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rI'HIRD NO. OF BYRNE's DICTIONARY
i Of Mechanics, Engine Work and Engineering
The Modern Housewife, by Alexis Soycr.
For sale a. TAYLOR 4 MAURY'S
Feb. Ia bookstore, near 9th street.
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nFFICIAL CONGRESS DIRECTORY. Just
" issned. For Sale by
TAYLOR h MAURY
Feb Booksellers, near 9th street.
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FOR RENT.

FURNISHED ROOMS, as comfortable az any in
IL the city, ehgiby located the north side Of
y street, between 18th and 18th, and second door
from 18th. II desircd, the whole house, containing
twelve rooms, will be rented the most reason
able terms. Apply TO Mrs. X. NJ Magruder, on
the premises Dec. 4--tf
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Pension and Bounty Land Agency,

WASHINGTON CITY,
Office removed TO 10TH street, opposite tie Treasury
Department.
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JOUHDAN w. MAUHY.
STOCK, Money, and Exchange Broker. Ofic.
~ on Pennsylvania avenue, next door cast o
Coleman's Hotel, Washington city.
Uncurrent notes bought and sold at best rates.
Stocks bought and sold.
Notes and drafts collected.
Aug. 23-ly
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rins loot owing t0 tho i4rkurs ri the night
urrH unable 90 Uliu ans trace of them With
ihr earliest dawn OF day IL Nas renewed
Small parties started out upon every trail, in
every direction, bat up 81 the time Of NY
lr1lrl tlr 'i1uiy, had gained 40 clio. !
bad tlir mG-t positive assiJrlurrs that no W
ipnr would Boz spared al i,rrUrhui ilN muir
drrolsi aud hiring them 90 puui.hmrut hud
iuu The determined character OF their pur-
-firf- have gu-ui rufdrHrl' tint they witt
bc caught aud punished as they drscrve
The names ol iheNirtms were james law
rrurr ADD Wesley Luller both 81 Vermont
The pruon who '-oaprd s1ys be- saw bot two,
sId o. SURE ih,A Nolc white men,
l,uIng near the srepr Of Tie murder uHd
gniuIns ulY Information frUU rUZUUH ui rrr-
Wimra,rs of 80 that lmnsprpd after the art
was committed, yog can rely upon al The
facts stated,
J.. ". RANSOM,
Maps,illc, sopt. lih, 1880,
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NEW YORK. ELECTION.

We shall give In another column ro many
Of thc returns OF tbf clerfim in Sew York
90 Tuesday. ~ mly come 90 hand lef1re gn-
ing 10 press Il may bee proper 90 remark
dat tbc free -osI and regular lpro5nao party
united up1u candidates. aud anf lhe ghI".
ihouqh nomiualy united, were not harmoni-
ous Boo support oflhe State Ticket
A. Hio prryiou. State election ho loro'oro
party WIS divided and plurality eIorrine,
he Wbiqs carried the State Ticket most Of
the uamhcr- nj Conqr-, nud the LrgIsla-
turr b. rhr mlficr nj divisions, the ease iF
now FrvrrTr if,---'rit., -ll-i--Aud
the Wings are more or less split up, and, we
have looked for q result also reversed. u
the opponents Of thc Wings have not NOW
prevailed we know not when they can
Another operation has borne heavily upon
the Whigs ruiou meetings have been got
go. and r. solution. pissed not TO support any
capaiaalc, who did not approve Of the action
Of CoDqrcs. upon the slavery question The
Wing candidates did not approve Of llo fo
called Compromise measures, passed by
Congress; therefore they did not receive the
support OF persons engaged In these meet
ingsi-thcy supported the locoioro candidates
the candidates OF the now united Cas- and
Van Buren, parties, The Interest Of many
Of the business men In New York, Is 80 init
niatcly connected with the South, that the ef-
feet Of these meetings has been, 10 give Ia
thc-locoioco State Ticket Thousands Of votes
the same Ticket, be- IL remembered, that
the frcc soil party supported H. then, the
Why's are beaten, Il In, been done By 667
ION Of the free -oicrs with the supporter. Of
the Fugitive Slave 1911 aud other Kindred
measures passed At the last session Of Com
gross. they are not hoatcu the result Is q
free su victory
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ttv7r frr rFrr-y---~. le,,a--.Hi., -
NERMoNTERs MURDERED IN CALI
FORNIA.

