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AM Kit It'AN TKLKOltAPH
WAS^IMOTOW?
THURSDAY AFTKRNOON, MAY 22,
thi Pi/buc.^AIUt the Ut of July, 1851, the
)K>nta^e oil the /Arif.V Am<rictH* TnUymph (ud a* yet we
innue no other) will Ue, per tfuarUi in advanic, as follows:
fifty mile" pt under, 1!6 cents; over fifty and not over
three hundred, 60 cents; OTet three hundred and not ex
ceeding one thousand, 76 centa, Ac. Any per Hon wishing
to be served for three months after the above date need
only pay hi* quarter's postage, and send us a gold dollar
and a silver quarter In a Hmall letter?postage paid, of
id una).
Naval.?Insubordination in the Mediter
uanean. ?r- The National Inltlliyencer of this
morniug contains the following extract from a
letter published iu the Philadelphia Ledyer,
dated on board the United States ship Inde
pendence, and giving some news from the Med
iterranean Squadron. It is dated Buy of Na
ples, February 13 th :
" The squadron ure all at anchor in this
place; oflicers and crew all well. We came here
on the 9th of October, and have been lying here
since. I am sorry to say that things go on
b .dly in this squadron since the abolition of
corporeal punishment. Thefts, drunkenness,
and desertion, (or what is termed taking French
leave, that is, leaving the Bhip for a few days
without permission,) are much more frequent
than common, and the officers, notwithstanding
the greatest exertion, cannot preserve even tol
erable discipline; and, until Congress adopt a
more efficient mode of punishment than mere
confinement, those scamps (mostly landsmen
and boys) will continue to laugh at all order
for what is thirty or sixty days in a prison room
in irons to such men, many of them boasting of
having served five and six years in a State pri
son ! There are at present thirty of those fel
lows confined in this ship, of which fourteen
are for stealing their shipmates' clothes and
carrying them on shore to sell for ruin."
Well then, we suppose the restoration of
" corporeal punishment," or flogging, is impe
ratively called for! Nothing else will do among
"scamps" who have "served five or six
years in a State prison," and who steal their
shipmates' clothes and sell them for rum!
These are the nation's bulwarks ! ? freemen i
who fight the battles of their country upon '
the billowy ocean!?republicans who make
the laws by which they are to be governed,
and whose mission is to prove exemplars '
to the rest of mankind, and to cheer and j
succor the oppressed of every land in their
efforts to obtain the freedom we enjoy ! Why (
did not the correspondent write his name in .
roman capitals, for the world's admiration and
applause t Does the fire of a holy ambition not ,
burn within his breast ? Would the plaudits of |
his countrymen not fall like music upon his ears ?
The " cats" must be restored in the American
navy, or it will be destroyed ! Down with it,
then; let every ship sink to the depths of the sea,
and let the briny wave roll over every gilded
button until its oxide alone remains! Sails and
stack-pipes, schooners, Bloops and frigates,
paixans and peace-makers, sabres, swords and
cutlasses, epaulettes and tarpaulins?let them
all go down, down, down, rather than that an
American shall henceforth be degraded by a
single blow, whether at the command of a little I
julep-drinking biscuit-nibbler, or the most noble I
old Commodore in the service! "Take heed
what thou doest, for this man is a Roman!" said
the centurion to the chief captain who would
have scourged St. Paul: "And the captain an
swered, With a great sum obtained I this free-1
dom; and Paul said, But I was free-born." I
Even in Imperial Rome, the man who was free- J
born could not be thus degraded; and yet in j
the navy of republican America, we are told, j
discipline cannot be otherwise enforced.
No, no; the thing is '* inhibited and out of
warrant," and we take no steps backward in
these times. The men now in the service were
received when scourging was in practice, and ;
many of them bargained for and expected it.
They are the men who would submit to it, and
who, therefore, cannot be influenced and re
strained by motives superior to craven and
coward fear. Vast numbers of them are not
Americans either, but the refugees from many
climes. The writer no doubt describes them
truly. But the thought seems never to have
occurred to him that this class of men and the
degrading administration of the lash are in- j
separable.
If we can only be defended on land or sea by
" scamps" and thieves, and men who can cower
beneath the lash, then let us remain defence
less and unprotected for ever and ever!
It is estimated that every gun we float upon
the ocean costs us fifteen thousand dollars u
year; and that the average cost of a line-of
battle Bhip is $830,000, and its expenses in ac- I
tive service half a million a year! These are
heavy expenses, and should be sufficient to
maintain a complement of such men as can be
induced to comply with the requisitions of duty
without degrading their offices to the perform- ;
ance of that to which the world points when it
would describe the lowest degradation of hu-1
man slavery.
The next Presidency.?The Cincinnati Ga
zette says: Senator Douglas, of Illinois, has a
pretty strong hold on the affections of Demo- j
era tic "young America." He is Beriously j
thought of as the next candidate of the party
for the Presidency. In a recent visit to New
York he won golden opinions, for his accessi
bility and the free, easy way he has of satisfy
ing all that he can make his own way through
the world. His chance of nomination, at this
present writing, we think equal to that of any
other man in his own political ranks, and far
better than were Col. Polk's at the opening of
the Baltimore Convention that nominated him.
One thing we Whigs must make up our minds
to?our opponents will bring into the field a
young and vigorous nag that has never been
beaten. Such is Douglas.
