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Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-01-12

ttsi e ELISHA C. FELLOWS,
ATTORNEY g. COUNSELLOR AT. LAW,
And Solicitor in Chancery, will regularly
- attend the courts in the counties of Will
49, Du Page, Kendall, McHcnry, Grundy
and Iroquois. Office and residence on
East side the river, Joliet, Ill.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-01-12

DANIEL CURrlSs.
~ Justice III the Peace. Office ON Chicago street
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'Ehc Great Chicago Convention.

Ibls convention met under an ms mense tent Tn he pubic square of Chs cago. on the morning of the 9th of July. Upwards of ten thousand persons were present from all quarters oi the Union, and delegates were in attendance irom e,shleen States. No lss than eleven democratic, and twelve whig newspa per editors were present. The Pnila- delph,a Bnllein sess:
 We have received the proceedings Of lhe frs, day for hich we are iadt hled to he N Y Herald. The vast assem-, blaze was called to order by " B Os den, Esq. who nominated, for the tem porary organ zaton of ihe convenlion, J lmes L. Baton, of Bulfllo, as Caair- a,an, and A B Chambers, Of Sl Louis, and Hanscrocker, ol Wisconsin, as Sec ielaries. prayer was then offered np by the Rev Mir Allen, of Norlhampton, Mass. Speeches were lhet: made b, The Hon Thomas Coiwin, of Ohio, anu Horace Gfeely, Esq. of New York On re-assenbllng ln the afternoon, the
 
 election of Edwa'd Il Baes Esq, as F Resident, wltl, some dozen Vice Presl dents and Secretaries. Letters V etefe ceIved from Alessis. Benton, Wrlghl Cass. Van Buren and Clay, wh oh Were 10 bc submitted to he convention on he following day. Col, Benion, or the whole, may be sad 10 be Tn fasor oi federal appropriations fer the improves ment oi The western lakes, harbois anu rivers. Mr. Wrishl's jews are m the main sim lar 10 those eniert ned by the Missouri Senator. Gen Cass writes five lines 10 ihe convention sorry he cannot aliend-but gives no opinion on the lake and hafbor question. Mir. Van Bnfen. In pref letter wishes success o all constitutional eff'rls' for western improvements. Mir Clay, is an ca ialiy brlef letter, cordially concurs in what is announced 10 be he obj cl Of ihe con> venlion.' Gen Taylol's views on ihls vexed question have been asked, but il
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University of AEabaua,

