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nmv be a very good thing, and have a
good influence in making men despise
the life of a lazy lacquey, and seek
out more useful, or at least more inde
pendent and honourable employment.
[Noah.
(Biiitors’ Dcprtmrnt.
WiYl. O. RICHARDS, Editor.
D. H. JACQUES, Associate Editor.
(Cljnrlfstnn, i.
SATURDAY MORNING. AUG. 17, 1850.
NOTES ON THE NORTH ;
FROM THE EDITOR’S POCKET BOOK.
chapter x.
The Chesapeake — Annapolis—lts two centres,
Church mid Slate—The State House—Por
traits of four of the Signers of the Decla
ration of Independence — View from the
Dome--The Stale Library—College of Ma
ryland —Baltimore once the rival of Anna
polis —Bs Rail-way—Journey to Washing
ton —A warm reception—Tribute to the
Washington Rail-way Company.
The Ch-sapeake Bay is one of the nobie.-t j
inland reaches of the sea upon the Eu-tern j
shores ot the Atlantic, extending from the Vtr- :
ginia cape.- upwards of two hundred miles into i
the heait of Maryland. Upon a neck of laud
formed by the confluence of two rivers, which
empty their waters into the Chesapeake, is I
oicLtaied the old-fashioned town of Annapolis— j
so named in honour of Queen Anne—the j
capital of Maryland. It was famous more for
what it wa- than for what it is, having been at
one time not only the capital, but the metropo
lis of the State, with a lucrative trade and a
laree commercial tevenue. It is now a quiet
town, containing, as it appears by the census,
completed while we were there, a population
all tol.l of some 3000 persons. Os all Ameri
can towns, Annapolis is the most unique with
winch we are acquainted. It is built upon a
slight aelivity, and like an ellipse it has two foci ‘
or centres. These are the State House and
Episcopal Church, from which the streets of the
town radiate in every direction. As these two
centres are quite contiguous, litany of the streets
leading fmin either soon blend into each other,
so tiiat u may safely be assumed that while
every avenue leads either to the Church or
State House, nearly every one leads to both.
The State House is one of the finest specimens
of ante-revolutionary architecture the country
can afford. Its dome only is of modern eon- I
struction, and we lelt a peculiar pleasure in
standing within the very halls where some of
the bold signers of the American Magna
Chaita met in council, to establish that glorious
Union which in seventy-five years has become
a burden to some oi its constituents. As we
gazed upon the fine ‘full lengths’of the four
‘signers’ which adorn the Senate Chamber of
the Capitol, we could not help invoking the
shades of the departed to watch over and pro
tect that mighty confederacy, the germ of which
they nourished with so much self-sacrificing de
votion !
The summit of the State House afforded us
a sunset view of uncommon beauty. Before
us were spread the waters of the bay, dotted
with green islands and white sailed ships. On
either hand stretched the tributary waters ot
picturesque rivers, flowing amid the greenest of
summer meadows, while at our feet lay the
city, quiet as a hamlet, its large and sub. tuntial
brick houses, with extensive gardens attached,
indicating the antiquity of their origin. Upon
one of its borders ro.-e the walls which environ
the Naval School, and over which the stars and
stripes were floating peacefully. The winding
streets were not deserted, by any means; on
the contrary, quite a fide of people flowed
through them, laughing groups of children and
bevies of fair maidens without bonnets, attest
ing the village character of the place.
The courteous attentions of Mr. Sivann, the
State Librarian, greatly enhanced the pleasure
of our brief stay in Annapolis, a very conside
rable portion of which we devoted to the ex
cellent Library under his charge. The collec
tion of books is less extensive than it is rare. It
contains a copy ot that great work on Birds by
Audubon, the original series, which is an im
perishable monument to bis zeal.
As this library is accessible to all the citizens,
one would suppose that they would be a read
ing people, for the quiet of the place alone
would offer temptations for intellectual tastes.
Our stay was entirely too brief to allow’ us to
make any observations on this point.
The College of Maryland is finely situated
last above the town. It is not, however, in a
flourishing condition, the number of under-gra
duates not exceeding thirty, as we were inform
ed. It is difficult for the visitor to imagine
that Annapolis was, as we have stated, a place
oi great ttude and importance, of which Balti
more was once looked upon as a rival, so that
legiMative enactments were made to secure ad
vantages to the former in ca. e the population
ot Baltimore should ever exceed that ot the
capital! We knew that it was so, albeit we
half doubted the fact, as we looked upon the
decaying wharves of the town with here and
there a schooner and a steamboat or two touch
ing daily to land and receive pas.-eugers. A
rail-way, nearly twenty m.les in length, con
nects the town With the Baltimore and Wash
ington Rail-way, almost midway between the
two termini. By judic.ous management, it was
made to pay its very moderate expenses, though
but a handful of passengers and scarcely any
freight is conveyed over it. We ran over it in
a light car in an hour, and in another hour
reached the national metropolis, upon the
morning of one of the hotted days in July,
when every thing seemed to be upon the point
of taking fire, and the mercury had risen even
beiore breakfast to a point very l.ttle short of
ninety!
We could not congratulate ourself upon hav
•ng exchanged the delightful mansion of Mrs.
G., emboweied in trees and overlooking the
cool waters of the Bay, for the stifling halls of
the National Hotel, where the oft-repeated ad
monition to “keep cool” would have been a
most wanton and gratuitous insult.
The only congratulation which we could
Possibly offer ourself was that we found at
Washington “ a warm reception,” and making
me most of this, like a true philosopher, we sat
down to a dejeuner of iced-milk, a cold roll
mid a couple of eggs.
We have omitted to pay a deserved tribute
t° the LberaLty of the Rail-way Company who
conduct aflairs on the line between Baltimore
find Washington, and of this injustice we would
cot wilhngiy be guiliy. They charge the tra
'cller only fire cents a mile, or peihaps even a
fraction less!—magnanimously closing their
*J’ e3 to the foolish examples which all other
tail-way companies have set before them, in re
ducing the fare to one half of their rates. They
fr a 'e, however, been guilty of one act of weak
ness within a few years, w’hich leads us to ap-
Ptehend that they may not have moral courage
• Hough to resist further concessions to the public
clamour. We allude to the reduction of the
1 ‘ rp from six-pence a mile to the present low
land ol five cents. We trust they will bear in
mind that every body must pass over their line,
aa d instead of diminishing, raise the fare, say
to ten cents a mile. It would be something so
charmingly novel and extravagant, so sugges
tive of the middle ages, that the passenger
would doubtless be very grateful for the train
of historical associations thereby awakened.