We copy the following horrible account of
the murder in California. Of Jane, Lawrence
Of this.fSace, and Wesley Luther Of Addison.
from a slip cut from a NIarysyillc newspaper
and sent by H. T. Hawkins in a letter to his
ifr---+.-I--
Mr. Lawrence during some four year. pre-
Nious TO his starting Tor California was a resi-.
dont OF ihis city. and highly osteomod hy all
who knew him Mr. Luqcr wa. the SON Of
Martin Luth"r, Esp, Of Addison, and equal
~ esteemed by the people of HE native town.
Roth were young men of talents aud enter
PRISE ana SET out together nLoui tLa n,;,lll,.
of last April. With high hopes, to seek their
4,,i',',es "a. 4 Lad al a4lAI 4al iLal lac
TINS soon become the victims of the awful
tragedy recorded below. can scarcely bc re-
Allied, yet there is no reason to doubt the
correctness of the account
Suspicion, It will bc seen, would naturally
G'll on the mau who slept with them in the
'oot' and whose name (singular cnougl) is
bot given.
Oar readers will await impa,icntly the ar
rival Of the next steamer. with tho home If
receiving further particulars respecting this
tSEi1sie and mysterious affair
EDITOR iEnALD:--A most fpndisb ,nur
Ger was committed ON Saturday night last. a,
NriHs'n Greek. The circumstance ms related
to me by nm eye risnrsu, trrrr rnuiuiy. as
lows.
Three men At work on Nelson Creek .srrru
mules from its mouth, aud halt mile above
she inrks, had retired 10 rest and between.
ihe hours of nine and .ten one of the thru,
wts awakened by the b!oass Of an a. .,r hatch,
e. upon iis companions; he sprang M and
run. closely pursncd by one Of tlicu, who
augPcc upon some smooth stones aud fell by
TINS means he escaped aud gave the alarm 10
the inmates Of the nearest caIup, some forty
rofls distant general alarm was -rt,,,,,ei,-d
ana an the vicinity turned nut wifh torrhp.
aud lanterns the bodies ofthe murdered men
'-eFe ieaad - the ereek their head. borrihl,
nlAngied, and POI kcts rif1iod OF their contents
supposed 20 bc about four hundred dollars.
re1Ech Wa' immediately made for the assas- |
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THE called MAN.

e. The Hon. samuol Is Phelps, Ia speak
ing VI DIE absence from the senhto a. the
Time Of tho passage pr the Fugitive Slave Bill
ay- he wa. labodnP under an attack Of rhru-
inaiism tlat confined him o. biz bod. llr al
90 says ~ iras HDf H 7'V sfw WteH he bH
Dassed, nor turing h, disrusiop ri6l Prr-
crd,d Hs pauagr bw oa he contrary rp
r1uHHrt m uty re5ai hy Frr5gH ziriHru"
Mcsus. Tpham, lIchard, Henry and Mencht
am were all present and recorded their VOTES
against the infamous 1871. Sir Phelps bad
hr rheumatism, 81 prsk, The Frec Demor-
ricy randidato for t}o,efser, did Hat, gil be-
IicVc, 7ot1 against le 1911 tad be inv
rLeumdnnhy
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VERMONT LEGISLATURE.


