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From the Quebec Mercury, June 10.

FROM tne llueDec' mercury, June l3
APPALLING CALAMITY IN QUEBEC!!- |
TRUCTIYE FIRE-FORTY-SIX BODIES
FOUND.
1t has again pleased the Almighty to afflict our
already chastened city, N
Last night. at 10 o'clock, fire broke out in the
Theatre Royal, St Lewis street, formerly the rid
ing school,) at the close of Mr.. Harrisons exhbi-
ton of his chemical dioramas. From the informa-
ton we have been able to CLEAN, campbine lamp
was oyerset from some cause or other land the stage
at once became enveloped IN flames
The house had been densely crowded, but some
had fortunately left before the accident
A rush was at once made to the staircase lead
ing from the boxes, by those who, in the excite.
ment of the moment, forget the other passages of
egress.
In an incredibly short space of time the whole
of the interior of the building was enveloped in
one sheet of flame-the newly erected platform
covering the pit, and communicating at each end
with the stage aud boxes, favored the progress of
the flames
The writer of this article was one of the earliest
on the spot and present at the closing moments of
the hapless beings who persisted from their over ex-
ertiuns to escape. The staircase communicating
with the boxes was steep one, and we are OF the
opinion il had fallen from the weight of those who
crowded upon it. At least such was our opinion at
the moment
One foot was nterposed between the hapless
crowd and eternity and on that space we, with
five or six others stood, the fierce flames playing
around us, and dense smoke repelling all efforts to
extricate As far back as we could see there was
sea Of heads, of wrthing bodies. and outstretchd
arms. Noise, there was none; but few means es-
capped the doomed. At the extreme end in view
there were faces calm and resigned; persons who,
from the funeral veil of smoke which gradually en-
shrouded them, appeared calmly to drop into eter-
nal sleep.
By our side was one brother striving to extricate
another, but abandonment was unavoidable. One
poor creature at our feet offered his entire worldly
wealth for his rescue; the agonzing expression ol
the faces before us can never be effaced from our
| memory.
| The flames at the time were above and around
us: but human aid was Of no avai-in five minutes
| from the time of which we make mention the mass
of human beings who had but short interval pre-.
vious been 10 the enjoyment OF full and active
life, were exposed to our view mass Of calcined
bones.
| Up to this hour forty-six bodies have been re-
covered from the ruins. Most of them have been
recognised; greater loss of life than in the two
dread conflagrations OF last summer. Sad wailine
pervades the city Scarcely astreet can be traversec
in which the closed shutter or the hanging Grape dc
| not betoken sudden bereavement. Fathers, sis
tiers, children of both sexes, indulge the deepes
lamentation. Wo has fallen upon many for those
who were thus suddenly and awfully summoned
into the presence Of their Creator.
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and then we shall give our own views ofths trans.
From the Pennsylyapian.

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r5bs as GG From the Pennsylvanian
+ "We learn that the Oregon treaty. by which
the dispute between the United States and Great
Britain is to be settled, according to the terms pro-
posed by the latter government, was signed by the
President and sent to the Senate yesterday morn.
ing The basis of the treaty is the 49th parallel OF
latitude from the Rocky mountains to the straits OF
Fuca; England to retain possession OF Vancouver's
island, and 10 enjoy the navigation Of the Colum-
bia river until the expiration of the charter of the
Hudson Bay Company. which has some seventeen
wears TO run There are, also, some further condi-
tions providing for indemnifying Great Britain for
any property she may relinquish south Of the divi
ding line, and for compensating the United States
for any property she may relinquish north Of it."
There is another article in the same No. of the
Pennsylvania which we do not hesitate at once
to endorse as being entirely correct. We may also
add, that never has more harmony and cordIality
prevailed between the President and the Secretary
of State--or, indeed, in the whole cabinet-than
at the present moment. The article from the Penn.
sylvanian, to which we allude, is as follows
81 We see it stated in some of the Washington
letters, and in some of the whg papers, that Mr..
Buchanan did not coincide with the President in
the policybf submitting the British proposal in re-
gard to Oregon to the Senate. We are enabled
upon good authority, to deny the assertion. Mr.
Buchanan, as well as the other members of the
cabinet not only approves OF the course of the PIES
dent in taking this step, but also approves of the
terms of the message which accompanied the pro
posal of the British minister"
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by Captain Gregory, there was colonel Of the

