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pRECEpTS Is. PRACTICE.

We had omitted to call the particular attention
| of the render to the vote Id the Senate on Mon
day, upon the appropriation for the Cumberland
road The bill appropriates 100000 for the OBJ
| ject. of which sum Ohio is to receive 100000,
and Indiana and Illinois $l50,000 each. We
make no quarrel with the appropriation, but we
cannot lose the opportunity to expose the shame
less inconsistencies of Locofocosm. One of the
boosted principles of the party is the denial of
constitutional power in Congress to carry on
works of internal Improvement; and yet there
never has been an occasion when the party have
failed to sacrifice their principles to suit an emer-
gency. OF the twenty-three affirmative votes by
which the bill passed, ten Of them were cast by
Locofocos who have made themselves hoarse in
denouncing the lattudinarian" construction of
Henry Clay and the Wings. We cannot see
how honorable men can reconcile such inconsis-
tencies; we cannot how they can consist
emily with their oaths, denounce the doctrine of
internal Improvement by the Federal Govern
ment as unconstitutional, and then turn right
about and act upon the principle. We repeat
that we have no quarrel with appropriation or the
principle it involves, but we must protest against
such trihing with oaths, as is implied by the con-
duct of Locofoco members of Congress upon this
subject.
But this is by no means an uncommon case.
1t is the every day practice of the party. Every
member of the party yields up his scruples on
the altar of-his popularity, whenever the local
interests of his constituents are affected by the
appropriation to be made.
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SUICIDE BY A JUDGE.-Judge Murray, of the
Court Of Muscogee county, Alabama, committed
suicide, about week ago, by blowing out his
brains with a pistol. The cause of this meIan
choly act was love The Judge was in Mobile
only few weeks before, was tile young lady
to whom ne was engaged, but on returning to
Columbus, the father of the lady refused his con-
sent to the union, which SO operated upon JUDGE
Ms disposition as to drive him to the commission
of the act.
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VERY LATE FROM HAYTI.

COMPLETE OVERTHROW OF THE MuLArTo
GovERNMENT.-From Captain Hoyt, of the brig
Republic, who left Port Republican, 9th ultimo
an arrived here on last evening, we learn that
the Blacks have been entirely successful in their
engagements with the Government troops. He
rards forces had dsbanded in the North, and he
took refuge in Port Republican, but was holly
pursued by superior numerical force, and it is
believed he could not hold out many days The
Revolutionsts have established an Independent
government in the Spanish part of the island
The French Admiral lay off Port Rep, with three
frgates waiting the issue Of events. He would
probably take possession Of the island and the ex-
pected failure of the Government to pay the in
demnty due to France would be used as pretext
for that purpose.
The black population has been fighting for a
Republican form of Government, instead Of Mill
tary Despotism, and we think the possession Of
the Island will cost France much more than any
pecuniary advantages she can ever expect from
it-N Y, Sun Of Wednesday,
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A dreadful, savage, and fatal ARRAY took place

DREADFUL savage, and fatal ARRAY took place
in the vicinity of Allanburg one night last week.
Two canal laborers occupied adjoining shanties
both were married, one having children, the other
none One of the children threw chip or some-
thing of that sort into the shanty of his fathers
neighbor, which SO enraged him that he gave the
child severe thraslling. The father was absent
at the time. On his return, such violent pas
sion was excited that he seized an axe and sal
lied out, threatening to cut down the shanty of
the offender, who met him, having taken Tue pre-
caution to arm himself with similar weapon.
With these axes they fought, and the sad result
was, that the father of the child was killed on
the spot, while his wife, who had thrown her
self upon his body to protect it, had one of her
legs broken, and was otherwise so seriously in
jured, that it was feared she would not recover.
The other man and his wife absconded.
Maya &c. W. Chron
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
As soon as the Journal was read

