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VOL. I-NO. 117! WASHINGTON: THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 7, 1851. PRICE 2 CENTS.
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General Emigration and Passage Office,
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3"UIK subscriber begs leave to inform hij friends and
the public, that his arrangements are such for wring
ing out and forwarding passengers to and from Liverpool
by the old and favorite Riack Star Line of Packets, sailing
to and from New York and Liverpool every week, as to
ensure cheap and quick conveyances. The ships com
prising this line are all nsw and first class packets, com
rn.mrf.-l bv old and experienced commanders.
Also, Agent for the Star Line of Glasgow Packets, sail
ing every month. Also, Agent for the splendid Line of
New York and Louisiana Line of New Orleans packets,
sailing evory week. * ? . ,
Drafts at sight furnished for any wnount ^on England,
Ireland, and Scotland. TU03. 11. 0 BKLEN,
,?.r 24? 37 Burling Blip, 2 drorsfrom South st.
The New York and Liverpool United States Mail
Steamers.
The ships comprising this line ore the?
ATLANTIC, Capt. West.
PACIFIC, Capt. Nye.
ARCTIC, Capt. Luce.
ADRIATIC, Capt. Grafton.
These ships, having been built by contract, expressly
for Government service, every care has been taken in their
construction, as alBO In their engines, to Insure strength
and speed, and their accommodations for passengers are
unequalled for elegance or comfort. . ?
Price of pass*#) from Now York to Liverpool, $130. ex;
elusive use of extra size state rooms, $326; from Liverpool
10 An experienced Surgeon will be attached to each ship.
No berth nan be secured until paid for.
4fif The owners of these ships will not be accountable
for gold, Silver, bullion, specie, jewelry, precious stones,
or metals, unless bills of lading are signed therefor, and
the value thereof therein expressed.
S^cSSaSCTfiw.N. Y, o, *'
BROWN, SH1PLKY A CO., Liverpool. ^
K. G. ROBERTS A CO., 14, King's Arm Yard, London.
L. DRAPER, Jr., 8 Boulevard, Montmartre, Paris.
mar 24?d _
PHILADELPHIA AND LIVERPOOL LINE OF
PACKETS?Sailing from Philadelphia on the 6th,
a^^^roin Liverpool on the 1st of every month.
Ship SHENANDOAH, Capt. Wm. H. West; Ship EU
ROPE, Captain William McDowell; Ship MARY PLEA-|
BANTS, Capt. Anthony Michaels.
The above first-class ships are built of the best mate
rials, and commanded by experienced navigators.
Due regard has been paiil to select models for speea,
with comfort for passengers. , , ?.n
Persons wishing to engage passage for their friends can
obtain certificates which will be good for eight months.
Thoeo who wish to remit money can be accommodated
with drafts for ?1 sterling and upwards, at sight, without
Goods' for the continent will be forwarded free of ex
Mane of oonuniflfrion, If tuidreaiwd to James MeHeary, No.
6, Temple Ptoee, Liverpool. ^ ^
mar 21 d No. 87, Walnut street, Philadelphia.
PARKEVILLE HYDROPATHIC INSTITUTE.
AH Hi meeting of the Board of Managers of the Parke
vilie Hydropathic Institute, held fifth month 16th,
1860, Joseph A. Woder, M. D., was unanimously elScteu
HexvUnl Physician in the place of Dr. Dexter, resigned.
Having made various improvements, this institute is
now prepared to receive an additional number of patients;
Weder's well-known skill and practical ?
rrrvnee. in Europe, (acquired unde' Vincen* Preissuiti.
thefounder of Uie Hydropathic system,) and for several
?ears past tn this country, and particularly in the citv of
Philadelphia, (where ho has had many patients,) the lan
agers believe the afflicted will find him an able and an
'^The'domestic department being under the charge of a
Bteward and Matron, will enable the Doctor to devote to
the patients whatever time may be necessary.
Application for admission to be made to
pp SAMUEL WKBB, Secretary.
Office No. 68 South Fourth street, residence No. 18 to
(ran square, Philadelphia.
frneral Description qf the. rtt rlcerUle flydropath ic tnsMuU^
The main building is three stories high, standing back
from the street about one hundred fbet, with a semicircu
lar grass plot In front, and contains thirty to forty rooms.
The grounds around the house are tastefully laidout with
walks and planted with trees, shrubs, Ac. On the left of
the entrance to these grounds is a cottage
rooms, used by male patiente as _ ?jjffjl?*
aW??o hundrS' feet distent.
by the todies for similar
PUKT'^ of the Institute, at th. distance of one hun
dred feel, are three other cottages, some eighty feet apart.
One of these is the laundry, with a hydrant at the door ,
the other two are occupied by the servants.
The hydrant water 1s introduced into these cottages a^
well as into the main building, and all the waste water
carried off by drains under ground.
T11S WATS* WO?M
Consist of a circular stone building, standing on the brow
of a hill, surmounted by a iargeoedar I^rvo?r ttmtainl K
lire hundred barrels, brought from a never-failing
of pure cold water In the side of the hill, by a hydraulic
ram " a self-acting machine of east iron, that Is kept con
stantly going, night and day, by the descent of the water
from th<? spring. The surplus water to carried from the
reservoir to a fountain in the water-works yard, surround
ed by weeping willows. In the first story of the water
works Is a circular room, ronUlnlng thc dom-he hath,
which is a stream falling from a height of tb'^
f?et and can be varied In sire from half an inch to an
inch and a half in diameter. Adjoining the douche room
is a dressing room, with marble tables, Ac.: the nsxfi#
dmw.h* (for the cure of plies, Ac.) U one of the most com
plete contrivances of the kind, being entirely under the
control of the patient using the same.