The annua. ex animation of the Clas- ses will occur, Wednesday. August 4th. to Friday August 9th, inclusive, at the usual hours.
 The annual meeting of the Board oi Trustees will be on Saturday, August 7lh.
 The annual Commencement Serm on will be delivered by the Rev R B White, of Tnsc aloosa. on Sunday, August 9th. lS47, at half past 10 olslock, A M in lhe Presbyterian Church.
 The anniversary Ofa:ion before the two Societies will be delivered on Mon- day, August 9th, in the Rolunda, at 10 o'clock, A NJ.
 The Society of the Aluuni of the Uni- versits oj Alabama, will hold it's Annn al Merirs i, the Hall of ihe Efosopbic Society, on Monday the 6,h prox., at 5 o'clock, P M., for the transaction of bus mess. After which, al the hour of an pddress wil be delivered before the same body in he Rotunja, by A R Gates Esq, of Euiaw.
 An exhibition of Original pieces will be made by he Junior Glass. in the Ro iunda. on Tuesday, Aug. i0,h, com. !. mencng al 10 o'clock, A M.
 The Annual Commercemen wiliiake place in he Rotundd. "Wednesday, Aug II, beginning at 0 o'clock, A M.
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Is nol stated whether the convention has or has mol received an answer from Gen Taylor. II old Rough and Ready ia. yors ihe objects oi the Chicago conven- ion, he vii say so, without circumiocu ion. If moi, he vii. be equally plain and explicit.
 A leiei 10 the Journal of Commerce. makes mention of . report presented 10 the convention on the Commerce and Navigation of the Valley of the Missis- s'ppi, drawn mp by Thomao Allen, Of St Louis. and from which the following summary is m ale: h l946 the receipfs at New Orleans from ihe upper country amounted to v millions of dollars; ihe steambeals engaged in the iade of St. Louis were 22l and the whole number on he Western Rivers nearly l,200, valued at l6 millions of dollars. to which are 10 be added 1000 keel and flat boats. The annual cost of pottalion is Al millions The total value of the comes tic products put anoat upon the waters of the valley is 360 millions. and the value of the Wh ie commerce anoai is 430 millions, being double the amount at the whole foreign commerce. of the Unned s es. The number oi steam- boats losl in ls42 was 6S; in l846 the number WIS 56 The annual loss ol lives is l50 The snags, il is well known, have caused many Of these dis asiefs. But 10 this commerce of 400 millions the government does not give q snag boat nora farlhing light 10 des- ignate tho place of danger.' Nothing is gwen for this commerce. while the for eign commerce IS nfolected al an ex- pense of 9 or 10 millions annually.
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The New Orleans papers publish ra> iher strange letter. purporling 10 be from Havana, and from quite respect. able source, saying that few days ago a respectable man left Havana for Vera Cruz, on board. vessel whose name is given. His mission was 10 inform Santa Anna thai the three million appropria. lion of Congress is now ready 10 be used To make peace. The wrier states. moreover, that !" Gen. Campbell lhe U. States consu! at Havana, received by the last British steamer volnminous and heavy drspaiches, and that although he Che wriler) cannot positively s'a,e iheif contents, il is generally believed lhal they relate to lhe application of the S3 100000 for the purpose of subolning he leadns menin Mexico. The names of ArIsla. Ampudia, Almonte, Cana'ize and Rrjoa are mentioned, from among those who have been purchased; while Basadte, Corlina, Lombafdlni and two or three others, are reported 10 have proved incorruptble.'
 These raseals who are said to be bTibed, aie 10 use their influence 10 bring abonl peace. Failing in lbat they a,e 10 fight in such a way as To give us easy victories. When they shall have re. ceived ,beir respective portions of the " three millions" they intend to settle Tn Havana, and live there like "fghlng cocks.n
 Can this story be Irue7 That these chaps may be brihed. We have no doubt That they would sell victories is equall, probable. But the question is, could our government be justified in resorling to this mode of ending the war2 The casuisls may hun and haw over this question--bnt We have not he slighlesi coubt that il could be SO jusntied IL is certainly noi very bold and dignilied way of doing the business but it is nearly as much so as issuing procama lions 10 seduce tne people of Mexico from their loyalty to .heir country.
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SHELBY SPRINGS, SHELBY Go ]
 July 20th, iS47.

 MR. HARDy-Whe1 last saw you | promised to drop yeu llne as soon as arrived al this place, and give you my opinions as to the probabilities of these Springs | have been here several lays, and have passed as pleasant q time a. one geneI ally does al such pla :. CTS. There is very fine number of pers ons here now, and will be greater nnmher from Lowndes, Dallas, Perry and Wilcox counties, afier ,he August election. s'ome of the wealihiest fanis lies in thase counties will be here, anu in addition we expect to be hprored with the presence of the Honorable Dixon Fl. Lewis We have pleasant times here now, and every indurement will be ,,iveo to induce visits. The gestlemanls Mr. James George, has made many improvements for he com fort and pleasure of visiiers. The min sral efIicacies of the water are ,xcel lent, and well cancuaied 10 benefit in. valids of alnNst every type. Too much praise cannof be given 10 The geniie- manly proprietor for his kindness to :. wards his visirers.
 Yours &c. &c.
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Correspondence of the Flag & Advertiser.
 GuNTER's LANDING. July IT. 2 IIr
II Co, mitk & IVaise.