By Captain Gregory, there was colonel of the
Mexican army-a nephew of General la Vega
Some doubts arose as to the propriety Of allowing
a military prisoner to return to his country. Capt
Gregory asked him if he was willing to give his
parole. g Yes" was the reply "But," said the
colonel, "I am aprisoner now-I was one of the
persons who declared for Santa Ana, and | am now
prisoner sent from Tabasco to the fort of San Juan
de Ulua." He was allowed TO go ashore without
his parole.
The castle of San Juan de Ulua is represented to
be in the highest state of preparation. A water
battery has been erected in connexion with the old
fort, and they mount between them ttro hundred
guns of the largest calibre 1t appears to be well
understood, however, in our naval service that the
strength OF the castle by no means ensures the safe
ty of the city Of Vera Cruz. Whenever our gov
ernment may determine upon an attack upon that
city, we shall look for ts reduction with as much
confidence as we did upon that of Matamoras, and
| at no very severe cost.
Recruiting for the army was going on at Vera
Cruz; but only few men, ard those OF the lowest
sort, were found willing to enlist In the city of
| Mexico, government expresses arrived frequently
from the armybu nothing OF their contents were
allowed to transpire late, the impression that
the MexIcans had met with disaster.
| In regard to the large English squadron upon
the Pacific, Mr. Dimond is of the opinion that those
vessels had been sent out with reference TO the Or
egon question. He does not think it probable tina,
they have any instructions respecting the war with
Mexico or the SEIZURE of California in consequence
of the war. Touching this matter, however, there
is room for doubt. The British fleet off Western
Mexico was quite large, and if the other fleets in
the Pacific join it, as was expected by some, il
would be very formidable force.
Mr. Dimond, previous to leaving, drew up ant
forwarded to the Mexican government remon
STRANGE against the order requiring our citizens t'
leave within eight days or withdraw into the inte
rior: The sixteenth article of the treaty between
the United States and Mexico provides that, il
case of war, the citizens of each country living o
the seaboard shall be entitled to six months, ant
those residing in the interor to twelve months no
tice to leave the country.
We are informed by Mr.. Dimond that the bri
Somers has gone down to Campeachy to lear
something Of the state of feeling in the Peninsul
as to the war. At present the Yucatan flag is re
spected by our squadron, and this fact, and tn
friendly visit of the Somers will, we trust, conrr
Yucatan in the stand she has taken against the Ger
tral government.
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0o- The writer of the following article is prob
ably mistaken In attributing its authorship to the
st. Clarsyille Gazette; though it appears in that
paper without credit The editor Of the Gazette
took us to task, some Weeks ago. for copying into
our paper an article headed Palenque, without
giving that paper credit for the same. If our rea-
dersrecolleci that article made about two columns
in paper, about thirty lines of which appeared
In the Gazette as leaded or editorial matter, reci
ting some historical facts. Intending not again to
incur the dspleasure the Gazette, we afterwards
published an item from the columns Of that paper,
(aithough not leaded) which we supposed was ed
itoral, owing to the situation it occupied in that
paper. Tn. article stated that the "Island OF
Great Britain. ifset in the middle of Lake Superb
or could not be seen from the surrounding shores"
To this we replied that /" according to Goodrich's
Atlas, the Island of Great Britain contains 49, ,57s
square miles, and Lake Superior $4,000 square
miles" In reply to this the Gazette says we i'm
puted to than what they never wrote This may
be true, but The Gazette should have been very
careful about leading its readers into error, and
instead Of trying to make them believe that the first
statement was correct, it should, at once, have
confessed that whoever made the statement that
the Island of Great Britain, if set in the middle
Of Lake Superior, could not be seen from the sur
rounding Shores" made an egregious blunder.
"a The Island of Great Britain contains according
to Olney's Atlas 1882 square miles, or nearly
"a 900, 900 acres; and Lake Superior $4,000 square
miles, or nearly $4,000. 900 acres. AS there is no
dispute about the extent of Great Britain, we sup.
pose that Goodrich and olney are as good authori
ty for the extent of Lake Superior as ''the English
Cyclopedia. "Try again"
While upon the subject Of giving credit for ed
itorial articles, we will state that we last week
unintentionally omitted to give he.Gazette credi
for an article in relation to the Belmont Volunteers
Nj For the Spirit of Democracy.
e Mr.. Editor-The st. Clairsvie Gazette of The
9Th of May, states that DR.. George Cheyne. wa
an English physician in extensive practice that ht
died in eighteen hundred and forty three, and final
" that, " amongst his patients wa 8 the celebrated
Beau Nash" This same celebrated Beau Nash
died at Bath in seventeen hundred and sixty one
If Dr. Cheyne, therefore, continued 10 the exer
else of his profession ill his own death, his tern
of practice must have lasted eighty two years,
least. But il we suppose he must have practicet
ten years before such a man as Beau Mash woult
employ him, the term ofhis professio abors viii
be heightened to ninety two years!! Well tn
thing is not impossible!! -
A BYSTANDER.
Woodsfield, June %, 1876.
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Ertract from a letter to the Editor dated,
se WHEELING, VA, June %, 1916.

