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[From the Pennsylvania Inquirer.]
EMMA MASON.
A TALE OF BLIGHTED HOPE.
I By Lucy Hamilton.
(CONCLUDED.)
I Mrs. Thornton, after this had continued for
some months, came to sec mo, and ex-postulated
t with all tiro tenderness of a mother, upon the
Impropriety of the life I was leading, and in
formed me of the reports that were slanderous
ly in circulation injurious to my honor. This
filled me witli alarm and indignation. I could
bear any thing else. Dear Kate was indignant.
She threw her arms around my neck, fell upon
her knees, and implored nie,by the most hcart
moving appeals, to save myself.
"It is not moct," she concluded, "that the
lovely, the talented, the wealthy, the admired
Emma Mason should sacrifice herself to the
selfishness of one whose conduct has proved
himself unworthy of her.
Her appeals had weight, and excited indig
nation against Tiacoy. And when next he
•camel informed him of what had been said,
and told him that we must part. 1 had resolv
ed on it. lie replied that all was false that
had been reported to me, and vowed that lie
would shield me from dishonor at the risk ol
his life.
"Then why do you not make one fate, one
future ours," 1 rejoined—resolved now boldly
to put him to the test, lie turned pale, arose,
and paced the floor for some time in silence;
then suddenly stopping, lie turned to mo, and
said:
"Because I love you too much to deceive
you. Oh, Emma, dear Emma," he continued
falling upon his knees before me, "dare 1 pre
sume on your love, to tell you a truth that it
maddens my brain to think of for an instant.
Swear to forgive and pity me, and you shall
then know the whole of my wretchedness.
I gavo the promise required, and he continu
ed:
"You ask me why I do not mako you minel
I answer that it is the only hope upon which 1
• live. At the same time, I own that I canuol
mako you my wife because I am bound to an
other."
"You, Henry! you, the husband of another!'
I exclaimed, gazing wildly at him. "Good
God, then, what have you sought to make
ine?"
"Listen to me!" lie said: "The wife whom 1
.detest lias long been in ill-health. I though!
that death would soon absolve me from inj
tics. I never loved her, and to save my fathei
jfrom dishonor consented to marry her. 1 lived
,with her for six months, then fled, in disquiet,
.to this country, leaving her under the protec
tion of my father, who now enjoys the wealth
I sacrificed myself for. Wo had one son. J
dhurry over this history, for I must not allude to
I'it again. The mother is a quiet, gentle crea
ture, but every way distasteful to mc. You
'are the only woman who has ever inspired me
with love "
* I felt myself fainting. He sprang towards
!me, and when I recovered, found myself lying
,on a sofa and he chafing my hands. I lay mo
tionless some moments, endeavoring to collect
Jmy thoughts. There was but one course foi
me to pursue, and that was determined upon at
.once. I arose, sat upright on the sofa, and mo
tioned Tracey to be seated. Then calmly
'thanking him for the sincerity ho had, for the
first time, manifested, 1 told him that I would
Mever see him again; that he must leave mc in
stantly; and if he did not wish my scorn and
'detestation, he must forever avoid my presence,
I—but 1 —but that he must first return every note he
fiad ever received from me.
J arose, uttered an eternal farewell, and held
but my hand to him. Ho seized it, pressed it
'.o his heart and to his lips, then rushed, in his
'mpetuous manner, from the house.
I stood, firmly erect, in the presence of the
Wvant summoned to receive my commands,
knd it was not until I found myself in my own
bhamber that I allowed myself to give way to
Smy emotions. Great Heaven! What desola
tion was mine; the idol whom I had worship
bed for years was discarded, and the horrible
Reality was before me. An image of vice and
deformity must displace the sweet fancies that
pad long made my happiness. "Man"' I ex
'daimed, "what have 1 done that thou shouldst
to curse me!" The more I reflected on all, the
'ess excuse could t find for the conduct that had
teen pursued. Ho might, I thought, have
ought my friendship, and the knowledge of
lis ties would have protected me from danger.
Jut, it was plain that he had sought my honor,
.nd it was not until ho felt his victim secure
hat he hazarded the disclosure of the truth.
The excitement I underwent made me ill,
bnd it was well that it did, or reason would
*iavo been forever destroyed. For weeks 1 rav-
Id in wild delirium, and lifo was despaired of;
lut a naturally good constitution, triumphed
(ver disease, at lust; and 1 slowly recovered iny
lental and bodily health,
i But another change had taken place in r.iy
character. My former weakness seemed to
ave been violently uprooted from my bosom,
,id although happiness had gone along with
1e rest—tranquility and resignation to the will
f God, were left in their stead.
1 Mrs. Thornton and hor neice wore near me
J ways, and their warm and delicate sympathy
reserved me from despair. The first use I
bade of my returning consciousness was to ar
mge, witli the assistance of my lawyers, my
(fairs, and to settle a sufficiency upon Mrs.
'hornton and Kate to enable them to live in
;pcndently, and to give up for charitable pur
ges a large portion of my fortune. I would
snceforward live to make others happy, toful
tho requirements of religion and virtue; and
tire as much from the frivolously busy world
i possible.
