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Of said Temperance Assembly. The next
meeting Of the Assembly will be held on
the lst Saturday in December next, at half
past 6 o'clock, 7. NJ, in the Lecture Room
Of Doct. F. Howard, corner of F and 18th
streets, Washington City.


CoRREcTIoN.-Wi William Sherwood, resi-
dence north side Of Duke, between Fairfax
and Water Streets, is our agent for Alexan-
andria in the room Of Jno. Jefferson, re-
signed.


81 Persons to whom we forward the Co
lumbar Fountain, if they do not wish the
future numbers, will please return the num-
bers sent. Failing to do this. they will be
considered subscribers, and the paper will be
regularly mailed to them.


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Hon. Caleb Gushing is preparing history
Of the AmericanEmbassy to China.


Mr.. Cough is nearly restored to health
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Hon. Elisha Whittlesey is proposed for
the next governor of Ohio.


Big Thunder, the anti-renter, is engaged
in tending the sick al Sing Sing.


Gen. Jno. J. Hardin is urged by the I'LL
nois Wing Press, as the next candidate for
Governor.


Rev. Mr.. Southard, son Of the late Sena-
tor Southard, will, it is said, be called to the
third assistant rectorsh.p of Trinity Church,
New York


Governor Skunk has issued his warrant
for the execution of Jabez Boyd, Convicted
ofmurder in Chester county, Pa.) on the 2lst
Baxter, another of the murderers of Col
Davenport at Rock Island, has been found
guilty and sentenced to be hung.
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1t has been decided to commute the SEN
tence of death passed upon O'Connor and
Van Seenburg, anii-rcnters, TO imprisonment
for life


Who IS a Gentleman ?-Colerdge, III his
"Table Talk thus describes a gentleman.
1t is vivid delinealion


|" Whoever is open, generous and trne
whoever is honorable in himself, and can
did in his judgment Of others, and requires
no law but his word to make and fulfil an
man may be found
among the tilers Of the earth"


West Point Academy was established by an
act of Congress in l802-.Missouri Statesman
And will be abolished by the voice of the peo-
pie, when ?-Louisvilte Democrat.





The fremont Insurance Company of Boston,
have declared dividend Of sir per cent, payable
on demand.


NAvAL.-The u. $. Gulf Squadron was an
chored In the road of Sacrificus, two miles and
halt from Vera Cruz, on the 10th ultimo--all
well.


lcEBERG-The ship Diana, which arrived at
this port on Saturday last, from Liverpool, fell in
with an iceberg on the 30th ult, in lat. AZ SO,
long. 5O.--Boston Joannal


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The Hon. James j. Mckay. of North Caro-
lima, in the last Congress Chairman Of the Com
mittce Of Ways and Means, is named as a can
dldate for the Spcakership.


We understand that Gen. George Foster a
venerable veteran of the Revolution, died this
morning at his residence in Danvers, at the adj
vanced age Of 96.-Bostm Transcript.





AN EXQUISITE Will you be so kind as to
put that coin in my pawke, 2" said dandy, who
had bought cent cigar and received his chanre
IN pennies, " those coppaws will scent my fing
avs"


The GREAT FIRE.-The Great Fire of 10Th
July last is still burning in several places New
buildings have been erected, or in the process Of
erection, over the greater part Of the burnt dis
uict-.N T. Journal Of Commerce.


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SNow-The snow was 81 deep at Cayuga
Bridge, on Sunday, that The Engine was unable
to drag the train, and had to 90 on with the bag
gage car alone. The snow was said to be l8 inch
es deep and all the trains were several hours be-
hind.--ib.