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letter from CaVforaiJU
The following has been placed in onr
hands far publication by a friend of the
writer. Though not very explicit or de
tailed, it gives the unvarnished sentiments
of at least one eye-witness, and is besides
racv and good-humoured :
Smi? Andalusia, Sept. 1849.
Dear Sir: ? Some time having elapsed
since 1 last wrote, 1 thought that I would
drop you a few lines to let you know tint
J am still iu the land of the living. My
tirst let'er, I hope, reached you in due
tnne, so as to remove any apprehension or
anxietv of mind you might entertain tor
me, in which 1 gave you all the news con
nected with my voyage up to that time.
We continued steadily progressing
South, now and then discovering a solita
ry vessel far in the distance upon the ocean;
one in particular, a large vessel which our
4 'apta n reported hound lor I<ondon from
t':e Kast Indies. Now a whale spouting
ihe water high in the air ? now a huge
.shark, attended by hundreds of porpoises,
with now and then schools ot living fish.
The weather being line, we cannot say
that the vovage so tar lias been any other
than pleasant. AVe have had no very
Wavv seas until we approached Cape
Horn, but fortune seemed to attend us, tor
we rounded the (Jape in three or lour days,
w hieli usuallv requires two or three weeks
having a verv fair wind : but we were not
fortunate in making \ alparaiso, being;
driven back by head winds, but still our
4 'attain said that we had done much; ti
liallv having such a wind as was desired,
we imagined ourselves sale out ot the
reach of the so much dreaded Cape where
t!ie seas are so heavy, and stoims rage.
\ Imnt the middle ot one afternoon, the
viiy beinS over-cast with clouds, scattered
here and there, the Captain being seen to
wear an auxin s countenance, soon an
nonnc< d the approach ot a heavy gale, and
tuat we must prepare for the worst ; and
such a scene ? soon the ocean that was
once so placid and so like the lamb, is in
a few brief hours converted into the lion ;
\s far as the eve could reach, the ocean
presented a scene as grand as it was ter
rifii'k liu'4'* mountains ol water the
waves lifting their heads as it they would
f,.i._rn touch the skv ; the winds howling
whilst our noble hark, as it inspired by j
l'ie scene, rode majestically ttie waves.
Soon nifiht set in, and with the darkness
the ?/ale continued to rage more and more;
the wind whistled in the cordage; the sea
swept the decks, and what rendered it still
worse, the weather was very cold and se
urc on the poor sailors; but whilst all
was confusion above and wore a serious
aspect, a laughable scene presents itsell
between decks, containing upwards of a
haudrcd passengers, some by the rolling
?f the vessel are thrown out of their berths;
trunks and boxes breaking loose from their
places and tossed from one side to another,
s.ml whilst one passenger can scarcely |
keep his feet, another thrown upon the,
?!eck with the quickness of thought; all
presenting nothing but a scene o I coiiln-,
vion With the dawning of the day we i
.h-cov.rcl a sail situated alike will, our
selves, bound for the Untied States. 4),i .
the emotions of mv heart? I could see m
|u;r home and all that was dear to me, but
the little consolation that we derived Iron,
her presence was soon lost to us, as she
soon disappeared in the distance.
Two or three weeks brought us to \ al
rr iso, and found us safely anchored in j
harbour. Nothing of importance occur
rinir, except that I was so glad to see land
il, a 1 could not refrain from shedding
;,.;,rs. the first beinir a small island inhab- j
ia-.l, not far front Valparaiso. We went
through the usual ceremony ol receiving
visit from the Custom House ollicer and
Surgeon, when we all dressed ourselves
our best and embarked lor shore in
;?Mts prepared for the purpose, in which,
with a few strokes ol the oar, we were nil
The people are generally ignorant; their
religion Catholic.' The Churches are
handsome, although the city would bear
no co.np .rison with ours, being very poor
ly built. The women are pretty, (that is
some of them.) they dress well and wear
bonnets, but have pretty hair, which
they seem ??> u?ke pride in displaying to
the best advantage.