And then, too, the dignity of the thing! It
would be a most admirable idea to travel to the
metropolis of these great United States at a
rate of expense commensurate with their gran
deur. It may do very well for passengers to
approach New York by the Hudson River
Rail-way at one cent a mile, but it would be
utterly degrading to the capital to be made ac
cessible at that rate, thereby admitting even the
ignolile tnlgus to its hallowed precincts. No!
gentlemen of the Washington Rail-way Com
pany, be firm, be true to yourselves! Let no
blemish rest upon your high [fare] reputation!
(Our ’i&nok £alilr.
Haw-ho-noo ;or Records of a Tourist. By Charles
Lanmait. One \ • lft mo. Philadelphia: Lippincott,
Gram ho & Cos. IF.-0.
There’s someih; ig in a name, Mr. Shaks
peare to the contrary notwithstanding; but we
must confess that we felt a little puzzled at first
to see what there was in the outlandish title
which our friend Lantnan has seen fit to affix
to this volume. Nor should we have discovered
it at all—let us be candid—but for his prefatory
; note, in which we are told that Haw-ho-noo is
the lioquofie appellation for America. It means
“ the country upheld on the back of a turtle,”
and probably indicates the astronomical theory
of the Iroquois, for we are aware that many
Indian tiibes suppose the earth to be suppoited
on the back of a huge tortoise. However this
may be, our author has adopted it on account
of its double allu-ion to the Indians and to our
great country, to both of which the book has
reference.
These “ Records of a Tourist” are a col
lection oi very clever and picturesque sketches
which have already appeared in various peri- i
odicals. Some of them we are pleased to re
cognize as debutantes under our own literary
executorship. They are all executed with the
wonted freedom and grace of the author, who
beuig also an uitisl, has not only an eye for the
picturesque but a very considerable skill in j
effective grouping, which gives vitality and ;
vraisein Llaue to his pictures.
Several of the chapters are agreeably devoted
to fish, of whom a quaint old writer says: “ I
like the society of fish, and as they cannot,
wdh any convenience to themselves, visit me
on dry land, it becomes me, in point of cour
tesy, to pay my respects to them in their own
element.” Neither the old author whom we
quote, nor the author oi’ Haw-ho-noo, we fancy,
1 conducted all their intercourse with the fishes
according to the strict “ point of couitesy,” for
otherwise they would not have made them in
voluntary exiles from that element which they
could not leave “ with any convenience to j
themselves!”
Mr. Lanman is a genuine disciple of the
Waltonian school, and swears by his lod, hav
ing acquired, as he tells us, “ the art of driving,
through the pure white foam, even a superb
salmon; and that too wi'.h a silken line, some
hundred yards in length.” In these chapters
about tfrh, there aie some capital stoiies, official
ones too, though if the reader chooses to call
their veracity in question, they don’t lose any of
their interest on that account. We copy the
following as a specimen, which we will call
JIM COLLINS’ ADVENTURE WITH A STUR
GEON.
“ Our hero is a great lover of‘sturgeon meat,’
and for many years past it has been a habit
with him to tirii for that huge leather-mouthed
monster with a large cord and sharp grappling
hooks, sinking them to the bottom with a heavy
weight and then dragging them across the bed |
of the stream ; his sense ol’ touen being so ex
quisite that he can always tell the instant that
his hooks have struck the body of a sturgeon, !
and when this occurs it is almost ceitain that ;
the fish becomes a victim to the cruel art. In j
practising this mode of fishing, Jim Collins in- J
variably occupies a boat alone, which he first I
anchors in the stieam. On one occasion he j
had been fi. hing in this manner for a long tune
without success, and for the want of something j
more exciting, he had resorted more frequently j
i than tsual to hts junk bottle. In process of!
time, however, he found the exeteise of fishing ■
decidedly a bore, but as he was determined not
to give up the sport and at the same tune was \
determined to enjoy a quiet nap, he tied the cord
to his right arm and lounged over on his back
! for the purpose of taking a snooze. There was
| an unusual calmness m the air and upon the
neighbouiing hills, and even the few anglers
who were throwing the Hy at the Falls, d.d so
in the laziest manner imaginable. While mat
ters were in this condition, a sudden splash
broke the surrounding stillness, which was im
mediately followed by a deafening shout, for it
was discoveied that a sturgeon had pulled poor
Coliins out of his boat mto the switt stieam,
and was in great danger of leading him off” to
the residence of David Jones. At one mo
ment the fisherman seemed to have the upper
baud, for he puded upon his rope, and swore
; loudly, sprawling about the water like a huge
devd fi h ; but in another instant the poor fellow
would suddenly disappear, and an occasional
bubble rising to the suiface of the stieam, was
all the evidence that the fellow was nut qu.te
drowned. This contest lasted tor some tilteen
minutes, and had not the sturgeon finally made
his escape, Jim Coli.ns would have been no
more. As it happened, however, he finally
reached the shore, about two hundred yards
below the Falls, and as he sat upon a rock,
! quite as near the river Styx as he was to the
Fotomoc, he lavished some heavy curses upon
t .e e.caped sturgeou, and insisted upon it, lhat
ihe best hooks that man ever made were now
forever lo ; t. Years have elapsed since this oc
currence took place, and when the ancient tfr-h
----eiman ‘ haih his wMi,’ he lecounts the story of
this catastrophe with as brilliant a fire in his
eye as that which distinguished tiie couuienauce
of Coleridge’s particular friend, the Ancient
Mariner.”
There is a chapter on Rattlesnakes, which
we shall give entire in another department of
the paper, this being the seasou for that mag
nanimous reptile to be heard. In a chapter on
‘ Plantation Customs,’ our author describes
‘ Christmas ’ in South Carolina and a ‘ Corn
Shucking ’ in Georgia, and in a preface to it,
he says of slavery, as ‘ the result of personal
observation,’ that while he regards the Institu
tion as an evil, he considers the fanaticism of
the North to be a much greater evil, and
acknowledges that many of his prejudices
against slavery were completely removed by
his first journey through the Southern States.
Had our author seen more of the “ institutions,”
his concessions would have been still moie gen
erous, but their candour demands our acknowl
edgement, and we have thus made it.
