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From our baltimore Correspondent.

BALTIMORE, August 2-5, p. III.
The North Carolina eiection.-RetWned volnnteers.A
Merican bOy.-Ihe markets. &c.
The North Carolina election takes place tomorrow, and
The anxiety receive the returns here, well as at the
north, beyond all precedent IL is the first general State
election under the presidential nominations, and 1t
posed it will be indication of the feeling of the south
The prospects the presidential nominees The tee
graph Offices from Boston Raleigh will be on the watch
throughout the night of Thursday and presume that by
Saturday the entire result will be known
About y-three of Captain Roans company of Jefferson
volunteers arrived in this city yesterday from Fortress Mon
roe having been honorably discharged They accom-
panied by brghtlookng and intelligent Mexican boy,
who Tor time with the company in Mexico, and
whom the members of the company much attached
THE MARKErs.-in the Baltimore Market this morning,
of animation in flour. Howard street is still
selling SIS IS The grain market is inactive, and We
quote to-day for prime wheat So 50 cents per bushel
binary good IS IS white wheat9 IS to los cents
10 % cents rye 10 white Scents yell
low SO 81
The telegraph reports nothing to-day from Philadelphia
New York.
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The Thief-s hipping Law.


10 The Editor Of the Union
SIR Some partisans, having more zeal than discretion
are making much ado about a certain law which was
adopted Qrom the laws OF Vemont by The legislative au.
thorty OF Michigan Territory in lSls and which pro-
vlded that thieves and some other offenders shoud be
whipped and an attempt is made BY these persons 10 i'm.
ure the popularity OF Gen Cass, because as governor OF
the Territory, he signed the law
In 1918, resided IN Detroit, and felt and had an inter
est IN the welfare OF the people of The Territory AT that
PERIOD save small and weak wooden building in De-
uoit, we had no prison in the Territory The of an
adequate prison, or OF proper 10 punish offenders
induced the commission of hefts by runaway negroes
and wandering haf-breeds and Indians and the neces
sy OF the caused the citizens general desire the
adoption of law which would provide punish men
without subecung them TO the expense and trouble o.
employing guards 10 keep the criminals in confinement
do not remember that any citizen opposed to the law
and think all the old residents OF Michigan will unite in
saying that the law had good effect While it contn.
ued, but lew larcenies were committed In some in.
stances, thieves were punished by few stripes, and
when turned loose they always left the Territory In
mediatey after the law repealed by the Legislative
council, (after the erection of stone ja } the crime OF
larceny increased rapidly.
1t was the duty OF Gov Cass to sign the law though
may have been adopted by the Judges without his con.
sent ] know not whether he assented to- or opposed
It, AS, however. the people desired it, and as he cir
cumstances OF the Territory required If, it would ao
have been his duty TO defeat its adopon-even if he had
had the power to do There are many (and | am OF
the numbeD who do not believe that thief can be de-
graded by stripes. N w
WASHINGTON, August 1, 1915.
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Let those wings who pretend to think it possible tina,
General Taylor can carry the sold Dominion" look
over the following statistics of the state of things am
the Virginia farmers
The FARMERS FOR CAss BUrLER.-We frequently
meet (says the Baltimore Agus) with votes taken in the
harvest field the presidential eecon-al differing from
those OF the travelling gentry whom whg friends de-
light in displaying the public show the popularity OF
Taylor. Give us the farmers, and have objection to
the wings having whatever comfort they get by steam
boat voting Here vote taken raising Crawford
county, Virginia. on the premises of Mr. Pinney Rich.
mond township, which is of the many signs for the
democratic nominees
Cass and Butler 26
Taylor and Fillmore
From the following, too, we learn that the wings, du-
ring this canvass, not to prevail as they almost
invariably do, on board all the steamboats,:
TURNING TABLEs.-A vote was taken on the steam,
boat Wisconsin, on her last trip up from Madison, which
resulted as follows
Taylor 36
Van Buren,
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Cincinnati Inquirer
Grand Rally Of the Democracy In BaItimo re-Im
Enthus

