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DAVENPORT, ALLEN 4 co have 10

ale-Cotion Yarns, assorted Nos.
Cut Mails, "7hrnii- and .Nanann-Ln nj.
Tanners and winter bleaehed Oh
Cotton Yarn; Wrapping paper
Pou, Claret- and ). NJ. Wine
Bacon side-Wbie Lead
Kentucky, Rias and blasting Powder
CAeined and ground Plaster
Reeuhod and old whiSkey
Sole Leather, Alum, Coppezs
Nader. Candies Rio Coffee. &e, &c.
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myers of Cabinet Furniture I'm the So
and elsewhere.
Z. W. HUTCHINGS g. co.
TO BUYERS OF FURNITURE--sOUT
l. a. L. W. MEEKS-

AVING facilities for manufacturing all kinds Of the most
III Fashionable aud Spl.diA FSrHitHrs now used, beg leave re-
spectfuIy TO call the attention OF Southern Gentlemen and Ladies
visiting New YoTt, To their Establishment, No. ~ Vesey street n
few doors from the Astor House. At their Store Rooms will be
found an extensive stock offumiture, made in the most ancient and
modern Partisan As well as other desirable styles, such as Egyptian.
RiIabsthan, Gothic, Louis XIV and XIV. &c; all Of which is OF
their own Manufacture, and gotten up under their personal super
attendance, and warranted to equal any made In thiseity or Europe.
New York, Sent. 18th rs. Iy
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NOTlCE 10 GkNTLEMEN.

II Will 6rbish ons gallon OF Aguc and Fever
y M,detue. snouah fot rs Or 80 Psrtons y, 81 per sanan, snd
warranted 70 cae o. 20 rsy. This nsdeine hes been wei tftted
m me nsshboEhood Of ne city, aRd found 10 b. a sure cure, fos
NE only BY ts sAhL 3 DOVE.
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Macon and Western Railroad
COMPANY.

We are gratified to learn that this impor-
tant section in the great line of railroad com
munication between the north and south by
the Atlantic states, and also between the south
and west to the Tennessee river, is on the eve
Of completion.
We have been looking for long time with
interest to the building of this road from
conviction Of the vast public advantages which
would result byopcning cheap easy and ex-
peditious access to Mobile, New Orleans and
the extreme south, through this section of
country.
When we ascertained, last winter, that the
attention of some Of the most intelligent and
enterprising capitalists of New York and Bos-
ton had been turned to this work, we enter
tanned no farther doubts, either in regard to
their proper appreciation of its Importance or
Of its speedy construction, if placed in their
hands. Such has been the result; and it gives
us unteigned pleasure to be able to announce,
that on the fourth of the present month. the
road was opened topassengers from Macon to
the city of Griffin, distance of ffty-eight
miles-and that the cars have been running
regularly since that time, and also that on or
about the 1st of August ensuing, both passen-
ger and freight cars will run over the road the
whole distance from Macon, northwesterlv, to
Atlanta, being one hundred and one miles,
At the latter point this road connects with
the Western and Atlantic road, state work,
by Georgia, upon which, it is said near three
millions of dollars have been already cxpend-
ed. The state road commences at Atlantaand
runs westerly distance of one hundred and
thirty-six miles, to the Tennessee river; thus
opening, when complete, in connection with
the road to be built from Nashville to the wcs-
tern termination of the state road, a direct and
convenient channel for the valuable products
oflarge sections of Tennessee, Ohio and Ken
lucky, to the Atlantic coast, and the return
merchandise for the supply ofthe same region
Of these wealthy and fertile states.-RQa-
road Jour.
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Excursions.