" Ridicule is as potent against a good as a
bad cause." The Odd-Fellow, published at
Boston, contains an engraving designed, (we
forget by whom)?but designed to disparage
the new style of ladies' apparel. But it wiil
not do. Ladies can defy ridicule?and use it j
too!
We publish to-day a communication on this
important subject. The writer cannot be said
to speak ex cathedra?firstly, because he is an
old bachelor; and secondly, Wause he quotes
Don Juan.
Th* Heguin Op?r? Troupe are performing in
LcmitriOe.
Stkamkii Cua^piom.?We .^eBUsrdaj walked
down Seventh Btreet to Mr. Page's wharl,
iuu.de a visit on boar# the new and beuutil"!
steamer Champion. This boat was launched
about six waeka ago, and the work has pro
greated so rapidly that she is now complete,
with the exception perhaps of the ornaiuantul
work and painting. The Champion is 160 feet
long, 24 feet beam and 8 feet hold, with 811
tons capacity. Iter paddle-wheela are 24 feet
diameter. The model is sharp, fore and aft,
and she has been built for the express purpose
of illustratirig Yankee character?going ahead !
The saloon is to be fitted up in superior style;
aft the dining saloon is the ladies' saloon, and
below will be found the ladies' sleeping apart
ments. The gentlemen's cabin is below and
forward the engine. The whole hold is lighted
and ventilated by windows so constructed that
the sash can be displaced and the windows
closed water-tight at a moment's notice. She
made a trial-trip on Saturday last, and notwith
standing the disadvantages of now machinery,
and a leaking condenser, she ran faster than the
cars do between this city and Baltimore?com
ing from Fort Washington to her wharf at the
rate of twenty miles an hour !
Mr. Page has another boat on the stocks,
which will be larger than the Champion. Sixtj
days' work only has been devoted to her, and
her ribs are nearly all up and ready for sheath
ing. She ia to be 176 feet in length, 24 feet
beam, and 9 feet hold. Mr. P. has made the
contract for another, as soon as the " Cham
pion's Brother" is off.
The energy of Mr. P. in his improvements
merits high praise. He is now extending hib
wharf, at the foot of 7th street, which, when
finished, will have a water-front of 800 or 900
feet. He has commenced grading 7th street,
from G street south to the water. This will be
a most valuable improvement to the city. We
trust his perseverance may be rewarded, and
the hopes indulged respecting the business of
7th street fuUy realized.
The Foreign News.?We find that our de
spatches yesterday brought all that was import
ant of the news by the Africa.
Singular.?Some months ago an excitement
prevailed among literary and scientific men rel
itive to the robbery of the Mazarine Library of
Paris. M. Libri, a gentleman of high honors
uid attainments, was accused upon circumstan
ial evidence, and was condemned to ten years
mprisonment and deprivation of his high offices.
But his innocence has recently been established.
M. Silvestre, a warm friend of the prisoner, not
believing he was guilty, exerted-himself in his
behalf, and has discovered the principal works
which were lost, in their places upon the shelves
of the library?"from which they have never
been absent." The mysterious circumstances
must have been dark, indeed, when they could
not be unravelled before the reputation of such
a distinguished man was prostrated.
Indiana.?Johnson W atts is the Whig candi
date for Congress in the 3d district, formerly
represented by Hon. John L. Robinson, Hunker
Democrat.
In the 5th district, lately represented by the
Hon. Wm. J. Brown, editor of the Indianopolis
State Sentinel, the Democrats nominated Thos.
A. Hendricks, of Shelby county, on the 26th
ballot. No Whig candidate has yet been nomi
nated.
In the 4th district the Whigs have nominated
the Hon. Samuel W. Parker, and the radical
Democrats have placed the late member, G. W.
Julian, in nomination. Julian will also be op
posed by a Hunker-Democrat.
Clerk or the House.?In addition to For- j
ney, of Pennsylvania, Messrs. French, Waldo,
Judge Young, and Judge Potter, the Union
says, will be candidates for clerk of the U. S.
House of Representatives at its next meeting.
Public Schools.?The board of trustees met
last evening. Present, Messrs. Haliday, Abbot,
Bacon, Harbaugh, Adams, McKim, Welsh, Ran
dolph, and Pearson, (Mr. Randolph in the chair
and Mr. Harbaugh acting secretary.) The re
signation of Miss Cora Wells, as principal of
Primary School No. 1, 3d district, was received
and accepted. Miss Margaret E. Bulger, the
assistant in the same school, was promoted to
the teachership of the school, and Miss Frances
Elvans was elected assistant. The committee
appointed at a previous meeting reported a pro
gramme for the approaching examinations,
which was referred back to the same committee
with instructions. ^
Tub Wreck of the Ohio.?As far as ascer
tained, Mr. Taylor, a clerk in Charleston, and
Mr Suter, of Baltimore, are the drowned. Mr.
John Finlcy, of Baltimore, however, is missing,
and probably drowned. Mrs. Toothacre, of
Washington, escaped with her child, but lost
her baggage and money. Mr. John Wills, of
Baltimore, the well-known news-agent and cor
respondent, struck out for the shore and reached
it in safety; and, the papers say, has since been
fortunate enough to recover hiB baggage.
What gratifies an editor ? To see his articles
copied abroad ; if credited, so much the better.
