense and good taste, which We have
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happier than they may have been before the
women began taking lessons in personal and
household and social management from this
good-natured MENTOR Ths Nation.
1t has the merit Of being sensible, Of convey
ing Instruction, Of giving excellent patterns In
every department, and OF being we'll siocked
With good reading natter. ifaiehman and Re,
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The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Gazette, says: There is serious
talk among Radical Senators aud Repre-.
ssentatiyyes of restoring the Tenure of Office
law TO its original state. 1t was concocted
to hamper Andy Johnson, and upon the
advent of Grant some of the more objection.
able provisions were stricken out. 1t is
now alleged that in the matter of officials,
the bulk of Grants appointees, since the
adjournment OF Congress, have been quite
as Objectionable to the leaders as those of
his predecessor. There can be no doubt,
besides, that many of the suspended civil
officers will be restored by the action of the
Senate. under the law as it now stands
Many of these gentry are already upon the
spot, urging investigation into the relative
merits of the dismissed and appointed
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Notice 10 Bridge Builders.

NOTICE Is hereby given that sealed pr0po-
IN sails will be received by the County Com
missioners for Carroll county, until the First
Monday ~ December nsrf, for building a Bridge
over Big Pipe Greek, on the public road lead
ing from wisner's Mill TO the Pennsylvania
line, according to the following dimensions
and specifications, namely: Span 40 feet
abuiments to be raised feet above low water
mark, feet thick at bottom, battered to feet
at top, with wing walls rs feet long, feet
thick at bottom, battered to 20 inches at the
top, the grading thereof to be Of earth and not
more than l6 inches to the rod; the abutments
to be sunk a sufficient depth, TO make sub
stantial job. The Bridge to be built of good
white oak timber, the flooring to DO Of plank
inches thick Of the same OF Kind timber; the
bridge to be upon the truss plan, and the whole
to be done and completed in good, substan-
tial and Workmanship like manner, and ap-
proved by the Board Of County Commissioners,
before payment thereof is made.
Done by order OF the Board.
JAMES Blizzard,
nov ut Clerk.
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N a tional II O tel,
WESTMINSTER, MD,
NOAH SMEACH, Proprietor.

HAVING thoroughly refitted and other.
IL wise improved this Hotel, no effort
VIII be spared to insure the comforts of The
guests, and make it the favorite resor, Of
me travelling public. The Table will always
be supplied with the very best the market
affords, aud the Der stocked with the choi.
e &c Liquors, Wines, Cigars and Tobacco.
a dne Hotel is within 20 yards of the Ticket
. Ulace o. the Western Maryland Railroad
requested. nov o..
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Commissions Received.

ME Commissions for the County Com.
L miss'onersl Sheriff and County Sur.
yeyor OF Carroll county, were received n,
the CLERKS Oiice on the 18th instant.
ihe law requires all officers To- qualify
within thirty days from the time Of the Gin,
the same. JNO, b. Royi'p i'"s
Clerk Of the Circuit Court for Carroll "a
Bov25.3t
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Address
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nov ls-u New York;
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Official returns from the whole State
Of New York show Nelson's majority 10
be 20, 566. The tntal vote was 641 1876
Republican decrease, 109,O7s. Demo.
cratic decrease, 99,476.
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FIFTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION
The Democratic Almanac for 1870.

NE have now in press, and will publish
w about the LIST OF January, The Demo-
CRATIC ALMANAC for 1870. 1t will contain
besides the usual matter Of all Almanncs,
full and official Returns of the Elections
held thisyear, compared with previous ones,
the most important Acts of the last session
Of Congress, Lists of Federal and State OF.
hcers, Members of Congress, Chronology of
oil the imp0rtantevents of the Year, Statisti.
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10 the Stockholders OF
the Frederick and PennsyI-
yafsia Line RailrOad CO.

DURSUANT to resolution passed by
l. the President and Directors Of the
Frederick and Pennsylvania Line Railroad
Company, on November Sd, 1869, notice is
hereby given that an additional ins,alment
oftwenty per cent. of all stock subscribed
for is called and will be payable to David
D. Markly, Treasurer, at his office in Fred
erick, Nd, on the Tenth day of December
next
JOHN LoATS, President.
JAS. McSHERRY, Secretary. nov list
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HARPER'S MAGAZINE.

HARPBs's MAGAZINE, apart from he
iHUstratioHs, contains from dftv 10 one
hundred per cent. more matter than any
similar periodical issued IN me English
language
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HAHPER'S WEEKLY.
SPLENDIDLY ILLUSTRATED.