The fashion Of making Excursions" is one
of the novelties introduced by the modern IA
cilities in travelling; for by the old ways of
journeying, this amusement as it may now
fairly be styled, would have been impossible.
Five or ten stage coaches would have cost five
or ten times as much as one, and iaunt of 80
to 100 miles and back again in one day, would
have been no joke. Nowadays, it costs but
little more to draw five or ten. cars with To-
connective, than it costs to draw one and the
fatigue of trip of one hundred miles is but
little more than the ennui from want of en-
ployment.
We are prominently a locomotive people,
and our very amusementS are locomotive
the greater the speed, the greater the sport
The most phlegmatic nation cannot long resist
the influences railroads, ) but they are perfect
ly in accordance with the genius of our peo-
pie.
1t is only since the doctrine of low fares
has been properly understood, that 'excur-
sions" have been encouraged by companies as
source of great proft-as it is by low fares
only that large number can be induced to
take atrip forpleasure to any considerable dis
tance-and it is to distance only that people
will 90 for pleasure, who are well acquainted
with their immediate neighborhood. We were
impressed with the force of this sort of popular
argument, on recent trip over the Long
island railroad, The fare through and return
ing had been reduced for the day to 81 1-2,
including trip from Greenport to Sag Har-
bor The low price ofcourse brought togeth-
er large number Of passengers, and among
them We saw one at least, who, although over
eighty years of age, and residing within II
miles of the city of New York, had never
vcntured into Gotham. 1t is not improbable
that many persons were present who had nev-
er been twenty miles from their home, and
who now for the first time made journey of
nearly two hundred miles in one day.-R, r.
Jour.
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probably finish all in August. AS soon as
this is accomplished satisfactorily, VIC learn
the Road is to be put under contract at once
to Rutland. The passage Of the lndepend-
ent charter, from Windsor to the Cheshire
Road will equally secure the connection, al
so, of the Central Road with the Cheshire"
The new Sullivan charter, to connect with
the Cheshire, will no doubt be as satisfactory
to the Central, as it will be to the Rutland
road 1t cures all the troubles which our
Rutland friends have had, and it has not, ac-
cording to all outward evidence, for q long
time been contemplated as desirable, to ex-
tend the Central below Windsor, though their
charter allows the extension { the old Pas
sumpsic charter not interfering on the YER
South line of the State. To the Central it
can make no possible difference as to the ex-
tent, South of the Sullivan road, unless a
Cheshire interest might be supposed to affect
the amount ofpassengers and freight between
Bellows Falls and Charlestown. These great
roads are to be built forgenerations to come,&
a supposed temporary benefit has had quite
too much influence already, we think, to de-
ter the forward march of the Rutland road
On the whole it is matter for congratulation
that these questions have been now settled
and the effect must be renewed confidence in
the value of the Cheshire stock, though de-
pressed as all railroad stock is, while build
ing, and of course earning nothing. The
work is going on as rapidly and successfully
as could be expected, on the whole line from
Fitchburg to Walpolc, and when finished, it
will be the most romantic and attractive road
in New England.
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Arrival of the Great Britain.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

1HREE DAYS LATER FkOM LUhOfE'
! The steamship Great Britain arrived at New
York, Monday night having made the pass
age from Liverpool i'll thirteen days and three
hours.
i The Great Britain left Liverpool, at 8 PM
on the 9TH, and consequently brings only three
days later news than the Cambria.
| The number of passengers by the Great
Britain is 105. She has also full cargo of
merchandise, her freight list amounting to
G35O0.
Harden & Co. furnished us with English
papers received per Great Britain.
Cotton was in better demand, though prices
had not advanced. The sales for the three
days ending the 9TH, amounted to $4,000
bales.
Flour, in the London markets, is quoted at
27s' and 49,, duty paid, and the chief business
doing in American.
The revenue for the year, in Great Britain
shows deficit of 81, oil, 799.
One of the most violent thunder storms
passed over the South of England on the 9Th
that was ever known.
The crops of Scotland are uncommonly
fourishing.
1t was thought in London that the order of
mediation with Mexico would be accepted.
The iron market had recovered all its activ-
ity at Glasgow on the 4th.
Elihu Burritt, the d" learned blacksmith"
was in Manchester, where he intends spending
about a fortnight.
The CHINESE RANSOM. The Vixen steam
sloop, Captain Gillard, arrived on the 29th
ult,, from China and the Cape, at Portsmouth,
bringing the last instalment 100000 dol
lars) of the Chinese indemnity money
From the continent there is little of inter
est.
Paris Our advices from the French cap
ital come down to the 4th inst. On the pre-
ceding day the session of 1916 was formally
closed by royal ordinance, presented in
both chambers. The reading of this docu-
ment was as usual greeted with loyal cries of
Vire lie Roy after which the members sep
arated.
The eruption of Mount Hecla still continu-
ed, according to the last accounts of the 9TH
of April. The pillars of fire rose from three
new craters to the height of $4,000 English
feet, and were broader than the largest river
in the island, the Pierrsen. The lava has al
ready formed several high hills Pieces of
pumice stone, score, weighing cwt, were
thrown to the distance of league and half.
The ice and snow which covered the noun
tain for many centuries, are wholly m&ted,
and the river Rangcn has, in consequence,
frequently overlooked its banks.
About 500 Arabs, stated chiefly to belong
to the tribes concerned in the butchery of ST.
di Brahm, attacked the French troops at
work on the road from Ghazaouat to the from
tier, and being hemmed in by the troops I'M
der Gen Cavaignae and refusing to surrender
they were all massacred, either directly by
the French troops, or by being driven into
the sea.
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HoRR1D DEATH. Mr. Benjamin Cross
came to his death, on Monday morning, by
scalding, at the Amoskeag New Mills, He
was the fireman of the steam engine. He
was found in the ash-pen, so scalded that the
skin slipped from every part of the body, at
touch. 1t is supposed that, in attempting to
lift the valve to let the extra steam escape,
the steam pressed open the valve, rushing
upon the unfortunate man unawares, and
throwing him some fifteen or twenty feet to
the place where found. He was about fifty
years old, and has left a wife and eight child
ren.-Manchester en- H. Dem.
HaS' Mr. Cross was from Swanzey, in this
County, where his remains have been depos-
ited-N II Sentinel
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ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY.