As soon as the Journal was read
Mr. POTTER, Of Ohio, rose and announced
the death of his colleague, Mr. HENRY r. BRINK
ERHorF, of the 2lst Congressional District of
that State.
This gentleman died at his residence, on the
Both of April, of a disease contracted about
the time he was preparing TO leave home for
Washington, and which prevented him from
taking his seat at all. He was native of Adams
county, Pennsylvania, and had removed, at an
early period of his life, to New York; thence,
about six years since, he removed TO Ohio.
In New York, he was twice elected to the
State Legislature. He was also raised to the
office of Major General of the New York militia,
and during the war, was in the frontier service
defending his country
Comparatively but a short time in Ohio, he
was still honored with an election to the 2Sth
Congress of the United States.
Mr. 8 history furnishes another example of
the fruits and advantages of our free institutions,
for he was of humble parentage, and had received
but limited education. Possessing, however, a
good mind, and exerting all his energies to ovcI-
come these disadvantages, he succeeded in win
ming high political honors, as we'll as securing
great respect and consideration in the private
walks of life. He was descended from the
Knickerbockers, and his character was marked
with all their prudence, discretion, and other
useful qualities.
He was an indulgent parent, faithful friend,
and had he lived, would have been useful mem
Der.
The House adopted the customary resolutions,
and adjourned.
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Norris of TaAVtn..4-tt strikes Us that 10.
bacCo-saiokef need not be inevitably blackguard,
although smoking is per Sc gross, selfish, AM.
mai indulgence which true gentleman would
seem likely TO eschew. But TO see three or tour
fellows, not positively Yahoos in appearance. get
into a railroad car, and there puff, puff, their
abomnable smoke into the faces and eyes OF
twenty people, to whom they must know it is
horribly offensive, who could ask more peremp-
tory proof of total depravity an Y. Tribune
We can inform the editor of the Tribune, from
our own sad experience, that there is lower
deep of depravity than that. He has only been
upon the confines of those purgatorial regions,
the "smoke" Of which he SO much abhors. Let him
travel between Richmond and Fredericksburg in
the middle of winter, closely shut up in the cars,
with half dozen tobacco chewers, expectorating
the rich juice of the weed upon the stove, and
he would sigh for the odors of the cigar, which
he now looks upon as offensive. We must
say, in justice to the agents of the railroad, that
the practice alluded to is strictly forbidden and
always prohibited as far as possible; but some
persons seem 10 have penchant for the amuse-
ment, which it is difficult to account for and upon
which we have often INDUCED passing specula-
ton. The act of splitting upon hot stove ap-
peals 10 three of the five senses, through which
we receive all our ideas of beauty. We see the
hyperbolic figure which the liquid describes in
passing from the mouth to the stove-we hear it
fry when brought in contact with the hot IRON
and we smell the odor which is compounded of
burnt tobacco and saliva, but which of the senses
communicates the Measure we have never been
able to determine. We may say, nevertheless,
as the frogs said to the boys, that it may be fun
to the actors, but it is death to the spectators.
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SIR E. L. BULwER We learn from the best
authority that this distinguished author is on the
eve OF sailing for the United States of North
America, in which he intends to make protract
ed stay. His ostensible object is the improve
ment of his health, which, we regret to hear.
has been for a long time declining. We cannot
doubt however. that the rich ore hewI gather in
the course of his wanderings will be used in the
glowing aembic of his mind, and reproduced in
some original and brilliant form. We understand
that s2me of our distinguished ziterati propose
rendering him public dinner prior to his de-
parture.-London Court Journai.
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tior he Wing Standard.
A PEEP Ar BOTH SIDES.