We remained but three days, after w hich
we wein lied anchor and continued our
course : litter rounding about eight bun
,|n.t| miles from Valparaiso a serious mts
f ?rtune befell us ; we were almost render
tvl;i t.on?p!ete wreck by a white squall; a
sudden puff of wind, which
.,l>0.lt t o'clock one morning, subji.ctiiiL
us to a loss of two of our masts, which
? our vessel almost beyond control, \nv
I hicli we ri*|>la?*eil in lorn ore^t days.
Yours, &c., ??
Sacrvmknto, Sept. 30, 1810.
I liave .1 r: veil sale in Sacramento and
.... enjoying good health. thank
while in ' nv are shadows. Uie\ ? ?
hospital in tins place winch is Idled ? I
,!?? sick, their sickness proceeding Iron
dvsenterv, accompanied with lever w hieh
hallles the skill "f the most came. phy
MCI ins to cheek it: ami il suffered to
long. enils invariably m death : but somt
i niov ?rood heal ' h.
\',i,',n mav make money here an l no
trv. I.ahorers jet *1 1 per day, lor u.t
wood, by tbe month $130; Carpen
ters I" ' :;n h""r, ,r,n"?l >5
of work. Kegs 65 a dozen: butter , l,-o.
| C311 just say that 1 never saw the I ike . .
life. II money is all you want let tbe
poor voio.tr man and the enterp. wng ot
,|| sorts and conditions come out. I^rge
amounts of gold are taken out uf the earth
,;"Uish that you and Mr were
|.erP. Tell G. and II. to
drop their ploughs, and if they cannot pur
, a good .farm in one mouth I w.II
, Us a Whipping- It surpasses anything
i ,n\ r sa-v ' but 1 must conclude.
Yotr?. &c.. ??
Correspondence of the Shepherdstown Register.
Harper's Ferry, Dee. 14, 18-19.
Messrs. Editors: ? Your friends and
patrons here have been much gratified by
the appearanee of the first and second
numbers of the 44 Shepherdstown Regis
ter/' and you have their earnest wishes
for success in your cnterprize. As our
litlle community is at this time without
that valuable medium, a newspaper, I
shall, from time to time, claim a small
( space in your columns, for such items
worthy of note as may here transpire.
The weather the past week has been
extremely cold and disagreeable, and our
rock-bound, snow-cappM hills have a pe
culiarly bleak and desolate appearance.
At present, we have indications of an ap
proaching snow-storm.
Our two cotton factories are in full op
eration, and are well worth a visit, espe
cially at night, when they are brilliantly
illuminated with ('rutchett's solar ifas.
The appearance of the two branches of
the I*. S. Armory ? the Musket and H i lie
i Factories ? are being much improved by
i he erection of commodious and comfort
able work-shops. These improvements,
under the supervision of Major John Nv
mington, have been in progress for the last
tour years, and are now suspended until
spring.
There Ins been some litlle excitement
here among the operatives in the Armory,
inconsequence of the removal of some
i Inspectors, &c., but there was not much
sympathy evinced for the discharged, as
! the justice of 44 rotation in of lice " is pel
ting to be generally iccognized and ac
knowledged.
In consequence of the late rain and
snow storms, the Shenandoah has com
menced rising ; but it can do no harm, cx- :
cept to stop the river supply of flour for a
slant time. There is a great quantity oil
tlour coir.e-? here daily, per railroad, from;
Winchester ; the most of it is for the Bal
timore market.
I would write more, but the whistle of
I the Locomotive warns me it is time to
close. More anon. will. ?
Correspondence of tlie Shepherdstown lle?ri<ter.
Shepherdstowk, Dec. 15, 1S49.