1l0nfeCde0, Ways, 1916.
On the 1st instant, the Assembly met, and,
having sworn to the National Statutes, pro-
ceeded to the election of President and Vice
President Don Rivers was elected Presi-
dent, ID on Fernandes 1st Vice President, and
Don Arancho I'd do.
The commander of the English brig of war,
Racer, blockading Buenos Ayres, has been
idle. A few days since learning that several
vessels at Ensenda were carrying on traffic,
contrary to the blockade, he despatched some
armed boats to that port. Tho water being
very low, so much so that it was impossible
for the vessel to escape, he fired at them,
when they surrendered, Two were Argen-
tine barques-ths other three Sandman
Another English vessel cruising near Alta
laya, was not quite as successful. The Off
Ger in command approached the shore and
landed with his men. Marching in they saw
small body of the enemy, with whom they
held parley, After short conversation
between the two Commanding officers, they
began to return. The men it appears were
somewhat in advance, when the officer turn
ing saw himself almost surrounded and see
ing there was no possibility of escape, called
to his men II am betrayed! Save your
selves" The men fled to the boats, and
showing off, discharged their small arms,
wounding one or two of the enemy. The
English officer was taken prisoner.
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Rum AND MURDER. About one week ago
a poor ignorant, degraded man, was hanged, in
neighDoring state, for numbering u woman.
The murder was committed for money, and
was cold blooded fiendish affair but though
the man struck the blow, it was rum that fired
his brain aud nervcd his arm to accomplish the
horrid act.
Every cask of liquor might be labelled,
Essence of Murder" There is something
truly horrible, in seeing exposed for sale at
every corner, a liquor which no man or woman
can drink, and be certain of not while under
its influence committing similar crime.
The process of every vice and habit is i'm
perceptible. No one can tell where self-con-
troll ceases, and insanity commences. No
person can know when will cease his moral
power to refuse another glass-to stop when
he has got enough" and therefore, no one
who drinks rum, can ever be sure of not COM
hitting the most awful crimes under its inf
encp Pearl
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GREEN MOUNTAIN BoYs.--Major Brown,
whose death while in command of the fort OPP
posite Matamoros and so deeply regretted,
was native of Stamford, VT, and joined the
army as common soldier, during the last
war with England and has risen by his own
merit. He, like Major Ringgold, left no
widow to mourn for him. The nation are
their mourners.-CaptS Scott and Dmlck
are from Bennington. Scott was always ia
nous as marksman, and before he entered
the army made it his sport to throw an apple
into the air, and then pierce it with rifle
ball before it reached the ground. His celeb
rity at shot was such that the Vermonters
got up this fable. They say that once when
he was hunting he espied coon, and, lifting
his gun,was about to fire, when the coon call
ed out sis your name Scott ?" eyes" was the
reply. You needn't fire then,' said the
coon II will come down.
Dimick was in the Florida war, and when
riding between two teams, at some distance
from both, he was fired on, by two Indians,
and his horse killed under him, the Indians
then rushed upon him but before they reach
ed him, he shot them both.
The notorious Capt Hays, is also Green
Mountain Boy native of Panton, in Addison
county.-W. Patriot
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CoLBURN's Inn. The advertisement of Mr. Col
burns Inn received in season for the last papc
but was postponed for the arrival of the new typd
1t is due to Mr. Colbum and his mits, to say thal
both of them understand what is necessary to giv|
the traveller all he can reasonably ask A sho1t
time since tar1ied over night with them, and had
two meals; and am free to say the food wasueHprd
pared none in this section better cooked. TIL
charges too, were reasonable, and from present ap
pcarances, Mr. and Mrs Colburn seem resolved ii
earn fair portion of public patronage 1t is hope|
they may receive it.
While on this subject will name some other Ind
keepers, who are not wanting in knowing how to id
the fair thing. The first willname is z. F. HYDE
of Proctorsville,Vt Goodlivingmay be found there
good enough for any man. JAMES X. HYDE, ol
Sudbury, is known in this section, as an Inn keeper
and needs no recommendation. The National Hol
tel at Troy, n. Y, and Cummings Hotel, New York
city each furnishing table of refreshments as well
prepared, can be found at the Troy House, which
is known more widely if possible, than J. X. Hyde d
as a No. !, House of entertainment. The Washing
ton House, Kept by E. S. GooDNow, 15S Washing
ton st. Boston, furnishes very good table, but when
was there, other accommodations were not as good
as at most other Inns called at while gone on that
that trip. But as Mr. Goodnow had but Just conf
menced keeping that House, and contemporaries
improvements, those who are satisfied with what ID
essential to their comfort, will probably find at the
Washington House, all they desire on the score Of
refreshncnt.
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RESURRECTION AT SANTIAGO, TIKI
CAPITAL OF CHILL

