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como to those who DO. ! could not keep my ststion
and hear such . reflection against the American Con-
gress. ] will vote for the books ! have received .
portion Of mine II 10 the same thing to pay the price
to booksellers a. to publishers.
Mr.. EVANS, Of Maryland, asked question Of Mr..
wentworth to which that gentleman replied but We
could not hear with distinctnesslwhat was spoken IL
was something about the number Of books printed.
Mr.. C. BnowN-It was said that these books were
printed on the faith OF Congress and that Congress
would pay for them and that was the ground on which
they were circulated at first
PROTEST.
Mr. VESABLE-I repeat, there books are Of value.
am glad to have them in my Office where my constitu-
euts can zee them do not believe that the money 10
msspent. here solemnly protest In the name ofgeu
ttmen who have not received their books and In the
name Of the American Congress and the American
people, against this direct charge OF immorality-a
direct charge, for which he will not make himself
individually responsible.
The SpEAKER called the attention of the House to
amendmen mt which had been offered to the rssolu.
tionthat the original order for books be reseinded
He sad that the Clerk had executed the order
he could and that what had been done could not be
rescinded.
The amen dment then modified. SO far as to re
scind much Of the order had not been executed
There cries OF Let's vote that down. All!
you want all the booksn
The amen dment was voted down; aud, after several
motions made disposed Of the House adopted
the resoution - It from the Committee Print.
ing, authorizing the Clerk to contract with the book.
sellers to supply the books necessary complete SETS
each worth seve eight hundred dollars.
MIR. McLASE moved to reconsider the vote by which
the resolution adopted, nd that motion was laid
upon the table, thus clenching the nail, and making
the action on the proposition passed. beyond reversal
and fast for all practical purposes obtain the
After thus providing for the new members who have
as much right to valuable documents as the old,
The House adjourned till Tomorrow.
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MarrleGl.

In Reading, Pa on the morning of the 21st Instant
by the Rev F. J. Richards JAMES LESLEY, Jr, Of Phi
adephia, to KATE KENNEDY, grand. daughter of John
Mcknight, Esq, Of the former city.
On the 10th inst, in st. Psus Church, at Norfolk,
Va. by the Rev. Mr. Caldwell, MIR. II. N. MARCUS to
Miss MARY ANN, daughter of the late Benjamin Emer-
son, Esq,
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CuAer rs-stesmship Crescent City-James Hunson N.
stan Porter = q Gray, Joseph Read Geo Webster
Gat,ap Roberts and friends Henry Baker Henry Bake
liam SON. Remrsop fiyS Dritton, Landon, ranch,
m wheaton, &c Gusse. De orasse. Foster Fox, Jr,
lanes Rogers Ceth Hone Alex Wiley Arnold, Buntin,
Geo Nugusus, g pu. bar wn Leonard Br,anins Dye,
Chas @ Townsend, smith, q Wood. II II Spnccr A X
Movers, Fox, q Bsokus, sewel, Livingston, Anon
House W Thompson. w Ridley II Johnson bunsu, "
IJals,y Read Johnson Edsard Battcrs Morgan, 6i
Crosby, Rudolph Gurekc. Block Mention, G Gal;
spber J. Chursy A Iayord. T. BLOOD rckenor Edmund
A woodbridge Geo II Pthip VIM BROOKS Hughes W
Wiser, w X Cndeton join Barker VIM Bald vim James
birch, Manning, Wilson. II A Warren hilSt II G,e.
Gr.y, Davenport NJ Douarce hanett ID IL Shiprs
Hottllise Lonis Litter Coin, NesS Quick Quincy,
or Penned Martin Mar ~, II Wyuan Sid Showno,
" james, c Prss Geo Yates Mclean, Thos Bomen,
RogeIs ID Rogers Rogers Neal " Brovrn John
Pur'n, johnson, Can Lcandcr Rogers, Contcy,
Anc.