What detracts from this pleasure? To know
that any influence, other than the merits of
such articles, has paused them to be quoted.
The locusts leave their sorry old coats on the
leaves of the trees; and hence, we believe, Mr.
1 Snubbs this morning compared one of them to
j a reformed drunkard coming out of a moan
habit. That was pretty clever in Snubbs.
" Common Sense."?There were two errors
in the article of this writer yesterday. " De
grees marked on the lever" should be on the
floor; and " conspicuous order" should be per
! spkuous order.
Erie, Pa. The citizens of the good old
town?alas! town no longer?of Erie, Pa., held
their first city election on Tuesday, the 13th.
The battle, it seems from the returns, was hard
fought, and the Whigs successful. Mr. T. G.
I Colt was elected mayor by a majority of two.
The whole ticket?mayor, select and common
councilmen, and all, with the exception of h?*h
constable?was carried^by the Whigi.
Morhhll & Wilson,'"Orocars, Pennsylvania
avenue, below Seventh street, south side, have
nica things with which to interest housekeepers.
I It gives a good appetite to only look upon their
( advertisement.
I Marriage a Lo??*y.?Atun evening puiy
recently, it was proposed to dispow of the belle
of the room by lottery. Twenty ticket* were
1 immediately sold at a fixed prioe. The joke
I ended not here. The fortunate adventurer has
I since married the lady.? Aberdeen Ilerald.
My Piukk ! What a term of endearment.
I My love, my dove, my darling, all descend to
' insignificance. My prize! The term should
come into general use?general, because good
! wives arc general, and every man who has a
j good wife has a rich prize, and every good man
| will prize such a gem ! My prize! Why she
is the best of all prizes. Why was this sweet
appellation never thought of before? Hence
forth let the connubial vocabulary know no other
name for her whose smile reflects upon human
life its purest rays of gladness.
MOTION OF THE EARTH AND PENDU
LUMS.
To the Editors of the American Telegraph.
Gentlemen: Having amused myself during
a few moments of leisure, reflecting on the
above-mentioned subject, I thought it might
serve to entertain some of your numerous read
ers were a place given to the results in your
interesting paper, and I therefore communicate
them for that purpose, or to be passed quietly
under the editorial table, into the office trash
baa, as you may deem most advisable.
1. If a pendulum, in a state of rest, be car
ried horizontally and steadily with any velocity,
the bob by its vis inertia (a well-known property
of bodies) will fall, or lay, behind the dead
point, which means the point where the pendu
lum would naturally be at rest if let alone.
2 If a pendulum, with an iron or steel bob,
be set in vibration in any given direction, and i
a magnet (brought near enough to influence it)
be presented towards it in a direction at right
ana lex to the line of vibration, and directly op
posite the dead-point, the general direction of
the vibrations will remain unchanged; but if
the magnet be removed ever so little to one side
of the dead-point, the directions of the vibra
tions will be changed continually at each vibra
tion, until the bob will finally strike the magnet.
If the magnet, however, could be constantly
kept in the same relative position to the direc
tion of the successive vibrations, by moving it
with a uniform velocity in a circlo, with the dead
point as a centre, the pendulum, during its
vibrations, would also revolve in a circle.
The above facts, which any one can establish
to his own satisfaction by experiment, arc suffi
cient to explain the so much talked-of new dis
covery of the revolution of the pendulum caused
by the motion of the earth, by simply taking in
connexion therewith another fact, to wit, that
a pendulum when at rest in any latitude tends
nearly to the centre of the earth, whilst the mo
tion of the earth (being in the direction of the
parallel of latitude) exerts a constant uniform
force in an oblique direction on the bob, pre
cisely similar in its effects to the force of the
magnet in the above experiment when applied
to one Bide of the dead-point. Immediately on
the equator, however, where the bob of the
pendulum, the point of suspension, and the
earth's centre, are all in the same right line,
there will be no revolution, since the torce ex
erted by the earth's motion at that point is not
angular, but directly opposite the dead-point, j
It is a singular coincidence, also, that the velo
city of the earth's surface diminishes directly
in proportion to the distance from the pole, and
the angle of inclination of the pendulum rod to
the earth's axis diminishes in the same ratio;
the effects of the disturbing force will therefore
be equalized, so tliat tlie times of revolution ol
pendulums will be the same in all latitudes,
only on opposite sides of the equator they will
revolve in contrary directions.
Those who still doubt the effects above as
cribed to the earth's motion may satisfy them
selves of the truth, I think, by the following
simple experiment: Suspend a weight to a
string, and, when in a state of rest, move the
point of suspension slowly around in a small
circle, and the weight will immediately begin to
revolve; and will continue as long as the motion
is kept up. Now assuming a latitude very near
either pole of the earth, the point of suspension
of the pendulum, if permanently suspended
there, would be carried through a circle in a
similar manner, at the rate of one revolution in
twenty-four hours, producing similar but pro
portionate results?the rod, be it borne in mind,
being at that point nearly parallel to the axis
of the earth; and if the pendulum be vibrated,
as the disturbing force acts nearly at right an
gles to the rod, the effect would be nearly tue
Mine. If, after all, there be any who can resist
this evidence of their own senses, I fear we
shall have to postpone their conversion until
?ome of our ingenious countrymen have placed
daily clocks on our parlor mantel-pieces, cou
i structed on the above simple principle.