Messrs. Editors: ? Allow me to ex
press my own genuine gratification, as,
well as that of my whole family, at the1
success, so far, of your irrepressible and
untiring ellbrts to establish a respectable I
newspaper in our midst. We all agree
with your own expressed opinion that a
papci has been long wanted in the Town,
and will not doubt that there is public
spirit enough amongst our citizens to se
cond warmly your very meritorious exer
tions, and give you a hearty support. So
far as I have mysell had an opportunity
of learning, but one opinion prevails as to
the merits ol the Register, and that opin
ion is highly favorable. It makes a
most respectable exterior appearance, and
if continued in its editorial department a
it has begun, will be second to few, or
none of the weekly papers published in
our State.
There is one point, however, in whirl '
you will forgive me for differing with you.
111(1 that is till* tuniis ul' subsi lijitmu. Noi
am I the only one who differs with yoi
on this head. It is not the amount o;
subscription that we think faulty, for thai
is low enough in all conscience, but the
time of collection. Almost all the paper.- '
of the country are adopting the cash sys
tem, which is undoubtedly the best, and f
therefore I would respectfully suggest !
whether you had not better have quarterly
payments of lifty cents in advance, or six- 1
ty-two and a half at the end of the quarter. (
than the present annual arrangement.
There are one or two other matters thai :
I would 1 i k** to mention, but will reserve ;
them for another time.
Truly vottr *
J ? I
WEI.'. W tsilER.
The I nion in remarking upon the
scene which took placc in the House afte; !
the developement of the correspondence;
between Mr. Brow n and Mr. W ilmot. i
savs :
44 The Whigs considered themselves]
fully beaten when the ballot took place. ?
They were thrown into glorious confu-i
sion. Their votes were scattered in all
directions. And the reader must, there-1
fore, conceive with what delight they re
ceived these revelations, and how much
they chuckled over the effects which w en
displayed in the ranks of the republican
party."
W e do not see in the detailed proceed
ings of the House, had after the corres
pondence was exposed, any evidence o!
the chuckling, of which the I nion
speaks. The Whig p:?rty was. instru
mental in exploding the plot; but that
done, they gave up the lloor to the Oppo- ;
sition, who occupied it by turns till the
uljourumcnt. That the W bigs were
i: l;nl that the revelation was made before
the scheme was accomplished, may well,
be supposed. But they threw no taunts,;
annoyed the Opposition with no jibes, nor
baulked the humor of the sundry speakers
who addressed the House. General Bay
ly thanks his CJod that the disclosure was
made in time to save the House Irom a
-load of obloquy." Mr. F. P. Stanton j
thanked, from his seat 44 those who had
resisted Mr. Brown's election." Mr.
Jacob Thompson was 44 deeply mortified
by what had occured, and was glad that
the developemcnts had been made." Mr*
Vcnable said he had been deceived. Mr.
Kaufman charged Mr. Brown with dupli-j
city. These are all good and true Demo
crats who had voted tor Mr. Brown.?
! These and others were alike rejoiced that
'the exposure had been made belore an
I election was effected. Was it not admis
sible in the Whigs to be glad too at the
failure of a plot which overwhelmed so
many of Mr. Brown's political friend?
with shame ! ? friends who had voted lor
him urged his election ? Might they not
,4 chuckle" over the failure ot a plot, with
out relishing tlie dismay ol innocent par
ties ? It is a slander against the Whig
party to accuse them ol taking pleasure in
the shame of gentlemen who announce
that they had barely escaped a '? load of
obloquy'* ? that they had been duped, de
ceived, and decoyed into a position which
had nigh humbled their pride. The Un
ion, in the same article, gloats over the
44 glorious confusion of the Whigs. The
confusion of the Democracy was an "in
glorious one,*' which we shall enjoy and
shout over when our sympathies are sunk
to the depravity of making merry over the
torture of honest minds, or the degrada
tion of respectable names. ? Hepitblic.
Correspondence of North American ar.d U. S.
Gazette.
Washington, Dec. 4, 1849.
Much to the surprise of the public and
to the discredit of the parties implicated,
the Report of the Postmaster General ap
peared in the Baltimore Sun this morning, j
in advance of its transmission to Congress.