MTuNTspAtf D. h-.
SENATE epsris-lir NJ seymour
from committee on finance ln favor ol House
IilI amending thg act relating tD grand lisl.s"
thlt property situate md nsoi 800 an"lNrI
State sLal NOT be- aHrd here, ordered ina "I
reading liy Mr. bHwg, boo favor of h.ll I,-
lsuug to Vermont and MH-.aDlwsrfi' IIIi-
rovi r1muluy. amending for SALES.--FUTURE i'r
he original bill, ordered to % lhiId reading
Bv Mr. Parker, from rssd committee ln hi-
or of hiU rhlrfcruH the Nermnui No1l l-ial-
crn Railroad company ordered 90 llr "n
motion Di Alr Mclean,
By NJ Rice, from committee Ou education,
a1linrt thr adoption 81 r'sDlpyn Trlliln& ~
thr mrrhuriue OF Ngfstrr's Dictionary ana
ancudinrnL
The question Of recommiuing the report
ON the bill extending the charter Of The Yer
.lf,0iT 4Ud tuHrtf it1iir07d whirh "ar heiul
dlsausgrd n the time ~ the Adjournment M
Weston having the floor, spoke against the
commitment Mr. Thomas IN favor, aud lhe
vote was urlatiycd,. yeas ~, nays ! q aud ON
motion of Air Chandler 10 was laid on the a.
ble.
Mr. Parker called up the hiIl repeating the
act relating "a the judiciary approved lHH'
ioar, aud the Sd reading was refused ~ "a
HOUSE. Reports Of Committee IN a.
yor of petition Of Jefferson Cree and Others
Cor repeal Of 20 much Of the listing laws ~ al
lows "a deduction for debts, and ou motion Of
Mr. Howe Of Shorchnm dismissed by com
mittoc ON education, against bill reducing thc
salary Of State Superintendent Of common
schools; laid on the table and made the spec
ial order for tomorrow at l., VI,
By committee ON education, against bill
making an appropriation for improvement Of
common schools; 80 reading refused. Hyth,
select conmittee,in favor ofpctition Of Thorn
las IT, Palmer aud others, iu relation Ia peace
toIcIhCf VIM 'r74u'r--r-.---is.s.iaIl ALL Si.I
atnrs and Representatives indtonwcss, "a "a
vTT rTr rTtuiTfr-irrrrrt ---st,.-,1..t lsags
10 settle all international Disputes adopted
By committee of Ways aud Means, agans
bin relating 10 the tasting Of log. IN view Of
tho lhct that tho owners of dogs are pretty
thoroughly taxed now dismissed.
Engrossod bills la addition 10 an act IN
cooperating the Rutland and burlington rail
road company; passed. To incorporate th'
Rutland saving Bank; passed. To incorpo
rate the Wells River lnGunarv po.-cd
Mr. Martin Of Lauderoyc called nap the bill
relating Ia the alteration of NAMES aud con
sttntiug heirs a. lazy, aying.any pcrson OF
lull aec aud sound mind, with The exception
Unmarried wumrn, lnWct 70. rdUVtituir hrtr
atAaw ordered toa sd reading tomorro,
morning,
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SCHOOL BOOKS.

The attention Of those 'intcrcstcd in Com
mon Schools is invited to the Card of Town
Superintendent of Schools ia this County.
published IN our paper OF today.
1t Will b" observed that an emphatic pref
crcncc is given 10 Towns Series Of Reading
Books for use in our district Schools. 1t is
OF the'highcst Importance that the best Books
should be selected; and our readers viii con-
e''r with ~ IN snyinr, that ttir rrrrirrnru
whose NAMES arr attached 10 mo Z ard arc
from their experience in Teaching anu Su-
perntending Schools, qualified, not only to
ladg" of tie wants of our Schools, but, of the
merits of the Books before the public. We
would rcadily endorse their recommendation,
IN a case like this and commend it to the
consideration and appreciation of the cd6nnu.
nitv.
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-it4s hoped thatTeacher- and the friends oc
tducdtion, throughout the County. will coon.
rate with the Superintendent in lahorinp
70 fecurc he Introduction OF these hooks into
hlt orr primary rchools. The proper classi-
tts-4'- -! ltal++---a44A iL... iaaiaia,..
flihrc oftime on the part OF the teacher ron-
not Toe secured, without uniformity in text
books.
lis an evil of no small magnitude. con.
Inected with our present system of common
school education, chat our SCHOOLS are flooded
with such variety OF books on clrmpntnr,
subjects. The Supcriutcndcnts have souobt
to remove this evil, 10y recommending to H.
public ialnr. a-sGrics nf books for usr. srIort.
cd from the MAN, with due reference to tL,ir
excellence, as adapted to the capacities nj
our children, and thereby suited to1bo want
OF our schools FREQUENT changes are moi
u'',r"olc such changes undoubtedly ,voul1
DC disastrous, but it is the honest conyiction
of those who feel deeply Interested in dn
cause Of education. and whose official r.i,
mons have made them familiar with tho ,y,nt.t
OF our schools, that the introduction of "A ,,,,.
series ot 'ook-,into the schools OF tho n,t,
IS ahsolutety demanded, and that tho ,,,,.iii..
nos now afforded for ciicctng such a cbnn,c
AZ" such as - i'tlly warrant the rrrummcnd.
ton OF the uperIntcndcuts. va live in IN
age "tprogrcss and ii NJ one Sliny !. ,.
gress so marked, ~ III the rduratfon Of it,.
Young AS real and substantial aids in inn
parting instruction, come TO us from the mind
oI me g""d and the wise, in the form of
'''S- books we hold i TO hc the part OF trno
wisdom TO avail ourselves ufthc improyc,,5nt,
upon che rast,nnd to place in The hand. off onr
chlldrHt "Raaks t..it ,ft B.sA." IA, .,..l{,L
the Wea1soI6e and mouotonous task, of ,bt
shall give place to lahors of de-.
light and works Of profit
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FrGirivE SLAVES ~ CANApA.-A dos.
patch from Montreal, dated Oct ~, saws
number ot fugitive slaves arrived here and n,
Toronto Yesterday. Il is estimated thai near
~ 1000 have reached Canada since the com.
1e e'neet al the agitation, man, of whom,
have Tasscd'into the interior where they in.
tend abiding There appears to be less s,m-
t's'Ae shown isr them than iarmeslp v. and ma
ny rcen actually in want Of the necc.>ar;..
OF lii,
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Srnvrp MN RiGur.-Ghc Fugitive slave
Law Is calculated To open chance for uu-
pruciplcd individual. To make the apprchcn-
sion Of free pcr-ou- Of color residing ia the
North, matter of speculation. One indi-
yidual il appears, las tried his hand ut H.
and got his dc-crts 4 negro named Jones,
WAS recently arrested ~ piti-burg, ON the
claim oc q Southern man. who sworc that the
negro was his slave, and had ran away two
years ago twas proved laiare the Com
missioner that Jones had lived in that city o.
yer twenty ycurt Whcrcupon the accusor and
the ACCUSED wcrr mad,. ,o change places
The negro was released and the white man
0rrcslcd for perjury on which charge. he wo'
confined in Jail for four days, and was tbcr
released upon giving hlil in the sum Of : L
OOo
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MnNnNY. Nnv. LIN