There am many other appliances, which can be better
understood by a personal examination. m*r "
TO COUNTRY MBECHANTS.
FANCY AND STAPLE G(X)DS.
MOULTON A Co.. Snocesanrs to J wo. Fawohb* * Co.,
04 Omlar and 22 Pine streets, New York, invite mer
chants visiting New York city to their immense stock of
Foreign and Domestic, Fancy and Staple Dry Goods.
Their stock is entirely new. and, In addition, still recel re
bv every steamer new and elegant styles, confined exc.u
?ivelv to this house, consisting of every variety of Dr. as
Ooods to be found in the French, Oerman, English, and
American martlets,and at prices that will defy competitors.
Cash buyers an.l merchants generally will do well to
call and examine our stock, as our goods are "Upted to
xverv section of the oountry. and we are resolved to spare
no efforts to make It the interest of every merchant to
favor us with their patronage. ^ ^ ? MOUI(TOif,
JAMES W. HARBKR,
ZKNAS NEWKLL.
? New York, March, m*r
?T"ARnThIIKS, GUM (? \ i,s. SI'IHIT^, TURPEN
V TINE, AND AMKRICAN LIN8E1H) OIL.
60 eases Oum Oopal, mwl. and fine /.anslbsr, *c.
400 bWs superior Ooach Body, Carriage OH Cloth Polish
ing. Flowing, Scraping, Cabinet and >enitian Blind >a
nlshes, Nos. 1, ft, and n.
10 bbls. Sign and Graining Varnish.
6 do white flowing do
6 do outside do do warranted.
6 do White do do for maps or whips.
? 10 do Iron Varnish.
? 20 do Painters' Japan.
100 do Spirits Turpentine, in glued bbto or half bbls.
1000 gallons American Unseed (HI.
10,000 lbs. pure White Lead, In oil, at manufacturers'
prices.'
Also, Gum Shellac, Sandrae, Litharge/ Red Lead, Dry
White head. In 100 lb. kegs, wholesale and retail, at the
lowest market rates. ? . ?
Persons purchasing the above will do well to eall and
sismine for the^nsel?..s.
N B Persons wanting Varnishes manufactured will
..Uana call as the subscriber Is prepared to manufacture
P riTnrf. BRNJ. 0. nORNOR,
To Per?ons out of Employment.
NEW PICTORIAL WORKS,
Just published bv R. SEARS, and tor sale at No. 128
Nassau street, New York.
AMKRICAN GIFT BOOKS FOR 1861.?Agents are
wanted to circulate the following new and beautiful
worts, (retail price, $2 60 per vol.) A n?w and complete
PICTORIAL HISTORY OF OUINA AND INDIA;
* descriptive account of those countries and their
inhabitants, from the earliest period of authentic history
to the present time. In which the editor has treated not
only of the historical events, but also of the manners,
customs, religion, literature, and domestic habits of the
people of those imineuse empires.
The MnbellishiueuU are about two hundred, and of the
first order, illustrating whatever is peculiar to the inhabl
, ? re#?rding their dress, domestic occupations, their
mode of agriculture, commercial pursuits, arts, Ac. They
the work* eaoh one has been made expressly for
The volume forum a large octavo, containing between
*"d six hundred pages, prluted (u the best style, and
on good substantial white paper. It Is furnished to agents,
handsomely bound in muslin, gilt, or leather, as the pur
chaser may prefer, at a very liberal discount, when quan
Uties of not less than twenty copies are ordered at one
THRILLING INCIDENTS OF TIIE WARS OF TIIB
UNITED STATES;
comprising the most striking and remarkable events of
the Revolution, the French war, the Tripolitan war, the
Indian war, the second war with Ureat Britain, and the
Mexican war; with three hundred engravings! Retail
price, $2 60 per volume. Orders respectfully solicited.
SEARS' PICTORIAL FAMILY PUBLICATIONS
^- TL .ed.l.y th? best books that ?g?nts can possibly em
im, 5 '"PP'y'ng to the people of the United
states. They are valuable for reference, and sliould be
possessed by every family in this great republio. There in
not a city or town in these United States, not even those
of small importance, but contains many citizens to whom
these works are indispensable. They are adapted to the
literary wants of the Christian, the patriot, the statesman
"?J"! domestic circle, got up in a superior style of art
iii *0J,lma,whip; and are not only such books as will
" f8 "D *?ont of K??d principle will feel
tClSKS" * ~?"?*-' ??">
en P^|I^A.'*r?The pl^n Publisher has so successfully
carried out for several years, is the obtainiug responsible
c.en as agents, who are well known in their own counties,
u>wns, and villages, and have time and disposition to cir
culate good and instructive books among their neighbors
nnl P7B0n wiBhing to embark in the enter
prise will risk little in sendlsg $26 or $50, for which he
will receive an assortment as he may direct, at the whole
sale cash prices.
Enterprising and active men of respectability and good I
address, would do well to engage in the sale of the above
volumes; and ail postmasters, clergymen, book pedlars,
and newspaper agents, are respectfully requested to act
as our agents. A handsome remuneration allowed to all
who engage In their sale. For particulars address, nost
paid, ROBERT SEA RS, 128 Nassau street^. ??