Grand Rally Of the Democracy In Baltim ore-Im
mense Enthusiasm.
The rally of the Baltimore democracy on Monday
evening last must, from all accounts of it, have been
most imposing and effective demonstration "Thc grea
meeting in Monument Square last night" says yester
days Republican and Argus, "whie raised the heart Of
every democrat present. have Frustrated every hope
OF whigery in the city of Baltimore In immensely, in
enthusiasm, in unanmty, never behed any meeting
to surpass -or might well say, to equal it-wher
we consider the fact that the weather was most lowering
that the rain during the day and day before had moistened
the ground, and rain fell while the meeting was or
ganizing while the wards gathering and at inter
walls during the evening Under such circumstances to
have such meeting would authorize us TO say it has
never been equalled So unproptous was the weather
that postponement talked of, and many ex-
pected such would be the case But the word had been
given, the buge call had been made the rappe beaten
for the democracy, and they forward in all then
strength to the post of duty proving the statement false
made by whg writers, that there no enthusiasm
among the democracy of Baltimore We tell our friends
at distance that the demonstration last night settled the
question THAT BALTIMORE SAFE BY AN INCREASED MA.
JoRITY FOR CAss AND BUTLsRH'
On motion of Col. M ]. Cohen, the Hon. JOHN MEL
SON called to the chair. The meeting was effective
" addressed by Messrs B. II. Richardson and f. Gala
CHER, esqs of Baltimore by Reah Frazer esq., of Penn
sylvania, and by Hon. r. II. AlcLane and Hon. Howell
Cobb, of the House of Representatives We regret that
the powerful speeches of these gentlemen not report
ed but find in the Argus one hit of Mr. Cobb, which
goes directly to the heart of the question at issue
between the parties that but transfer it to
our columns:
"The Philadelphia convention (said the eloquent speak
e) had pncp the candidate of that had
Prnciples-what night them had any whig speaker to
whigery to answer"
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u do know OF those,
Who therefore only are reputed wis
For Saying nothing"

In the speech of Mr. Brdsall of New York, upon the
Oregon bill, which we publish this morning, our readers
will find not only clear and forcible discussion of the
general question involved in the action of the House
upon that measure but also most striking view of the
fragrant Inconsistency of the position upon the slavery
question now assumed by some of the leading "barn-
burners when contrasted with their recorded votes in
Congress as late as 1914
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D Political Meeting.

Gj- Pohucal Meetng.A regular meeting OF the Rural
Cass and Butler Association of Alexandra county will be
held Thong Tavern, (Bas Cross roads) Satu
day, 9Th August IL o'clock. Speakers OF both political
parties will address the meeting cordial invitation is
extended all. Be blinded by party prejudice Come
and let together On our part, we pledge
selves lay before you frankly, democracy and its pnc
pes advocated by nominees Generals Cnss and But
Iep X. BALL, Jr., Secretary.
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Gj-Cass, Rutlcr, and DsmOcracy.-Cirand mass meet
ing of the democrats in honor of Major General Butler
The democrats of the District and
yland and Virginia, invited assemble grand mas
meeting at the old democratic ayng ground on Pennsy
vania avenue, opposite the "Unon Buildings on Friday
evening next, the Alb August.
The hero and statesman whom the democrat of the ma
ton offer thor candidate for the Office of Vice President
Gen. William 0. Butler, will be present on the occasion
The old Kentucky hero, Col. r.. NJ Johnson, viii be
present.
Distinguished democratic orators, among them Cen s.
Houston, Hon Messrs Bright and Allen, of the Senate
and other well known popular and powerful speakers,
expected TO address the meeting.
The members of the various ward democratic clubs are
invited to attend, preceded with their ansparencies
The democrats of Alexandria and Georgetown are spe
ciay invited to attend
Every officer and soldier of the 1872 and the plo
Mexican lin the city, respectfully requested 10
be their comade. General Butler who net
ed so conspicuous part in both soldier sans
peur ct sans rtproche.'
Al democratic citizens of other States and who
be in the city at the time, cordially invited TO be
pre-
10 our whg leIow-ctZens, we extend Sur invita-
ton to meet with this occasion They will find il
doubtless, "a feast oil reason " and many may discover
here the error of their ways" and be made 10 feel
duty oil union for the sake OF the Unon''
programme, giving full particulars, will appear here
aner. y
BY order Of the Executive Committee of Jackson Demo
cratic Association J. d. HOOVER,
August LIT Chairman.
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SHORT HAND