-. MONDAY, Nov, {, 4. NJ.
HoI SE.--Engrusscd Bills-Relating to
Grand HIST, citizens shall inhabitants:
passed. Relating To the surplus money treas
nrcr shall not include as population in the
new distribution, inmates of the Insane Asv-.
ium ana state Prison; passed. Relating to.
pnoHc burying grounds; passed. In addition
10 act approved lSii relating 10 grand list;
passed Extending Jail limits 10 boundaries
oi several counties; passed. Relating to.
weights and measures, in alteration of sec. /
chap 60 x, 5, Mr. Trask moved that it bo
committed to member for amendment. n
greed to aud 1t was committed 90 the mover.
fhidrglng the capital stock of the hank of
Rutland; passed. The amendment of Mr.
rask relating 10 weights and measures was
adopted aud bill passed. Mr. Richardson
eallTu up the bill eNcmpting POO pounds o.
maple sugar from attachment. Mr. Richard
son moved nm amendment by inserting 200t
sap Tubs; lost MIR Vail moved TO amend by
adding after sugar" the following ''of tho
I,n,17nuIactnrc Of this Sfate;" lost Mr. Hall of
W alllngiord moved that be-b,,=hels of grain
an .1 100 bushels OF potatoes be added; lost and
n'l passed Relating to offences against tho
ives ana persona ol individuals, Mr. Gran
uey moved an amendment. imnrisoning per-
sons VINO snail make an assault with intent TO.
+ III, Tor term of years not less than FIVE, or
Tor me- adopted and the bill passed.
y. he resolution providing. for the dis.ribu-
lon OF Webster's unabridged dictionary to-
'''l' y, i'9"' district upon the conditions that
! can he purchasCd for "a per copy and that
me district prNp4de "A suitable desk for Tho
'''c Nc'p'ng Ui the sarnc, was taken up. Mr.
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MAMMOTH prNrKIN.- Holman,
ESQ. of Smithhcld, has pumpkin which
grew ON his prcmisrs, mcaspElpg four feet aud
eight inches Ia circumGFcnoc, aud weighs
fortv-iour pounds. What pie il would make
for Thanksgiving !--1m, TDioH.
lfi Huffman Boai - Mr. Pcrlcy Stone Of
this town, raised a Pumpkin hi. season which
measures 6re J,d in circumference, aud
weighs sir'g po,fgds. Massachusetts, must
try again. ola Caledonia can't be- beat.
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bold ATTEMPT AZ BANh
HOBBEHN,
oyr or rur Ropurns suor DIAN.


