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For the Union.
MEssRs EDITORS: Some men think abuse is wit, and
hard swearing eloquence II is easy, when you cannot
an argument TO abuse the speaker We recolect
old sinner who took the whole OF a searching sermon
to himself, and whipped the minister though licking
priest could alter The commands Of God. The "RepIb.
ic" that has crowded the old organ of whgery out Of
its place in the eather-bed OF federalism, and has
an eye single TO the loaves and fishes has itself up
for schoomaster of the press and such schoolmaser
God the pupils when it teaches This nondescnpt
organ has criticism upon The Heroic Age J" and, TO
make il harder has transmogrfed the Columbia (South
Cardinal Telegraph into an opposition paper. We wonder
when the conversion took place BY the way, doctors
differ in difficult and 10 show how people love
the Republic" copy from the Baltimore Argus lit.
tie notice OF the junior organ Can't il lay another Den
byl Won't il make an effort We shall see.
WAsryD.-Somebody to do the dirty work Of broken
down corporation Post.
Send on Tor the editor of the Unon.-Aiba~y Journal
Sargent, Bulitt, ~ Co. far competent Their
gathers filth faster than any other In this
country. Give them trial.-Baitimors Argss.
JUSTICE.
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The Marble BLocK.--The block OF marble intended
county was brought TO city on tuesday last under
the charge of Captain Beller Il is four feet in length.
two feet wide, and eighteen inches thick, and weighs
about 1000 pounds. The word Arkansas, in large
letters, is beautifully engraved the face Il will
be sent TO Washington al the earliest opportunity
The best Judges pronounce the marble Of superior
quality, although the workmanship and polish nav moi
compete with marble finished in the older States The
Messrs Boilers are entitled to great credit for this
specimen Of their mechanical ingenuity While il will
take its place in the monument, and there remain az
memorial Of the grateful hearts OF our people, il will az
ford TO the world another proof Of the vast resources OF
our State; and hope the day IL not far distant when
the export OF marble from Arkansas will prove fruitful
source OF income and profit
We have also seen two inkstands, one present TO
Major Greer, OF Little Rock, the other to Scott White
Co, the workmanship OF the Messrs. Boilers They
beautiful ornaments for the desk fine specimens of
art, and nicely fnished.-Arkansos Inteiitgsnesr
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BALTIMORE, October 10, is49.

BALTIMORE, October 10, is49.
The smoke OF the recent political battles having par
recount the disastrous defeats that have followed thick
and fast upon the foes TO republcansm enumeratng
the dead they have left behind" to refer to the FUTURE
With the "rank and file" Of both political parties so
far as this State is concerned desire to deal plainly and
ary and IN portrayng the evils OF clques, and those
honest freeman OF Maryland TO bear witness as TO the
truth OF what shall say
First in order comes the election Of United States
senator, to MI the unexprsd 1.-TWO years) term made
vacant by the resignation Of the Hon Reyerdy Johnson
mentioned In my last letter that the Patriot had pub
ished the names OF nine prominent wing politicians
forward This is very Unusual s Why IS i So, ri
answer. faction in Baltimore city, "the courthouse
clique" are known to have settled upon ex Governor
solved, at all hazards, place him there This deter
mlnaiioR becoming known to the vrtuous portion
OF the party here and in other portions OF the State
and appeal to wings to deny that am wrong in this
position But the difficulty stops not here; for it is the
object OF sad clique, if possible, to procure for Mr..
Pratt not only the unexPired term, but an election, a!
the same time, TO for the succeeding full term OF
six years. and hence the feeling of opposition referred
has become the more prominent, intense, and fixed
be elected; and, the candidates stand fall upon the
popular vote of the whole State, il is of the utmost i'm
porance to parties to have out their best men, No egs-
lave ticket or other influence, interposes Parties will
stand or fall upon their merits. And here may re-
mark, that the wings have elected but governor
;o a sh aSmage % le c1nsuuon ue peoPle nave
,hst nce ' hs e5o ~ ~ ~ v1s iof r lo'
a , nno ,h snhou, ot VI jug Daoe oPlef' speak
'ns upoh ms ouolec'' mus discourses'
- iact that since the alteration Of the
Masvaa ~ gvS INC eucIon Q, governor 70 e people o,
one canddate and l. notariou ,Ss lie was sd To
the near approach of the presidential election for his suc
cess having been choen by only few hundred majority
In view of what is said hesitate not TO saw that the
same influences which prompt The Baltimore cloue in
N tha VInitau
clique 10 secure The nomination of candidate for gov
ernor; and am persuaded, they are already at work
with hope OF Compromising existing difficulties in the
wing ranks TO serve their own and the editors
of he Clpper we'll aware Of What have minated
thus continue their remarks.
o casss. uo,es e nd o. w XXI " m .o
signed the constant defeat Of the party at the
elections There is always struggle between the two di.