In November will be commenced "Man
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Illustrated, by WILKIE COLLINS Author
Of THE Woman in White,n mo Name"
"Armadale," and ''Ths Moonstose'').-
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Complete in all the departments of an A
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Harper's Bazaar.

supplement containing numerous full sized
patterns Of useful articles accompanies the pa
per every fortnight, and occasionally an Gle
CANT Colored Fashion Plate.
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size Of Harpers's Weekly, printed on superine
caiendered paper, and Is published weekly,
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Estate Of Nichoids Fi.iager, dcceased
NOTICE Is hercby given that Tho Asbscriber
in has obtained from the Orphans Court Of
Carroll county, letters Of Administration on
the Personal Estate II
NICHOLAS FRlNGER,
late Of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against said Btate, are hereby
warned 10 exhibit the same within SIX months
from this date, otherwise they NAV be excluded
from all benefit OF said Estate. Those Indebted
tyre requested to make immediate payment.
TOBIAS II. FKINGER,
poyll-s 1t. Administraior
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toAL OIL LAMPS.-A large and beautiful
~ assortment for sale at reduced prices, by
P'vf Joha Z. Rsifsniasr.'
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PUBLIC SALE.

10y virtue of power of Attorney from
I'D Emanuel Koontz and others, Trustees
aud Officers of the Westminster Charge of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church, the un
dersigned will sell at Public Sale, on the
premises, on
SATURDAY, THE 41H OF DECEMBER,
1869, at clock, r. NJ, the property now
known as the Lutheran Parsonage, in
Westminster, and now in the occupancy of
John Grass. This property consists Of a
Lot fronting sixty feet on Pennsylvania
Avenue and running back 1871 feet to an
alley. The Improvements on this Lot, are
Two Story Brick Dwell
LING HOUSE, with back AEsN-A
building, the whole contain.
ing eight rooms with an ex i sait-9,i5s1eL
cellent Wash House attached, (all built OF
brick and now in frst.rate condition, A
new Stable and Carriage House, a good
Wood House, and other necessary Out.
buildings, u Well o. good water, with
Pump, and also an abundance of fruit, such
as apples, peaches, grapes, &c.
Terms of Sale. -One.third of the pur.
chase money cash on the day OF sale the
balance in two equal payments, the one in
one year and the other in two years, the
credit payments to be secured by the notes
OF the purchaser, with security to be ap.
proved by the undersigned, and bearing
interest from the day of sale.
Any person wishing to see the property
can do so by calling on the subscriber, or
on Mr.. John Grass who resides on the
premises. j. HENRY HOPPE,
novlS'ts Attorney.
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FARM AT PRIVATE SALE.

YVHE subscriber offers al Private Sale,
Il small Farm, situated half a mile north
Of Porter's Cross Roads, and 10 miles from
Westminster. Improvements
are good LOG HOUSE. AA-A
containinss rooms, no ont. ~
buildings. The Farm con utz5s
tains IS Acres, about 40 cleared, and
the remainder in thriving yonng Chestnut
and Water Oak. The land has been recent
ly lined and is in good state OF cuItiva-
ton. All enclosed with substantial fence
Terms easy. Apply TO or address
AUGUSTUS L. DORSEY,
sep ao,-3m Porter's p. q, Nd.
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Pacific s. Atlantic Telegraph
Company ofthe United states.

NOTICE TO BUSINESS MEN AND
IN OTHERS On and after November
10th, 1869, this Company will receive and
transmit at their Office at the Railroad De
pot, messages Of any number of words from
10 upwards, TO be sent after o'clock, p.
NJ, aud not to be delivered until next
morning. at half the usual Rates for a SINH.
lar number during the day.
ID. McCARG0, Gen'l Supt,
:. p. Il A. Telegraph, Co.
Westminster, nov 1887
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ron sIlERIrF.


DoPLiNs, Alpacas, Merino's, and other
u Dress Goods, very cheap; best calieocs
l2'l< cent, az H. T. Norris q ca.
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Mortgages Sale
OF VERY VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

RY virtue Of the power contained in n
I'D Deed Of Mortgage from Samuel Bentz
to Noah Worthiugton of John, dated the
S;h day Of March, 1864, and recorded among
the mortgage records of Carroll county, in
Liber VIM. A. Mex, No. 2. Folio l02. the
undersigned, as Mortgage, will sell at pub.
lie sale, ut the Court House door, in the
city of Westminster, in said county, on
Thursday, The 23d day Of December,
1869, at IL o'clock, NJ, all that valuable
Farm and Tract of Land upon which said
Samuel Bentz now resides, lying in Carroll
county near Hoods Mill and being but
short distance from the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, containing
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AT PUBLIC SALE.

For sale by JOHN W. WINNER md A.
II. HUBER, Druggists, Westminster, Nd.
noyll-6m
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HARPER * BROTHERS,
nov ls-u New York,