The resolution I had taken, not to see Tra
:y, was unalterable- He sent to inquire after
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mc duiing my illness repeatedly, and had even
urged to see me, but his request had been in
dignantly refused by Mrs. Thornton, who knew
all that had happened.
One evening, however, sometime after my
recovery, a letter was brought me from him,
insisting on an interview, before leaving Amer
ica, forever. lie said that life and death de
pended upon my compliance with his request,
lie did not speak of love, but of sorrow and
contrition for the past. Notwithstanding my
many injuries, momontary feelings inclined me
to a compliance with his wishes; but, indignant
virtue rebelled and triumphed over such weak
ness; and I determined to writo to him, and
end all hope, at once. Towards the evening o(
next day I despatched the following:
"Mr. Tracey:
"I did not think that you, who had done
me such inexplicable wrong, would now stoop
to add open insult to injury; for in such light
must I view all your attempts to renew an in
terview with one whose honor and happiness
you knowingly and willingly attempted to blast
forever. In the hope that we had forever par
ted, I have, until now, spared you all reproach
es. But, what think you of me, sir, when you
suppose me capable of enduring again your
presence, knowing, as I do, that you have
sought my degradation. You have practised
upon my credulity, my incxperionco, my sus
ceptibility of feeling, and thereby induced mo
to render you the homage due to exalted worth.
But the mantle of virtue, assumed to hide the
deformity of vice, has fallen from you, and 1
would be criminal in my own estimation, if 1
did not shrink from the reality now presented
to my view.
I tremble at the abyss to which your daring
love was continually dragging me. You knew
that I had not one wish or feeling that did not
incline to virtue, and yet, you remorselessly
planned the destruction of my temporal and
eternal peace. Go, it is not fit that I should
say more to you. Return to your home, and
perform the duties which no honorable mind
can, under any circumstances, excuse himself
from performing, and thus entitle yourself to
my pardon for the wrongs you meditated.—
Know that no act of devotion, however un
paralleled, that did not ennoble him who per
formed it, would meet with the slightest con
sideration from one whose sympathies are with
the noble, the pure and the good. Enough,
you have proved my weakness, but you also
know my strength. Depart in pcaco. I have
escaped your snare, and can forbear to curse.
Pity is now the only feeling that 1 have for you
—pity for a weakness that I cannot share.
Farewell! I wish you well, but never pre
sume to address me again; if you do, your let
ter shall be returned unopened.
EMMA MASON.
I was sincere in what I wrote, and took caic
never to meet with Tracey. He soon afiei
lelt the country, and my first intimation of il
was a packet of notes returned through the
Post office; the envelope merely containing
these words.
"1 submit to my fate, and depart in peace tc
do your bidding. God bless you. Farewell—
but not forever. HENRY TRACEY."
CHAPTER 111.
Years passed on. Still, with all my boasted
strength, and my many advantages, life was
only a struggle to endure. I had been deceiv
ed in one who seemed born to redeem his race.
I could not love again, and my heart was fai
more desolate than when it sighed lor a feeling
that I was unconscious of. I loved my kind,
but it was the love of charity, not that which
springs from sympathy. Thore was no happi
ness lor me in common with the rest of my
kind. I might triumph in the performance of
duty, exult in my success in making others
happy, but I still mocked at the idea of being
happy myself.
What was the worst, I had no longer an
ideal of existing worth to worship; for that had
been applied to one, faulty and erring, who
had displaced it forever from iny mind; and
this was the unpardonable injury he had dono.
I could no longer with firm faith cling to any
one in life that could sustain me.
"Oh man!" often in the bitterness of my
heart, I exclaimed, "had'st thou done aught
but prove thyself capable of the little mean
ness of long continued duplicity, by apcing so
well the virtues which alone could have en
titled you to my admiration, 1 would not now
be haunted by doubt of all things that seem
fair and good to the eye. I might have learn
ed, too, a lesson of good from you; and not all
evil would have been thy influence."
I was alone one morning with my faithful
friend, whose love still clung to and cheered
despondency, when a visitor was announced
who desiied to see Wife below, and what was
my surprise on entering the drawing room, to
find Henry Tracey leaning faint and almost
too much agitated to stand, against the mantel
piece. He advanced not, and I stood as if ri
vctted to the spot, witiiout power to move or
to speak.
"rardon me," at last he spoke, "I will not
ask a welcome. I have come to see you once
more. Five years have not chilled tho ardor
of my feelings, and, free and unincumbered by
earthly bonds, I come again to offer the lovo
that has known no change, and to make hon
orable reparation for the past."
The spell that lmd bound me for years was
broken, and a torrent of mingled emotions
swept over me, such as 1 had believed crushed
forever. But, though iny frame shook with
their i'orco, 1 gave no further evidence of their
existence.
Seating myself, I motioned him to do so
likewise, and, in answer to my inquiries, he
informed me that his wife had been dead a
year, that he had performed all his duties to
her, and that she had breathed her last bless
ing his name.