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From our Baltimore Correspondent.

BALrIMoRx. Oct 1876 p. m.
The from the elections Sherifaitv-
Full basiness.-Agrie,lt1aiT fair The markets. &c.
The news from Pennsylvania and the second gun from
Ohio have most cheering sound the triumphant democ
racy Of Maryland. We waiting for the returns
from Louisiana and Mississippi.
By full from the election In this State and
taking the vote for governor in 6 for Dorchester and
Worcester counties, where there opposition, the
popular shows clear majority of 23s9 for the demo-
Gratis In the last House Of Delegates the WING majority
80; now it is but 10.
correspondent of the Argus proposes the Hon. John
Thompson Mason, of Washington county, the next
democratic candidate for governor of Maryland Mr. Ma
would certainly well in Baltimore and the western
counties.
The shcriay of Baltimore is already beginning
attention, although Col Cloud has hardly served
half of his term yet observe the OF Colonel ~
Hickman, VIM. H. Cole, esq, and J. Thompson Laws.
esq, mentioned as candidates for the office.
The fall business in this city Is acknowledged be
precedented in this year, merchants and their
clerks being employed night and day In selling and packing
goods for the country merchants Whether the brskness
business is sed by the fairs by the increased
cilities of our city, cannot say.
The Agricultural Fair closed last night and the farmers
Of the State moving homewards, highly delighted
with the result of their gathering The sales Of cattle
said have been made very low including OF the
finest blooded animals in the State.
The Philadelphia cars, due o'clock this afternoon,
have just arrived accident road having proba
bly, detained them.
The Baltimore money market is abundantly supplied
undoubed paper has been done bank at 81 per
cent At bank learn the supply is equal to the deman
for all Legitimate purposes. Loans freely offered
proved stocks at per cent The increasing amount Of
sales the stock board evinces better feeling in the
stocks and shows advance in of leading secur
ties
The MARkErs.-In the Baltimore market there were
sales yesterday of 800 barrels Howard -four at Co.
Ii is held to-day the same, but hear of transactions.
No change in wheat The receipts of the latter are
very light. Oats % a 81 cents.
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Election In Ohio.

The returns come in but slowly The last Pttsburg
Chronicle gives various teegaphc dispatches from diff
ferent counties Of the result but we content ourselves
with republishing the first and the last:
CINCINNATI Oct TO-
Hamiiion seuWty.-Thcre is telling results Of the
election in this city The democrats for five repre-.
scntatyes throughout the Countryside wings voted
araie counties John Lowe, OF the ward Judges re.
fused to the At present everything 10 In
state Of glorious confusion Mt than half the
the city has been polcd.
Second dssafeh-ln this county, the entire democratic
ticket is elected The judges OF five wards have disagreed
and as yet no legal returns have been made.
In relation things here, there Is much excitement
the mated win again come before the legislature.
The general resst.
CIScrNsATI, Oct 100 o'clock, night
Returns received up this me Indicate that the demo
Gratis have so far gained four representatives and
The wings have also gained four and
one senator-showing change in the actual result
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odd Fellows H.l,.--For One Wee. only.
MONDAY, ocrosrR Is, Is4s.

MosDsY, OCTOBER Is, Iefe.