To publishers of newspapers throughout the United 8tates:
Newspapers oopying this advertisement entire, without
any alteration or abridgment, (including this notice,) and
giving it a few Inside insertions, shall receive a cony of
any of our $260 or $3 works, subject to their order, bv
sending direct to the publisher. mar Q|
The Baltimore and Philadelphia Steamboat
Company
(ERICSSON LINE)
JIave resumed their operations for the
fyear with increased means of accommo
.. - , J" between Philadelphia and Baitimore, iu
the most regular and expediUous manner, and at their
former materially reduced prices, being, on dry goods 14
?-n-y 10P?nt8 P" 100 pounds, and but hall
the price charged by other lines.
nY2P tbelnMlTeB of the unties and
moderate prioes of the Line, are ml vim*! to irive explicit and
Tine an'd'th^'"^ I!0"11"8 the,r the Ericsson
Line, and they should be particular to possess themselves
of the receipts which are Invariably given for their goods
th! JS?* eharK?d ftjr transportation ;
*?d , ,ProT* ? protection against the double rates ex
acted by other lines, who have no published rates
So,"h- or oUl"r places be
' forwarTjod Promptly on the day of their
airival, with every care and attention, free of all charge
otherwise service, in the shape of commissions or
Nkw York.?Goods shipped from New York, or other
places eastward of that city, should be distinctly con
Philadelphia, to insure their con
veyance by this Line.
Freight to or from Baltimore, as above, 10 cents per 100
pounds. Coarse freights t*ken at still less rates.
The established char*.-ter and known reputation of this
rompanv is an ample guarantee to those disposed to con
fide their property to the care of the company.
One or more of the company's boats leaves Philadelphln
from the upper Bide of Chestnut street wharf every dav.
(Sunday excepted,) at 3 o'clock, arriving in Baltimore
early next morning. Apply in Philadelphia to
*r c t PROVES, jr? Agent,
r hi. South Wharves, above Chestnut st.
In like manner a boat leaves Baltimore, daily, (Sundav
excepted,) at half-past 2 o'clock. v '
Apply iu Baltimore to
SHRIVER, Agent, No. 3 Light st.,
mar M? near the Depot of the B. A O. R. R.
Itew York India Rubber Warehouse.
DHODGMAN,27 Maiden I.ane and 69 Nassau street
. (first comer from Broadway,) New York. Facton
loot of Twenty-fourth street, East River.
Merchants throughout On United SUtes are rospectfulh
L" 7mwl 'hnt m> ?Prtnj stock of India RubberGoods wif:
be found far superior to any twfore offered, having be
stowed npon each individual article the benefit of my Ion;
experience in manufacturing, which enables me to war
rant entire satisfaction.
Among the most important, I would call attention tr>
77"t.OCk "f <inrri<V Cloth, of all widths, from
?i-4 to 6-4 Inclusive, and made on the choicest drills and of
the best of gum. Purchasers will find that it will neither
crack, peel, nor become sticky, as is the case with much
that has been and continues to be sold in this city.
INDIA RUBBER CLOTHING,
Consisting of Coats, Cloaks, Capes, Pouches, Pants, Over
alls. Leggings, Boots, Caps, Ac., now so extensively worr
by farmers, physicians, drivers, sea captains, sailors, Ac.
Baptismal Pants, manufactured expressly for the clergy
Ladies' and GenUemeu'sGlovos?aperfectcure for chap
ped hands by wearing them for a short time, at the same
time bleaching and rendering them soft and delicat<>
These Gloves are also much worn by Hatters, Tanner*
Masons, Ac., being a perfect protection against add and
lime.
Machine Belting and Steam racking,
in every variety, and cheaper and better than any thinir
which can be substituted for either.
Also, a large stock of Overshoes, Garden and Engin.'
Hose, Whips, Horse Covers, Horse Fenders, Hoof Boots
Beds, Ufc Preservers, Breast Pumps, Syringes, Tobacco
Wallets, Finger Stalls, Paper Holders, Door Springs, Ac.,
Ac., beoides an immense stock; of
India Rubber Dalit,
and other fancy article*, such as Elastics, Dolls, Dogs, and
other animals of various kinds. Pure Rubber Cement for
hatters' use. All orders executed with despatch.
mar U~_ D. HODGMAN.
STIMSON & CO.'S
New York, New Or leant, and Mobile Express,
f "lONNECTTINQ with the swiftest and most responsible
VV expresses between the principal towns in Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con
necticut, Lower Canada, New York State, Delaware. Penn
sylvaula, Mary'and, District of Columbia, Indiana, Ohio,
Illinois, tb. Western States generally, the Mississippi and
Alabama river towns, and the prominent places in Geor
gia and the Carolina*.
Our facilities are so extensive and perfect that we can
secure the safe and speedy transportation of freight,
trunks, packages, and valuable parcels, from one end of
the country to the other, and between the most remote
points.
From our many years'experience in the express bus! '
ness, while connect*! with Messrs. Adams A Co, and our 1
numerous advantages in other respects, (not the least ol
which is the confidence and patronage or tho New York
community,) we feci assured that w. shall never cease to
give the most entire satlsfectlon to our friends, the jewel
or merchants ffenerally.