Sam.
Larue Bequests.?The Rev. Mr. Wolford,
l of South Carolina, has bequeathed one hun
' dred thousand dollars to the Methodist Episco
pal church, South. Another very liberal dona
tion to the same church has been made by
Cornelius Van Houten, esq., late of Holmes
county, Mississippi. He has devised his whole
large estate, after the death of his wife, and
after the payment of other bequests named, to
the Methodist Episcopal church, South, to be
divided by the general conference equally be
I tween the Missionary Society and Book Con
| cern. .
| Messrs. Campbell & Coylk have for sale
every thing that is made of metal, except tlie
j faces of a certain sort of people.
1 Mr. Lloyd, on Pennsylvania avenue, has
i made by no means a fruitless effort to please
the public.
i Mr. E. M. Hamilton, 7th street and New
j York avenue, cannot be said to keep groceries,
1 wines, &c., for his customers come and go too
fast to admit of that. He is an attentive and
obliging cheap dealer, and they do say that by
means of quick sales he is enabled to keep
down the profits.
The Congress Lemonade, advertised by Mr.
Callan, may be drank by temperance folks,
notwithstanding its name.
Mr. Armstrong's property Agency is said to
prove a most convenient and useful establish
ment.
City Watch-house.?Sarah Winters, Ellen
Hughcs'Louisa Hill, (free col.,) Geo Lamb, and
1 Jacob Coddington, (white,) were all found at ft
disorderly bouse, and the police, more jealous
i of their honor and reputation than they were
themselves, took them to the salubrious atmo
! sphere of the watch-house. This morning they
departed, upon paying costs and giving bail.
; Jacob Nicholas took a bed upon the soft side
' of the pavement, trusting to his overflow ot
spirits to keep the ague off. But the watch
1 took him up, and he was made to pay costs and
give security that he would sleep in a more re
I tired place hereafter.
| An Absurd Law.?Under the new constitu
1 tion of Maryland, ministers of religion are dis
qualified from holding office.? North American.
BY TELEGRAPH.
Expretaly for Ihit paper.
UAi/riMottK, May 22?2 p. m.
Sales of six hundred barrels of Howard street
flour at $4.81. One thousand barrels of City
Mills at $4.87. Grain unchanged; rye, ?3
cents.
No news to send.
GEORGETOWN AND ITS AFFAIRS.
Gkoruktown, May 22?12 m.
The break in the canal has been thoroughly
repaired, aud our ears were saluted again last
night by the merry souud of the boatman's
horn, ami the wharves along the canal, this
morning, are crowded with boats unloading
their rich cargoes of flour, wheat, coal, wood,
&c., &c.
1 was pleased to learn this morning that Mr.
Andrew Hoover, of your city, has tendered to
our several Sabbath schools his beautiful grove,
situated about half a mile from the aqueduct,
on the Virginia side, in which to celebrate the
coming Fourth of July. It iB to be hoped that
the generous offer will be accepted, as there is
no place contiguous to our town so well suited
to the purpose. There is abundance of room,
fine shade, and the very best water.
I have been pleased to see the change for the
better in the Georgetown Advocate, since the
return of its editor, (Mr. Hughes.) It appears
clad in a beautiful new suit, and its literary
columns are well filled with lively original and
interesting reading matter.
The Young Men's Dramatic Association gives
another of their interesting entertainments at
Forrest Hall to-night.
No changes to note in the prices of flour or
grain.
From every quarter wo continue to receive
the most cheering accounts of the young and
growing crops, and all say that the prospect for
an abundant harvest never was better.
Arrivals?Packet schooner Kate Stewart, Og
den master, to E. Pickrell & Co.
Canal Trade.?Arrived, boats: Gondola, 81
miles, wheat, &c.; Francis, 23 miles, flour, &c.;
Old Zack, 67 miles, timber; James Smithson,
23 milts, stone; Gondola, 31 miles, corn, &c.;
Oregon, Cumberland, coal; Henrietta, 31 miles,
010 bbls. flour; W. C. Johnson, 45 miles, offal,
hay, &c.; Wm. Jackson, 02 miles, limestone;
Cumberland, Cumberland, coal; Martha Fran
ces,- 02 miles, limestone; Chesapeake, 02 miles,
limestone; Gondola, 31 miles, corn, &c.; El
Dorado, Cumberland, coal, &c.; Capt. Walker,
09 miles, limestone; John Vanlear, Williams
port, 370 bbls. flour-and 1,421 bus. corn; E.
Payson, 02 miles, limestone; M. Hoffman, Cum
berland, coal.
Departed. ?J. P. Smart, W. H. Harrison,
Tip and Tyler, North Bond, H. Smith, D. Sie
gle, Francis, Union, Tonoloway, Mount Vernon,
Old Dominion, Belle, B. Franklin, Gen. Cass,
Neptune, Gen. Washington, Gondola.
Electro.