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APPOINTMENTS BIZ THE PREsIDENT.-O. c. Pratt,
preme Court of the United States for the Territory
of Oregon, in the place of William A. Hall, de-
clined. John Rayburn, to be Marshal of the UNI
ted States tor the northe IN district of Mississippi,
Attorneys of the United States. --Andrew X
Blythe, for the northern district of Mississippi, in
the place of Oscar F. Bledsoe, resigned Frank
I'm Fl. Merriman, for Texas, in the place of Geo.
w. Brown, deceased. George F. Shepley, for
Maine, in the place of Augustine Haines, resigned
Luclan Barbour, for Indiana, in the place OF Daniel
Mace, resigned.
Joseph Lane, Of la Governor of Oregon In the place
Of James Shields declined Charles McVean Attorney
Of the United States for the southern district Of New
York, in the place Of Benjamin F. Butler removed
Pierre Augusts Bertrand, melter and refner Of the
branch mint at New Orleans, in the place of John L.
Riddel, removed. Land Offices John Gardner, Regis.
ter, Winapac, Ia Ieappointed; Lunsford r.. Noel,
Receiver, Dsnville, Ill, reappointed
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BALTIMORE, Dec. %, lS4S.
Fine Weather Christmas Fsstipities--
Lectures By Horace Greeley and JT'Hliam H.
Se'card-Iheatr,cais, &C.
We have, at last, fine weather and conse-
niles, IN view of the approaching holidays and
also among our stcrekeepers, who have made
most extensive arrangements for supplying articles
suitable to the season. The most extensive supply
of magnificent ANIMALS are to be found on the
counter of MIR. VIM. Taylor, agent for the Herald,
in the JARVIS Buildings, which has been thronged
with purchasers for several days past.
Horace Greeley, Esq, Cor rather should say
the Hon,) delivered lecture last evening, before
the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the
Mechanic Arts, his subject being self culture
1t was quite largely attended. and was good lee
ture, only that, as usual, there was no medium
ground-al his recommendations were to be car
RED to that extreme point which would fill the
learner with more foolish vaganes than practical
common sense.
The Hon. William II Seward also delivered
lecture at the same time, before the Young Catholic
Friend Society. 1t was, of course, able and eo-
quent and his favorite theme, Ireland formed a
good portion of his address.
Forrest closes his engagement o-night, with
beneht, In the character OF King Lear. On Mon
day, Macready appears In Hamlet, on the same
boards; and after filling his engagement, will,
learn, proceed to Philadelphia, and perform an en-
gagement at the SPLENDID new Athenaum, lust
fitted up by Sillsbe ~ Co. This Will, certainly. be
boarding the lion in his den.
The Martnetti family are doing fine business
al the Front Street Theatre.
Dr. Valentine and his comicalties, with Mons
Benin, the Belgian giant, are still the attractions
at the Museum
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The CHOLERA IN New ORLEANs-A good deal of
alarm was evlnced, and we think unnecessarily,
ment that the dread scourge of the east, Asiatlc
cholera, was IN our midst. After making the
most minute inquiries regarding the matter, We
deem our duty to state, that thus far, nothing has
transpired sufficient to cause any great alarm. 1t
is true, there have been two cases In the Charity
Hospital, the parties being passengers on an Eng
lsh vessel recently arrived in this port. One was
that of an old woman, who had been taken to the
hospital on the ships arrival, in very low and
debilitated state. The other was that of passen-
ger who lett the vessel IN good health, and who,
after being exposed. to the rain and cold, and by
lmprudently indulging the use of green fruit,
veyed to the hospital yesterday morning While
we deem these isolated cases insufficient 10 cause
any alarm, we would, nevertheless, urge on the
city authorities the proprety of taking prompt
measures to enforce the sanatory regulations OF
the Board OF Health, in order that we may be pre-
pared for the worst.-Nw Orleans Delta, Dec. ii.
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THE GROWTH OF THE WEsT.-No one (remarks
the editor of the Cincinnati AtLaS) who Is not on
the spot, can form adequate idea of the rapldity
and completeness with which towns and settle
ments have been made on the Upper Mississippi.