DUMB0LToN's CELEBRATED ETHIOPIAN sERENADERs
Messs sraswoop, wHrrk, HowARp, wsLIs, PARxxs, and
respectfully Wash
ngon ths hey viii give their FIRST since their return from
Europe me above hall Monday October u.s. and continue
evening for week. consisting Of songs, e chouses bur
esgues &C This company stands unrvalled In world
For particulars Admission Is children
commence At precisely oct2-d
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NOTTCE- persons Interested and DESTROYS Of knowing the
~ amount nj which they the
Board OF Appeal are hereby Informed list will
ready for exhibition 10 all whom
basement OF Yves, wing Of The City Bal Tuesday
10th instant between the hours m and viii he
continued each day until The h Sunday
the Board Appeal will instant, An
The same and observing the hours, and will
.ings from day 70 day Sunday ercepte until day Of
November clusve 10 which Board al them
selves appeal and
found too high, have the altered. -
Oct l2-eotd t. r. HARDNESS, Secretary r. A.
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- For Rent or Satellite comrnodious double house ON
Hk norh, between Streets known as tho
Demenou building containing twenty carriage house. sta
Bile, &C., attached premises
Psricr furniture, sc superior quality will be with Il,
house, at the option Of the tenant Apply 10 -
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MARRIED..

On the Iih instant by The Rev. O. w. slxsos RICHARD
MARION A. FENwICK, 10 Miss EMELINE l.. KfLLMON, all
Washington city, d. O. tPhladephia please copy
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Condition Of me rorfhrrr s,arksts.

Mrs. ELLEN Joness school Young Misses and Mss
Ill has been reopened the Streets where
they VIII b taught IN different apartments and kept entirely distinct
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Further Intelligence by he Caledonia. 1hrsafemim,
Turkey r


| Nv
ldiiional inelgencs Inv The Steamer Csledonia, ~
this unhappy country the creates, confusion
az .ne Gle au men ale al IN veU
esPonang s,e aporng unaef ne mat urther
STA is useless The unsccountabe conduct Of Geogey has
assisted ia producing THIS feeling The London News con-
1emn: nus conduct IN no measured terms and states that
hossn.h Benz anu Dembnski are al Wldden In state Of
| positive destltnton
Advices from Constantinope to September II say that
EMPLOYS no ~ court ia suPpor OF M ythe
demand ot me delivery o. the ro'ish and Hun.
escape % % one OF tnem cause OF war g.,
me RUSSIAN mas INFORMED inc sultan mat
ne aa NOT give simple ye; OF no, ne would return 70
surrender them and backed by the foreign ministers, the
% Of h ~ a ano enemst ~, rsnaw w. bu. great ma
Of the Cars po,e and no official Of 4: de.
TuTr,h goyesnmsn, ar,ed IN nv he Eaysh ma Fsnch
ENJOYS WI resist me demand.
war into execution should the suan' answer be In the
"ciodsn Horn n,iss esJv 70, .ervica snd co I1
defend the of the Bo,phorus vet the Tuisb ary
bears no proporon To the army The Russian Emperor
cond ms ,cb sg,n. m. TayLsh on,;e,s in fsx dsrs
Ahant ,honssnd Tarsish s,a,ns are conosn,,.,.
The Englisb aeet coud not reach the Golden Horn
than 10 ~ days whilst that of the Russians could be in
the Bosphorus in "a hours.
The greatest anxiety prevails amongst all classes and
u,efce aud industry
Three distinguished British ,abeos-Gen Guyon Gen.
o%gwSSnS' W Ard Gsn oD0nne-aro among the refugees
| q
The Election IN Ohio.
October l s returns as far " received
The wings have maiortv IN the Senate In the House
the wings have elected II members and the democrats are
Much excitement exist. in Hamilton county where the
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MAJon WooDs KxPKDrrroN.-We understand letters have
been received at the War Department from Bevet Major
wood OF the 9Th infantry, announcing the TO Fort
smelling rom his expedition the Red river OF the north
apain Pope, the typographical engineer of the expedition
mad not with his party arrived Fort Smelling the 18th Of
september, having taken different route When he does
eutn, we may expect full report ffom Major Wood in
reference to that Interesting country now beginning 10 at
uac' 80 much attention. NATIONAL Irteligsneq.
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CARD-The attention Of the ladies gentlemen
II ngton respectfully invited the sale Dutch Bubous
Flower Roots consisting Of hacinhs, early double and single tulips
&C. from the well known florists M. Van Wayenen
Logon, Harlem.
place Hail. precsey
O'Clock p n. Please be punctual 20 the time.
Octlt-h GREEN h TAsTET, Aucuoneers.