"But," continued he, "my love for you lias
been my only crime, and years of suffering
and of solf-irnposed duties huvo in some mea
sure atoned for all. i did not wed from choice,
else had I been faithful—but you will forgive."
Interrupting him, I exclaimed, "Talk not to
me of love again. Thou earnest in my morn
ing of lifo, when soaring, thoughts rose high,
while tho lips breathed only of love, and the
heart was all grateful joy, to cast the dark
muntle of fear, distrust and gloom, over each
fair prospect promised to tho eye of hope.—
And again thou comest to lay claim to tho
wreck which thou canst not rebuild. B-ick,
back, destroyer," I exclaimed, a rush of old
recollections crowding upon me, "tliou shall
Jiot console, —and horrid fear is the only feel
ing thou canst now inspire. Can you give me
back the trust without which it were folly to
MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1844.
talk of love? Hope no return from me to the
feelings I had hoped wore conquered. You ear
never bo to 111 c what you have been. Yon
might ns well attempt to awaken lovo in the
dead. Leave me to my own heart's desolation.'
He threw himself upon his kr.ees, and with
all the eloquence of poetry and of passion urged
his claims for my love. I felt for him, bul
could not forgive. 1 would at that moment
have embraced death rather than become hit
wife.
He saw me determined, and was in despair
Life, ho said, was hateful to him, unsustainec
bythc hope he had long lived upon,and he carer
not how soon it ended. He was about to leavi
me abruptly, with dark threats of putting ar
end to his existence. But, laying my hand or
his arm to detain him for a minute, I said, in t
firm, calm voice:
"Listen to mc, Henry Traccy. Do you
think rno weak enough to suppose that I an
answerable for your sins and your follies, and
would be justifiable in dooming tnyself to o
wretched existence with one who had proved
himself indifferent to my honor, to prevent any
evil that you may meditate to yourself or oth
ers?"
"Forgive ine," ho said, seizing my hand
"my fate is hopeless. 1 must forego the pas
sion of love."
"Resign it," 1 replied; "never speak of if
again, and we can bo friends. Let ns part, in
peace—friends. Love is a folly that 1 am now
wise enough to disregard. May you leurn tc
disregard it also. Farewell."
1 held out my hand, which he pressed to his
lips and departed, and from that hour I never
saw him again. Within a year after that he
was no more.
Poor victim of passion, 1 have wept thy fate
although I refused to console thcc living.—
Trusting that we may meet in a bettor world,
to which 1 feel myself fast hastening, 1 would
leave behind a brief record of my life, in the
hope that it may serve to warn others of the
fully of suffering passion to triumph over prin
ciple, or weakly surrendering themselves to
another's guidance, expecting to realize all their
bright dreams of bliss through these means.—
The Christian's hope is all that sustains me
now. Youth, talent, beauty, wealth, are ot
themselves vain; and, unless united with a high,
ruling, moral, benevolent purpose, are of no
worth either to society or their possessor.
[Correspondence of the American Republican.]
ANNAPOLIS, NOV. IG, 1844.
Messrs. EDITORS: —Since you have raised
the "American Republican" flag, every person
seems eager to look into your paper; many
have subscribed, and all, without distinction ol
party, inquire for it. It is all the rage here.—
I wish you success, believing that you assume
the position upon principle, and a pure love ol
country.
There is nothing of genera) interest stirririu
in this city. The vvhigs are all abash, and tlu
democrats deport themselves, under their vic
tory, with becoming propriety.
It is understood that we are to lose our es
teemed fellow-townsman, Thomas S. Alexan
der, Esq. lie is to take up his future residence
in Baltimore city. Aside from politics, ho is
beloved by all here, and his loss will be mucli
regretted. None stands fairer .in this commu
nity as a lawyer, and lie will prove an orna
ment to his profession at the Baltimore bar.
The beautiful residence occupied by Mr.
Alexander, upon the State House Circle, lias
been purchased by Win. P. Preston, Esq., of
your city, and strong hopes are entertained that
lie will rnako this city bis future residence; but,
I have reasonto believe, Mr. P. will not tako
up bis permanent abode here. The property
purchased is one of the most desirable locations
in the city; it was formerly the residence of
the late l)r. Ridgely, and under its recent pro
prietorship has undergone such improvements,
both in the fine mansion arid enclosures, as to
render it surpassingly fine.
Our institutions of education are in a
flourishing condition. St. John's College, un
der its present management, possesses superior
advantages, and numbers scholars from various
and distant parls of the union. The Public
School system has proved beneficial; billowing
to the frequent changes of teachers, has been
somewhat neglected. Mr. Schley, formerly
of Georgetown, D. C., has boon superseded
within a few days past by the appointment
of Mr. J. J. Nicholson, a young man of some
merit, and fair promise.
Many beautiful buildings have been erected
recently, by gentlemen of wealth, who have
sought an abode here, boih for comfort and
health. There is but little doing, howevei, in
the way of business. More anon. R.