Mingled with the sketches of travel and ad
venture which form the staple of the book,
there are occasionally very quiet and beaut.ful
articles of a more contemplative mood. “ Po
verty in the Empire City” will be recognized
by the readers of the Gazette of last year, and
its sad records will not fail to affect deeply
many heaits. “The Old Acadtmy” is a de
lightful picture; and “Lilly Laniard” is quite
as charming a maiden now as she was when
we first introduced her to the readers of the
Orion eight years ago. She is still in her
“ sixteenth year,” and loves all beautiful things
as ever she did. A collection of Indian Le
gends forms the concluding portion of the vol
ume, and adds great interest to its pages.
Mr. Lanman’s sketches will afford the reader
a real pleasure. They are, like his own nature,
genial and unaffected- He loves nature and
supposes that his reader sympathizes with his
affection. There is a couleur de rose over all
, his pictures, suggestive of sun-set skies; but
who would not prefer rose-tints to cold gray
SOUTHERN LITERARY GAZETTE.
shadows! The volume is tastefully printed,
and we are glad to welcome its enterprising
publi.-hers into the field of American Lite
rature.
Earnestness: or Incidents in the Life of an English
Bishop. By Charles B. Tayler, M.A. New York:
Stanford St Swoords. 1850.
This is a work of fiction, though its author
assures us that almost every part of it Ls drawn
from observation. The separate scenes and
events of which it is made up are true; the
fiction lies in their arrangement into a connected
story, while in fact they are parts of many un
written histories, having no connection with
each other. The object of the author is to
teach certain religious and moral lessons, and
he chooses fiction as the best medium through
which to reach those whom he would benefit,
and to make an impression upon them when
reached. We judge that in this case he has
been highly successful. *
The History of the Confessional. By John Henry
Hopkins, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Vermont.
New York: Harper & Brothers. 1800.
The title of this work peihaps sufficiently
indicates its character, though it treats inci
dentally of other matters of controversy be
tween the Catholic and Protestant, not directly
connected wijh the Confessional. It manifests
great learning and ability on the part of its au
thor, and will be perused with interest by those
interested in the subject of discussion. *
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. By Ed.
ward Gibbon, Esq. New York: Harper Hi Brothers.
1850.
Vol. 11l of this new and admirable edition !
ot this standard history is on our table. It is j
to be completed in six volumes. This edition ;
combines cheapness with beauty and durability, !
and is well worthy of extensive patronage. *
(Dar ditaiji tfnluinii.
Southern Mutual Insurance Company.
We desire to call the attention of our read
ers to the advertisement of this Institution, in j
another column. It is one of the soundest and |
most reliable Companies in the whole country, j
Its Second Annual Report, which is before us, ‘
shows an entirely satisfactory state of its affairs.
The Life Insurance department seems to meet
with great favour. Some of the reasons why
our people should patronize this Company in
preference to a Northern one, are thus stated
in the Report before us: *
“We charge no extra premium for living in
the South, as all Noithern companies do;
We return the profits annually to the insured,
and thus lighten the payments of the premiums ; ;
We receive a higher interest on our invest- \
ments than they do at the North—United :
States 6 per cents being at 110, and Georgia 6's j
being under par ;
Our expenses are very light—not over half
the per centage of Northern companies ;
Our officers and directors are living among
U3, and known to us as men of integrity and ;
prudence;
And our Company is a Southern institution, i
deserving, therefore, Southern patronage.”
Health of Charleston.
About one-third of the people of Charleston,
we should judge, are now down with the fever.
Do not be frightened at this statement, dear j
reader, though it is a serious one. The “fever” !
is not the yellow fever, or the stranger’s fever, j
or the typhus fever, but is best known by the
name of the “ broken bone fever.” If ane one !
is disposed to consider this a “joke,” we can
only wish that he might have “fever” one day
as we have had it for a week past. The dis
ease is more painful than dangerous. With
this exception we believe the health of the city
is good. *
Gone, Pots and All!
A painter was employed painting a ship, at
anchor in the harbour. He was suspended on
a staging under the ship’s stern. The captain, i
who had just got into his boat alongside, for
the purpose of going ashore, ordered the boy to
let go •’ the painter,” meaning the rope which
tnakjs the boat fast, when the lad immediately
ran aft and slipped off the ropes by which the
poor mechanic’s stage was suspended. “Why
don’t you let go the painter,” said the captain,
impatient at the delay ; “ why don’t you let go
the painter, you lazy dog ?” “ He’s gone, sir,
pots and all!” said the boy. *
Wanted,
A strong man to carry the “ burden ” of a
song.
The hone on which a “sharp contest” has
acquired its edge.
The minute hand of a “ death watch.”
A bag of feathers from a weathercock.
A few Irish potatoes grown in the “ vale of
tears.”
A rule for reckoning up a long column of
“ figures of speech.”
A quill from the wing of a tailor’s “ goose.”
• *
Mile Rachel.
Mile Rachel, the great French tragedienne,
says the Drawing Room Journal, continues
her career at the St. James’, in London. She
recently appeared in the tragedy of “ Andro
maque,” (in which she first made her appear
ance in Loudon,) and, as the Greek beauty
slighted by Pyrrhus in favour of a Trojan cap
tive, portrayed the emotions of scorn and ever
reviving tenderness, it is stated, with most con
summate power and skill.
The World's Fair.
The prizes for the best designs of medals for
the Industrial Exhibition of 1851, have been
awarded as follows: Mons. Hippolite Bonnar
del, of Paris; Mr. Leonard C. Wyon, of Lon
don ; Mr. G. G. Adams, of London ; Mr. John
Hancock, of London; Mons. L. Weiner, of
Brussels; Mons. Gayrard,of Paris. *
Copy, Copy.
Ilere we are with the “ broken bone fever ”
and the printer calling for copy. What can we
do ! We can't write, and there’s an end of it.
Plea-e charge all our short-comings this week
to the “ fever,” and be very thankful that we
hade been able to use the scissors. *
Tea—An Old Definition.
Two hundred years ago the following defini
tion of tea was given : “ A kind of drinke used
in China, made of herbes, spices and other
comfortable things, very costlie; they drink it
warme, and with it welcome their dearest
guestes and friendes.” *
(Ditr Cnittfinjinnum
The Southern Literary Messenger for
August came promptly to hand last week. The
Messenger is a work to be read with profit as
well as pleasure. It always contains some
thing solid and useful, and is equally sure to be
entertaining throughout. It is worth a score of
the flashy and trashy periodicals for which it is
too often neglected. In the next number of the
Messenger will be commenced the republica
tion of “Judith Bensaddi,” a tale by Henry
Ruffner, D.D., which appeared in that work
several years ago, but is now out of print and
in much demand. Those who wish to get the
story will do well to send in their subscriptions
for the Messenger. *
American Agriculturist, Water Cure
Journal, and the Phrenological Journal, for
August, have been received. *
Will the Drawing Room Journal please
inform us where it procured “ Contrasts of City
Life 1” If it took the article from the Gazette,
why not give credit ? *
The Texas Monument copies “ The
Rochester Knocking*” from the Gazette with
out credit. *
(Pnr pnst-lkg.