CARD-The attention Of the ladies' gentlemen Wash
ngion respectfully invited sale mahogany
and other furniture which win take place Monday 18Th
ut the corner OF ~ and 10 O'Clock
fine quality, and well worthy the
For further particulars advertisement.
cth-h GREEN q TAsTET, Auctopeers.
OTIS for selerhiry Lots. situated eastwmdy from Capt
to high ground, and part of them
sand feet each The who resides West
this wishes sell them,
wanting good location low
price and give long credit desired perfect Apply At IN
Exchange Hotel Q street. Oct R-dlw'
TUE AGED CHRIsTIAN's COMPANION, Containing
variety OF essays adapted 10 the improvement consolation
Of advanced in life Stan
ford, ID. ID.
Chambers Miscellany Of useful and entertaining tracts complete
in 10 volumes, with engrayings.
Milmans Pocucal Works, volumes, English.
TAYLOR MAURY,
Oct ~ Booksellers, near 9th
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SHERIFF OF MOBILE.-The Mobile papers, from
which we copied, were in error the other day in
stating that j. F. Hutchinson had been qualified
and entered upon the duties Of sheriff of the county
The Herald says the inquiry was to have been
made yesterday Il is true the Judge Of the Coun-
~ Court approved his bond, but previous to this,
notice was given that bis right to the Office would
be contested. Mr.. Sheriff Higgins having de-
cned to certify the returns the point is therefore
made that the Judge had no authority, merely upon
the declaration Of the inspectors Of the polls that
Mr.. Hutchinson had received the highest vote, 10
accept the bond. 1t will also be commended that
the Judges approval Of the bond is no evidence Of
title 10 the Office
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DENoMINATIoNAL STATIsrICs.-The Method
lists in the United States, including the Church
North and South, and those denOminated Protest
ant, number in their body us Cps members. The
Protestant portion number but $1,000 of this large
aggregate. The number of Methodist churches is
not reported in the tables from whichihese statis-
tics are compiled. The number of ministers in the
Episcopal portion Of this body is $780,
The Baptisis, including the Regular, Anti Mis-
SION, Freewill, and others, have IL ,266 churches,
6598 ministers, and 8l3 .92l members.
The fresbyteriaus, Old School and New, have
IOSf churches, 1904 ministers, and 1884, 453 mem
bers
The Congregationalists have 1866 churches.
1912 ministers, and 1913 093 members
The Epscopalians have 1892 churches. 1904
ministers, and $3.50 members. Here are 2l2
more ministers than churches
The Lutherans have 1925 churches 800 minis
ters, and l49, 625 members.
The Associate Reformed, Cumberland and other
Presbyterans, together with Reformed Dutch and
German Reformed Churches, have 2O52 churches,
2O9l ministers, and 24l ,740 members.
The Roman Catholics have 9O7 churches. eI7
ministers, and lyl99, 200 members.
The Unitarans have 244 churches The num-
Der of ministers and members is not reported, but
the number Of ministers is doubtless large as the
number Of churches if not larger. II the churches
contain, on an average, as many as the Orthodox
Congregational churches, the aggregate number
would be 1882.
The number of churches of these several de-
nominations, exclusive OF hlethOdlsls, which are
not reported, is 81 1871. Allowing the Methodists
10000 churches, the whole number would be about
$4,000.
Tie whole number of ministers in these demon
nations is % sos and the whole number of mem.
bers of churches 4,l97, al. Surprising the popu-
lation-of the United States to be 10000 600, il
would give one professor of religion to every five
Of the populatiQn-not including the children, one
TO three and a fraction How many of these pro
fessors of religion are not possessors we may moi
presume to say, but undoubtedly the Omnscient
One would make very material deduction.