BISHOP ONDERDONK OF NEW YORK. Bish
op Onderdonk, of New York, has published
another letter, addressed to the clergy and peo
ple of his diocese. It is as follows:
Brothren—Tlio object oftho threats to which
I referred in my recent letter to you, has been
in a measure accomplished. After several
weeks given to dilligent hunting up of causes
of accusation against me, a few specifications,
all assigned to years gone by, have been deem
ed sufficient to warrant the further and more
formal investigation of a trial. Your Bishop,
therefore, is now the subject of a canonical
presentment.
My humble trust, through Christ, in Him of
whom the inspired word saith, "the righteous
Lord loveth righteousness; His countenance
will behold the tiling that is JUST;" affords ine
a consolation, support, and confidence, for
which 1 cannot bo sufficiently thankful.
Nuvor, dear brethren, could I, with clearer
conscience, and never with purer and more
heartfelt devotion, than now, minister among
you. In my present position, however, an
avoidance of public ministrations may be reas
onably expected. I submit. For the present
I suspend all publie services. Believe me,
however, on that very account, my prayers in
your behalf will be tlio more frequent and ear
nest. This i 9 a privilege and consolation of
which, thank God, my enemies cannot deprive
me; and that I shall be the subject ofyour faith
ful fervent prayers is an assurance full of com
fort to the heart ot Your affec donate pastor,
BENJ. T. ONDERDONK,
Bishop of New York.
New York, Nov. 11, 1844.
Wo aro informed, says the Express, that, the
charges against the Bishop are numerous, and
that the canonical presentment is of a marked
and important character.
EMIGRANTS. Six huudreol and thirty pas
'ongeis frdtn Europe, arrived at New York on
Wednesday.
! ELECTION RETURNS,
I TENNESSEE — Extraordinary close contest. The
1 latest, and only intelligence from this state by
, last night's mail, is embraced in the following
i letter to the editor of the Louisville Journal,
I from Mr. Norvel, editor of the Nashville Whig,
- and dated Sunday night, Oct. 10.
| Dear Sir—The East Tennessee and Western
mails to-night complete tho ieturns from the
State, except from Lauderdale and Fentress,
. two very small counties, one in the West, the
I other in Middle Tennessee. The closeness of
, the vote is without a parallel, save in the case
j of Pennsylvania in 1840. Put we have the
( State. 1 have gone carefully over the figures,
( and 1 make our majority 212; taking tho old
vote in the two counties (one whig and the
other democrat) referred to. The Western dis
| trict returns are carefully corrected, and tho
I Middle Tennessee returns lam pretty sure will
not vary 50 votes front tho official report, when
made up.
Our opponents figure out majorities varying
i from 30 to 60, after claiming a gain, for which
j they have no authority, of 128 in Fentress,
j where they have hut ill whig voters to gain
' upon, and tho population has not varied ina
t terially in the last six years. They do not
claim this, however, with any confidence.
0. C'. NORVEI.L.
P. S. The Fentress gain claimed by the ;
democrats was an estimate. The dem. editor
front Knoxvillc, just in, thinks it will he 50 to
|75 gain in that county. A whig acquaintance
! who saw the Sheriff of Fentress to-day at Le
banon, understood from him the vote was about
the same as for Governor. C. C. N.
LOUISIANA— Another close contest. The New-
Orleans papers, received last night, contain re
turns from 27 parishes, bnt so conflicting as to
leave the result doubtful. According to the
Picayune the majorities stand as follows:
Clay, .... 2422
Polk, 1942
480
The Tropic, whig, makes Clay's majority in
the same parishes 724, and claims the state by
a small majority, provided the temaining pa
rishes do as well as the whigs expect. The
democratic papers, on the other hand, confi
dently claim the State for Polk.
The whig loss, in these parishes, is 28C1 on
. | the vote of 1840, when Harrison carried the
state by 3680. Tlicro are 17 parishes to be
heard from.
NORTH CAROLINA. Returns from all the
counties but Hyde, show the following result:
Clay 33,630
Polk 29,647
Clay's majority 3,983
Showing a whig gain since the Governor's
election, of 1,144. Hyde county gave a whig
majority of 212 at the Governor's election.
VERMONT. Returns from about one third
of the State show a whig gain over the last
election. The majority for the Clay ticket will
be at least 4000 over both the other tickets,
and 12,000 over the Democratic ticket.
NEW HAMPSHIRE. Polk's majority in this!
State, over Clay, is 9,230; over both Clay and !
Birney 5,114.
INDIANA. The Louisville Journal makes J
| Polk's majority 1045 so far as ascertained.
KENTUCKY. The Louisville Journal pub
| lishes returns from 48 counties which give
I Clay 9,371 majority. In the same counties in
j August the Whig majority was 5,245 —Clay's
j gain 4,126.
MISSOURI. WC have a number of returns !
| front this State, but as there is no doubt that it
j has gone for Mr. Polk, by a largo majority, wc j
I omit tlicm.