 In passing through Biounisvllle. last week, as candidate for Congress from the District, l was asked by some of tbe cllizeas whether would endeavor to give them better mail facilities, and restore 10 them mail carrled in a stage IS heretofore, fl eleled. 1 told them 1 would, il l could devise any plan that would be rigti. In thinking on The sub. iect, my views rested on ihe following plan as right Tn itself, and best m every respect, which you will please publish. as youi city is interested in il:
 think here ou. ht 10 be daily mail for one six times a week. between Huntsville and Montgomery, passing by Hetumpka. To effect lhis, Iris aeeekly mail should run from Gunter's L4a Ing oy BlonntsvilIe, Village Springs, Spingsille, Branehvlle, Mon.eyallo, and Wetumpka to Montgomery. And another lri-weekly line, as noao in part, rom Montgom via Wriumpka, Rockford, Talladega, Jacksonville Gads. len and Jordan's in Marshal county. tn Gunier's Landing. Fms route, or these routes would give mail six times week between your town and Wetump.. ka, and thence 10 Huntsville. as Ii would lnterseet at Gunier's l. .uding the great daily Eastern mail 10 Huntsville. and would niefsect al Sprinrilie the present ti-weekiy liae from Blue Pond, Ia Tus. caoosa, 'hus making a trl-weekly lne rom Huntsville 10 Tuscaloosa almost drec', as suppose II could not be more ban 10 miles at most 10 go hy Springs vile from Village Splitgs 10 Eiyfon.-- By making these lines alternate, the mall matter from Wetompka norlhwalti would be made much hgh,er as yas long been desired land lie route by Monte, Vallo would pass over one of inc best roads in ihe country, especially in the summer tinie thlnk this would be 'ighi every way and wlll, il elected, en~ deavor to have law passed by Coif> gless 10 carry t,nto fleet.
 In haste, your friend,
 Respectfully.
 B. T. POPE.
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The following gentlemen were admit ted 10 pracice al ihe Bar of lhe Su- preme Court, at is late session, as Al, iprneys and Counsellors al Law aad Solicitors in Chanceiy:
 Thomas A Hamilton of Mobile. Hampton s Wni field of Tuscaloosa John M Jarnagin of Mobile.
 John A Loder of Dallas.
 Wm M Lapsley of Dallas.
 s D Hale O. Beinon.
 John T Morge n of Tallat'ega.
 William M Byrd of Linden,
 Dlvid M Tahaferro of Ma,engo.
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We have received two compositions read before the Beihleham School, Tal- fapoosa county, st an Examir aIion on the 3i of July Ias', one by Miss Aman- da NJ. c. Mize, aged ten years, the other by Miss Henrietta Hawthorn, thirteen years of age, with request 10 publish. The composition and style speak well for ones so young, and we may at some future day comply with the request oi our friend.
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TEio Crons.

The accounts from various sections Of he country are mostly of favorable kind, as to Corn and grain, but tho pros poets for Cotton are nnfayorable.
 The Lewi,burg (Ya) Chronicle, of the 8lh ulI. says: Our farmers are now in the mids; of thelr harvesting of Wheat anG Rye. The Wheat is generally speaking pretty good-befer lhan was at one lime supposed il would be. We are glad ,hallLe same intelligence comes from almost every other quarter also But the prospect for oals and corn ;s bad extremely bad. We doubt whe. lher there will be half crop oi those very valuable kinds of riain. The worm and dly weather have been un commonly severe upon the corn crop and the oa' c'op has suff.red very much, indeed, from latter visitation.
 Extract of a letter 10 the editor, from mercantile house on Red river, La.. dated--
 FULTON. June g, tS47.
 Crops of cotton and corn wee never more promising Tn thls section of.couns ", and, wliholt some disaster over- takes the crop, there will probably be 30 900 bales cotton shipped from aoove the fat.
 The last Sumfer County Whig snys, since the late rains commenced falling the appearance of cotton has decidedly improved in this county. Bnt lhe wea~ tner Is now so wet, il is feared lhe crop may be injured. Ii, however, the bal ance of the season saouII prove favor. able, e may anticipate gnod ciop.- The corn crop is ah eady made aad is very fine.
 The editor ofthe Holly Springs (Miss) Gazette, says he has been shoWnny one of Inc most observing and intelligent planters of Marshall county llvng specimen of d new and destructive worm, which is destroying the young cotton plant wherever II has made ils appearance. We are told that lhe wol m buries itself in ihe stalk of ihe pIanl thereby killing il in few hon s. Should this worm become general there wtll be but few stalks of cotton left. for the ra. wages of the wornl that destroyed oui cottonrrop last season.
 We are informed by gentleman from all parts of the State, says he Jackson Mi,s'ssippian of the :6ih ut ], that the crops Of this year have never been ex. celled In appearance al this season. The oat and wheat harvesrs are over and the yield is abundant The quantity of cora will undoubtedly be immpnse. More land is planted and the wondrous growth exees the admiration of all be holders, There may not be more acres of cotton than there were in some past years. but the present appearance glves promise of as fine ciop as ever has been picked. Take t for all in all the earth, lhis year, has and will give Il greater increase than We have ever re- ceved.
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We have received a work of about 70 pages, entitled "E eht days in New Orleans" by Col. A. Picket, of Mont. gomcry county, written in lucid and easy si, le, containing some valuable n. formation of ihe history of that now great and promising city. It is in accor
 dance with Col. Pickei's reputation as an author. and will well pay the reader for .he time spent in reading ii. Col. Pieket, it is sad. is now engaged in wri> ting the history of Alabama. which we would be much pleasedio see completed.
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The steamship Britannia was tele-' graphed al Boston, on the l7th uli and in two hours tbe news was transmite ed 10 the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser by the lightning line. The steamer brings late and important commercial inlelli- gence from Europe.
 Cotton has sill maintained an up ward tendency, having gone up since the last steamer's advices fully ! of a penny per pound.
 A still further decline has taken place in hreadstuff's. The market is depress ed and inactive. Prices have fallen al- most beyond precedent.
 There has been no change in the Provision market, prices remaining as last quoted,
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In the recent intelligence from Ore eon, the Governor's message exempli- fled that the communit, there had taken d high stand iiflhe temperance reform. Moth sithstanding ihe Governors rec. ommendaiion of coniinIng it's sale ex clusvely to medical meo, it appea, $ that, finally, he settlers would have wh skey, whe' her or noil The Oregon Legislature, which adjourned December 20 passed bill 10 anthorlz' The man. nfaclure and sale of spniuous liquors. Coy. Abernethy vetoed it-but they passed il again by the constitutional ma jorily.
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RIail Arrangement.