We beg leave to call attention to our California Express
anTMobTle *n'J our K*P?? between New Orleans
io(wTi";iC?arIe"?notclBulldlnK' Nsw Orleans, and
10 Wall street, New York. mRr ^ if
NKW YORK JOURNAL OF NKDN
Mh'im w Collateral Sciences for
insreb, 185 I.?The March number of this well estab
lished journal is now before the public, containing original
communications from the following talented writers of the
Medical Profession: W. H. Van Buren, M. I)., case of ova
rian tumor, in which death resulted from entero-peritonltls
arising from a novel cause,illustrated by a plate: remarks
on tetanus, by Eira P. Bennet, M. D., of Connecticut; rup
ture of bladder, by J. Kneeland, M. D.; reports of hospital
cases, by F. D. Lente, M. D., and others of much interest
by Drs. Sweat, Church, and Star.
The Foreign and American Medical Retrospect Is fall
and complete; Bibliographical notices of all the late Kng
lish and American Medical works, Ac.
Published every other month, at $3 per annum; each
number eontalnlnf 144 pages.
Specimen number sent to any part of the country gratis
on application, post paid, to R. F. HUDSON, Afent?
a*- Jzl W Wall street, k.w York,
IRISH EMIGRANT SOCIETY.
Office, No. 1 Remit Street, New York.
IN consequence of the great number of complaint* which
have lor a long time been made by Emigrants, of fraud*
committed upon them in the (tending of mouey to their
friends in Ireland, and to aid and protect the Emigrant,
the Irish Emigrant Society established a fuud, deposited
iu the Bank of Ireland, upon which they draw drafts,
payable at Right, at any of the branches of the Bank.
Peruoutt residing out of the city, by eucloeing In a letter
the sum they wish forwarded, with the plainly written
direotion to whom and where It is to be paid, will have the ,
same remitted.
There Is a great advantage In purchasing the Society's
drafts?that the Bank has a branch in each of the princi
pal towns in Ireland, and thus the losses by discount, and
otherwise, are avoided.
The BOclety keepe an office at No. 22 Bpruce street, to
which Emigrants can apply to obtain situations for which
they are fitted.
Orders from employers in the country, stating the Rer
| vices required, the wages, and the cheapest modes of con
veyance, and giving a respectable reference, will meet with
prompt attention.
The Society will be thankful for all circumstantial and
| oarly Information of any fraud, imposition, or outrage
committed on Emigrants, and will endeavor speedily Ui
apply a remedy. GitEUOKY DILLON, .('resident.
nuan keuy, )
JAMES MATriEWS, \ Vice Presidents.
JAMES REYBUIIN, j
Edward C. Donnelly, Corresponding Secretary.
Kiernan B. Daly, Recording Secretary.
Joseph Stuart, Treasurer.
BXKCUTIVK COMMITTKK.
Felix Ingoldsby, William Redmond,
William Watson, Francis Mann,
John Manning, James Stuart,
Terence Donnelly, Stuart J. Mollan,
James Olwell, Cornelius II. Sheehan,
Charles M. Nanry, John Nicholson, mar 24?
Hardware, Cutlery, Edge Tools, Ac.
CHAKLKS 8. LITTLE, Importer and
??general dealer in English, German, and
Amorican Hardware, Cutlery, Edge Tools,
14c., 33 and 34 Fulton street, opposite the
United States Hotel, New York, respectfully invites the
attention of Merchants, maktng their purchases, to his
very extensive assortment, comprising every thing in tl?e
line, and to which new and constant suppllos are being
added. Ills variety of Tools is adapted to all the various
branches of mechanics, especially Coopers and Carpenters.
I Particular attention given to all orders, all of which are
offered at the lowest market prices for cash or on approved
credit:
Cut and Wrought Nails, Locks and Latchets
Knives and Forks, Ten and Pocket Knives
Razors, Scissors and Shears, in great variety
Skates, Slates, Sleigh Bells, loose and strapped
Shovels, Spades, llocs, Forks, Scythes and Snathes
Rifles, Black I-ead Pots, and Sand Crucibles
Pumps, for wells or cisterns; Force Pumps and Hydrau
lic Rams
Ames' Pump, Augers and Runivera
Turkey Oil Stone, dressed and undressed
Scotch Water of Ayr Stone, for marble polishers
Coopers' Tools, in great variety, of the most celebrated
manufacturers, Albertson, Conger, Horton, Barton, and
others
Coachmakers' Tools
House and Ship Carpenters' Tools
Blacksmith.--' Tools, Cabinet makers' Trimmings
House and Ship builders' Hardware
House furnishing Hardware, in great variety
Iron, Brass, Copper, and Steel wire
Genuine Haarlem Oil, and N uremberg Salve,
mar 24?
J. II. HAVKNS, W. MYER, 4 CO.,
Inventort and Manufacturert of the Ethiopian and Fire
proof Paint, nV-mingUm, Clinton co., Ohio.
T MYERS, No. 319 Main street, near 8th, Clnoinnv
YY ? ti, Ohio, to whom all orders must be addressed.
I The superiority of this paint over all other, for carriage.
| house, and ship painting, will be seen In lta rapid sale
It is not over four months since this paint has been lntro
I I need into market, and our agent has been able to order |
one hundred tons. The paint is ground in oil, and put
j up ready for use, from the finest black down to any shade
to suit the fancy. ? ? , ,
Also, inventors and manufacturers of Tannerf Black
no. Tlds article is so universally approbated by all who
have used it, that it scarcely needs commendation. But
to (rive confidence to those who may not have tried It, we
would say that Z. C. Ryon, foreman to A. M.Taylor * Co., i
iColumbia street, Oincinaati, has authorised us to use hif
name as a recommendation to tanner* In general. To all
who know Mr. Z. C. Ryon this would be sufficient; but all
tanners in the city and country, who have used It, have
/ranted us this privilege. If It were necessary we could
fill a newspaper with testimonials; but where all who use
are pleased we deem it uncalled for.