As this premature publication involves a
serious breach of faith, and might seem to !
compromise innocent parties, an explana
tion is proper. With a view of affording
every facility to the press and the public, j
Mr. Collamer, at my request, permitted
copies to be made of his report by all ?ucli
papers as saw tit to incur the expense. :
with the condition only that it should no;
be promulged until the President's mes
sage and accompanying documents were
transmitted to Congress. Under this reg
ulation the correspondent of the Sun am
Ledger applied for a copy, and volunteered
to accompany the application to the 'Ji!
Assistant Postmaster General with a sol
emn assurance that every caution and li
Melity would be observed in protecting the
injunction of privacy. The next that wa
iieard of the report was its oppearance in
print the next morning.
C i"m m: klan d Coal foii Steaming. ?
The New York Herald of Wednesday
-ays : ? It appears, from recent experi
ments made on the Camden "and Amhr>\
road, that Cumberland coal had fti'iiv sus
tained its character as a superior fuel fo
'he use ol railroads; and following the ex
ample ol the Camden and Amboy, simila
experiments are in progress on the Head
ing Road. It has been aseeitained tha
Cumberland coal will create more stean
than any other species of coal, and whci
compared to wood, the difference in poin
of economy is not less satisfactory. Th
official reports of the Baltimore and Ohi<
and Camden companies have proved th:;
a ton of Cumberland coal is equal to tw<
and a half cords of wood ; consequent))
coal at six dollars would result in a savin:
of lifty per cent., wood being at four dol
lars the cord. It is not, however, ver;
probable that the Eric company will u>
Hlossburg coal for several years, as woo.'
will be abundantly supplied at a price no
to exceed one dollar and twenty-fivi
cents.
To the above we may also add, that E
K. Collins Esq., has made several valua
ide experiments, with and without blow
ers, which have resulted in the convietioi
that Cumberland coal is the best luel fo
Ueam purposes.
THE BOSTON TR.YfJEDY.
After a long and patient, and we pre
utnc pretty thorough investigation int<
Jie circumstances of the death of Dr
George Parkman, the Coroner's Jury or.
Thursday last, delivered the following
J
verdict.
Suffolk Cowify , ss . An inquest taken
it the city of Boston, within the county ol
Suffolk, the 13th day of December, in th<
vear of our Lord, one thousand eight bun
lreil and forty-nine, before Jabez
Jabez Pratt, Esq., one of the Coronet's ol
said county, upon the view of sundrx
parts of the body of a dead man, viz : ;t
thorax, kidneys, pelvis, two thighs, left leg
.mil sundry hones ? there lying dead, bx
:he oaths of Osmyn Brewster, John L.
Vndrews, Pearl Marten, Thomas Resti
eaux, Lewis Jones, and Ilarum Merrill. '
?rood and lawful men, who being charged
md sworn to inquire for the Common
wealth, when, ho,w, and by what means,
the said man came .0 his death, upon their
oaths do say, that they have been demon
strated to be parts of one and the same
person.
That these parts of the human frame
have been identified, and proved to be the
remains, and parts of the dead body and
limbs of Dr. George Parkman, late a citi
zen of saici Boston, aged about 60 yeais ;
that he came to his death by violence at
said Boston, on the 22nd day of Novem-j
her last, between the hour of one and a.
half of the clock in the afternoon of tlint
day (about which time he entered alive,
anil in good health into the Massachusetts
Medical College building situate in North
Grove Street in said Boston) and the hour
of four of the clock in the afternoon of the ,
30th day of November last (when a por
tion of the said remains were found eon
eealed in and under the apartments of Dr.
John W. Webster, of Cambridge, in
die County of Middlesex in said College
building) in which building the residue of j
said remains were afterwards discovered.
That he was killed in said College buil
ding by a blow or blows wound or wounds j
inflicted on him with some instrument or
weapon to the jurors unknow n, and b\
means not vet known to said jurors, and
that said blows, wound or wounds, werej
inflicted upon him, and said means were
used by the hands of said Dr. John W .
Webster, by whom he was killed. In
witness whereof, &e.
Col. John Cox, for many years Mayor
of Georgetown, died at that place on l ri
day last.