During the season past, four steamboats, have run
regularly to the Falls of st. Anthony, and had
more business than they could do. A new boat
has been procured, and five boats will run to the
Falls next spring. When we consider that the
Falls of st. Anthony are seven hundred miles
above St. Louis, in the heart of what recently
the Indian country, we can understand that such
business now is wonderful fact Such facts.
however, are constantly occurring. The flood of
emigration is spreading over the far Northwest,
with ressiless energy. AT the Falls of ST. Crolx,
sixty miles north of the Falls OF st. Anthony,
there is great dam erected, which Is calculated
for fifteen saw-mlls. The country is full OF
fine TIMBER and the lumber business is now the
principal pursuit there. At the mouth of Grow
Wing, fifty miles west OF st. Anthony, there are
also settlements. In that remote region, the pro-
cess of population and civilization is going on
with great rapidity. In less than twenty years,
Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota, will contain two
millions of peoples and, long before that time, new
waves of emigration will flow far beyond that,
into new wilderness lands. Thus large part of
that population which comes from Europe will be
absorbed In prslries and woods, unrodden by cl-
villzation.
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MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI. John Burns was killed
on the evening OF Sunday, the 18th ult., near Cot
ieevIlle, MISS, by a man named Dckey. The
Grenada Press SAYS =" The latter was on his re-
tun from Carroll Court, where, with some female
members of his family, he had been as witness
in some proceeding against Burns. The parties
meeting near the above place, some alteration
occurred, when Dickey called for his gun, and shot
Burns on the spot. We have not heard Of Dlckey's
arrest -
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ABOLITION CONVENTION IN PHuApELPHA.-
There is an abolition convention In session In
Philsdsphis Its lsbors win probably result as al
Among other things. the Chairman read letter from
VIM. J. Mullen, stating the substance Of . convsrss-
ton which he had with Lewis C.. Levin, just before
Mr.. L . re election to Congress MIR. Levin stated
that his wife and children owned o large plantation
and a considerable number OF slaves in Maryland,
from which he received an income Of 5000 wear and
that he optdered Maryland his residence, though
his name was upon the assessors list and he paid
taxes in Philadelphia which entitled him to represent
the city and he defended himself for his the
example of other members of Congress- who have not
represent After this, Lucretia Mott, while symps-
thieirg with the objects and wishing to the
land refomers thought the subject not properly with
In the duties of anti slavery society 1t may have
besiirg upon our movement, and SO has every other
reform question. Temperance, peace theological an
judicial reform, all more or less intimately con-
nscted with the progress cause Must the Anti
Slavery Society therefore include all these Its oh
jects? No. While individually we may encourage
any Of these, let us, society keep object
distinctly before and not weaken our efficiency by
a multiplicity of subjects OF labor
During the discussion upon them j. M. McKim read
a letter from Q prominent member of Congress upon
the prospects of of effort to abolish slavery
in the District OF Columbia. The writer says that he
believes that Mr. Palfreys request for permission to
bring in q bill to abolish slavery there, would have
been granted, had there been a full house when the
vote was taken, and that bill may be passed at the
next session Of Congress abohng slavery in the dis
triot, If its friends will be active Mr. McKm stated
that had better opportunity to judge of the
prospects OF the measure than the writer.
In the afternoon, after discussion upon a
luton offered by Mary Grew, affirming the duty of alb
stinence from slave labor products, in which the
mover, Miss Mott, DR.. Bias, and c. Burleigh partci-
pated, Miss Grew called up and spoke upon the resolu
lions anti.slavery progress.
c. c. BuRLEIGH offered and supported the following
resolution upon free.soil moveme Mt
Resolved That while look upon organization and seton
Of feeling ceunty and as helping to keep
agitation the question slavery that
standing anti slavery ground entitled the
compromises Of the constitution in rten to slavery denies
responsibility Of the federal government constituted
slavery the States does propose labor for its
abolition there long acting with involves promise
Of allegiance to pro slavery constitution
After some further remarks by Thomas Whitson,
the convention adjourned, to meet again this morning
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ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERY or AN UNDERGROUND
CorNIERFElTERs' DEN.-A strange discovery was
ccidentaly made on Wednesday last, at an ancient
house in the town of Brighton IN the vicinity Of the
Worcester railroad, at the Cambridge Crossing so
called. As a MIR Howard, the present occupant Of the
house Mt work In his cellar the earth partially
way, 80 brought to light room Of twelve feet
in depth, with plank sides and top The roof OF this
IN lie rground den was about four feet below the
face and@ entered by md pair Of steps
This mucl of the general appee rance of things was
ascertained and removal Of the earth. which has
caved in, Will without doubt bring to light par
ticulars Ct this curious affair Mr. Howard was
bled by partial breaking way of the panking hook
out several kegs from the of which about
half full of coucterfet American half dollars, all Of
the date Of 1888 Attached to the key what Is sup
posed to have beex machine for polishing the coin.