Oh! how the Locos do lampoon
The Wings that hail g that same old coon"
That whipp'd the Fox" in forty sore,
And will again in forty four"
They can't remember now, poor souls,
The epoch Of their shickory poles;"
And how, since then, in "glory's" fog,
They madly worshppd the "whole hog"
Log cabins'' and g hard cider" too,
Have had their day, it is most true
But were they worse than " Jackson poles,'
Adorn'd with broonasn and /" Porter boaols -
And il the Wings did cut shine,''
And of a " Coon, have made " sign
We think the "emblem' ,,olc will suit,
AS well as did the grunting brute
Hereafter, them let Loco saints,
OF symbols make no more complaints,
Till from Ohio's* ballot box
They drive their "hog"-we'll drive their &C or -
And while they gro,ol and tell their lies on,
We go for Clay and Eelinghuysen ~
Hurrah for Harry efthe Hest"
And Frelinghuyen--he's next best!
In OHIO, few years since, the tickets of the Locos
we're headed with hog, and SO voted
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The brig Uncas, Captain Roach, which had
been detained off The river Galnas by the u.
y brig Porpolse, Lieutenant Commander Craven,
on account of some irregularities in her papers,
and, proceeding on the coast, was brought to this
port Yesterday morning, under charge of Leu,en-
ant q. w. Chapman. 1t is also said that the mate
OF the Uncas had been murdered by one of the
sailors, named Robinson.
When the Uncas left the coast, the health of
the United States squadron was quite good. Up
to the 18th of March no case of fever had oc
curred.-NeD Orleans Bee, May 1.
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Speaking of the version given of the misun-
derstandng between Messrs. White and Rathbun,
by the solutions of the Globe, the Mobile Daily
Advertiser concludes an article with the following
caustc sentence:
"To say the honest truth, the whole represent
tation of the affair as given in that print, seemed
to us strained, unnatural, and biased, more like
the revelations of a witness under subornment,
whose tongue was swollen and blistered with the
ranking scandal under which it labored."
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FROM JAMAICA.

We learn from Capt. Morrison, Of the British
schooner Industry, who arrived last evening from
Jamaica, that two more vessels had just arrived
from Aux Cages with 800 of the unfortunate in
habtants. special meeting of the Common
Council had been held on the 9Th, to take into
consideration the state of the distressed females
and children, refugees from Aux Cages, and GOO
had been voted for their immediate necessities.
Considerable sympathy had been excited in the
community in their behalf-N Y. Erp. of We'd
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The crew of the United States ship Constela-
ton, recently arrived at Norfolk from the Pacific
have published card in the Norfolk papers,
thanking Commodore L. Kearney for his good
usage to them while under his command, in a
cruise of forty-two months round the world. The
card says:
"Of all the ships bearing the American flag,
we do not hesitate in saying that the Constellation
was the happiest ship that ever left the United
States owing to the mild mode of discipline
adopted by her commander In him. and only
him, are we indebted--not forgetting, however,
the Fleet Surgeon, Rapalje, and Assistant Sur
geon Greenow, for their kindness to those who
were unfortunate enough to require their medi-
cal skill"
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WING MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA

WING MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA.
large number of the Wings of the First Con-
gressional District, assembled in front of the Com
missioners Hall, Southwark, on Tuesday evening"
for the purpose of hearing the report of their Del
egates to the Baltimore Convention. On motion,
George G. West, Esq, was elected Chairman
A number of Vice Presidents and Secretaries
we're also elected after which Dr. Rutter read
the report Of the Delegates from the First District
to the National Convention.
The meeting was addressed by the Hon. Mr.
King, Of Georgia, Hon. Mr.. Graves, of Kentucky,
and Mr.. Buckner, of Kentucky. The Chairman
Of the Committee of Arrangements read letter
from the Hon. E. Joy Morris, regretting that he
was prevented from attending the meeting.
A resolution of thanks to the speakers was
adopted, and then the meeting adjourned with
nine cheers for HENRY CLAY.
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FATAL PEDBsTRIANIsM-Th New York Com
merclal says "that at st. Kits, in March last a
great feat of Professionalism was accomplished bv
Lieutenant Lthbridge, of the S5th Light Infantry
match was made between him and a corporal
to walk from the barracks to Basseterre--l2
miles-and back. The corporal did it in six
hours and twenty-three minutes, the lieutenant
in four hours and lwenty-hree minutes under
tropical sun. But the consequence was that on
the first April both corporal and lieutenant were
carried to their graves.
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ANOTHER SPEECH FROM MR.. WEBSTER.
The New York Tribune gives the following
sketch of the remarks Of Mr.. Webster, in the
rotunda of the Exchange on his visit on Thurs
day evening to the Boston Clay Club:
"Public opinion is now awake, and great prin-
ciples are discussed every where. Since the Or
ganization of our Government there never was
greater desire for system of wise policy We
want honorable peace, or, if need be. honorable
war, that great questions may be settled. We
want Government of guardian kinduess--of
parental care-not subversve to-norroW of " hat
was done to day. Tie people must insist upon
settled course of reasonable policy. One OF the
nations across the water has saying that in this
day the schoolmaster is abroad. Our schoolmas.
ter has been abroad, and has taught us some sal
utary lessons. We must teach our rulers to
hold our Government in trust for us. think
see the dawn of brighter day. We need not
mourn over what is past, but let us improve the
present, and look forward with hope for the fu-
ture. Local dlsunons are giving way before an
enlargement of views and more Catholic spirit.
| When the South gives up, the North must not
hold back in securing national renown. | have
! confidence in these VIEWS from the existence of
strong, irradicable, ineffaceable attachment to
the Union of the States, which exists in the North
and in the South, from the sea to the Mississippi
And this Is our only nope. 1t was the States in
Union that declared us tree established the Con-
stitution, and carried out the formation of Gov
eminent with SO much glory and renown. Union
holds up this country to the gaze of other nations
as the most favored of Gods creation among men
The Wings are bound to preserve the Union.
Let us pursue conservative course, if need be,
making greater speed, but we must not run off
the track
"In conformity with these views, gentlemen,
give you sentiment: The Constitution of the
country, and the Union of the States-may they
both be perpetual"
Mr.. Webster retired amid prolonged cheers,
to the room of the Boston Clay Club. Governor
Paine, of Vermont, afterwards addressed them at
their own room, in an eloquent speech on our
union, and the disunion on the tariff. currency.
ana other pnolc questions, among our opponents.
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in the universe teaches by its simple power in The
cure of disease-that none of Gods creatures are
made in vain. AS numerous and various as the pro-
ducts of the vegetable kingdom, are the diseases to
which man is subject-and surely we may believe
that in the great cabinet of Nature which is open to
us, every one Of these ills may find its balm Let
hundreds, then, who have given themselves up to
despair, still hope. In SANDs's SARsApARrLLA has
been discovered certain remedy for many disc ases
which have hitherto bailed all skill. In cases of
Scrofula, Chronic Rheumatism obstinate Ulcers
and diseases which arise from impure state Of the
blood, it never fails
Prepared and sold, wholesale and retail, by A. B.
& ID. SANDS, Wholesale Druggists, IS Fulton ST.
New York.
Agents for Washington city ROBERT FARM
HAM, Bookseller corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
18th street, and r. s. PATTERSON, Druggist cor
ner of Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street
Price 81 per bottle bottles for as
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DEATH or THE Hon. HENRY r. BRINKERHoFF.
Both Houses of Congress adjourned yesterday at
an early hour, as token of respect to the memo
ry of the Hon. Henry R. Brnkerhof1, late Rep
resentative from the 2lst Congressional District
of Ohio, who died at his residence on the Both
of April last.
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NAvAL.-The naval station at Baltimore, dis
continued in November last, by the late Secre-
tary Henshaw, is shortly to be resumed The
present Secretary of the Navy has directed the
U. 5. sloop of war Ontario now at Norfolk, to be
transferred to that station, 10 be used as receiv-
ing vessel, under the command Of Commander
John S. Nichols and the Recruiting service will
beunder the charge of Comd'r John j. Young.
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The Lead Trade of the West is largely on the
increase. According to the regular tables, in the
st. Louis Price Current of the 9th April, there
were received in the year 1s43, 1926 pigs.
This year, to date, (only four monhs,) the re.
ceipts are l5S,300 pigs. The exports, this year,
SO far amount to l25,504 pigs, leaving stock on
hand Of 30,796 pigs.
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ANOTHER AccIDENT-almost.-W understand
that two trains met on the Amboy railroad, about
twelve miles from Amboy, on Monday afternoon.
They were seen, however, in time to prevent a
collision, but in running one of the trains back a
mile or two TO a turn OUT car was thrown
from the track No injury and little delay en-
sued. Luck is better, after all, than railroad
regulations.-N Y. Tribune.
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W A S HI N G I @ N.
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1874
WING STANDARD OFFICE.