The Tanners' Blacking Is put up in kegs containing si*
'allons, ready for use, and will be sent to any point on
the canal, railroad, or river, at fifty cents per gallen.
All orders should be addressed, post paid, to
HAVKNS A CARROL,
Wilmington, Clinton co., Ohio; or
J. H. IIAVKNS, Cincinnati.
Also, inventors and manufacturers of a Water-proof
Blacking for Oil-cMh, that will reduce the cost fifty per
-ent., and will soon be In market. war
FREEMAN HODGES A CO.,
I MPORTERS AND JOBBERS, 68 Liberty BTRErr, New
York, (between Broadway and Nassau,) are now re
?wiving a rich and beautiful assortment of Fancy Silk anil
Millinery Goods, to which we would particularly Invite the
ttention of all Cash Purchasers, and will make it an ob
lect for them to give us a call, as we are determined tnsell
jur assortment, for Cash, lower than ever before oflered Id
this market. , ,
Milliners can supply themselves with every article in
their line, at about the cost of Importation or Auction
?rices. Many of our goods are manufactured expressh
for our own sale, and cannot be surpassed lor beauty or
low prices.
Rich Hat and Cap Ribbons, a large variety
Silks and Satins for Bonnets _
Embroidered Capes, Collars, Cuffs, and Chemisette
Kmbroidered Edgings and Insertlngs, Swiss and Musllr
Thread, Brussels Valenciene, Silk, and Lisle Thread
"Kmbroidered Reverie and Plain Linen Cambric Hkfs.
Gloves and Mite, Kid, 811k, Lisle Thread, and Sewing
311k
Scarf*, Cravats, and Dress Hkfs.
Swiss. Jaconet, Book Muslins, and Bishop I-awns
Embroidered, Damask, and Plain Canton Crape Shawls
A full assortment of Straw <*mds
French and American Artificial Flowers
With a large variety not mentioned above.
All wishing to avoid paving long prices will make mo
ney by calling and satisfying themselves, [mar 24?tr
cTeKD AND AGRICULTURAL WAREHOUSK, TOOLS.
JS 4C Ac.?Wholes a i.i and Retail?No. 18414 Market
Street, J'hilaiUlphiu.?We offer to our triends and custo
I mers the largest assortment of Agricultural Implements.
| i Jarden Tools, and Seeds ever offered In thl? market, oon
?listing In part of the following, vis:
PROUTY A MKARS' Patent Highest Premium Self
sharpening PLOUGHS, right and left handed Side Hill
Subsoil, of various sixes, of superior materials and work
manship, warranted to give satisfaction, or the money
returned. F"?r Highest Premium* awarded to tho-<
PLOUGHS at the New York State Fair for 1860. Also.
Reaches and Bar Share Ploughs.
Spain's Improved Barrel Churn, oonstnicted In such *
manner that the .lasher may be removed from the Inside
of the Churn by simply unscrewing the handle from the
t Hav Straw, and Com Stalk Cutters in great variety
| imong which may be found Harvey's superior Premium
?Hraw Cutter, of every sl*e.
i Also. Horse Powers, Threshing Machines, Fan Mills.
(Vim Shellers, Cheese Cresses, Seed Planters, Wrt S^fM-S;
Hngar Mills, 0* Yokes and Bows, Turnip Drills. Unr*
llfikes, Orain Cradles, Expanding and Extra Cultivati r-.
Harrows, Snathe, Scythes, Concaved Hoes, Spring tem
pered Cast Steel Oval anil Square tlned Manure and^Hsy
Forks. Pruning Sheers and Chisels. Beach and Ber Shi-at
Repairing Pedes and Castings, Peruvian, Patagonia an<*
I I'repared Guano, together with a complete assortment "
dress, Harden, and Field Seed, all of which will be sold at
French and German Looking-Gla?? Depot,
No. 75 Baltimore Street.
BARRATT a DF.BEET, Carvers and Gilders, manufac
turer* of every variety of Plain and Ornamental
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AMERICAN TELEGRAPH
[CorruMpondunco of the American TeUgr?ph.]
Tike Presidency and Vice PMiidtncy
The Democracy of Virginia?their choice for Pre
tidtnt and Vice President.
. Ltnciiboro, August 2, 1861.
To the Editors of the American Telegraph.
Gentlkmjcn: While the Democracy of other
States are making some manifestations towards
a candidate for the next Presidency, those of
Virginia, so far as any public demonstration is
concerned, seem disposed to " lie low and keep
dark."
In some of the Western States the honorable
Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois, seems to be the
favorite, while in other quarters preferences
have been expressed for different individuals.
I witi venture to aMeit, howover, AwWftli that
I can see and hear, that Judge Douglas is de
cidedly the choice of the Democracy of this
State, and mainly upon the ground of availa
bility. He stands pre-eminently high ua a
patriot and as a statesman, and would, if put
in nomination for the Presidency, command the
admiration and support of the entire southern
Democracy. His magnanimity, as displayed in
his public career ; his liberal and patriotic views
of national policy, and his great ability, are
sufficient guarantees that he would, if elected,
I make a wise and safe President?a President
of the people.
Well, who is to be the Democratic candidate
for the Vioe Presidency 1 I cannot divine;
neither can any one else. I believe, however,
that the Democrats of Virginia are looking for
a candidate from this State for that office.