[Under this head we shall reply to many letters, contain
ing queries or suggestions upon subjectsof general interest,
instead of answering them, as heretofore, by post. This
will save us time, and “time is money.” We are very
glad to receive letters from our subscribers, and it only re
quires that the postage be paid to ensure prompt attention.
Eds A
Lily C. Tracy. Y our “ Lines on the Death
of John C. Calhoun” were received some time
ago, but got mislaid. So many verses have
been published on the subject that we must de
cline to publish yours. We are sorry the School
fellow does not reach you more promptly. *
G. W. S. N. “ The Wife” is acceptable, (a
good wife always should be,) but we cannot
tell in what number it will he published. It
must await its turn. *
J. A. T. The “Psalm” will pass. We ate
not so much a stickler for rules as for the prin
ciples which underlie “ all rules which are
rules.” *
Fanny. We shall resume the subject of
“ Names” soon—perhaps next week, and shall
reach your name in due time. *
C. A. P. The “ Tale of ’76” is respectfully
declined. We hold it subject to your order.
#
T. S. S. Under consideration. *
36miitif!
expense ot funerals annually amounts to the
enormous sum of 825,000,000.
Private letters from Berlin, by the Cam
bria, announce the death of Neander, the cele
brated Church Historian, aged seventy-one.
A slab with a Roman inscription has
been found in excavating the sewer in Nicholas
Lane, London, and ordered to be conveyed to
the British Museum.
The Cholera has re-appeared at Malta,
and a number of soldiers belonging to the 44! h
regiment, as well as inhabitants of the island,
have fallen victims to it.
Late letters from London mention the
improvement in Mrs. Mowatt’s health, and
state that she will return to America as soon
as her strength will permit.
Liebig, the eminent German chemist,
who ranks undoubtedly at the head of his pro
fession, is about to visit the United States for
the purpose of giving lectures.
Linge Zandomenegln, an Italian sculpt
or, died recently at Venice, leaving unfinished
a magnificent monument to the memory of’Ti
tian, on which he was engaged.
The largest piece of plate glass was
silvered at the Ravetthead Plate Glas3 Works,
a few days since, that ever was silvered in Eu
rope, the size being 14 teet 3 inches by 5 feet 4
inches.
There are now twenty-four newspapers
published in the English language, and most of
them by Americans, along the line of the Pa
cific coast, in the interior of California and
Oregon, in Deseret, and in the Pacific Islands.
Powers’ Statue of Calhoun, it is sa.d,
will be recovered, after all. We understand
that suitable persons and apparatus have been
sent to ffie wreck of the Elizabeth, and there
is every probability that the Statue will be
saved.
Dr. Dick has addressed a note of thanks
to the Treasurer of the Philadelphia Fund for
his relief, acknowledging the receipt of a
handsome sum, and declining further assist
ance, having sufficient to satisfy his moderate
desires.
James G. Wilson, for many years a suc
cessful publisher in New York, died on Wed
nesday, at his country residence in New Jersey.
Mr. Wilson was connected as proprietor with
the Brother Jona than, and other journals, and
was a pioneer in the business of cheap book
publishing.
Sir John Watson Gordon is now the
denomination of Her Majesty’s Limner for
Scotland, the Queen having conferred the
honour of knighthood upon that distinguished
artist, one of the best aud firmest of our por
trait painters.
The Louisville Journal makes the start
ling announcement that Father Mathew, so
long known throughout the world as the great
apostle of temperance, has fallen from the cold
water faith. He has gone to the Hot Springs
of Arkansas.
Small frock coats, of ladies’ cloth, short
skirts, long waists, violet and blue colours, tire
now worn by fashionable gentlemen in Paris.
The dress coats are short and narrow skirted,
and long in the waist. White hats, with large
brims are also in vogue.
A portrait of Miss Bowles, sister of
Col. Bowles, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, was sold
by auction in London on the 25th of May. It
was bought by the Marquis of Hertford for one
thousand and twenty guineas. Sir Joshua’s
price was seventy-five guineas.
The Savannah Republican states that
the proprietors of the steamboat line between
that city and Charleston have made arrange
ments to build two elegant sea-going steamers,
to be placed, next spring, on an outside fast
line. These steamers will perform the trip in
eight hours or less time.
A teacher of one of the public schools
in New York invited one of his pupils, a
handsome young girl, to elope with him, and
promised to provide every thing for the jour
ney. The young lady very properly told her
mother, and the old lady equally as properly
saluted his head with the tongs when he called
for his expected bride.
A letter from Hanover, N. H., says it is
rumoured there that Charles B. Haddock, the
learned and popular Professor of Moral and
Intellectual Philosophy in old Dartmouth, is
abont to resign his office, and that he has the
assurance from President Fillmore of an ap
pointment to a foreign court as Minister Pleni
potentiary. Professor Haddock is a nephew of
Mr. Webster.
The London Zoological Society now
numbers abo"e 1500 animals in the gardens,
and the monthly increasing number of visitors,
and accession of members, afford a gratifying
proof of the resuscitated vigour and prosperity
of the institution. 156,432 persons visited the
gardens in the first six months of the pre-rent
year—B2,449 more than in the corresponding
period last year.
Madame Anna Bishop has taken a
house in Twenty-second street, where she will,
for the present, reside. The Mirror under
stands she has made arrangements with Mr.
Bass to appear at the Astor Place Opera House,
in Grand Opera, about the middle of August.
Madame Anna Bishop has partly promised to
give an entertainment at the Hamilton House
before her engagement at the Opera House..
Paul Kane has petitioned the Canadian
Legislature for aid to enable him to complete
and publish a vety valuable work on North
ern and Western America. He represents that
he has spent five or six years in traversing the
region of country to which his labours refer,
having in that time made more than 500
sketches of the scenery, inhabitants, Indian
chiefs, costumes, curiosities, &c., accompanied
with notes of explanation.
fT'ljt (Dill Wnrll
NEWS BY THE CAMBRIA.
FRANCE.
Paris, Saturday —ln the departments where
elections for municipal honours are about to
take place, most of the candidates are of the
party of order.
A destructive water-spout fell in the vicinity
of Orleans on the 16th.