DThe Publication Office of the Wing Stand
ard is now located on Pennsylvania Avenue, be-
tween Sd and4 streets, next door to Beers Tenn
perance Hotel. Advertisements, &c, will be re-
ceived there, or at our Printing Office, corner of
10th street.
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IMPORTANT FROM ALBANY'--There was a

IMPORTANT FROM ALBANY'--There was
Legislative caucus held at Albany on Monday
evening, among other things, for the purpose of
supporting Mr.. Van Buren, in his present doubtful
position. The caucus agreed to stand by him,
ayes 70 noes ga rather heavy minority for the
man who, we have been told, is the favorite son
of New York.-N. Y. Express.
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Can anybody tell us anything certain about
that leading editorial which The Globe is said to
have had jntype, savagely denouncng Mr. Ciay's
Letter on Annexation, when it received Mr.. Van
Buren's Letter on the same subject and had to
wear ship completely! We should like to see
that article. Can't the publishers of "lhe Curl
osites of American Literature obtain copy -
~. Y. Tribune
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TWENTY EIGHTH CONGRESS,
FIRST SESSION.
THURSDAY, MAY o, 1874.
SENATE.

After the reception of few memorials, and
the adoption of resolution submitted by Mr.
EVANS, inquiring whether any more clerks
were needed in the Comptroller's Office,
Mr. ALLEN pronounced eulogy upon Mr..
BRINKERHOFF
The Senate thea adjourned.
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Would il not be, asks all erudlte editor, an i'm
provement on "Go it while you're young" to
say, In the earlier stages of maturity, proceed
with accelerated swftness 2" We think it
would.
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A very large meeting was held in Charleston,
last week, to take into consideration the recent
murder of an American seaman at the port of
Havana. Resolutions were adopted expressive OF
the sense of the meeting and urging upon our
Government the adoption of measures for the
full and effectual assertion of the rights of our
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Boylston Hotel, Boston, was fired by lightning,
'on Saturday evening, at 9 O'Clock. The flames
were speedily extinguished.
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The "Augsburg Gazette" states from Bel
grade that the Prince Hospodar, of Moldavia, is
accused OF having Incorporated a sum of three
millions OF pastries OF the public money. Great
excitement is said TO prevail at Jassy,
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The United States frigate United States, Cap
from the 9th of January, 1912, to the 18th of De-
cember, 1843, visited 10 ports, was at sea 100
days, in port $50 days, and sailed 6O,l70 miles
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The friends of CLAY and FRELNGHUYsEN in
Newark, held meeting on Tuesday last to re-
spond to the Baltimore nominations Gov. VIM.
Pennington in the chair. The report of the dele
gates was received and ratified with hearty ac-
carnations. The meeting was then effectively
addressed by Mr.. Cook, Hon. VIM. c. Dawson,
and Col. Toombs, Of Georgia, whose remarks
were received with much enthusiasm. Newark
and Essex county will surpass all their former
noble majori,ies for Clay and Freinghuysen.
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The New York Express of Wednesday thus
speaks in reference to the anniversaries of the
several societies now being held in that city:
"The Anti-Slavery people have dwindled down
to mere handful, without money, or without
means. Their doings, as reported to-day, are
particularly amusing. If the world is not TO end
till they bring about the abolition of slavery
Father Miller may as well end his agitation at
once.
1T is worth the while to observe in this world
how much of fanatacsm and folly hang on the
skirts of genuine goodness and Christianity.
Thus there have assembled in fhis city, with the
delegates to Bible Societies, Foreign Missions
&c, ell the crazy and mad people from Maine to
Maryland. new sect, we understand, yester-
day got along in the Boston boat the come-outers
they are called. We shall study out this new
tribe when they make their appearance in public,
and endeavor to ascertain " hat they are AFTER"
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Gov. Porter has approved a bill passed at the
recent session of the Pennsylvania Legislature,
which requires the Susquehanna Canal Company
to receive ten per cent. of its toll levied on the
descending trade, in Tide Water Canal notes.