hS Puoii9H5 III tu-aa1 foPN'1 teA fer from Mr. B. T Pope, candidate for Congress in the 4ih District, 10 the editor oi the Montgomery Flag & Ad- veriser, ih relation 10 he innaoerable amount of inconvenience which the people throughout East Alabama tabor under as regards mail facilities. The most O. mail facilities through Shelby, Jefferson and St. Clair counties sfe re- ally insupporlable, and we hope that the people in that region will go about il vi h proper spirit, and no longer suffer lhis incons enence.
 There is daily line of conveyance needed now, and will sllll more be when lhe Legislature meets at Montgomery, between that place and Gadsden, through lhis city; and We were much ic hopes that the sagacily of the Post Office Da> partment could have seen il before this time. The Department says that thr mail will not pay the increase Of expense which will accrue by the add.- lion of daily coach line from Mont gomery 10 Gadsden; but the increase of the emigration, and the increase of the inhabitants of the region of country a boye lhis, is necessarially compelled to pay almost any increase of expense that might be necessary 10 carry on this daily line. Al eas, We would be glad to see the Department comply with the request of Mir. Powell, the present fri, weekly cooifactor whom we afe satis- Ged would be pleased to undertake any thing for he public good. He is now, and has been for the last year, running daily line of two horse coaches be- tween this place and Montgomery when the contract does not require of him 10 make butt tri weekly trips, which would place our Citizens under many insonve, niencies.
  Ihls place 10 Fayetteville, in Talladt ga county, al the session before the last of Congress, which We would be pleased 10 see in opera,ion-a horse mail once week would be sufficient 10 carry all the mail matter between ihe two places We learn th;l ,he Department has once issued proposals to carry this mail but in consequences of none of the bids be- ing sufficiently small to justify the car ryag of il, every thing failed. We are |eonhlent the route, by the establishment Fof about three Post Odi 7es on the road say at kelly's Mills, 8 miles from Rock ford-al Weognfks, l2 miles from Il n. ovei and al Peckerwood, 8 miles from Fayetteville, would pay between S200 and $500, and consequently would be of no expense 10 the Department, and much needed by the people. As itnow ls the people have 10 go some twenty miles 10 get letter or newspaper, but if these facilities were given. (which il is he duty of the Department ,o furnish, ] communications would be carried on to greater extent, and consequently the citizens would become more informed and more happy.
 r We hope to see proposals made 10 the Department soon by some of the cnizens who are situated so as to do it., and that ihr Department will not, if fair and just proposals are made, refuse to grant privileges 10 any American cit, zen.
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THOS. G. FLOURNOY.