MISSISSIPPI. This State has also gone for 1
Mr. l'elk by an increased majority.
| RHODE ISLAND. The following is the offi
| cial vote in this State for President:
Clay. Polk.
Providence, 3751 3192
Newport, 1229 473
Washington, 967 712
Bristol, 589 109
Kent, 786 361
7322 4847
Clay's majority 2475. In 1840, Harrison's
majority was 1982.
A MAN LASIIED IN THE NAVY YARD. Thurs
day morning, says the Philadelphia Sun, a
young American sailor, born in the city of|
Philadelphia, named John Turle, was strung'
up on board the teceiving ship at the Navy
Yard, and had twclvo lashes laid on his
bare back with the cats. This is the first
ease that has taken place in tho Philadelphia
Navy Yard for about 5 years. It appears that j
a few days ago he entertained some shipmates,'
and when ho returned to the yard, ho had some 1
words with Mr. Smith, who is hired to oversee
the laborers, the nature of which was very tri
fling. Mr. Smith reported him to head quar
ters, and Com. Reed ordered him to receive tho
above montioncd lashing with the cats. The
young man is a son of a groy haired old sailor ,
named Ebenezer Turle, who has been in the
U. S. service for 35 years—and who fought un
der Com. Stewart, in the capture of several of i
the enemy's vessels. Mr. Smith arrived in this •
country about 9 years ago, and was among the .
enemies to this country at the time tho young
man's fattier fought lor it. Smith is employed
as "boss laborei" in our yard, an office which,
uccording to tho laws of tho Navy in such eases,
is certainly novel. The young sailor, after be- i
ing lasliod as we have described, asked for his '
discharge, which was given to him shortly af
ter. His hack was most horribly disfigured.
FA L L AR R ./l XG E M EXT .
FARE REDUCED.
DAILY LINE TO THE SOUTH.
I Uy t!ie Halt. Steam Packet Co \y superior Steam Boats
J ;>-T4 GEORGIA, Capt. C'OFPEY,
lIERALO, Cupt. RUSSELL— and
JEWESS, Capt. SUTTON,
Carrying the (treat Central U. S. Mail, via the Chesa
peake Ray and Roanoke Rail Road to Weidon, Wil
mingtou, and Charleston, S.C., and hvthe James Rivet
superb Steamboats to City Point and Richmond, Va.
SCHEDULE:
Leaving the lower end of Spear's wharf, Baltimore,
DAILY, (exceptSunday,) at 4 o'clock, P. M. in one oi
the above Boats.
Arriving xt Portsmouth and Norfolk oxt morning in
time to connect with the ears for Weidon, (to Charles
' ton,) and the James River boats for City Point and
; Richmond, arriving in the evening— connecting at
Richmond with the Line by Lynchburg to the west.
I Returning, the above boats leave Norfolk and Ports
mouth every morning (except Sunday,) in time to con
' nect the same day Willi the evening line to Philadelphia.
REDUCED PARE:
And with a determination to be as low as any other
passenger line.
Passage between Baltimore, Norfolk, & )
Portsmouth, $G | meals in
do do Baltimore &. Weidon, !) [ bay boat
do do City Point St Richmond, B | included,
do do Charleston, S. O. '2l j
do do Lynchburg and to While Sulphur
Springs, at lowest rates
Of?-The ease anil jonifort by this line, no loss of
sleep, and but few changes, will induce the travellers
to lake this route.
{fry- Passengers by this line will please hand their
checks to an Agent in the cars, or to lite Norfolk Steam
boat Porter, (Norfolk boat label on bis lint,) in the
ticket ollice yard, who will attend to their baggage.
o- T. BHEP PARD, Agent.
GREAT REDUCTION OF FARE,
AND INCREASED ACCOMMODATION.
I" consequence of the liberal sup
fSI"'| t with which the BALTIMORE
e*=*=s==3!-sc AN|) WASHINGTON STAGE LINE
has met, the Proprietors have determined to increase
| their stock, and will, until further notice, run THREE
comfortable and expeditious nine Passenger Coaches
I daily, in each direction, between Washington and
| Baltimore.
M ecss-vi They have also made arrangements
the Steamboat and Kail Road
3SL lsihiittL( onipniiies, South of Washington, by
j which the fnre will be reduced to the following e\
I tremely low rates, viz:
| For through tickets from Baltimore to Richmond, §5.00
! 'l° <lo do Petersburg, 5.50
| do do do Weidon, 7.50
; do do do Charleston, 19.50
i Fare between Baltimore and Washington, 1.50
| As the Coaches will leave Baltimore immediately
j on ihe arrival of the Cars from Philadelphia, and leave
Washington immediately on the arrival of the Steam
boat from the South, and perform llie trip in (ice hours,
passengers will reach Baltimore or Washington nearly
or <|uite as early by this conveyance as by the Railroail
Line, and will beset down, free of extra charges, at
all the principal Hotels, or any other reasonable dist
anee in the city.
Passengers by this Line are delivered on hoard the
Steamboat at Washington, free of any extra charge,
and reach Richmond or any point souih of it, at the
same time, and at two dollars and fifty cents less fare,
than by the Rail Road line.