SiiEPHKRDsrowN, Dec. 14, -10.
At a regular meeting of the Shepherds
1 town Polemic Club, held this evening,
the death of William Shortt, late a member
! thereof, having been announced, the fol
lowing preamble and resolutions were
adopted, viz :
Whereas, Ithas pleased an all-wise Pro v
idencc to remove from our midst very
suddenly, by death, our late friend and
associate, William Short!, we, the mem
bers of the Shepherdstown Polemic
Club, desire to express our sense of the
loss which we, as well as this commu
nity, have sustained by his unexpected
demise. Therefore be it
Resolved , That by the death of William
Shortt, the Shepherdstown Polemic Club
has lost one of its best members, one who
'although he did not often participate in the
I discussions of the Club, yet ever manifest
ed bv his regular attendance, his intense
I interest in its welfare and in the improve
j rnent of iis members.
Resolved , That the members of the
Shepherdstown Polemic Club, will ever
retain a lively* recollection of the virtues
of our deceased friend ? of his kindness
ind goodness of heart ? his unostenta
tious charity ? of the hand and purse
even ready and open to relieve the dis
tressed and needy ? of his interest in the
success of the philanthropic enterprises
of the day, and of his generous hospitali
ty at his own fire-side.
*
Resolved , That in testimony of our
respect for the memory of cur deceased
friend, the members of the Club will
wear crape on the left arm for thirty days.
Resolved , That the proceedings of the
neeting be published in the Shepherds
town Register.
Resolved , That in further testimony of
uir respect, that the Club do now ad
journ.
HENRY BERRY, President,
Joiin M. Jewett, Secretary.
MARRIAGES.
In Cumberland, rn Thursday the 13th inst.,
-apt. Jacob Van Dofcx, of ;VJartin*burg, to
iis. YVitiieromt. o'i Jefferson formerly ol" Berke
ev County,
DEATHS.
On Friday the 14th inst., Mrs. Luct Striper,
onsort of Mr. James . Striiler of thi> county
ind daughter ol" the late Capt. John Quigley ?
i^ed years.
Mrs. Strider was possessed of a truly kind,
enerous, and alleciionate >fiirit, and proved
lerself ever ready to lend her assistance to the
tllicted and distressed.
She hore the acute suflerings that preceded
.'ith patience and Ohrii-tian fortitude, freely ex
pressing an unshaken confidence in her blessed
'aviour.
Her husband, aged mother, the Presbyterian
'hurch of which she had been several years a
lember, and the whole surrounding neigh bor
iood, have sustained in her early death, a great
JOHN M. JEWETT,
A T T 0 R N E Y AT L A W ,
Shepherdstown, Va.
HRACT1CES in the Superior and In
L ferior Courts of Jeflerson and the ad
mining Counties. Collection of claims
iromptly attended to.
December 18, 1849. l v
SLAVES FOR HIRE.
T HAVE sundry Slaves, male ami female.
L for hire. E. I. LEE.
Dec. 18, MO. tf
EOil SALE.
COMPLETE & IN GOOD ORDER,
1 SWIFT'S shearing machine, for broad
cloths.
1 Picker ; 1 copper Dye Kettle.
1 Condenser, (finishing.)
1 Breaker with Side Draw attached.
1 Side Draw.
This machinery is second-hand, but
m good condition and very good running
mler. W. L. WEBB.
Shepherdstown, Dec. 18. *49. 4t
Free Press and Fred. Examiner copy
ind send bills to subscriber.
FOR HIRE.
-JEVERAL valuable servants, including
0 Men, Women and Roys. Apply to the
subscriber, on Christmas day at the store
of Mr. W. L. Webb.
JAS. S. MARKELL.
Shepherdstown, Dec. 18, 1840. iit j
mm:
Office of the Va. and Md. /fridge Co.,
Shepherdstown, Dec. 18, 1840.
rP 1 1 E Stockholders of said Company are
L hereby notified that the annual meet
ing will be held at the Town Hall, on
Monday, January 7th, 1830, at 1 1 o'clock,
A. M., at which time there will be an
election for Seven Directors , to manage
the affairs of the Company for the ensuing
year. It is desirable that Stockholders
who cannot attend in person should send
their proxies, so that the stock may be
fully represented.