California.?The steady progress of Cali
fornia in population, resources, and general
prosperity, notwithstanding many vicissitudes
and drawbacks, gives token of a great destiny
before her, and affords assurances that she will
not fail to achieve it worthily. The latest ac
counts from that quarter show an increased
tendency to the observance of order, and to the
regular enforcement of law. The instances
which have occurred of violent executions with
out the forms of law have not been so numer
ous but that wo may well be surprised there
were not more of such, considering the circum
stances under which the crowds of settlers
gathered there, the reckless character of many
of the adventurers, the absence of a regular
civil government, and, above all, the alluring
nature of the fascination which attracted the
multitude* and which, even in the most civilized
countries, often blinds the eyes to the percep
tion of right and wrong, hardens the sensibili
ties of the conscience, and becomes the parent
of innumerable evils.
The enforcement of what is termed Lynch
Law, where there are organized forms of law
and established tribunals, constitutes not only
an outrage horrible in itself, but one which is
calculated to subvert society. On the other
hand, in a remote region, where no civil gov
ernment exists, und where there are no regularly
established tribunals, the execution of that fear
ful law takes the form of a rigid alternative;
and the community must resort to that mode of
punishing crime or suffer crime to go unpun
ished, and thus leave the community to the
mercy of ruffians who would desire nothing bet
ter than such immunity to give loose to their
brutal impulses, and to confound every thing in
the bloody pursuit of vengeance and plunder.
But among a people such as those who now
make up the mass of the population in Califor
nia, ortler and law must soon prevail over all
elements of disorder. Every well-disposed man
that went from the States to California was in
himself the epitome of a constitution and of a
code of laws. It is an Anglo-Saxon instinct to
know that nothing can be done with efficiency
and security, in any pursuit, unless system and
order and uniformity be established, along with
a definite recognition of individual rights. Thus
every settlement soon grows into a community,
and communities expand into a commonwealth.
The commercial prospects of California, with
the wide Pacific before her and the opulent
Hast lying beyond, spread out grandly in the
coming future. When direct intercourse shall
once be established between San Francisco and
the ports of China, a new era will begin, und the
cycle of trade, its last link being completed,
will encompass the globe. Another result will
follow, the indications of which have indeed al
ready appeared. As our Atlantic ports, look
ing towards Europe, receive hundreds of thou
sands of immigrants to add to our population
and to infuse into it the blood of the various
European nations, so it may be expected that
large immigrations from China and other Asi
atic nations will arrive annually on our Pacific
shores when the lines of intercourse across shall
have been fully established.
Thus our far West will catch an orienUl hue;
and with our affinities so established with Asia
on the one hand, and with Europe on the other,
and with a sufficiently large representation of
Africa in our midst, this great Republic, its
shores laved by the oceans of the world, may
gtand forth as the embodied and blended type
of the nations of the world. All the elements
of civilization developed in the earliest and in
the latest periods of human existence and pro
gress may here meet and be commingled ; and
such a grand composite of ideas of all kinds?
religious, political, philosophical, and social;
of habits, usages, and manners ; of languages
and physiognomies; such a medley, such a
mixture, such a combination, the world never
saw as yet. The process of harmoniiing all
these diversified elements and of forming them
into one vast national body is to constitute per
haps the great work which this Republic has
to do as its special vocation?since it has been
employed in just such work from the beginning
of its existence.?Bail. American.
Commercial.
BALTIMORE MARKET.
. Baltimore, May 21?6 P. m.
Tha Howard stroat lour market remains, apparently,
under the twine fueling a? yesterday. The news by the
blearner A trie* may impart tome little tone to it, though
at tlila aeaao? of itw year it can hardly be expected that
any (teeldod effect oould be realised. Sales to-day of 400
bl.lK at #4.31*4.
We note tales to-day of 1200 bbls city mills flout at
$4.37^.
Wheat is very scarce. The small lots coming to market
sell at 90@95c. for good to very prime reds.
Corn is scarce. Small sales to day at 58c. for white, and
67@68c. for yellow. Sales of Pennsylvania yellow at
68<u>68 y/s.
Oats are worth 37@42c. for inferior to prime.?Awer.
PHILADELPHIA MARKET.
Philadelphia, May 21?0 p. in.
Flour is Arm?sales 2000 bbls Ohio and State brands at
$4.25; rye flour $3.50; corn meal $2.75. Wheat Ic in lim
ited demand, at 94@97c. for rod, and 98>^fel05 for white.
Sales of corn at 60@62c.; rye 70c.; oats 44@45c.
Provisions and groceries are unchanged.
NEW YORK MARKET.
New York, May 21?0 p. m.
Stocks steady?sales of U. 8. 6's,1807,117; Canton 74^.
Flour 1b firm, and there is a better feeling in the mar
ket under the Africa's advices. Sales of 8000 bbls at
$4.25 for common standard brands; southern $4.66^4.75;
rye flour $3.37 %<g>3.44; corn meal $3fei3.24.
Wheat steady. Canadian 98c.; Genesee 114@llflc. Corn
is active?sales of 30,000 bushels mixed at 60@01c. Rye
74c. Oats 47(g>49c.
The cotton market is unsettled, and there have been no
sales to indicate the effect of the steamer's news.
Arrivals at the Principal Hotels,
Up to 12 o'clock, in., lo-ilay.
Gadaby'i?H M Haskell, Philadelphia; Mrs. Has
kell, do; Lieut A F V Gray, U S N; Mrs C W Woolsey,
New Jersey; Miss M Woolsey, do; Master Woolsey, do;
Mr N R Park and Lady, Vermont; Miss E J Park, do; G.