DEAR MORRIS:
We have number OF choice spirits here who are
democrats to the core. and who have and will con-
tinue to battle the enemies of republican reform,
in its progressive march, in whatever form, or un-
der whatever title they may appear,-whether
as wings, democratic wings, republicans, or native
Americans-so long as they continue to advocate
such anti-republican measure as pr0fecfiue tari,
the banking system, or any other system OF nation
al or state policy like them, and which carry with
them so great tram of pernicious concomitants'
I rejoice to see the democracy of your noble
state plant themselves upon the metallic platform
in the present contest. The issue properly made.
You have truth, Justice, and equity upon your
side: and even should YOU be defeated in the pres.
ent contest, (Which Heaven forbid) you must new.
er falter, but let the watchword be ONWARD
STILL oNwARD-unt victory crowns your ef-
forts. If ever the ingenuity OF man conceived
plan calculated to operate more successfully than
another, in ching from the industrious classes of
community their honest earnings, To pamper and
support few purse proud aristocrats, that scheme
must have been the banking system Let the Peo-
pie once become thoroughly acquainted with the
business operations of the banking institutions Ut
the country, and that moment the mass OF the peo-
pie are arrayed against the banks, forming an army
sufficiently powerful to wrest from them that
power which they have welded SO long and SO
successfully for the accomplishment OF one great
obect-their own aggrandzement
The system Of banking is wrong: first, because
tits not warranted by the constitution OF the Uni
ted States, which says that no state shall coin
money, emit bills of credit" &C. A bank note is
in avery sense of the word "bW ct credit, " and
every state Legislature that authorizes their emls-
son does il 10 open and plain violation OF the con-
stution of the United States, unless the state con.
stitutions possess greater power than that of the
United States. Second, it is wrong, because it is
a legislative grant of power to few bankers,
which constitute them mpnopolists, and wrings
from the hard earnings Of our hard working citi-
zens, and places within their clutches the eDor.
nous sum realized by them in consequence Of that
monopoly. Third, l: is iniquitous. because j,
stands not only opposed to the law of Cop, but
to the statute laws OF the country, which depre.
cate every species of ,tsury.
In conclusion, permit me to say, that the niqui
" Of the banking system, together with that monu
ment OF whig wisdom-the Tax Law Of last win
ter, which is so admirably adapted to fasten these
engines of corruption, cannot fail. liz my humble
opinion, to secure to Ohio, at the coming election
not only democratic Governor but democratic
Legislature. Your friend, E
vtr,o-g rke5r.4 j, M.
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PROCLAMATION. .
Major Generals Office,
23d Division, Ohio Militia,