JOHN M. JEWETT, Secretary
J a. and Md. Bridge Company.
Shepherdstown, Dec. 18, 1849, 3t
ALEXANDRIA IRON WORKS.
rP W. R. C. SMITH, Alexandria ,
I . Va., execute orders for high and low
pressure
STEAM EXGIXES ,
Steam Boilers and Sheet Iron work , Ma
chinery of all kinds , Mill Work , hoth
wrought and cast, Soap Boil' rs, and
all other Kettles and Pans , Bells of
all sizes , Ornamental Railing , both
wrought and cast.
They keep on hand, and for sale,
McCormick, Stewart. Freeborne and Da
vis Plow Castings, Spout Skoes, and S.ish
Weights, for builders.
The valuable assortment of Gearing Pat
terns owned by them, oilers a great induce
ment to persons about erecting or repair
ing Mills to give them a call, as they pledge
themselves to furnish Castings, &c., lor
Mills and other purposes, of as good a
quality and on as reasonable terms as can
be obtained in any section of the country.
Printed lists of their Gearing patterns will
be furnished on application by mail.
N. B. The great saving in transporta
tion via Canal, adds to the many induce
ments which we are offering to those dis
posed to patronize our establishment.
Dec. 14, '49. T. W. R. C. S.
JUST RECEIVED
171RESH Malaga Raisins in J, I ami
X whole boxes.
Fresh Figs.
New Almonds.
Citron.
Very fine Goshen Cheese.
Very superior Boston Syrup.
W. L. WEBB.
Dec. 18, 1849. 3t
NOTICE.
THE Property Holders of Shepherds
town are particularly desired to meet
at the Town Hall on Saturday, the 22nd
inst., at 3 o'clock, P. M., expressly for
the purp seof deciding upon the necessity
of having an effective Apparatus to extin
guish tire; if necessary, to devise means
to procure the same.
I. II. TAYLOR, Mayor.
December 18, 1849.
D. & S. BLACKLOCK,
Grocers and Commission Merchants ,
ALKXANDRIA, VA.,
4 HE now receiving their Winter Supplv
j\ of Groceries, Wiues, Liquors, &c.,
which they offer for sale on accommoda
ting terms, viz :
New Orleans, Porto I?ico, C.iba. Loaf,
Crushed, Powdered & C'tarilied Sugar ;
Java, Rio, Laguyra, Maricabo and St. Do
mingo ( 'offec s ;
New Orleans, P. R. and Sugar House
Molasses ;
Gunpowder, Youn<r Hyson, Imperial and
Black Teas, some very superior;
Tobacco of various sires and qualities ;
Principe, r.Iavanna and American Segars;
Sperm, train and paint Oils, Paints;
Paint, whitewash and shoe brushes ;
W-hite lead, adamantine Ac mould candles;
White, brown, castile, and a general as
sortment of fancy soaps ;
Rice, pepper, pimento, race Ginger;
Nutmegs, mace, cloves, ground spices ;
Sup. carl), soda, salaratus, salt pet re ;
Epsom salts, alum, indigo, madder, cop
peras, sal. soda, mustard ;
Fools cap, letter and wrapping paper ;
Garrett's Sc'h snuff, in bottles, & bladders;
Rappee do in jars ;
Martinique do in bottles ;
Salad oil, blacking, brooms, cedar ware ;
Painted horse and other buckets ;
Alicant mats, grass and hemp ropes ;
Leading lines, bed cords, oakum, matches;
10,000 lbs. hams, shoulders, side bacon ;
10 k''(rs lard ;
500 sacks fine and ground alum salt ;
Family, superfine and extra flour ;
80 bbls. No. 3 mackerel;
125 do eastern herring ;
20 i and 4 casks Madeira, Sicily Ma
deira, I'ort and other wines ;
15 baskets champagne wine, in qts.
and pts. ;
20 bbls. common and ree'ed whiskey;
1 10 do old rye do, part very superior;
20 bids, N. E. ruin ;
20 do country gin;
1 pipe Holland do ;
5 bbls. peach brandy ;
15 do apple do ;
15 J and i casks Cogniac brandies.
dark and pale, of superior quality ;
22 bbls. and qr. casks Am. brandy.