They have just grounds, I think, for so doing.
If the Democratic ticket succeeds, I should like
to see the offices of President and Vice President
filled with worthy men and true. The death of
Gen. Harrison, aud of Gen. Taylor, shows that
the people are electing their President when
they think they are only choosing their Vice
President. It is proper, therefore, to be as
careful in selecting a candidate for the latter
officc as for the former.
If capacity and merit arc to be consulted, we
know no man better suited either as a candi
date, or to fill the office itself of Vice President,
than William Daniel, jr., of this place; now
Judge of the Cour^ of Appeals. His many no
ble and generous qualities, not less than his
brilliant talents, render him universally popu
lar and esteemed. He is the son of Judge Wm.
Daniel, deceased, formerly of this judicial cir
cuit, has an extensive and influential relation
ship, represented this county in the Legislature
for several years with distinguished ability, and
would fill any office with credit to himself and
advantage to the public. If a Vice President
is to be had from Virginia, although he is a
thorough-going Democrat, (save his politics,)
there is no one I had rather Bee fill the office
than Jadge William Daniel; and I believe thiB
to be the Bentiment of the Democracy of this
part of Virginia. JwfBRSOH.
[Communicated, j
Mr. Corcoran.
To the Editors of the American Telegraph.
Gentlemen: The communication of " Com
mentator," in your paper of the fourth instant,
merits, perhaps, a passing notice. Although
not by profession (as Commentator is) the eulo
gist or detractor of any man, or any cabal, yet
1 deem the occasion a proper one to rebuke the
mendacity of this correspondent in his unjust
and gratuitous assailment of a worthy and dis
tinguished member of this community.
With the President, and the members of his
Cabinet, I have nothing to do; they are public
men, and their official and (it would seem) their
private acts are open to praise or censure as
the prejudices of their flatterers or assailants
may suggest; but I hold that when detraction,
either openly or covertly, invades the private
character of an estimable and highly honorable
member of any community, it is eminently due
io truth, justice, and common decency, that
public odium may attach where it properly be
longs, viz. to the skirts of the detractor.
Tor the life of me, I am unable to fathom the
motives of this "Common-fa/c, in view of his
repeated poignant attacks upon the several
member* of the Cabinet,- nor am I alone in my
bewilderment. Is your correspondent a disap
pointed office seeker, oris he an ultra Democrat ?
None of my friends, of either party, seem will
ing to claim him. However, be this as it may,
certain it is that " Commentator" is convinced
in his own opinion that a second " Junius" has,
in his consequential person, " come to judg
ment." ^
The insidious and miserable fling in his com
munication at W. W. Corcoran, esq., the emi
nent banker, and the high minded, honorable,
and patriotic citizen, has already received, as
it justly merits, universal execration in this
community.
Fortunately, the people of this District know
from his infancy Mr. Corcoran, his history and
character, and your correspondent may rest
assured that this is not the sphere nor element
in which to breathe his slanderous innuendoes
ngainst a man immeasurably his superior in all
the constituent elements of a gentleman.
I'omposUy I Messrs. Editors, if 1 understand
the word, is a vice which emphatically attaches
to a ?? boasterthe citizens of this District will
judgo whether, either in his character as a pri
vate citizen or a wealthy banker, Mr. Corcoran
merita the epithet so gratuitously applied to
liim by the correspondent alluded to.
It is wholly unnecessary for me,_in this com
munication, to direct attention to the many
and munificent charities of this "pompous bank
er;" and equally idle would it seem to allude,
?it this communication at least, to his readiness,
%t all times, to contribute far more than his
share to any object whatever of a patriotic,
benevolent, or charitable nature. As a citizen,
no one has been more active and liberal, by his
enterprise and with his means, in beautifying
the national metropolis ; thus materially assist
ing in rendering the scat ot the General Gov
ernment more attractive, besides giving con
stant employment to scorcs of worthy, indus
trious artisans. In a word, those who know
Mr. C. best, esteem him the most, and such a
man ill-deserves the wretched jeers and scoffs
of your correspondent ycleped in this commu
nity Common-tater. Democrat.
Washington, August 6, 1851.
Senator Riirtt, at a recent secession gather
ing in Charleston, announced his intention to
stump South Carolina in favor of separate State
secession.. He had previously taken passage
for Europe, but the late developments of oppo
sition to secession in the State have caused him
to change his mind; and he says that he will
*peak upon every hill where he can get a place
tg stand on.
[OommunlcaUxl.]
Mattem and Things th?t I Know.
I know that no family, compelled to hire ser
vants in this city, can live respectably, comfort- i
ably, or decently; and that the means of re- >
dress are entirely in the power of the^ united
heads of such unfortunate families. Concert
6f action will force hired servants to perform
their positive promises, engagements, and du- j
ties. At present I know that servants are the |
curse of housekeepers, and 1 know this should
not be.
I know that a regular attendance at churches
is no proof of honesty, virtue, charity, or Chris
tianity in the attendant; and 1 know others
know it.
1 know that he who boasts of hU courage is
a coward; of his honesty, is a rogue; of hit*
morality, Is unprincipled; of his religion, is a
hypocrite; and of his charity, he haB none to
spare.
I know, malgre Jefferson's celebrated asser
tion to the contrary, that all men are (not) born
equal, in any sense of the words?whether ethi
cally, physically, or otherwise; on that subject
verbutn sat.