Dickinson, Lady, and Child, Georgia-,William Cox, Mary
land; B Compton, do; Wm Rogers, do; G W Gray, do;
P Thomas, Missouri; J II Berry, Baltimore.
United States?Georgo R Breawhall, Maryland;
C F Catlin, New York; J W Jones, Washington; J O
Williams, Massachusetts. J
Lists furnishod u? by 12 o'clock, in., will be published
correctly.
Nominations and Announcements of Candidates
for office are charged as other advertisements in this
paper. m?y
jfif- We are authorlxed to announce
to the public that DR. VAN PATTEN (Dentist) has his
old office temporarily in a condition to attend to business,
may ?10?Ot
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DEATH.
On Tuesday evening, after a painful illness, which he
bore with Christian resignation, THOMAS GKEEVES, in
the 08th year of his age. Truly, his end was peace!
49-The Union Literary Society will hold
its next stated meeting at Woodbury's Academy, corner
II and 12th streets, at a quarter before 8, this (Thursday)
ovening. An essay will bo read by one of the meml>ers.
Question for debate?" Did ancient or modern times pro
duce the better specimens of oratory I"
The public are invited to attend.
may 22?It C. S. ICEEOII, Secretary.
CITY COLLECTOR.
The undersigned respectfully presents himself to
the consideration of his fellow-citizens for the Collector
ship of the City. An experience of ten years as the prin
cipal Assistant to the Collector he deems a sufficient
guaranty of his ability to perform the duties with the
promptness and fidelity heretofore evinced in the office,
may 22?d4t* R. J. ROCHE.
ASSESSOR?FOURTH WARD.
WASHINGTON LKWIS is a Candidate for the
above offlco, and will be supported by
may 22-tde MANY VOTERS.
COMMON COUNCIL?SECOND WARD.
4?" Messrs. Editors: Please announce the following
ticket for Common Council, in the Second Ward, at the
approaching election:
Nicholas Callaji?R. T. Mobsell?Ben*aiati Wii.let.
may 22?dte MANY VOTERS.
CITY REGISTER.
*3- FRANCIS McNERHANY is presented to the citi
zens of Washington as a suitable candidate for REGIS
TER, at the ensuing election, (first Monday in June,)
and will be supported by MANY \OTERS.
may 21?3teoAd
CITY COLLECTOR.
>10- Messrs. Editors: You will please announce DrTE.
M. CIIAPIN as a candidate for the office of Collector of
Taxes at the ensuing June election.
may 21?dtd* _ MANY VOTERS.
CITY SURVEYOR.
We respectfully present to the consideration of the
people W. W. De MAINE, as a suitable candidate for City
Surveyor at the ensuing election. This gentleman U in
every way qualified to discharge the duties of that office,
and will be supported by MANY,
may 12?td ______
THIRD WARD.
4* - JOSEPH W. DAVIS is presented to the voters of
Third Ward as a candidate for the Board of COMMON
COUNCIL,and will be supported by MANY VOTERS,
may 17?td
rpO CARPENTERS A. BUILDERS.
X A young man, aged eighteen years, wishes to lcam
the Carpenter business. Address "W. C., City Post Of
fice." may 22?It*
irANTED* the Island?A food COOK,
, f WASHER and 1RONER?a White Woman prefer
red. A liberal price will bo paid for such. Apply at the
corner house, east, between 13 and 14th streets, on B
street south. mnyJW?It*
WANTED?A Woman to do the work of a small
family. Inquire at this office. may 22?3t
I )OHTK - MONNAIES.?A new and excellent
\ assortment of Porto-Monnaies?the cheapest in the
market?at A. GRAY's Bookstore,
may 22?tf 7th street, opp. Odd-Fellows' Hall.
FOE RENT,
MA House, suitable for a Grocery or Foed store, on
Seventh street, opposite Centre Market, near the
bridge?having about one hundred feet pavement.
Inquire of W. B. KIBBEY.
may 22?.ttif
Received this day, by A?i*m? a
, Co.'i Expreaa?
New style Bonnet Linings, very pretty and cheap. The
Ladies are Invited to call and see them.
Also an additional assortment of White Gloves, Hosiery,
Ac., for Ladles and Gentlemen.
Children's Ilosierv, figured and white, in great abun
dance. Imitation Shell-combs, very beautiful, for fi2l?
and 76 cents. Who would wear a comb for $10, when the
most experienced olmerver can scarcely discover a diffe
rence!
Also an elegant assortment of FANS, varying in price
from 014 cents to $3, very handsome.
Also Gimp and Straw Bonnets, suitable for summer.
Ribbons, Lacea, Edgings, etc., etc.
All of which will be sold cheap, for cash, at
MRS. E. MOFFETT'S SMore,
may 22?tr Seventh street, opp. Odd-Fellows' Hall.
NEW BOOKS ! NEW BOOKS !
C"1 IBBON'S Rome; fl vols., 12 mo.. 40 cents per vol.
JT Bishop Bascom's Sermons
Burkltt's Notes on the New Testament
The Pastor's Sketches, by Spencer
Christian Purity, by Rev. R. S. Foster, Introduction
by Bishop Janes
Women of the Bible, by Charles Adams
Religious Training of Children, by Dr. Olln
Class-I/O rulers' Manuel, by Rev. Charles C. Keys
Lifeof Rev. Jno. Collins, by Judge McLean
Book of Sunday School Tracts, fhr the use of Sunday
School Teachers
A. GRAY,
may 22?eo 7th street, opposite Odd-Fellows' Hall.