A letter from Marseilles states that the U. S.
corvette Erie anchored in the bay on Thursday,
having on board a Turkish Ambassador, accre
dited by the sublime Porte to the Government
at Washington.
Sunday. —The Assembly were engaged yes
terday iu discussing the budget on the Public
Instruction bill. Thirteen chapters were dis
posed of, but nothing of moment arose during
the debate. Reports have been received from
Morocco, stating that in consequence of the
continued drought the greater part of the crops
had been destroyed, and that famine was ap
prehended.
Monday. —The law on the press has been
officially published. It is said that the President
will use the power it confers on him w,th the
utmost rigour ; in short, that he hates the press,
and would exterminate it if he could. The
greatest annoyance to the press is the clause
which compels all writers to sign their own
articles ; but it is thought that this clause will be
evaded by making the responsible editor sign
all that appears in the paper.
General de Hautpoul has acknowledged that
he committed an error as regards the laws of
discipline in his differences with Changarnier,
and the two generals came to a reconciliation,
in order to relieve the President from embar
rassment.
The French fleet had left Naples for Cher
bourg, to be reviewed by the President of the
Republic. Two frigates suddenly lelt Toulon
to-day for Tunis.
In several of the departments, the people live
in continued dread of incendiaries.
Count Pire, one of the most distinguished
officers ot the Republic, died on Saturday.
Tuesday.— The election ot the committee of
twenty-five of prerogative and surveillance,
during the prorogation of the Assembly, is be
ing proceeded with.
In con.-equence of the death of the President
of the United States, the President ot the
French Republic wdl go in mourning for one
month. A grand solemn service wilt be per
formed at Notre Dame, and for ten days the
national flag will have black crape attached.
A certain rise has taken place in the priee of
grain.
ENGLAND AND IRELAND.
The disease in the potatoe has appeared,
whilst from Cork, Tipperary and Galway, report
speaks cheeringly of the coining harvest, and
particularly of the potatoe crop.
‘The political news from Ireland is devoid of
interest. It is said her Majesty intends paying
that country another visit during the month of
August.
At a meeting of the friends of Baron Roths
child, held at London, on Thursday, if was re
solved that he should present hituself at the bar
of the House as a member for London. Baron
Rothschild, according to previous arrangement,
entered the House, Friday at noon, presented
himself at the bar, placed his credentials upon
the table, and demanded to be sworn on the
Old Testament. Avery stormy debate ensued,
in which the pusilanimous conduct of the go
vernment was severely censured, by even their
usual suppoiters. Resolutions ami amendments
were propo-ed and rejected. Finally, the de
bate was adjourned till Monday, when almost
all politicians anticipate that a resolution con
firming the principle of the bill will be carried.
If so, it is thought by many that the whigs can
not hold office another hour thereafter.
Bristol has been the scene of a dreadful
steamboat explosion, by which a number of
persons have lost their lives.
DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
Various small acts of hostilities on both sides
have been committed. The blockade of the
harbour of Keil commenced the 18th of July.
Several coasting vessels have been seized by
the Danish frigates. The Danish army is under
the command of Gen. Von Krogh. That of
the Duchies of Gen. Willisen.
The Danish troops are advancing rapidly.
Commercial intercourse has been interdicted.
Accounts of the 17th state that a smart en
gagement had occurred between the advanced
posts of both armies in the vicinity of Fiens
burgh; and advices from Altona of the 18th
state, that on that day, the Spanish fleet, con
si>ting of seven vessels of war, supported by
troops, took possession, amidst a heavy cannon
ade of both sides, of the Llo of Fhemern. The
Lieutenancy has given orders for reprisals.
PORTUGAL AND SPAIN.
From Lisbon, the news relative to the Ame
rican claim is interesting and important. It
appears that the Portuguese government had
sent, on the 11th in.-tarit, to the American
Charge d’Affaires, its answer to the claim of the
United States cabinet, which was pronounced
unsatisfactory by that gentleman. He, in con
sequence, demanded his passports.
The Foreign Minister intended to forward
the passports, without delay, accompanied by a
respectful note, expressive of a wi.-h that the
differences between the two countries might be
arranged in a friendly manner. Commodore
Martin’s squadron was st.ll in the Tagus, as
also the two American vessels of war, which
which were expected to sail on the 19th, with
Mr. Clay. The Minister of Foreign Affairs
had sent a circular, through the Portuguese
diplomatic ageuts, for presentation to the dif
ferent foreign courts, with details respecting the
American demand upon Portugal.
The health of the Queen of Spain is quite
restored. Other Spani.-li news of no importance.
THE GERMAN EMPIRE.
All Germany is ringing with speculations
upon the result of the war in Holstein.
From Hamburg we learn that a second Rus
sian fleet, with ten thousand troops on board, is
on the point of leaving the port of Cronstadt
for the Schleswig-Holstein coast. Sweden,also,
is to send a squadron under the command of
Prince Oscar, and it is not thought impossible
lhat England may send a maritime force, at
least equal to that of Russia. There would
then be four fleets of maratime powers, more
or less hostile to the German cauze.
In the Duchies, the Hanoverian Chambers
are still firm in their support of Germany, and
consider the peace concluded between Prussia
and Denmark as dishonourable to the empire.
A dispatch reached Berlin stating that a
dreadful fire had broken out in the city of Cra
cow, by which nearly one-half of the city had
been destroyed. Many lives were lost, and a
great amount of property consumed.
AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA.
Accounts from Vienna state that the Minister
of War has resigned, in consequence of Hay
uau’s dismissal. Redetzky has tendered his re
signation, it is said, on the same account.
A tremendous fire occurred at St. Peters
burgh on the 16th, on the uoith side of the river,
near the guard ship. Property to an immense
amount was destroyed.
ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC.
Baltimore, Aug. 12.
The steamship Pacific arrived at New York
at 9 o’clock tins morning, bringing Liverpool
dates to the 31st July. Since the sailing of
the Cambria, tho Cotton market had recovered
its acttv.ty, and an advance *n price of £d a
had been obtained. The sales of the four days
amounted to 47,000 bales, cf winch speculators
and exporters took 25,000.
Cos n was ls. lower. No change in provi
sions. Flour firm. Wheat Id per bushel lower.
Cofiee fi.m. Consols closed at 96-J a 97.
Havre, Juiy 30.—Cotton was dull, but on
Satu.day became more animated. Trade and
commerce generally good.
POLITICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
The Danish and Holstein question is excit
ing general discussion in England. Should the
British trade in the Baltic be interfered with, it
will be the duty of ungland to protect he. in
terests. War has actually commenced between
Denmark and the Duchies, aud on the Ustu of
July the hostile armies met at Adstedt, the
Danes numbering 40,600 and the Holsteiners
30,000 men. The butrie lasted eleven hours
before victory decided lor the Danes, with the
loss on both sides of 7000 men.
Snmh O’Brien is to be removed from Maria
Island to Hobart Town, (New Holland,) to be
kept in close confinement.
On the receipt of official intelligence of the
deatn of President Taylor, the American resi
dents in Liverpool convened at the American
Consulate and adopted resolutions expressive
of their sense of the eminent merits of the de
ceased and the loss the country had sustained
by his death.
We have news from Russia of a destructive
conflagration, by which the city of Samaria
wa3 laid in ruins. Thirty-three stone buildings
and four hundred and eighty of wood, includ
ing ail the public edifices and one hundred and
twenty-six corn magazines, were destroyed.
<£ljr 3! tins nf tjp 3Pnt[.
Sargicnl Operation. —A letter from Dart
mouth College, published in the New York
Evening Post, mentions the following case ol
a successful operation for removing an obstruc
tion from the wind-pipe, which had been placed
there by a singular accident.
Drs. Crosby and Peaslee performed a suc
cessful and somewhat difficult surgical opera
tion here, yesterday. Mr. John \. Dobie, a
most worthy aud intelligent citizen, who, for
some years, has been the bookseller of the place,
and for the college, in sponging his nostril with
cold water for some slight intlaminauon, twist
ed and pressed up a wet sponge an iuch or
more square, when by an accidental sneezing,
it passed into his head and down into the
throat. All effort to extract it proved unavail
ing, and during Tuesday night the breathing
was entirely through the sponge. Yesterday
these gentlemen took it out by cu ting through
the windpipe. The patient is doing well, aud
Dr. Crosby says w.ll recover.
The Austrian Plot for the Assassination
of Kossuth. —A man named Bardi has left
Constantinople tor London, in a sailing vessel.
He is the bearer of documents which tend, by
strong circumstantial evidence, to show the par
ticipation of die Austrian authorities m the
plot for the assassination of Kossuth. The
Au.-trians had seized aud imprisoned him, but
faded to obtain “his papers, and he has at length
managed to escape from their clutches with
these lmpoitant documents in his possession.
The Great Desert of Sahara. — Advices have
been received tn England to the effect that Mr.
Kicaaidson and his Prussian fellow travellers
and Overwege, had safely reached the capital
ot Fezzan, aud were preparing for their long
journey to Central Af. ica. They were awaiting
the arrival ot an escort of Tounurieks from
Ghat to conduct them from the Gnat erntory
to Cheer and Aghadez, the unexplored Tou
arick countries in the southern regions of the
Sahara.
From the lVest Indies. —We have received
the Turks Island Gazette of the 23th of July,
and the Antigua Herald of the 6th of thai
mouth. From the la.ter we learn that the sea
sonable rains had revived the hopes and bright
ened the pro.-pects of the sugar piauters, aud
that preparations were making to introduce the
culture of cot.on, on a large scale, into the
island.— N. Y. Com. Adv.
American Alusicians for Europe. —Richard
Willis, the leader of one of New York’s best
City military bands, has a unique plan in view.
He means to form a band of some twenty-five,
equip them With American brass instruments,
and having given us a taste of their quality at
home, take them to Europe and show the peo
ple, over sea, what may be done by the Yankees
in this line. Whv not?
From Port au Prince. —Captain Wood, of
the schooner Mary Elizabeth, arrived from Port
au Prince, which place she left on the 19th of
July, repoits that a brother of the Governor of
that place was publicly shot on the day before
Capt. Wood left, for having “openly spoken
against the proceedings of the President.” The
report sounds like an ex p irte statement.
[iV. Y. Com. Adv.
CrGen. Garibaldi has written a letter to the
Italian Committee of New York city, declining
their offer of a public reception. He does not
require such an assurance of the sympathy of
Americans. He is anxious, quietly and humbly,
to become a citizen of the Republic, and engage
in business until a more favourable opportunity’
occurs for the liberation of his country.
More Gold in Georgia. —We notice that a
gold mine has been discovered on the land of
Dawson Law, of Morgan county, in that State,
which promises to yield an abundance of the
piecious metal. Mr. Law states that a man
can easily make five dollars a day by digging ;
particles the size of a pea are found in abund
ance.
Comet discovered by Dr. Peterson at
Altona, Geimany, on the lint of May, ha.s
passed both its perigee aud perihelion, the
former on the 14th, and the latter about mid
night, Monday night, according to the calcula
tion of European astronomers, and has neither
burnt up the earth, nor been burnt up by the sun.
Fire on a Railroad. —The Boston Daily
Advertiser says that a freight car, loaded w.th
sheep, on the Attica and Rochester Railroad,
took fire from sparks from the locomotive, and
before it was discovered, and the fire could be
extinguished, the car, with its load of live stock,
was destroyed.
Nicaraguan Treaty. —The London Stand
ard of Freedom condemns, in strong terms,
the Nicaraguan treaty, because it concedes
every point claimed by the United States as
against England.
IfTThe New York Express states that the
late Postmaster General complet and a contract
for leasing the present post office building in
that city for fourteen years at 810,000 per
annum.
(CTThe Archbishop of Limburg (Austrian
Poland) has prohibited his clergy from wearing
long hair, like the peasants, and from smoking
in public, like demagogues and sons of Baal.
O’Mr. Clay arrived at Newport on the Bth
inst., and took lodgings at the Beilevue House.
13pra’s liter.
MARRIED,
On the 4th of July, by the Rev. J. Fant,
Isaac Minas, aged 76, and Elizabeth Fant,
aged 16, all of Colleton District.
On the 18th of July, John McLeroy and
Margaret Thompson, all ol Barnwell District.
Near Midway, July 28, by J. D. O. Zeigler,
Esq., James Smoke and Elizabeth Patrick,
all of Barnwell District.
Near Fort Vailey, on Sunday, the 21st ult.,
Mr. J. B. Wright, P. M. of Daviston, Talbot
county, and Miss E valine Hamilton, of Hous
ton county.
At Greensboro, Geo., on the 25th ult., Mr.
Henry Moore, ol Augusta, and Miss Celeste
Poullain, daughter of Dr. T. N. Poullain.
In Athens, Geo., on the 31st ult., Dr. Os
borne A. Lociirane, of Savannah, and Vic
toria Francis, daughter of Col. H. Lamar, of
Athens.
£|jb iftlniisnlrnin.