I know that many clerks in the employment
of our Government, who are competent, and
who attend to and perform their duties rcgu
larly and faithfully, get less pay than others
who are incompetent and inattentive; and 1
know that this should not be permitted.
I know that many clerks in full pay, during
office hours, cfo but little except smoke cigars,
chew tobacco, read newspapers, and abuse those
to whom they are indebted for their pay. i
I know some very good persons who use to
bacco to excesB; and I know that a man has
just as much right to spit in my face as he has
to puff his pipe or cigar-smoke in my face; and
I know that I have just as much right to slap
his jaws for one as the other.
I know that for small, trifling, and insignifi
cant causes, people are apt to be punixhed in
what are called courts of justice; and that great
offenders or magnificent criminals too often es
cape?" verbum sat sapiente."
I know that worth, talents, qualifications,
business habits and constant attention to duty,
seldom entitle a poor clerk to promotion under
this free and glorious Government; and L know
'tis a shame that it is so.
I know that worthless, drunken, useless, de
based fellows, and others but little better, are
retained in office, or, if removed, are " restored
to favor" in a few days; and I know that it is
a disgrace as well as a shame.
I know thqt a man who borrows money at five
per cent, per month interest, will not be able to
pay the principal, after a while.
I know that a clerk with a salary of $1,200
per annum ought not to rent a house at $300
per annum, keep a carriage, a pew at cburcb,
a box at the theatre^Bend his family to an ex
travagant watering-place, keep a music and j
drawing master in bis house, smoke cigars at 1
five cents each and two dozen per day, drink
rich wines, toddy and punch daily, ^ and give ]
1 splendid parties and dinners. Yea,. sir, I know
all that; and if you please, sir, there are many
other things in this ollapodrida, lobscouse city
that , 1 Kl,ow.
' Washington, August G, 1851.
Religious Statistics.?W. E- Robinson, In
a recent oration before one of the literary so
cieties of Hamilton College, made the followirig
statement of the number of persons attached to
the various religiouB denominations in the United
States:
Of Catholic* ... 1 231.300 Of Unitarians - - 83,000
Of MethudUts - - 1,216,068 Of UaptUU - " ? 1,215,62U
Of PresbyUvians- 584,0*8 Of Friends or Qua
Of Universal ists - 826,000 kera 60'wu
Of Episcopalian*- 67,550
It must be noted that actual membership, by
virtue of conformity to belief and ordinances, is
necessary in some churches, while in others the
entire family of each is taken into the count.
" Making U at."?We learn from the Colum
bia (8. C.) Carolinian and Telegraph a fact
which is chronicled not only as extraordinary,
but as the first event of the kind, viz: that a
citizen of South Carolina has actually made a |
lot of baled hay. The Carolinian says it will
bo a proud day for South Carolina when the
enterprise of her citizens will cause non-inter
course in hay. Without subscribing to the idea
of non-intercourse, we think that if South Ca
rolina would make more hay and less fuss, she
would better subserve her own interests.
Vknick, Mr. Greeley says in one of his for
eign letters, is full of deserted palaces, which, j
though of spacious dimensions and of the finest
marble, may be bought for less than the cost of
an average brick-house in the upper part of i
New York. The Duchess de Bern, mother of |
the Bourbou Pretender to the throne of France,
has bought one of these and generally inhabits
it; the Rothschilds own another; the dancer j
Taglioni, it Is said, owns four, and bo on.
Cheap as they are, they are a poorer specula-i
tion than even corner lots in a lithographic city
in Nebraska or Oregon.
Mr. Cooper, the novelist, it is stated, re
cently received the rite of confirmation at the
hands of BiBhop De Lancey. Mr. C.'s health is
failing, though he is able to ride, with assistance j
into and out of the carriage.
Mr. Fillmore.?The Dubuque lJtily Triune
has placed the name of Millard Fillmore it the
head of its columns as its candidate for Presi
dent In 1852, subject to the decision of the
National Whig Convention. The WhigE of Du
buque county, at their late county convention,
adopted a resolution expressing the same pre
ference. . -
New York Wiiio State Convention.-The
mutual agreement of the throe committees had
fixed upon Wednesday, the 17th of September,
as the day for holding the State convent,on^
As that is one and the principal dny of the
State Fair, it has been thought advisable to
change the call. The secretaries of the several ,
committees have accordingly named Thursday,
t'ie 11th day of September, for the meeting of
the convention. ^
boarding vs. MV1NU.
K TtCt ANSCDOTK.
Said T unto a little frfrl: ,
?Swwt Klla, tell me where you live
She put aside a rojcutsb curl,
A* pu7.iled what account to (tive:
Then, a* in sudden thought she cried:
" We do not live, we board! ?and sighed.
Distinction metaphysical
Would honor many a wiser paie,
And typifi * th ills in full
Of this ?t'd >???awlinn state.
A Philosopher.--?Two fools at tLowell, a
young married woman and a bachelor ran off
lately The husband saw them as they go
seated in the cars, gave three cheem waved his
hat bade them enjoy themselves if they could,
I and then went horn? a happy man.
8hlp-Y?rdf| American and Eugltih.
| Corrtwpondeooe of tJ#? Portmuouth, Va., Trun?rript.]
Portsmouth, (Ewu.,) July 12, 1851.