Country dealers are requested to call
and examine our stock before purchasing;
and consignments of Country Produce
will receive prompt attention.
Alexandria, Ya., Dec. 18, 1819.
NEGROJSS Toil HIM.
T ITAVE two boys and a girl whom I ,
i wi&a to put out for the ensuing year.
The boys are sixteen and twelve years
old respectively ; ami the girl is fourteen
ALEX. K. BOTELER.
Fountain Rock, Dec. 11, 1810. -'It
TO PlXNTERS AND FARMERS !
KENTISH & GO'S prepared (iuano.
The subscribers having been appoint
ed Agents for the sale of the above Fertil
izer, are ready to receive orders for the
same at manufacturer's prices, one cent
per pound. Terms cash ? no charge for
casks.
Among many certificates, we refer to
the following :
44 1 have used 2 or 3 Tons of your pre
pared Guano, last year, on corn, oats, po
tatoes, turnips arid wheat ? have used ev
ery description of manures as well as the
imported Guano, and would give yours
preference to all of them for cheapness,
durability, convenience ; and it increased
my crops double fold. I would recom
mend it strongly to all Farmers and Gar
deners.
May 22, MO. [signed] WM. MILLS.
Leach Faim, Jamaica, L. I."
44 It renovates the exhausted lands of the
South, and on tobacco and corn it is in
valuable. [Signed ]
KENTISH & CO.
This article contains a portion of hone
dust, and not a particle of sand, dirt, A;r.
It can be used at all seasons and with one
third thejabor of anv other fertilizer. Its
effects are visible many years. It destroys
rill insects, and for the poorest land re
quires but 450 pounds per acre. For
particulars sec pamphlets.
M UN CASTE It & DODGE.
Georgetown, D. C.
Dec. 18, 1810.
Restoration Preservation of the Jlai,
BY M. WISE <fc SON OF VA.*
A CARD.
AT WISE & SON, findingitallogether
iU. impossible to attend personally to
the great number of daily applications,
from all sections of the Union, for their
Remedy for Baldness, and for their cele
brated HAIR TONIC, have found it ne
cessary to appoint a General Traveling
Agent, to visit different cities and towns
throughout the U. States, vesting him with
authority to appoint sub-agents, use and
vend the Hair Tonic, and to apply the
Restorative^ and to put them into the
hands of those he may appoint to operate
wherever a sufficient number of patients
ill any town or neighborhood shall be ob
j tained.
Capt. George Calvert, of Fauquier c o.,
\ a., is alone authorized to act as General
Travelling Agent, with the powers above
indicated.
Capt. C. may be expected to visit as
speedily as practicable the principal cities
and towns of the Union.
N. B. ('apt. Calvert will always have
on hand a full supply of the /fair Tonic
(which cleanses the head of dandruff,
strengthens and invigorates the hair, and
prevents it, also, from falling o if.) for ihe
region of country most contiguous to his
operations, or it may always be obtained,
at wholesale, and forwarded to any part of
ihe Union, bv addressinn the proprietors,
M. W ISE St SON, Richmond, Va.
DTP rice $9 per dozen each. Six
bottles for S3? or one dollar single bottle.
Dec. IS, 1819.
Classical, Mathematical and Commercial
ACADEMY.
Shephcrihtown, Jefferson County, Va.
rPHE Departments of Study pursued at
J_ this Academy comprehend a full and
? thorough course of Instruction in the above
brandies of Education.
The study of Greek takes in course
risk's Greek (Grammar and Exercises ;
Jacob's Greek Header and the Analecta
Gra?ca Majora, with particular attention
throughout to the acquisition of a large
copia vcrborum.