st. Clairsville, June y, le4o.
To all Military Officers OF Brigades, Regiments.
Sauadrons, Battalions and of Companies, and
the citizens subject to military duty within this
division.
Whereas, The first section Of the " Act to reg
ulate the Militia" passed March IL, 1874, declar-
ed that " the training of the rank and file of the
Militia, should thereafter be dispensed with in
in time of peace" And, Whereas, it has been de-
cared by the congress of the United States, and
proclaimed by the President, that War exists be-
tween the United States, and the Republic of Mex.
ico And, Whereas, the said first section of said
Act dispensing with the training of the Militia in
time ofpeace, is from the fact that our country is
in a state of war, totally imperative.
Therefore, ], JAMES WEIR, Major General
commanding said Division, do hereby require that
you, and each of you. proceed. without delay, to
thorough and complete organization OF the Mill
tia, within your respective Brigade, Regimental,
Squadron, Battalion, and company districts, under,
and in strict conformity with, existing laws, as in
time of War.
Given under my hand
JAMES WEIR, Major General.
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From the Washington Union.

Itis rumored that the Oregon treaty is still pen
ding before the Senate. Itwas between two and
three o'clock to-day that they went into executive
session. We cannot understand that they have
yet acted deinitively on the ratification Of the
treaty 81 9AQsA
i Rnmor has also been busy about the terms Of the
treaty. We cannot vouch positively for any OF
thesefumors; but If the following is the true char
acter OF II, as stated 10 the sPennsy yvanian" oil
Tuesday last, we have no hesitation in saying, that
Great Britain has now yielded much more, and
much better terms, than she has ever shown any
disposition to offer or TO accept We shall have the
whole matter however, before US 10 good season,
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STATE OF OHIO, MONROE, COUNTY, o.:
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
In Chancery.

STATE OF OHIO, MONROE, COUNTY, IS:
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
In Chancey.
Robert Robinson and Margaret Robinson, admins
traitors with the will annexed OF John Robinson,
deceased; complanants.
VS.:
Seth B. Dustan, Hugh Robinson, Elizabeth Robin
son the widow OF Cleand Robinson, deceased;
and William Robinson, John Robinson and Gle
land Robinson, minor heirs Of said Cleland Ro-
biDson, deceased; Cummin Robinson, Mariah
Hamilton and Jacob Hamilton, her husband;
Daniel Miller, Hannah Miller, Solomon Miller,
Jonathan Miller. Hiram Forshey and Katharine
Forshey, his wife; George Miller, Thomas Mil
Ter, Francis Miller. Jocob Miller, Frederick
Miller, Samuel Miller, Mary Ann Miller, Rose
Ann Miller, Barbary Miller, Jacob Tyce and
Margaret Tyce, his wife; George Tyce and Gym
tina Tyce, his wife; John Miller, Lewis Miller,
Jacob Hart and Elizabeth Hart, his wife; Joseph
Carpenter and Nancy Carpenter, his wife; Da-
vid Tyce and Tener Tyce, his wife, and John M
Krkbrlde: defendants.
NJOTICE is hereby given that the above COM
IL plainants, have this day filed in the above
named court, against the above defendants, their
Bill in ChanceIy, stating amongst other things the
sale and conveyance of the north west quarter OF
the north west quarter Of section No. lS, in town.
shin No 5, of range No. Z, in said county OF Mon
roe, by the said Seth B. Duston to the said John
Robinson, deceased, in his lifetime, the sale and
conveyance Of the same to the said Seth b. Dus-
tan by the said Daniel Miller, and also the sale and
conveyance of the same by George Miller, decea-
sed, in his lifetime, and Hannah Miller bis wife to
the said Daniel Miller. The accidental loss OF the
deed of conveyance from said George Miller and
wife to the said Daniel Miller, and the threats OF
the widow and heirs of said George Miller, decea-
sed, to disturb the title conveyed by said Seth B.
Dustan to the said John Robinson, deceased; said
bill prays the writ of subpoena, that the title OF the
heirs and legal representatives of the said John 10
binscn, deceased to said tract of land may be qui-
eted, that the said widow and heirs Of the said
George Miller, deceased, release the said tract OF
land to the said heirs and legal representatives OF
the said John Robinson, deceased; that the said
Seth B. Duston specifically perform his said con-
tract of sale of said land to the said John Robinson.
deceased; that the said Seth B. Dustan be also en-
Joined from collecting the balance of the purchase
money for said tract of land, and amongst other
things also general relief. Now notice is hereby
given to such of the above defendants as reside out
of said county of Monroe and as are absent there
from, that unless they appear and plead, answer
or demur to said bill within sixty days after the
October term, (Oct. l9) a. d. 1916, OF said court
said bill will be taken confessed as against sai'
absent defendants, and decree taken accordingly
By VIM c. WALTON,
Solicitor for Complanants.
Nav l6. 1916. 6w:n1t
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Rrigaae Orders.