SHORT HAND
NHTOODHOUSE'S Practical Stenography, vol, London
w Short Hints Short Hand, by an Old Reporter 1
pocket vol. London
Meats Standard of Short Hand l vol, London
linons Easy and Practical System of Short Hand I
vo London
Just imported direct from London, by
F. TAYLOR.
Also Bipelow's selftaught Stenographer
Toundrow's Guide to Short Hand
Gould's Art of Short Handwriting
June H. lStS
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S,OPHIsMs of the Protective Policy, by f.. Bastiat
y volume translated from the French edited hy Doctf

lNOPIItSmA Of the Protective Policy, by F. Bastiat
- volume; translated from the French edited by Doc
Francis Lieber.
Index Subjects treated in the Reviews and other
odcas which indexes have been published arranged
alphabetically complete in one volume.
Fsllacos of the Faculty edition from the 9Th Lon
don; volume
The Planetary and Stellar Worlds popular exposition
of great discoveries and theories of modern astronomy
by o. M Mitchell of the Cincinnati Observatory vol
Tables of Logarithms of Numbers, and of Lines and
Tangepts for every seconds of the Quadrant by Profess
sor LOOMS of the New York University volume.
This day received. F. TAYLOR,
August 3, 1873
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T,UITION.

rINUITIoN.-A gentleman who has resided six years in
l. one family classical and English teacher, is anx-
to be employed such in any OF the middle States
lie is confident that his system of teaching which consists
gentle and persuasive treatment, will the appro-
will receive every attention
Aug. 3-eo3tN
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Notice.-Public Houses at Nantucket.
he Ocean House, kept by r. +. Parker.-Ihe atlantic
House at S,nsconsef kent bv H. 8. Croker

rJ-HE OCEAN HOUSE, having been greatly enlarged and
otherwise improved, with good accommodations for
bathing now ard convenience, inferior
public house in New England
The ATLANTIC HOUSE, erected this season at Siascon
set is arpe neat and commodious and cannot fail TO
be pleasant such desire pure, fresh air. magn-
fcen ocean scenery and fine fishing
The fine steamer Massachusetts, Capt. Lot Phinncy
makes four trips week, during the summer months be.
tween Nantucket and New Bedford, as follows:
Leaves Nantucket on Monday and Saturday at 7 A. M
and on Tuesday and Thursday at 81 a. m
Leaves New Bedford on Monday and Saturday at l. D. m
and on Wednesday and Friday at 81 a. M
The time occupied in making the passages between Nan
Hole and Woods Hole, is only about A hours.
Those passages delightfully."- pleasant tho
passengers being in sight of land the whole distance
July Il-d3w
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Orphans Festival.

The society of ladies raised to aid St. Vincens Orphan
Asylum come before the benevolent public with appeal
on behalf OF this Interesting institution
1t has been deemed indispensable for the future welfare
of the orphans that provision should be made retain them
for longer period than heretofore in the Asylum as il
proved from lamenabe experience that when those girls
put nj too early age and thus exposed to tn,
temptations and vices OF the world they in great peril
Of losing all the advantages which they derived from their
previous instruction and training in the Asylum An efor
is therefore, about be made them long enough
be thoroughly ght in such trades professions
will enable them to obtain independent support with
out being put out as domestic merely.
To aid other funds contributed for this charitable purpose
this appeal is made to the public.
The festival will open Thursday next, the Sd instant
O'clock p. m Caruss Saloon and be continued for
two days.
At 8 O'Clock, p M, Thursday, the Hon. Richard w
Thompson, of Indiana, will deliver address in their be-
half.
Refreshments will be in readiness for those who choose
to parake of them.
small admission fee will be charged, defay the ex-
penses of the
Aug2-
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S,TRAWBERRY PLANTs.-The subscriber has now
- ready for sale good supply of the Deptiord Pine, and
Alice Maud strawberry plants. To those who tile
his stand in market this season. nothing need be
said recommend these fine varieties but to those who
are unacquaned with them, he would that for size
flavor weight and producveness they far superior
any variety that he has Orders addressed To
him by mail stating when and where the plants are to be
delivered, will be promptly attended to, and the plants
packed carry with safety any part Of the Union The
JOHN SLATER,
Aug. 3-3* Alexandria, Va.
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bg-NOtice.-The Fourth Ward Cass and Butler Climb
having resolved to attend the grand meeting of the
democracy to be held opposite Union Buildings" FRI
day evening, august 5th) the members the club
he reby notified at Jackson Hall that evening.
O'Clock precisely, form the hero and
man, Ma jor General VIM. 0. Butler.
All democrats cordially invited to join in the pro-
cession
A band of music has been engaged for the occasion.
Aug. THOS. CATION. Secretary.
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Notice.-An adjourned meeting of the Second Ward
Democratic Association will be held in the hall of the
Franklin CINE house. Thursday evening next the Sd
inst, at II O'Clock, p. IN.
All the democrats of the ward earnestly invited to
tend and assist carrying the objects of the
JOHN f. ENNIS,
Aug PIT Recording Secretary
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WASHINGTON CRY, August 2, 1913.