The steamer Sarah Sands, Capt. Thompson, arrived at New York on the l9ih ut. She left Liverpool il will be remembered, on the 18th of June.- having broken some of her machinery, shr was run back 10 Cork, where sue arrived on the 23l, She sailed from Cork on lhe 20 h, and made her passage from that port 10 New York in twenty d dly.-mahing in all from Liverpool thirty three days.
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We have received several numbers of spirited and well conducted paper, published in the city of New Yolk. en. titled the " D.ily American Artisan" Ii has fife ron ef advertising ralron- sge, and We wonld think. that it is pa p r well worthy the attenIon of mercan. tile men.
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Twenty-Five miles of lhe telegraphfc line between New Oileans and Mobile had been finished on he 10th ult. it was supposed, if wire could be obiained tha, the entire line would be in opera. ian by the middle of the present month.
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Washington Moody. Esq. has beer appointed by the Governor, Judge ofthe County Court of Tuscaloosa county, to ilI lhe vacancy caused by the fesigna> lion of the Hon s Moore.
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beholder, hieh is enough 10 make the weary, peni>up citizen of the town or village feel in, all it's oppresslgeness, the monotony of his daily business, and en. " tho possessors of the green fields and exnberant crops.
 Tne corn crops, We learn, are now secure from any contingency except possible injury by too much fain; and the yield promises 10 be very great far exceeding any former crop of the county. Last season, We understand. much corn was shipped from this coun ly 10 New Ofleaas-qnite an uncommon event for a section of counify as new as this. and filling up as rapidly and the prospect of much larger crop ihis year speaks loudly for the fertility of our soil and the advantages of our climate.
 The cotton crops, too, are in most aourishing condition; he weed is well grown and thriving: as yet there is DO injury from the caterpillar or worm, or other destructive agent; and unless hea> " rains push lhe stalk 10 too vigorous and protracted grown, mere Is no" no perceplible cause 10 operate against q fine crop. Much of ihe cotton in lhls s eclion is now far advanced in the boil, which is of good slze and quite proms> ing
 The caeraw 6. O Gazette of the 23d ui. says
 We have had more or less rain daily and very lltle sunshine during the past week This continued wet weather Is proving very injurious to the collon.- We have conversed with planters from various parts of this, and be adjoining DsIricts of ihis State. and connlies in N. Carolina, all of whom represent .he cotton crop as anything but promising The weed is rapidly running up Tn ve " sappy condition, with but few forms or blossoms. Corn IS unprecedenledly promising.
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We have received the first number of neatly printed paper, in pamphlet form. from lhe eityscf New York, entitled Wrgb,'s Paper," for the diffusion of useful knowledge. Il is well worth the price of subscription-25 cenis--issGed monthly.
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The Abbeville Banner oi the 7lh ult. says that Gen. M:Doffie was at that lime very i'll with nervous affection, and but little bores were entertained of his seovery
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On the lst uli., Mrs. Margaret Day, wife of George w. Day, of Bucks coun Y. Pa, was safely delivered of four chil dren, three girls and boy.
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The Hon. Dixon Il. Lewis, we learn arrived al Lowndesboro, Lowndes CO., last week, ih fine health and much inns proved from his tour 10 the North.
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We published some time since, flat Mrs Tourney, of Char nbers Co.,, in lnis Slate, had been delivered of five children In a short space of time The husband not wishing 10 keep his abilities any wise from the world, addressed the following letter 10 he Editor of the Chambers Go. Herald l. he does mol deserve pension from his country, no man does;
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FATAL AFFRAY.-An afffay occur. red in St Frsncls county Ak, recently. between Dr. Hale and Dr. Peytoo. Df II went to Prytoh's room wnh dou. ble barrelIed shot gun, saying he had come 10 kiiI him. but the cap burst, fai- ing 10 go of. He immediately cooked ihe other barrel ahd fired one shot ta- king effect in Peyton's chest. Peyion then reached rife setting in the roon1, and shot Hale through he body, just as he GID was in the act of drawing pis- to'. Dr Peyton ilnmed tely surrender ed himself 10 d magistrate, who, howev~ CT, refused 10 take him in custody, as
 he facts were generally understood and of character 10 excuse the homicide.
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CHAMBERS COUNTY, July 10.

Messrs. Editors: I have noticed in your paper an account of my wife hav- ing five children in the short space Of ten months ard sixteen days-whlch is bu little more than half ,old. She has had nine childree, that were horn alive with ihe exception of two that were born dead--in T Ii'le better than ihree years. Two were born on the 23 l Of July, l843; on ihe 29,h of April, lS45 she had two more; on the 4th of June, l646, she had three; and on the 20h oi Apnil, l647. she hadiwo more.
 She hns had fuurleen children in ele~ yen years and a few monihs-seven sons and seven daughters. Seven are living at this lime, and seven dead.
 Yours, Sc,
 TDOS. G, FLOURNOY,
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CoNsUL.-T President has recog- nized Ferdinand Ladwig Brsuns as Con- snl ot Bavaria for the port of Baltimore.
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END oF TIE .WuRLD The Miller. iies, We lea,n, have pitched lent at Sau'h Camden ia which they are hold. ins meetings nighr and 6ay.
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Which is certainly democratic gain al this Precinct, IS the whiss have here tofore had rom fifty 10 eighty votes ma isrity, now they have only ihlity''wo. We anxiously anticipate the election oi two democratic Representatives.
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Giving Davis, the Whig candidate for Governor, g votes majority over MT. Chapman.
 We have been furnished by a iend the following result of the election al the Harrowgate Springs, i'd Montgomery Countv.