The Baptists have the largest Number of churche.
and ministers The Catholics have the larees
number of members. The Methodists have Che
largest number among the Protestant denomina
tions The Old School Presbyterians have 72s
more churches than the New School, 1862 more
ministers, and 1888 more members The OLE
and New School Presbyterians together, have 2l6C
more churches than the CongregatiOnalists, 1856
more ministers, and l4l 800 more MEMBERS Pres
hgfglaR Aapeeqts
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UNIVERSITY OF VERMoNT.-The annual com
mencement Of this institution was held on the LIST
inst, the Rev Mr. Cutler, of Waterbury, having
delivered an address on Monday evening before
the Society for Religious Inquiry, and the Presi-
dent, Rev. Worthington Smith, D. D., being inau-
gurated on Tuesday evening. On the same day
C. F. Davey delivered the Grafton, and o. w.
Wilmington The poem before the alumni The de-
gree Of IL. d. was conferred upon Jacob Cola.
msr, Postmaster General. Henry J. Raymond, o.
New York, was elected by the alumni Of the Uni,
versity as the orator for the next commencement
and John A. KissoH, of Massachusetts, as poet
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CENTENARY INSTITUTE IN ALABAMA Fhis
institution, our readers are aware, was founded
four or FIVE years since by the Alabama Confer
ence, and is looked upon with just pride by every
Methodist in the State. It is located at Summer
field, Dallas county, a quiet and healthy village
eight miles north of Selma 1t is conducted upon
strict moral and religious principles but is free
from all sectaran influence-being alike open to
students of all denominations, as well as to those
OF no religious persuasion There is a male and
female department. conducted, however, in seps-
rate buildings. 1t is, in word, every way worthy
OF the confidence and patronage Of the public and
we take pleasure in thus presenting its claims in
the hope that some parents may be induced to aban-
don the system which has been followed TO too great
an extent, of sending children TO the North 10 be
| educated. Those whose lot is cast in the South
| should be educated in the South Possessing as
we do, such institutions as the State University,
! the Spring Hill College, the Centenary Institute
| the fine Seminaries at Selma, Marion, Tuscaloosa
Euaw, ETC., etc, there Is ROW no for send
ing children abroad to institutions of no better rep
utation than our own.
The annual catalogue of the Centenary Institute
! has Just been published. The male department
was attended by "a students, and the female by
| 81, making a total of 1871. The Rev. All. Mitch
| ell, ID, d., is Presidents
In reference 20 the pecuniary condition of the
| Institute, the Southern Christian Advocate, of
! Charleston, learns from a correspondent that a
P'OHPt movement was Ihdue AZ Tue ldte ueellS VI
the trustees to meet debt that had been incurred
/ Tor the erection of an additional edifice:
| 1t was proposed to take loans to the, amount of
hVe thousand dollars, payable in five years, the
loaners having the privilege of absorbing their
| respective amounts in tuition. An appeal was
MADE to the audience during the commencement
eAercses,.by DR.. j. Hamilton, and the result was
| a prompt subscription Of four thousand dollars, on
ue terms proposed In addition to this it was sng-
gssveu by Gen. Dent, of Tuscaloosa, that ten per
sos should pledge themselves to pay eighty dollars
t@eG per annum, the interest on thousand-fo
snip lie was the first to pledge ths amonnt anC
ionr others We're Immediately found to second thu
en1rt There is no doubt the requisite numbei
WlH be procured without difficulty. We are hear
friends of this young and growing InsIitn,ion
Sustained as 1t now is, it will prove blessna !,
| Herald -'iO'''
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CHOLERA IN THE NoRTH-At Philadelphia,
on the 9Th, the Board Of Health reported 10 cases
and deaths Of cholera for the "a hours ending at
noon that day. At New York, for the same time,
the Board Of Health reported II new cases and %
deaths. At Boston, within the "a hours ending at
noon of the sth, the City Register certified to II
deaths Of cholera Is of those diving being foreigners.
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The MoRNING CALL.-Punch gives an excel
lent illustration with the title of the " Morning
Call" Victoria, as Britannia accompanied by the
little sailor Prince of Wales, with wide trousers
and tarpaulin is just making call upon poor Hi
hernia, who, ragged and sorrowiul, yet beautiful
aud interesting, sits leaning on her harp, while
miserable, hal-starved urchin is gazing enviQusIy
at the little prince. Hiberna says Sure, sisther
dear, it s not what you We been accustomed to
exactly, but anyhow you re welcome"
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or John Fischer was arraigned Yesterday he.
fore the Mayor to answer to charge of firing the
house he occupied on Dauphin street. No positive
the Mayor deemed il his duty TO bind him over TO
tbe Criminal CouEt IN { bend Of sl00Q,-sHobil