The recent election of Gen. Bulnes to the
Presidency, it appears, has caused consider
able dissatisfaction.
On the night of the 18th March, general
alarm was given throughout the city, when
the insurrectionists intended to strike heavy
blow. Huge placards, to inhame the people
against the Executive, were borne through
the streets, with torches in front
The military, headed by the President,
were called out but owing to thecr and ex-
element it was q long time before the city
could be quoted. Toward morning, order
was restored, and martial law prevailed. By
daybreak upward of 20 ring leaders and a
large number of others had been arrested.
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resumed, and Mr.. Cameron addressed the
Senate at considerable length and ably in favor
of the continuation of the Tariff Of '42. lie
is to be succeeded, tomorrow, by Mr.. Upham,
of Vermont, on the same side.
The attention of the House was to-day
mainly occupied by the bill for the procuring
the printing of the House to be done by con-
tract, which was finally passed The other
business transacted was not of special impor-
lance.
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The $4,000 Job.
,on ofMe Commissioner of Patents.

report OF the Commissioner Of Patents.
The annual Report of the Commissioner Of
Patents has very recently made its appear
ance; it is pondcrous volume of 1876 close
ly printed pages; the paper is very inferior,
and the press work badly executed, and yet
the printing of this document cost the Govern
ment the enormous sum of ninety fve thousand
dolldrSI
That the public may fully comprehend this
wicked waste of the public treasure, we will
state the fact that at the highest New York
prices, the printing of this work would have
cost but little more than four thousand dollars!
as the following estimate made by the propri-
etor Of one Of the principal printing establish
ments in this city, will demonstrate:
Composition at 40 and 80 cts. per 1000 $1,000
Paper at "a per ream 1892
Press work at 40 cents per. token 698
Folding, stitching &c,at l,2l-2 cts. per cop. CPS
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New TYPE. The reader will notice in the Yoic
OF this week, about one fourth more reading matte
than usual, aud palmer impression. The tvp'
now used, except for aportion ofthe advertisements
were furnished by S. N. DICKINSON g. Co. So Wash
ington street, Boston, and think no type fcundeI
in the country will go before them in their stylL
of manufacturing. Publishers in this section Will
wish to purchase will do well to give Mr. Dickinson
call before closing contract with others.
These type were rather expected to commend
this volume WITH but could not be quite finished al
that time. They were, however, ready at BostoI
on the 25h Of last month, but through the reconl
mendation Of some express man" were directc
to Brandon, Vt. by Concord, n. H., instead Of III
Troy and Chpman's Point, leaving about 10 mild
of wagon transportation whereas, had they conI
the latter way, only 16 miles by wagon would havI
been required. And there being no regular wagoI
transportation from Concord to Brandon the tvpI
did not all get here till the 2ith of this month.
hope, hencetorth, to be able to give such a yarctI
and amount of useful information as will make thu
Voice of Freedom the cheapest paper according Il
its advance price, of any published in the StateJ
Perhaps some who approve the general course d
this paper will see fit to ask others to subscribe
Should they do this, they will see, by referring Il
the first page, the per centage allowed for payin
subscribers obtained; and those WHO thus aid il
raising the subscription list to the Voice will rece
my thanks as well as the per centage.