A sack, in which to deposte tools also got out
The bouse has been visited by hundreds since the &C
cdsntal developements The room Is, we learn, to be
thoroughly examined OF course, there thousa
rumors rife in the neighlorhood, to this wonderful
discovery The house, nearly century old has long
had the reputation (no doubt purposely produced by
the counterfeiters Of being banued II was formerly
bsbited by mariner named Brown WHOSE chip foun-
doeS at and all board persisted. II ia also sta
ted that bl OK man servant in the house, dsap-
peared many ysss ago and IL supposed 70 have been
Ippydered-Bosfen Iraeetlsr, ,7Vg. 1e,
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that wheat had been in lively demand, and that les
value had undergone further rise, good qualities
being then quoted 3Ss Cd to 39s 3D. and nne Wahren
4os to Ais per Or, free board There had been
oers from outports, few holders being anxious TO sell
From the south Of Europe the accounts respecting
the wheat harvest not altogether satisfactory aud
prices appear to have rallied little At Marsees,
the 10th July, there come inquiry for wheat and
Polish Odessa, deliverable in October and December,
was then worth equal to 37s per Or, free on board
Our letters from Marseiles give quotations of In
dian At Leghorn, the 10th inst, the article
worth 26s to 2ss per or.
Since writing the above we have Hamburg letters of
Fsidsys date Wheat had further risen in value and
AS to 45s per Or, free board, had been paid fer
heavy parcels Of Wahren
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JAMES GORDON BENNETT,
PROPRIETOR,

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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.
BOwERY THEATRE B0wery-AIsE OF RIeA-JESNY
LIND-MIDAs
NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham street.-MAcsrrH-THE
KING AND 1.
BUTTONS THEATRE Chambers street-DonBrY AND
S0s-LUcy DID SHAM AMOUR.
NIBLOS hSTOR PLACE.-scuooL FOR SoANpEI-
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-COsM0RAMAs, &c
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SINGING, Ec
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PANORAMA THE MISSISSIPPI AND Missouri
MINERVA ROOMS Broadway.-PANoRAMA OF GENERAL
rAyLoRs MEXICAN CAMPAIGN
PANORAMA HALL, corner Broadway and Walker street.
HANINGroN's SACRED DIoRAMAs OF THE CREATION AND
DYLUGE.
WILLIAMSBURG GARDEN, L. I-cAMPBrIL.s MrNsrRELs
ETHIOPIAN sINeNe-BuRLEsaur DANCING 10.
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VICE Consul OF PoRTUcAL-The President has
recognised Cesar ITenrique Stuart dc Ia Figaniere
vice consul of Portugal for tho port of Now York. for
other parts Of the State Of New York. and for East
Jersey
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Lucinda Game and George Shepard were committed
to jail bJ the Coroner Of Oswego county, few days
since charged with infanticde The infant was born
on board a canal boat, Fulton, the night OF
the 3lst Of July. and Immediately precpitated from
tho cabin window into the river by its unnatural
mothsy,
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This shows that the state of parties in Pennsyl-
vania, last year, was about the same as in 1874,
In vote less by 1859 except that the wings and
natives generally, in 1914, united their vote on
Governor, and partially on President, while they
last year ran separate candidates.
Taking into consideration that the wings of
Pennsylvania are now united on Gen. Taylor, with
perhaps few slight exceptions, and that the ma
tives, and large number of independent demo-
Gratis, will also support the ticket, while the
democrats will lose many votes by the free soil
electoral ticket, pledged to Van Buren,, we think
the chances are more in favor of Taylor this time
than they were for Harrison in 1910.