AT that PERIOD the Territory under what is calet
" the first grade of Territorial government"
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II AND WARRANTS WANTED, for which high
IL price will be paid
! J. w. SIMONTON
Pennsylvania av, opposite Browns Hotel
Aug. 3--eod3t.
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$lI,349,039 20


Wednesday, the 26h July Bushwood the residence
PowpEN st Marys Maryland by the Rev.
MICHAEL DouoHERTY, JOSEPH FORREST, HENRIETTA
CECILIA daughter Of the late WILLIAM all
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OFFICIAL.

The receipts the Treasury for the quarter ending
the Both of June last nearly now be ascerained
From customs $3.50 567 80
s. lands 7ol,1So 81
miscellaneous and incidental 35375 SO
loans 46i380O 10
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6y-The First Ward Cass and Butler Club will meet
Friday night at o'clock, in the coner-house of the
Seven Buildings, for the purpose Of attending the demo-
cratic meeting in front of the Union Buildings.
All good democrats requested to attend
Aug 3-2t JOHN T. MICKUM, Secretary.
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hs.Thc Officers of the several Ward Cass and Butt
Ter clubs of the city requested call at Jackson Hall
immediately and receive the ranspaencies prepared
their associations.
BY order of the committee
]. D. HOOVER,
Aug2. Chairman.
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We cheerully give place TO, and adopt our own the
following remarks furnished to from the able pen of
FRIEND uponth inconsistency and self contradiction in
voved in the position of the wing candidate before the
people.-UNIoN.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-09-08
improvements in Southport.

We doubt whether any previous season has wit
messed The same extent OF Valuable Improl ement 10
uui town as haE the present. First and foremost.
our hArbor nproN cruent has progressed, until YES
sells OF light draft can make the.r way inside; the
best ! sht house on the lakes, has been completed
and nightly sheds lis blazHg light on the pathway
OF tie manner; the largest hotel in the state ont OF
milwaukee. and the most elegant one in the state,
MiIAaukec not excepted, has been finished, and is
open for the receptHn Of the public Towards the
south end of Il business part OF Lin street large
three story BRICK block, designed tor store, and a
hotel, Is now Icing completed, and rear the north
ead another large three story brick block, Ge~ sued
!o' stores toN hail, (Which blythe by viii be a
great cun> ca encc) ard other purposes. On EX-
CHI uee st!cc' we notice very large gravel build
ing 10 process OF erection. and are told it is for a
foundry furnace, machine shop &c. The schoo!
house. Tor The construction OF Which $1,000, were
vote! by oar citizens - under way and Will be COM
ptelcd ~ last as the tx can be collected. Besides
all this, and many more Improvements OF public
ulufc there have U' en- several costly and handsome
buildings added TO the private residences " hich
tend much 10 increase the appearance OF substantial
wealth, which our town Is rapidly growing to wear.
We learn also, from the forwarding houses, that the
active business OF the place has increased largely
over that Of any preceding year. IT the present
time although the season of wheat purchase has
jus! commenced appe. rance OF great activity
pcrvades oil the business parts OF the village
Southpou Is destined to 20 ahead, aud TO be a
place OF NO Il ght importance il present indications
mean any thing
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The skies are hriSfif.