I The public may rely on skillful and accommodating
drivers, and every attention to their comfort. Forseats,
j or further information, apply at the Stage Office, oppo
| site tlie Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Depot, Pratt st.,
next door to the Green House, and two doors west ot
Whitman's Hotel.
auS9-tf JACOB PETERS & CO.
"OPPOSITION TO MONOPOLY.' 1 ""
PARK REDUCED.
NEW STEAMBOAT LINE TO PHILADELPHIA,
VIA CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE CANAL,
DAILY (SUNDAYS excepted,) at 71 o'clk, A.M.
FARE ONLY $1.50.
The only real Opposition Line be-
Baltimore anil Philadelphia.
SSNLetaASSK. leaves the wharf, corner of Light and
Pratt streets, EVERY MORNING, (except Sunday,)
at 7J o'clock, per splendid Steamer NAPOLEON,
Capt. Ross, to Chesapeake City, thence 14 miles
through the Canal to Pelawa e City, in first class
Packet Boats, commanded by gentlemanly and expe
rienced Captains, and thence by the splendid Steamer
PIONEER, Capt. Bildcrback, and arrive in Philadel
phia early the same evening.
The public arc assured that (notwithstanding the
| false reports in circulation, of this line having been
j stopped,) it is, and will be continued, and noexcrtion
I spared to give comfort and speed to passengers. The
| only change that has been made is in placing the
: Steamboat PIONEER on this line in the stead of the
Steamboat Portsmouth, because of a popular Preju
| dice (justly founded) against this last named boat. I
I Mr. Rees has been all along and still is the Agent, in 1
Philadelphia, of the onlv Opposition Line.
LOOK OUT FOR IMPOSITION I The Portsmouth
Line is run by a "Monopolizing Company" for the
purpose of putting down the regular opposition. If
you wish to keep the fare reduced from $1 to $1.50,
go by the Steamer NAPOLEON, and no other. The
accommodations by tins line are warranted to be equal
to any running,
j Tire Line by NAPOLEON and PIONEER was
commenced in June, by tire individual enterprize of
our own city and Philadelphia, and it is hoped that a
I generous (Rtblie will sustain it against the Portsmou'h
I Line lately started, and run (there is good reason to
| believe) by the Railroad Company's agent.
GROKGE A. RAWLINGS, Agent.
| {Office, Light, above Pratt-st. n9
"" OPPOSITION TO MONOPOLY.
FARE REDUCED.
NEW STEAMBOAT LINE TO PHILADELPHIA.
4* The proprietors of this Line have
V>B , *#*MFOS* PURI '.' LAS(!D LAR - E > safe ami com-
JMFRI-FCRA lITTS inoilious Steamers, so well known to
the citizens of Baltimore and the travelling commu
nity generally, viz:
The ".MARYLAND, Capt LEMUEL G. TAYLOR.
The "OSIRIS," " JOHN D. TUKNKR.
And on the Delaware River, lliat safe and eoinforta
, hie Steamer "PORTSMOUTH," Capt. JAS. DEVOK.
- A. A'Eir ILIKGES,
JKAJLIAD.—■ fitted up in elegant style, have been
■■MIL II placed on the Delaware and Chesa
peake Canal.
Will leave Pratt street wharf, near Light-st, every
morning, at o'clock, (except Sundays.) and arriv- I
mg in Philadelphia early in the evening, (g?- Several
hours in advance of the steamer Napoleon or Erries
son Line. -£iQ
Passage $1.50.
QQ* Passengers landed or taken off at Ford's Land i
ing. This route will he continued until the closing of j
the navigation by Ice, and resumed at its opening in !
the Spting. R. M . HILL, Agent,
Office No. 123 Pratt street,
088-tf Corner of Grant street, (up stairs.) j
ADAMS 4c GO'S PACKAGE EXPRESS
AND FORWARDING HOUSE.
A-& Co. respectfully give |
.jaflStiCcd to forward Goods by iLirtAJjaiL >
EXPRESSES, to Philadelphia, New Ynrk,23gg#yv j
Boston, and all the Eastern ton is, at Mail speed and j
moderate rates. Our prices will be found not to ex
ceed those of the Freight lines, whilst we give much
greater despatch. Merchants, ordering goods to he
forwarded by our Express, can send their orders thro'
us free of charge.
FL(?" ADAMS & CO., in connection with WJLMF.R
SC SMITH, of Liverpool, are enabled to forward goods
to all parts of England and the Continent.
ADA.MB &. CO., No. 7 Light street, BAIT,
DO. 85 Chesnut street, Philnd.
do. 7 Wall street, New York.
se26 eo2tn do. 9 Court street, Boston.
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS OF MKRCHAN
DIZE PER THE ERICSSON LINE,
ART —T II J' B. PECK &. Titos. CLYDE having
of their interest in the Eriis-
Steamboat Line, shippers are re
quested to consign their goods, to be forwarded, to the
Agents of the Line, to insure their safety and despatch.