But the well known tact, skill, and activity of
the democratic leaders in Pennsylvania may en-
able them to change the aspect Of affairs between
this time and the coming elections in October and
November. We shall watch and see
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Thanksgiving in New Hampshire is appointed for
the 10th Of November
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The European News.

Our foreign correspondence and extracts are
full in this mornings Herald. 1t will be seen that
the whole of Europe is in state of fermentation.
The troubles in Italy, and the renewal of hostil-
ties lin Schlewg- Holsten, will probably lead to a
general European war. After reading the news
given yesterday, and that into to-days paper, 1t is
almost impossible to arrive at any other conclu-
sion.
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Affairs I'M Erasse.

TIrOm VIC LOHUUU NUB. ]
Nj Ricci. an envoy from the King IF Sardinia has
arrived in Paris dema nd the immedst intervention
OF France VI. Amelbi, agent from Venice, has
rived to make simar demand. They have both
been received by NJ. Bastde.
IL is thought that orders will be sent on imme-
diatey for the entry OF the army iof the alps into
been ordered to the frontier Of Piedmont, and the
remainder are kept in readiness TO march.
Paris il quiet In the Assembly yesterday the
first eause Of the bill imposing tax ppou mortgages
vas carried by g majority Of 37S to a3a..
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tt VIII be OBSERVED mat The wing vote TOT FresI
dent, IN November, exceeds that of the democrats
for Governor IN the October preceding 1t was be-
lieved that Clay would poll more votes than Mar.
kle, and the democrats made their arrangements
accordingly, to provide for such contingency.
increasing their vote nearly seven thousand.
In consequence Of the dissatisfaction felt at the
repeal of the tariff of 1912, the democrats were
defeated at the congressional and other elections,
in 1885, the wings sweeping the State, and eecting
the Canal Commissioner, majority of the Legls.
lature, and sixteen of the twenty-four members of
Congress. At the gubernatorlal election, In 1S47,
however, the democrats recovered the State, re-
electing Governor Skunk by large majority over
other candidates, and carrying a majority of the
members of the Legislature. The following was
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general European war. After reading the news
given yesterday, and that into to-days paper, 1t is
almost impossible to arrive at any other conclu-
sion.
The Presidential Election-Votc or Pennsyl-
vania.
In our statements of the estimate of the re-
spectlve friends of Cass and Taylor, with re-
gard to the prospects Of their candidates at the
ensuing election, we gave the following as con-
tested States or those IN which the electoral votes
are claimed by both parties, viz :-Pennsylvanla'
%; North Carolina, IL; Georgia, 10; Louisiana,
8; Ohio, % Indiana, II; Iowa, 4 !; Wisconsin, 4.
Total, 81 electoral votes.
What are the prospects of each party IN these
States! We will first look into the political COM
plexion of Pennsylvania. It is well known that
this State has always been considered reliable
democratic State, giving her electoral vote three
times to General Jackson, viz:-in 1924, 1925, and
1892: to Van Buren, in 1886, and to Polk in 1874.
In one instance--viz: in 1S40--the State varied
from the democratic line, by voting for Genera
Harris on-ths majority on the popular vote, how
ever, being only about $50. AT the Presidential
election In 1914, it was confidently expected by
the wings that the State would vote for Clay, par
tlcularly as the election for Governor in October OF
that year, showed a gain to the wings in Phiadel-
phia city, from the native American movement, of
1921, compared with the vote of 1910. But this
wing gain in Philadelphia county was overba-
lanced by the democratic gains in ether parts Of
the State, and the following was the result of the
elections for Governor and Presidential Electors
In the State, in October and November, 1874:
OCTOBER 1874
Gopernor.-Shunk (democrat) ... 160,75o
Markle, (whig). .......... 156,562
Democratic majority. .......... 1897
Presideut.-Polk, ,...,..... 167, 5s5
Clay. Observation-Disclosures. 161, 203
Democratic majority $3.50
Abolition vote ............... 3,13s