Dear Transcript: Your own Portsmouth and
Gosport, in Virginia, are in appearance as ia
name singularly like unto this Portsmouth and
Gosport in England, from which I scud you
this epistle. We arrived here at two o'clock
to day, and our first impulse was to visit the
dock yard, England's great naval depot. On
presenting ourself at the gate, we encountered
three policemen, who nonplussed us hy stating
that a foreigner could not bo admitted without
an order from the Admiralty at Loudon! Wo
hud provided ourself with no such order, and
had no friend in Portsmouth to whom we could
refer. The policemen were inexorable. But
we determined not to leave without seeing thia
English navy yard; ami so demanded that our
card should be presented to " Rear Admiral
Preeeott, C. B., Superintendent of the Dock'
Yard." It was immediately answered wic? an
order of admission, and an officer to condar.t us
through the workshops. Th^ first pj/fco^ihto
which we were shov?u the s>ail-ioit, and wa
were disappointed ' i t it, oitty about half as large
as the splendid loft your own Gosport, and
?iot as systematic and clean as Col. Cassell can
l>o6st. The journeymen receive between $5 and
!j$b per yreek. Next came the blacksmith shops?
four in number. Without prejudice, we can
say truly that they are not to compare in per
fection, order, and fine appearance with the
same description of shops in charge of Mr.
Charles Grice at your yard. The wages of the
men here are about $7 per week, for ten hours
a day. Shipwrights get from to $9 per
week. All the other trades about ?and
laborers from $3.50 to $4. After twenty years
" faithful service," a workman may, by the re
commendation of the Kenr Admiral, be placed
on the superannuated list with a pension of ?25
a year. The highest wages are paid to foun
ders, who do such work as is executed at Me
haffey's Iron Works. They receive between
two and three guineas a week. Two thousand
five hundred men are employed here; and how
do you suppose their " tim?" is checked ? So
entirely different from our own that I must de
scribe it. Every man has his number, which is
stamped on a piece of metal, the size of a half
dollar. They are spread out by a clork on
curious tables arranged for the purpose, and as
each man passes through the clerk's office or
shed, of which there are a -veral on the way out
near the gate, he picks up his metal ticket, or
number, carries it to his workshop and depot
ites it in a box in the master workman's pres
ence. When the bell rings for the dinner hour,
each man takes his ticket back to the clerk's
office, and replaces it in the spot from wheuce
he took it in the morning. On re-entering the
yard, from dinner, he again lifts his number,
takes it to his shop, leaves it with the master
workman, and at the evening bell-ring again re
places it in the clerk's office. And the same
thing every day.
You see, the operation is very plaiu, very
quiet, and very effective. All the numbers re
maining on the table show the absentees;
while, of course, the number taken up show
the men at work. If a man neglect to lift his
number, or to replace it, lie is not allowed
"time," although be may prove that he lias
deen at work. With some exceptions all these
men may be considered "under arms." They
are drilled twice a week inside the walls. There
are five thousand regular troops and eleven
hundred marines in the fortifications around
Portsmouth and Gosport. A couple of new
forts are in progress of erection ; the immense
expenditures on which are justified on the score
of protection for the almost incalculable value
of the property at this great naval station. The
extent of the yard exceeded all my expectation ;
and the number of ships in ordinary and on the
stocks utterly amazed. Think of four miles of
ships ready for almost immediate commission !
Lord Nelson's ship Victory, on board which he
was killed at Trafalgar, lies off the yard as the
flag ship of the port captain, Admiral the Hon.
Sir Bladen Capel, K. C. B., commander-in-chief
of Portsmouth. J. S. C.
Item*.
The number of patents issued from 1821 to
1850, inclusive, was 16,Ob7?a period of years.
I The smallest number granted in any one year
was 117, in 1823. The highest number granted
in any one year was in 1849?being 1,076.
Horticultural.?One little "garden patch"
of ours has been profitable, very, this season.
The bugs ate up the cucumbers, the chickens
ate up the bugs, the neighbor's cats ate tho
chickens, and we are now in search of some
thing that will eat the cats.
[ Massachusetts paper.
The Pope having patronized the erection of
a cathedral in the centrc of London, steps are
being taken for the erection of r Protestant
Church in the centre of Home. A high digni
tary of the church is said to have subscribed
XI,(XX) for the purpose.
Voltairk'h definition of a physician is, "An
unfortunate gentleman, expected every day to
perform a miracle, namely, to reconcile health
with intemperance."
The competition has become so strong on the
Western steamboats, that passengers are car
ried between Cincinnati and Louisville for fifty
cents.
The 1st of August, the anniversary of the
emancipation of the slaves in the British West
Indie? was celebrated ns usual by the colored
people of Worcester, New Bedford, Providence,
Pittsburg, and other places.
The Prefect of Police has authorized the direc
tors of the Paris and Orleans Railway (France)
to establish saloon-carrisgcs for smokers. The
price of each place ^ fixed at 15f.
A Man of Honor?A gentleman who runs
away with your wife at a ball, and then given
you satisfaction by putting a ball into you.
A brutal teacher whipped a little boy for
pressing the hand of a little girl, who sat next
to him at school; after which he asked the child
"Why he squeezed the girl's hand?" "Because,"
said the'.ittle fellow, "it looked so pretty toould
not help it." What punishment did tho teacher
deserve ?
ArsTRtA.?The Austrian government has pro
hibited the use, in public and other schools, of
any book written by Protestants.
It is estimated that there are three nnd ft
half million of dogs in the United ytntcs, and
that the expense of keeping them is equal to
that of twenty millions of sheep or two millions
of cows.
The New Orleans Bee will oppose the nomi
nation of General Scott for the Presidency, un
less he takes a decided stand in la^or ol the
j compromise measures