Several OF our Citizens just returned from the east
bring us cheering accounts of the progress of our
cause. One who has been sojourning in Vermont
aud Is conyersant with that state is confident that
her vote will be cast for the Buffalo nominees: ano
Their who has been spending some time in Massa-
chusets, Is certain Of similar result in that state
And for the old Empire state, scarce doubt is en-
ertained by any that her vote will be cast for her
favorite son. The fact is, and il cannot be contro
veed that all attempts thus far TO excite the least
enthusiasm in the north for the slavery extension
candidates, have utterly failed Let me sit heavy
on thy soul To- Eorrow; uttered by the victims of
Richard, never paralyzed his arm in the hour of
contest as does the cause in which the Cass and
Taylor men are now engaged paralyze their efforts.
II IS dead weight for them, and they stagger and
struggle under it, as if every effort 10 he their
last. On the other hand, the free soil party ami
mated by correct princi pies, and NOV ed by living
soul, young aud vigorous has sprung full panopled
into the OF strife, and moving with majestic
power, will sweep the tottering ranks OF slavery,
like chsff before the wind We are prepared to
hear such news as our friends bnng US from the
east. 1t is natural and inevitable res, 1t, where
e'e7 men are 10 be found
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wheat 4 ID.

Ninety six cents are paid this Thursday morn
ing, for the best quality OF wheat Farmers are
taking advantage OF the times and rushing it int
market, as our stIeeIs we notice are thronSed. The
foreign news and the low iIeights combine to run
up the price We may look for a fair price until
the close OF n7vgat!on but as the receipt OF large
quantities will run up fFcigh:s, the present prices
cannot be calculated on as permanent Farmers,
s;rkes It's, would do we'll to bring in their pro-
dace early as possible.
Milwaukee, sept I, wheat, winter, from % to
lUp c. Spring, So q 81.
Racine sept. . spring wheat as low as p, win
ter, %.
Chicago Sept l. Best winter wheat 90 C and
demand good Spring, best quality, 50.
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HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION

One Of the editors OF the Wisconsin Ar,r,,s bs.
been downs 10 Ohio, and has returned with most do
i1godS accounts OF the ulnous effects of the Home.
stead Exemption act. Eastern merchants cannot
have lien upon the homes of the Farmers of Wis
c'nSn. mad consequently they are not going to send
ao collars wo tn OF silks satins calicos. any
lhllg else, 10 the lmpgovident wretches What q
wonderful conception the Argus must have of the
common sense ot It's readers. That a country. ike
Wisconsin oy'riowing Wi the meceSSaries of life.
which ueceSSarcs are in constant dcnand IN the
whole world, Is likely suffer for want of credit
vain the babbn dealers OF New York W. are
AFRAID the editor has forgot Say and gone to Cas-
for his political economy. We shall rcpy to tbs.
Arrlt> more al length us.xt week
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u We ask attention to the call Of the Free Soil
Committee, for Congressional Convention we
wish the committee would revise the call so as to
make the state and Congressional conventions not
conflict in point of time, and also to make the place
OF holding the Congressional Convention more CEN
trail for the district. Thi; should be done, and as
there is ample time do it, we trust it will be done
We hope all free soil men will make up their
minds to stand by their own organization all the way
through. Policy, principle and every other consi-
dcratiOn dictates this course. In the time of the
revolution there was but two parties. the parties d
freedom and slavery; it is now,-and to talk now
about wings, democrats, and aboIitonists as pre-
poserous as it would have been then We are the
party of freedom, and if we look for the triumph
that great pIincpe,we must take the men who tru
Nv represent tl-~t rr;~iI.io-
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Gass at The South.

We are in the receipt OF Mississippi paper
which has Cas- and Butler colors flying, II seem,
they are under no KIDD Of doubt msapprehcn-
sion as to Cass' view of the Wllmot proviso, down
that way. Speaking of Tayors non committal
policy, this paper (the Natchez Free Trader says
How different this from Gen Cass a,owed
declaration, that If elected, HE WILL VETO the
WILMOr PROYISO"
The same paper speaks of the "Northern demo-
cratic candidate for the Presidency who is WITH
Us, on the vital subject of Wimot proysoism =
The South understands Gen. Cass TO mean what he
says, but northern free soil men 90 for Cass, and
urge, that he can't be believed in what he saws and
therefore It is by no certain he will veto the
ProriSo. With reference 10 Casss views on