EDWARD G. HARRIS, Agent,
No. 3 Light-st. wharf, Bait. Md.
A. GROVES, Jr., Agent,
04 tf No. 19 South Wharves, I'll Had.
BOOTS AND SHOES. SOU cases such as
men's kip, thick, calf, grain and seal BOOTS;
men'S thick, Kin, mid split HROGANS; boys' thick
and kip BROGANS; children's kip and grain Booti es;
women's and misses Leather BOOTS, Buskins null
Welts. For sale hv
TURNER, WHEEL W RIG HE (K MUDGE,
n!3 2 S. Charles street.
PRICE ONE C3JYT
BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL,
NORTH FREDERICK STREET,
ON the right hand side going from Haltimoie-st-j
two doors from the corner—where may lie ob
tained most speedy rciiudy for Gonorrhoea,"Gleets,
Strictures. Seminal Weakness, pain in lire Loins, af
fections of the Kidneys, and every Symptom of a se
cret Disease.
A CURE WARRANTED, on no CHARGE MADE,
IN FROM ONE TO TWO DA VS.
Attl.n iom i. from 7 in the morning tiix 10 at nioht.
DR. JOHNSTON,
j A member f the Royal College of Surgeons, Lieen
j tiate of the Apothecary's Hall, London, hiii! Graduate
j from one of the first colleges in the United States, may
, be; consulted in all diseases incident to the human
I frame, but more especially in all eases of a
| r CERTAIN DISEASE.
I When the misguided nnd imprudent votary of plea
| sure finds he has imbibed the seeds of this painful dis
| ease, it too often happens that an ill timed sense of
shame, or dread of discovery, deters him from apple
I ie t' those who, from edncuiion and respectability.
I can aJone iiefrii nd him, delaying till the constitutions
i symptoms of this horrid disease make their nppetr
ance, such as ulcerated sore throat, diseased nose,
nocturnal pains in the head and limbs, dimness of sight,
i deafness, nodes on the skin bom s an j arms, Notches
on the head, face .and extremities, progressing on with
' frightful rapidity, till at last the palate of the mouth or
the hones of the nose fall in and the victim of this aw
ful disease becomes a horrid object of com mineral iom.
j till death puts a period 10 his dreadful
I sending him to "that bourne whence no traveller re
turn." To sucli, therefore, Dr. JOIINVI UN pfcrtlwß
j himself to preserve the most inviolable secrecy; nnd,
from Ilia ( xtemive practice in the first hospitals of
Europe and America, lie ean contidently rccommentf
I a sale arid a peed y cure to the unfortunate victim oC
j litis lion id disease.
; TAKE NOTICE. Those persons who have injur
ed their constitutions bv a certain practice, speedily
I cured. ' 1 *
| SURGICAL OPERATIONS on the Eye, such as
for Squinting, Cataract, &c. Also those for Deformity
j of the Limb, such as Club Foot, &c., performed on
| the Poor free of vkurj*e,
j SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURED.
! Take notice, on the tight hand side of N. Frederick
I street, going from Baltimore street, 2 doors from the
corner. Observe the name,
j Advice to the Poor GRATIS.
M"US. I>. A. NICKERSON, No. 53 NORTH
I IYJ t* HOWARD STREET, one door from Lexington
street. Ualtimote, wholesale and retail dealer in
i Zephyr Worsteds and Patterns; do. 3d quality
I German Worsted; silk and linen Floss
i Embroidering Chenille; Perforated Paper
j Linen and cotton Canvass; Silk and worsted do.
I Putse Twist, plain and shaded; Purse Ornaments
I Steel, gilt and plated Beads; Watch Guards
I Sewing Silk and Twist; Spool Cotton; Knitting do.
| French Working Cotton; Ball do.; Couon Cord
Patent Threads; Needles and Ping; Itooks and Eyes
j Wire Ribbon; Whale Rones; Eyelet Rings
, Rone and .Metal Eyelets; Hair Pins; Scissors
Tooth Brushes; Thimbles; Knitting Needles
I Coat Cords and Bindings; Carpet and Venetian do.
Stay and Furniture Bindings; Silk Braids
Linen and Cotton Robins; Linen and Cotton Tapes
! Silk and Cotton Lacings; Shoe Ribbons
English Galloons; Union do.; Boot Cord and Robing
Suspenders; Suspender Ends; Elastic Garters
j Hilk Shirts and Drawers; Cotton and Woollen do.
j Merino do. do ; Gentlemen's half Hose
! Kid Gloves; linen and silk do.; woollen & Merinodc.
I Cotton Gloves; English Hosiery; German do.
' Domestic Hosiery; Silk and Thread Milts
Worsted and Cotton Mitts; Worsted Caps
j Ladies' Worsted Scarfs; Woollen Comforts
l Lasting Buttons; gilt and silk do.; Pearl and Jet do.
| Agate and Bone Buttons; Fans; Cotton Fringos.
and children's knit and nett Caps and
' Scarfs; Wool Laps, a new article for interlining ladies
I shawls, skirts and comforts. A constant supply of
I French and German Toys and Boxes,— all of which
i will lie sold as low as any establishment in the city!