In the Latin, Andrew's and Stoddard's
Grammar and Kxcrcises, with Cornelius
iNepos, Ca;sar, Ovid, Sallust, Virgil, 1 1 o
raee, Cicero's Orations, Tacitus and Ju
venal.
The Mathematical Course comprises
Geometry, Algebra, Plane and Spherical
Trigonometry, Algebraical Geometry, Co
nic Sections, the Calculus, Theory of
Numbers, Navigation and Nautical As
tronomy, with Spherical Projections ;
Land Surveying in theory and practice,
and Astronomy, including the computation
of New and Full Moons, Solar and Lunar
Eclipses, Transits, <fcc.
In English, Heading, Writing, Arith
metic, Knglish Grammar, Geography and
Hook-keeping by Single and Double En
try, with Declamation.
Shepherdstown is pleasantly and health
fully situated in the fertile and beautiful
Valley of Virginia about ten miles North
West of Harper's Ferry. It is conveni
ently approached by the Baltimore and
Ohio Hail Hoad, (within live miles,) the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and the cen
tral Valley road from Virginia to the east.
Every facility for the accommodation of
boarders is furnished in the Town, at rea
sonable charges. Strict attention to sound
morals will be paid unremittingly.
Twelve current weeks constitute the
School quarter.
HENRY HARDY.
Shepherdstown, Dec. 1811).
TO U'OOL-i i no WEIiS & FAIUIEltS.
WISH to call the attention of the wo(?l
growers and merchants of our own aim
the neighboring counties, to the various
fabrics which I am now mannfacturing,
and which 1 cannot but think will meet
their wishes and their interests, and re
spectfully request that they will call and
see me at their earliest convenience.
I am now manufacturing Coverlets
very richly colored ; Gj lulled Kerseys;
line Twilled flannels, and plaid Linsevs,
all of which will compete with any in the
country. W. L. WEBB.
Shepherdstown, Dec. 11, '49. tf
A CAB J).
mifOSE persons knowing themselves
1. indebted to me are requested to call at
my office and make payment, with as lit
tle delay as possible, as a year lias nearly
elapsed since I retired Irom business, and
comparatively few have paid inc. This
is to notify such persons as have not paid
me, that unless they do so, I shall be coin
polled to resort to legal measures.
Mv office is at my residence, entrance
from Church street.
B. T. TOWNER.
Shepherdstown, Dec. 11, '40. tf
1) Y K 1 N G .
[WISH to inform the public that I ain
now prepared to color any article of
wearing apparel or piece work that may
bo offered, such as Silk Dresses, Shaw ls,
('oats, Pantaloons and pieces of merchan
dize, any shade or color.
Our Dyer having had much experience
in this line of business, I can recommend
him with any degree of confidence. lie
excepts, however, Bonnets and Ribbons,
as those articles require more time ill dres
sing than he can spare.
Any article Left at my store by the l*t
of any one month, will always be ready
for delivery to the owner by the 10th of
the same month.
W. L. WEBB.
Shepherdstown, Dec. 11, 1849 tf
j 01 1 Ni i7king,
Produce and Commission Merchant,
OEORGBTOWN, D. C.,
South Side Canal, two doors liaat of the
Market.
A IJi orders and consignments will re
ceive prompt 'attention. Grain and
nil kinds ui produce bought and sold. Pro
duce and goods of all kimls received oil
Storage or Forwarded with despatch.
I Dec. 4, 1849.
OYSTERS! OYSTEBS!!
mi!R undersigned would respectfully in
1 form the good citizens of Shepherds*
town and vicinity, that he has opened a
NEW OYSTER SALOON
on German street, nearly opposite Mr. D.
Enller's Hotel, where Oysters will bo
served up in a manner calculated to gratify
the most fastidious taste.
He invites the lovers of this luxury to
pay him a visit, and he believes tin y will
be tempted to repeat it.
0. A. KKYfcER.
ShepherdstowiH Dec. 4,
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