DIED,
At Fisher’s Bar, on the American River, in
California, on the 18th of May, John McCoy,
of Lowell, Mass.
‘The world knew little of one of the purest
and noblest spirits that ever stooped for a while
to bless it, in mortal form, and we call not on
the world to sympathize with our private grief,
now that that pure spirit has experienced the
transition which we are wont to call death,
and the form which enshrined it sleeps its last
sleep on the banks of the Americano. But to
us and to others, despite our faith in a Divine
Providence, which doeth all things well, the
world is changed—a deep shadow rests upon
our spirits. A void is left in our souls which
all the world cannot till. But we believe that
good spirits are not withdrawn from the earth
while their ministrations are needed to bless the
living. He is still with us, and death, a kind
angel, will by and by usher us into a closer
communion with him.
“Deatli leadeth unto Life.” D- H. J.
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TIIE TRAVELLER’S GLIDE.
ROUTES FROM CHARE STON.
From Charleston to .Yew- York. Leaving daily at 3t£
o’clock p. m. By Steamer to Wilmington 180 miles. —B
Railroad to Weldon 162 miles.—To Petersburg 63.—T0
Richmond 22. —To Acquia Creek 70.—8 y Steamer t.
Washington 55.—8 y Railroad to Baltimore 40.—T0 Phil
adelphia 92. —To New-York 87. Total distance 771 miles.
Time 60 hours. Fare sco.
The “Southerner” (Steamship) leaves Charleston even
tenth day after the 27t!i of’ April, at 4 o’clock p. m. Thro’
in 60 hours. Fare (State-Room) $25.
From Charlcston to Philadelphia. —The Osprey leaves
Charleston every other Saturday, at 4 o’clock, p. M.—
through in 60 hours. Fare S2O.
From Charleston to .Yeic-Orleans. Leaving daily at
10 o’clock a. m. By S.C. Railroad to Augusta-13S miles
—By Georgia Railroad to Atlanta 171.—8 y Macon and
Western Railroad to Griffin 42. By Stage to Opelaka
*>.—By Railroad to Montgomery 65. —By Steamer to
Mobile 331.—T0 New-Orleans 166. Total distance 1,00(
miles. Time 123 hours. Fare $39.50.
From Ch arlcston to .Yew-Orleans, via. Savannah,daily
at 9a. M. By Steamer to Savannah 140 miles.—By Cen
tral Railroad to Macon 199. —By Macon and Western Rai
road to Barnesville 40.—8 y Stage to Opelaka 100.—By
Railroad to Montgomery 63.—8 y Steamer to Mobile 331.
To New-Orleans 166. Total distance 1,032 miles. Time
77 hours. Fare $39.50.
MISCELLANEOUS TABLE.
_ . , _ Distances. Fare. Time.
To Athens, Ga., 251 m. $7,95 10 h.
“ Chattanooga, Tenn., 445 13,12 31
“ Columbia, S. C., 130 4,00 8
“ Camden, S. C., 142 4,00 9
“ Hamburg, S. C„ 136 4.00 8
“ Memphis, Tenn., 740 28,00
Passengers Cor either of the above places leave Charles
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SECOND ANNUAL FAIR OF THE SOUTH
CAROLINA INSTITUTE,
OPF..Y OJ\T THF. 18fA JYOVF.MBF.R JfF.XT.
The second annual Fair of the South Carolina Institute,
for the promotion of Art, Mechanical Ingenuity, &c.,
will he held in Charleston, opening on the 18tli November,
and to continue during the week.
Specimens of every branch of Industry are earnestly
solicited. Premiums will he awarded—for the best speci
mens, a Silver Medal; for the next best, a Diploma. For
Original Inventions, a suitable premium, at the discretion
of the judges.
A selection will be made of the best specimen of Me
chanism and the Arts—of Cotton, Rice, Sugar, Tobacco,
Corn, Wheat, Flour, Rosin and Turpentine—and sent to
the World’s Fair, to beheld in London in the Spring ol
1851.
A large and commodious building has been selected for
the Exhibition, and every attention will be paid to the re
ception and care of articles sent to the Fair. All articles
must be directed to L. M. H atch, [Chairman of Commit
tee of Arrangements, and he delivered by the 14th of
November.
Communications addressed to James H. Taylor,
Chairman of Committee on Correspondence, will meet
with prompt attention.
The Hon. JOS. H. LUMPKIN, of Georgia, will de
liver the Annual Address, on Tuesday night, the 18th
November.
Arrangements have been made with the South Carolina
Rail Road Company, to let all articles intended for the
Fair, return free of charge.
WM. GREGG, President.
E. C. Jones, Secretary.
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clude the greater number of the bes and ablest names ot
the country. They represent the highest Literary talent
>f the South, and reflect truly, with i> native earnestness,
orce and fidelity, the real policy and the peculiar mstitu
tions of our section. The Publishers, assured by the coun
tenance which they have received, trim every quarter of
the South, and especially sustain* and patronized hj the
most influential names in Carolina, beg leave to solid
the continued and increasing patronage oi our citizens.
Subscriptions will he received at tlu-ir Office, corner of
East Bay and Broad streets, second story, or at 101 East
Bay. Contributors will he pleased to address the Editor,
to their care, in Charleston.
WALKER & RICHARDS,
Publishers and Proprietors Southern Quarterly Review.
NOTICE.—AII former Agencies for the SOUTHERN
QUARTERLY REVIEW are discontinued. Due no.
tice will he given of the appointment of Agencies by the
present Publishers.
UNRIVALLED NORTH OR SOUTH!
THE THIRD ANNUAL VOLUME
OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY GAZETTE,
YVas commenced on Saturday, the 4th of May, 1850,
undents original name —instead ot Richards Weekly Ga
zette —as more significant of its peculiar character, it being
the only weekly organ ot’ Literature in the entire South !
It is
GREATLY ENLARGED AND IMPROVED,
Containing weekly Thirty-two Columns ot matter. It
is, moreover, in an
ENTIRELY NEYV DRESS
“ from head to foot,” and upon heautilul white paper, so
that, in mechanical excellence, it shad not be surpassed by
any paper whatever in the United States! It will cc—*.ln
ue under the same Editorial direction as heretofore, aud no
pains or expense will he spared to make it
A CHOICE FAMILY NEWSPAPER,
“as cheap as the cheapest, and as good as the best!”