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GEN. De LA. VEGA.-La Patria Of New
Orleans, Of Sunday, says that many persons
believe, and some of the Northern papers
have stated, that the U. S. Government pays
Gen, Vega and the other Mexican officers, now
prisoners of war among us, the amount of
their expenses since they left the army. But,
our contemporary adds, it is well informed
that Gen. Vega and the other officers have
paid their own expenses since their arrival
here, and intend doing the same during their
stay in the United States that although it is
true Gen, Taylor gave Gen. Vega letter of
credit when he came to this city, he had not
used it, nor does he intend making any use of
it, as he considers that himsefan the officers
with him, being here on their parole should
pay their own expenses.
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From the N, II. Sentinel.
Railroads,

ED' We understand majority of the New
Hampshire Railroad Commissioners decided
on Wednesday, not to lay out the Cheshire
Road any farther, at present, than Bellows
Falls, and that meeting of the Rutland Read
Directors is to be called to take measures to
ascertain the point of connection with the
Cheshire. The Cheshire was laid out & ap-
priscd toWalpole village. Commissioners will
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Total
$4,O45

The compositors and pressmen who per-
formed the labor on this work received for
their services about $1,000, and the whole ac-
tual expense to Mcssrs. Richie & Heiss, the
Government printers, could not have exceed
ed $1,000! the balance of the ninetyfue thou
sand being so much ''.fat" for the Govern
ment printers! We hope the country will
soon wake up to the Importance of economy
in this branch Gifts public expenditures. If
the Government printing was given to the
lowest bidder, or if Congress had its own print
ing Office, as it might and should have, the
country would be saved the annual expendi-
lures of some hundreds of thousands of dollars
-Mercantle Adre,tiser
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EXECUTION OF POTTER. At o'clock
Monday afternoon, this unfortunate man suf-
ttered the penalty Of his crime upon the gal
lows, in the Jail yard in New Haven. While
on the fatal PLATFORM he expressed desire
70 address the assembly, which was granted
him, and he spoke for ten or fifteen minutes
warning the young men present in q most
feeling manner.-Bee. July 23d.
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GOVERNMENT LOAN AND TREASURY
NoTEs.-The bill reported to the House
authorizing loan and an issue of Treasury
Notes, provides for an emission of Notes,to
be ISSUED under the limitations and provisions
of the law of 1887, not to exceed 10000 900
dollars If the President shall deem it best
however, he is authorized, instead of issuing
the whole amount of Treasury Notes, to bor-
row on the credit of the u States, issu-
ing stock of the Government therefor. The
sums borrowed and the Treasury Notes, togeth-
cr are not to exceed 100000 dollars. No
commission is to be allowed for the negotia-
ton of the loan, and the stock is to be redeem
able at a period not longer than 10 years
from the issue. The notes and stock not to
bear lighter rate of interest than six per
cent, and no part be disposed of at less than
par.
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A Frenchman once trading in the market,
was interrupted by an impairment would-bc-
waggish sort of fellow, ridiculed him by i'm
itating his imperfect manner of speaking Eng
lish. After patiently listening to him for
some time, the Frenchman coolly replicd,-
Mine fine friend, you vud do we'll to stop
now for if Sampson had made no better use
Of de ,jaw-bone of an ass dan you do, he vud
never have killed so much Philistines."