THE Commissioned officers of the First Regiment,
Cd Brigade, 23d Division, Ohio Militia, are hereby
ordered to meet in the town of Woodsheld on the
4th day of July next, then and there to proceed
according to law. to elect one Colonel Command,
ant for SAID Regiment Given under my hand
this 18th day of June, A D., 1876
e. CISNE, B. G.. I'd B., 23d D., o. M
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STATE OF OHIO, MONROE COUNTY, IS:
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Samuel H. Round, Executor Of Arthur Porter,
deceased.
VS.:
Lucretia Perkins, Mary Perkins, John Porter,
James Porter, son OF John Porter; James Por-
ter, Sr.; Hannah Porter, Betsy Porter, Jane
Graham, Ann Dawson, Alfred Daley, and the
Board of Managers of the Foreign Missions OF
the Presbyterian Church OF the United States
TUNHE said defendants will take notice that the
H said Samuel III. Rounds has this day filed in
the office Of the clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas for Monroe county, aforesaid, his petition.
the object and prayer oil which is, that the said
plaintiff as executor Of Arthur Porter, deceased,
NAV he authorized to complete two real contracts
entered into by the said Arthur during his life
time, to wit: one with Abram Archer, dated Feb
ruary %. 1910, for eightyone acres of land; the
other with William Cant, dated January IA, lS4l
for eighty acres of land. Petition for hearing al
October term, 1916.
VIM. F. HUNTER,
Attorney for Petitioner
June 8, lS46.-l34w
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NEW FIR WI.
PORTER & SMITH

EHAVING entered into copartnershp in the
Hu Dry Goods and Grocery business, would
respectfully announce TO the citizens of MONROE,
and the adj dining counties that they have on hands,
and for sale, at PITTSBURGH PRICES. splen-
did assortment of FANCY DRY GOODS, of
every description. The following comprise part
CLOTHS from 81 SO to S4 90. JEANS from
25 to so cents CASSIMERES from so cents to
$l 80. SATINETTS fiom 81 cents to 81 25.
Best Fancy Prints from IA to 25 cents. The
balance of Dry Goods in proportion.
ALSO-An elegant assortment of GROCE-
RIES, ,QUEENSWARE, HARD WARE, HATS
CAPS, BOOTS aud SHOES, which will be sold
at the Lowest Possible Prices for Cash or Mer-
chantable Produce, such as Wheat, Corn, Oats,
and Bacon; Flax, Clover, and Timothy Seeds;
Beeswax. Ginseng, Butter, Eggs, Rags, &C., sc.
STORING d FORWARDING.
PORTER s. SMITH would also respectfully say
to those who have any thing to do in the above
business, that they have large and commodious
WARE USE,
near the river, and are prepared otherwise, to do
an extensive business in that line, and that too with
out receiving double bonus" for their services.
We will store and forward TOBACCO, or any
other article OF merchandise, as Low as any 9TH
er person will 90 it. All goods consigned to US,
bought in the eastern cities. and to be forwarded to
the interior of the county, shall be faithfully aten-
ded to. Farmers, packing their own tobacco shall
receive Liberal Advances on the same, (on deliv.
cry at their warhouse,) until their returns are re-
ceved, and no charge made for our trouble
Please give US trial.
REFER TO
VIM. Bingham,
H. Chllds, s. Co., 7 Pittsburgh,
Geo. w. Berry,
C.. C. Carroll, G, r,,;,sr;Ue
r. E. Carothers, '''
Fleming& Hunter. 1Dbee,;,o
o. Pryor,
J. R. Morris, }
Thomas West, , WoOdyieH.
| Thomas Mitchell, )
Sunfsh, Ohio, Feb. %, 1916.
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DIED-On Wednesday the l7th inst. after
lingering illness of nea, four months, CURTIS
WEIR son of William and Lucinda NJ Okey
aged about months.
"Suffer little children to come unto me-"