Utterly discarding the notion that a Southern journal can
not compete with the Northern weeklies, in cheapness and
interest,
THE SOUTHERN LITERARY GAZETTE
Shall rival the best of them in all the characteristics of a
truly valuable fireside Journal. Its aim will be the diffu
sion of cultivated and refined taste throughout the com
munity—and it will embrace in its ample folds every spe
cies of intelligence that can tend to this result
ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS,
from many of the ablest writers iu the South, will chiefly
occupy its columns, hut not to the exclusion of choice mis
cellany. selected from the best American aud European
sources
The tone of the “ Gazette” will be independent in criti
cism and in tile discussion of every legitimate topic, hut it
will he strictly
NEUTRAL IN POLITICS AND RELIGION !
Its columns will be occasionally embellished with
SOUTHERN PORTRAITS & LANDSCAPES,
engraved expressly for the work, and accompanied by
biographical and topographical sketches. A portrait of
tlie Hon. Judge Lumpkin, of Georgia, appeared in the
first number, ami others will follow at monthly intervals
ITS GENERAL INFORMATION
will be copious, hutcarefully condensed from me leading
Journals of all parts of the world.
Notwithstanding the great increase in the see and at*
tractions of the paper, it will still he published at
Two Dollars Per Annum, in Advance !
It will be furnished to persons becoming responsible for
the whole number of copies, and having them sent to one
address, on the following terms:
Three copies, $5
Five copies, 8 *
Ten copies, 15
F ifteeu copies, 20
T wenty copies, 25
Fifty copies, 60
All orders must be accompanied witii the money
and addressed, post-paid, to
WALKER & RICHARDS.
. Charleston, S. C.
N. B. Editors who vvill copy, or notice fully, this Pros
pectus, shall receive the Gazette regularly, and also a
beautiful Juvenile Magazine, entitled “The Schoolfel
low.”
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST JUVENILE
MAGAZINE IN THE UNITED t> FATES.
On the 15th of January, 1850, was published at
Charleston, S. C., the first number of tile Second An.
nual Volume of
THE SCHOOLFELLOW,
which has been pronounced by some of the ablest presses
and best judges, “ The best and cheapest Juvenile Mag
azine in the United States.” The success of this beauti
lul little work during its first year has been so flattering
that the Publishers have resolved to continue it and make
it permanent, and they therefore call upon parents, teach
rrs, and all interested ill the rising generation to aid them
in their efforts to make the Schoolfellow all that iu most
flattering judges have pronounced it.
It will be published in the same form as heretofore and
under the same editorial care; and will contain chiefly ori
ginal articles from the pens of Mrs. Caroline Gilman, Mrs.
Joseph C. Neal, Mrs, W. C. Richards, Mrs. C. W\ Du-
Bose, Miss Tuthill, Caroline Howard, Miss C. W. Bar
her, Clara Morcton, Maria Roseau, the Editor, and many
other well known writers.
ITS PICTORIAL EMBELLISHMENTS
will be more numerous and beautifu than before: it wil
be printed upon finer paper, aud no pains will be spared to
make it a most charming companion for all good girls and
bops. It will be published on the fifteenthtyf each month,
and will make a volume of about 410 pages and 100 en
gravings,
Five copies will be sent to one address for $4 ; Eleven
copies for $8 ; Twenty-three copies for sls, and Thirty,
two copies for $20 !!
the first volume.
beautifully hound in gilt muslin, wid be furnished in con
uection with the second Year for Two Dollars. To
clubs, it will he supplied at One Dollar for each copy.
” U ‘ A!) orders must he accompanied with the cash —
if by mail, post-paid.
L&” Clubs should be made up as early as practicable—
and those wishing volume first, should apply immediately
t 0„. VVALKEIt & RICHARDS.
. ay4,1850. Charleston, S. C.
, Editors copying this Prospectus, or making suitable
notice, shall receive a copy of the work without an ex.
change. They will pleas send marked copies of their
papers containing it to the ‘ Gazette.”
GENERAL AGENCY
IN LITERATURE, ART and SCIENCE.
AT THE
Office of the Southern Literary Gazette.
Corner of Broad-st. and East-Uay, (up stairs,)
Charleston, S. S.
Tut Undersigned, Editor of ihe “ Southern Lite
rary Gazette, begs leave to inform the public that
he has opened a General Agency thr the transaction of
any business connected with Literature, Science an-
Art. He will correspond with authors concerning the
publication of books and pamphle t upon their own ac.
count, or otherwise ; execute any commission for gentle
men tormmg libraries; forward subscriptions for any peri
odical work, American or European ; receive and execuet
promptly commissions lor any work of Art; supply accu
rate estimates of the cost ol Philo ophical Instruments,
orderthem at his own risk and guarantee their efficiency.
Ail communications must be addressed, prepaid, to
WM. C. RICHARDS.
ts No charge will be made for any service required
by his brethren ot the press, who w ill oblige him by pub
lishiug this notice.
Tup t l ENGRAVING.
(I r* subscriber would inform A jthors, Publisher* and
r SBr#f*l V'iV. he “till continue* to carry on the busi
nessof ENGRAVING ON WOOD, in all its branches.
tlis facilities are such that he is enabled to execute all orders
promptly, and in every style of the Art, upon the mod
reasonable terms; while the experience of many years
enables him to feel perfect confidence in his efforts to give
satistaction to all who may favour him with their natron.
ag June6 151 Fulton-street, New York.
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BOOKSELLERS,
PUBLISHERS AND STATIONERS
523 MARKET-STREET, FHIXaDE LPHU, ’
Publish Mitchell’s Geography and Allas, Primary Geo
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and Atlas Uuiversa 1 Atla*, with inkirly eighty ljeanthu!i r
coloured Maps ; Pocket Maps of the Unite, u,., 1 j ?
the different States of the Union • S van IT* “| and °!
Reader-, Spelling Book and Primary sTIf? 0t
Greene’s Enghsh Grammar, and Greene’s^Wysi-ot°the
E.q'ltsh Language .A. Adams’ Arithmetics parts 1
and P^Cs^of
Fro*’* United°&,&c r 5 Books 1,1 ltlurn
pne'i hfl™ 0 ,ov ’ es ‘ Price*, the largest
riASSfr'4i g r A , ixr k Js.L he country of SCHOOL.
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t3P Orders solicited. i; m o July 13
franklin house.
NEW YORK, May 1, 1850.
THE subscriber respectfully informs his friends and the
public that he has leased tbs above House for a
term ot years. Ihe House has been in complete repair
during the past winter arid mostly furnished anew. The
proprietor respectfully solicits a continuance of the patJon
age heretofore no liberally received. „ . *
JOHN P. TREADWELL.