CLOTHING I CLOTHING fl
Comparison Challenged, Competition Defied,
VT TH R GREAT WESTERN CLOTHING EMPORIUM,
four doorg below 10th street, Pennsylvania avenue.
Another large lot of Men's and Boys' Clothing just re
ceived, to which we Invite the attention of all purchasers,
as we can sell them cheaper than any other house in the
District. Boys'Clothing In abundance,
may 21?tf
OWEN A SON lakr thin method of
announcing to their friends and the public gene
rally, that, they have Just received direct from New York
their Stock of Spring and Summer Goods, selected with
great care by their senior partner, embracing an assort
ment of superior Cloths, ("assimeres, anil Vcstings, to
gether with a variety of Fancy Articles.
They have the pleasure of stating that their present
Stock of Hoods is superior to any they have ever brought
to this city.
Thankful for past favors, they respectfully solicit a
continuance of the public patronage.
ap 18?ood2m
A CARD.
1.1 M ASI Sl CO. have just received a fresh supply
, of CUKK PINS, of all descriptions. Also many
other articles of Jewelry, which will be sold very low.
may 13?MTuATh
BOARDINO.
=g*?
BOARDING.
? M. WORTH INOTOH, on the north side of D (treat,
?/ t"" Km*1 of iwu>, in prepared to aoooiu
modttto Married *nd Btogh, Oentleiuen with Board and
pleasant rooms- Also Heal. without lodging.
may 1?1 m
BO AKO.?A (jontlruiBU aud Lady, vr a family with
bat two or three Children, can he acconunodatud with
Rooms, in a very pleasant part of the city, fen reaeuliable
teruis. Inquire at the office of the American Telegraph.
may 2?
EDUCATIONAL.
REV. MASON NOBLE'S SEMINARY FOB
YOUNO LADIES
IS NOW OPEN, at his residence, on the corner of 13th
and II streets, where the terms will be made known
on application to the Principal. may fi-?-tf
ACADEMY FOB YOUNO LADIES,
On L street, between 9th and 1(M, south tide.
MRS. BELL would reapectfully inform her friends and
the public that her Senior Classes for the Summer
Session are not yet fill). In addition to her present num
ber, several young ladiea In ilxe more adwiticed studies may
bo accommodated. Drawing, Painting, and Needle-work
taught.
iio - Terma made known on application, [may 6?d6w*
Farmers' and Merchant*' Bank,
Washington, D. C.
mHE NOTES of the alx>ve llank, (and two dollar is
X HucHj) signed Gluts. W. Statham, President, and Wm.
1'. Smithson, Oaahier, will be punctually redeemed at the
Potomac Savings Hunk, Seventh street, opposite the City
Post Office, when presented as prescribed on the face of
the notes.
All communications must be addressed?0. W. Statua*
& Co., Washington, post-paid, to receive prompt attention,
may 15?eoOtlf C. W. STATIIAM * 00.
A CABD.
( \ & 3. R. HENDLEY, having opened a store on 7th
JT ? street, near the Oeneral Post Office, for the pur
pose of conducting the Tin-Plate, Sheet-Iron, and Copper
Work, in its various branches, would respectfully solicit
from their friends and tlio public generally a portion of
their favors, ns tlioy arc determined not to be surpassed
for neatness of workmanship, durability of material and
cheapness. may ltt?codlm
SANS 80U0I,
North side D street, near Tenth.
IW. WORTIIINOTON will wclcome his friends, at
jm any hour of the day, and will promptly respond
to their calls for refreshments of all kinds, intoxioating
drinks being of cnursl excluded. Breakfiists, Dinners,
Suppers, Snacks between Meals, Lemonades, Pop, Tempe
rance Beer, Ice Creams, Crabs, etc., always ready. In
fine, gentlemen will be provided with whatever the mar
kets afford, served up in the best manner, and at reason
able charges. may 17?tf
SODA WATER.
BUTT'S celebrated Soda Fovntais imjn full operation.
Good Syrups and plenty of Ice.
Call in and try it (it BUTT'S Apothecary
may 15?dim and Drug Store, cor. Pa av and 12th fit.
SODA WATER.
JL. KIDWELL'Scelebrated Soda Fouhtai* has opened
. for the Summer Campaign, at his headquarters in
Georgetown, where his numerous friends and customers
can be supplied with the above article.
Visiters from Washington and strangers generally will
be much relieved from the effects of a dusty ride on a hot
day by calling at his Drug Store on High street,
may 15?tf
White Sulphur Water,
DIRECT FROM THE SPRINGS, Greenbrier, Va., for
sale, in large or small quantities, by
J. F. CALLAN.
may 13?tf Corner E and Seventh sto.
Lemon Sugar?Congress Lemonade.
ONE TEA-SPOONFUL of this Sugar will instantly
make a Tumbler of superior Lemonade. For dale,
ut 25 cents per package, by J. F. CALLAN,
may 13?tf Corner B aud Sovcnth streets.
IMPROVED LEMON SUGAR ? Prepared
with the best Sicily Lemons, for the instant produc
tion of Lemonade; superior to that made in the ordinary
way.