I $7-Also manufactured, wholesale and retail, BHAD
ORNAMENTS, sueli as Head Dresses, Necklaces,
Bracelets, &o. Daily receiving. BUGLES & BEADS
j of every variety. CAPS, CAPES and COLLARS
made to order in the latest Paris Fashions. Also, Bait
j and Party TRIMMINGS, gold and silver Slander,
Sold and silver Bullion; gold and silver Chenilles,
j mixed with colors, Artificials; on hand, and orders
j taken forSILK CORDS and TASSELS, FRINGES,
' BUTTONS, GIMP, fcc. Ac. 7
GREAT LITF.II Ait Y ENTERPRISE! ~
! rg VIM WEEKLY VOLUME, A SELECT
' fi CIRCULATING LIBRARY, for town and
country. On the first Wednesday of January, 1845,
will he published at Philadelphia, ihe first number of
"SMITH'S WEEKLY VOLUME," on tite plan t
Waldie'a, at a greatly reduced price, of a larger size,
and new type. Conducted by the original, and, for
the first seven years, the sole edition ot Waldie's Li
brary, and to be published by his son. Terms .§4 par
year. The "Weekly Volume" will contain 16pagoe
I quarto, 3 columns each. The first work to he publish
ed will be a translation from the Fieneh, entitled
| "The Three Kingdoms, England, Scotland, Ireland, n
| by the Viscount d'Arlinoourt.
3C?-A specimen number can be examined, and sub
scriptions rceeived, by W. N. HARRISON,
No. 49 North Gay street,
"13 opposite the Odd Fellows' Hall.
| A NOTIIKK MAGNIFICENT BIBLE IN
.£. THE FIELD! The Illustrated Oxford Bible,
now published in London—the first part of which has
just arrived, and for beauty of typography nnd rick
steel engravings cannot be surpass, d, at the low price
of -35 cents per part. Part 1 contains 3 large splendid
steel plates— to be issued on the Ist and l.'rtlt of each
j month. To illustrate the Sacred History, in a scries
of Historical Engraving from the Well known and
highly-prized works of the Old Masters, as Rubens,
Uembrgudt, Raflaolle, Michael Angelo, Titian Cor
reggio, &o as well as front designs bv Modem Artists,
is the object of the present work. The plates, which
are new and expressly engraved for this work, adorn
ed with characteristic borders, illustrative of the UiF
ferent subjects, will be finished ill the highest style ot
art, and will hear a comparison witlt the most expen
sive works of the kind. Subscriptions received by
W. N. HARRISON, Agent for Maryland,
No. 49 North Gay street,
| n!4 Opposite the Odd Fellows' Hall.
NOTICE.^
VIRGINIA AMI KK.VRFCKV LAND
AGENCY . The undersigned has entered into
a permanent arrangement witlt a gentleman residing
in Western Virginia, who, for the last ten vtars ha*
devoted nearly his whole time to the Investigation and
prosecution of non-residents'claims to Lands in the
Stales of Virginia and Kentucky—during which lime
he has collected, it is believed, a greater mass of es
sential information in reference to such matters, than
is contained in any otic public office, or possessed bv
any other one individual—and that few. if anv. have
c.|ual facilities for obtaining such additional infoima
lion as may in some instances he required.
\\ ith such assistance, together with our own expe
rience in such matters, eve fee! prepared to perform
the following services, promptly, satisfactorily, and
at less expense than is usually incurred in such eascs
viz.—
To ascertain and report the farts relating lo any
lands claimed; in either of the States of Vi ginia or
Kentucky, a3 to title, lecation, qttalilv, probable
value, ike.
To furnish written opinions of competent tesidenf.
counsel.
To prosecute suits for the recovery of teal or per
sonal estate.
To altrnd to the payment of taxes—the redemption
of forfeited lands- and the purchase and sale ol
lands, or any other business requiring the intrrvenlioc
of an agent ill either of those States.
As to compensation, which will in all eases be ret
sonable and dependent upon the nature of the soviet.
Apply (if bv letter, post paid,) to
LEWIS F. SCOTTI'S
General Intelligence and Agency Office,
oil 10 Exchange I'laoe.
■JHIVITYG PAPERS Double super l ltoyal,
2. double Medium, Imperial and super Royal for
Newspapers; Medium, Medium nnd half and snper
Royal lor Job work—constantly on hand and for -ale.
TURNER, WHEELWRIGHT & MEDGE, *
nl.'l 3 South Ghatles-al.
HAIR WORK, l have met with tite success
of engaging a lady, lately from Paris, who in
very competent in the Hair Braiding business— such
as Bracelets, Necklaces, Finger Rings, &c. All those
in want of sueh articles, I would he glad to furnish
them. Braiding made to order, and at the shortest no
tice. Call at the Fringe Factory of
JAMES SI. IIAIG, N'o 131 Baltimore St.,
o!9 fpj Four doors above South street.