For sale by JNO. B. KIBBEY A 00.,
may 19?Oteolf No. 5, opposite Centqs Market.
LADIES IN BLACK or ascend Mourn
ing will find the following Goods adapted to their
use, which have been received in the last few days, vis:
3 pieces Lupin's 1st quality plain black Barege
4 do do 2d do do
4 do Tissue Popellne, plain black, a new article,
very pretty and very cheap
0 do more of those beautiful white and black
Silks, nearly yard wide, for 02 cents
10 do plain black Silks, some very nice for summer
20 do brocaded black and white Organdies and
Jaconetts
With my usual stock of Bombazines, Alpacas, Canton
Cloths, Ginghams, and the prettiest stock of black and
white Calicoes to be found in the city.
The whole of the above will be sold at tut low
PIUCKS, FOR THE CASH OSLY. G. W. YERBY,
may 19?2wif Penn av, bet'n 7th and Wh sts.
HOME INDU8TBY7
WHO WANTS EMPLOYMENT?
A FEW firstrate Pantaloons and Teat Makers can find
immediate employment, uj>on application to P. J.
STKER, Merchant Tailor, on Eighth street, three doors
from the avenue, west side. may 10?dlw
8UPERI0R DAGUERREOTYPES?1st Premium!
J II. WHITEIIURST has extended the field of his op
. erations over more ground than any daguarrao
typist in the country. His Galleries inay be found on
Pennsylvania avenue, between 4 % and 6th streets; No.
207 Baltimore street, Baltimore; corner Broadway and
liuonard street, New York; No.77 Main street, Richmond;
Sycamore street, Petersburg; Main street, Norfolk; and
Main street, Lynchburg, Virginia.
His beautiful and highly finished electro-Daguerreo
types are an extraordinary improvement, insuring faithful
and highly flushed likenesses in a few seconds.
J. II. W. calls the attention of the nubile generally to
his elegantly furnished Gnllerv over Lane and Tucker's
uew store, where a free exhibition of pictures will be
given.
Notwithstanding the unusual competition In Daguerre
otypes at the recent Fair of the Maryland Institute, be
was awarded the first medal by the judges.
Likenesses of every description copied, and post-mortem
cases attended to. ap 30?dflmo
PROPERTY AGENCY.
GEO. B. ARMSTRONG, REAL ESTATE BROKER,
I\>r the leasing anil sale of Heal EsUtU, cfie.,
Seventh street, (up stairs,) opposite office of Intelligencer.
?n ? G. 11. A. will give prompt attemtiox to, and active
efforts in. the sale or leasing of all property confided to
: his management The attention of property-holders is re
spectfully asked. may 13?tf
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.
BM. DOWNER keeps constantly on hand the best
i, assortment of TOBACCO and CIGARS, north side
Pennsylvania avenue, between 11th and 12th streets.
may 2?y
I^REWCH Worked Collars, Lscei, Ac.
Just opened?a new and handsome assortment of
French worked Collnrs, Undersleeves, Infiints' Waists
Cambric and mnslin Insertions and Edgings
Valencia and other Laces
Alexander's Kid Gloves, Silk Mitts and Gloves
RIBBONS, Hosiery, Flowers, Bonnet Cai*
Crapes, I .a res, Gimps, Straw and Corded Bonnets
FANS?(MpO Palm l<eaf, Spanish, Ivory frame A Feather
' Ladies and Gentlemen are invited to examine the
assortment of Fancy Goods, Perfumery, Ac. Ac., at
MRS. K. OOLLISON'8
may 20 Fancy A Millinery Store, 7th st. above H.
ORANGES, LEMONS, FIGS, eto.
xes Oranges, in prime order
do do do do
35 drums Figs, No. 1
MX) pounds African Dates
15 bushels Groundnuts
5 bags Palmnuts
2 do Soft-shell Almonds
2 do English Walnuts
25 boxes Malaga Raisins
| .fust received, and for sale cheap, by
J AS. T. LLOYD A Go.,
j may 19?lw Penn. av, 3 doors east 16th at.
HUDSON RIVER
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF NEW YORK,
i Office Seventh street, third door above D, (opposite
the office of the Intelligencer.)
~ CAPITAL $200,000,
Ml paid in and securrly invested, besides a large surplus.
U n.i Insure MERCHANDISE, DWKhLINUft, DOUSE
IIOLD FI'HNITURK, and other property, any wherein
the Distriit and ADJOiniKO Status, on the moat favorable
terms.
*??- No policy Issued for a greater amount than $ft,000
| on any one risk.
The public may rest assured that all losses sustained
| by this Company will be Uberai.lt adjusted ard prompt
I LT PAID.
ISAIAH BLOOD, President,
it T. C. MORGAN, Vlee President.
P. J. Avfrt, Seer'y. GHO. B. ARMSTRONG,
may 12?tf Agent, Washington, D. 0.
IN FAIR WEATHER PREPARE FOR RAIN.
DA NT Kb P1KRCK continues to cover and re
pair I'M BR ILL A* ami PARASOLS as nsnsl.
at his old stand, Pennsylvania avenue, south
side, between 12th and 13th streets, sign of the
black and white Umbrella. ?#" A general assortment
of Umbrellas for sale. 811k, Gingham, and other materi
als suitable for every description of repairs, elwys on
hand. P*- av., south side, between 12th and into
streets. ' ***
505;