A bold attempt wac made on Nednesday
10 rob the Village bank, 90 pauycn, hy d.
l'ai''l oi four persons. one oflhr robbors by
thc name OF John G. Page, q hrpthrr-In-l1w
of the Cashier, was shot dHd by tho private
watch Of the bank The other three, said 90
be- well Known, are SEE az large but the POI
lice are 10 pursuit of thrm The Traveller
gives the following particulars
AZ O'Clock this morning, Mr. liaienapiihe
Bank WRtehmlu. Le1nl dino. on i0ur pc~uur
approaching the lmuk. They camr to tie
door which b. of past 90 within O. few feet
of the bottom, aud has 40 shutters, and hall
ed "a know vino was nsii", ~ Whiga tho
waichuaAn Fepiod tln, hr waz lherei aNd
another qucrv a. tn what Doc Whh hrrh Tor
boo repliod 10 guard thr bank ~ char ihr
robbers hogan a. press amiust the door, 49, u
with view Ia burst 70 Open, The watch
mpn Warncd them "a dr'i-i, saving that be
was Hunrd, and tl,ri 10 they cntrrrAhc would
shoot tbym They rll prrlsrnF and he!
ffhirW ihst their intention was 10 Pci in and
oycrp6wcr him, took zap biz gun, and fred a.
mongst Them, ~ thry stood upon the outside
of the door
The hal from tbc puu, n wns. p0crwards
asccriaiBcd pnsscd through one VI the lower
/ pnucs Of glass, carrying away part OF the
| sash Immediately aiiVr the discharge the
persons outside were seen a. run; but one Of
/ Them, Who was evidently wounded, only went
q few rolls, whom hc staggered aud tell, The
others escaped IN a carriage, which they
/ brought with them 10 the bank.
/ The noise ofthc gun awakened Mr. John
/ rlec, an aged md cstImHhlc citizen Of the
liLlagcl who lives ~ the house nearest 20 the
/ bank, and oUly u roll 0f TNu dI5t w ~ r7rur
out. bat dil NOT notice the body upon the
r gI9U7i NM r-rIrTIrri f7-trr S!.Grl=
7 is after, luwrycrhr again came out and was
proceeding along iu font Of hi- dwelling,
when hc stumbled over the PROSTATE body
H. stopped down and discovered that ~
was his oun SON. lie Immediately returned IN
thc huu.r, pud aroused his fon-Iu-1w NJ
Weston. WHO r. Cashier Of the bank, aud tO-
rcthcr thry olrricd him into the house. AZ
that time hc was breathing, but scnOlcss and
hc shortly after died. Neither Mr. Weston
nor Mr. Pace then knew of the affair ~ th,
bank, and they ~ first imagined that Lee had
received % stab in some ARRAY, but they soon
had information of what bad occurred.
The deceased was ulmrd JOHN &. t'UFr
and wa, unmarried. lie was about % year.
3 old
Il T. -uufAacd thai the unfortunate man
when hc found himself wounded, ran will
49,, s'.,.,.. ,.L.a. Ia. r,iI.I n. IN nm
~. AMI. ,r,. rc,,I, in fr,pt nc m,
e.. hone" w
,t ,s ,,,,,c ..,,., ,,;i..
,.--,,,t ...-...,.. nl
,.,'',,. a Cnrn,r,s ir,r7,,.., ir An h,
h,ld ,,.o,,. Ia loJy ,ybrn tLc w,,tcr viii II,
I,,I, r.. ,,,,,n,,l,i, insc.ti,,,,,J NJ It,tc
n,' ,i., ,,,,r /, ,ho..d5ir Lc,rs :, ,n,,
n'o'"'n' '."' $50 W ,''' v''''' " b''
stolen. and .inc that time the bank ba
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COUNTY OFFICERS.

Tho DAILY Journal contain. report Of Go
oaicer elected IN September last We np
pend the lisl for tllr Counties 90 our vicinity
CALrppNn CorNTy
jefferson Cree, ,..i-,.., I.,,,,,..
Alden H. JudcNinr,
Theron Howard Jiige NJ ProLa'e.
Joseph Potts, NfGtc,s iNOrHrH
Hiram Perkins. Sheriff.
James MORSE MH HGH.N
Es7EN CorsTt
David llbhard, Jr., , Alden, t,J.,..
Orhmcl Crawford,
Jonah Brooks, JuIge OfPr0ba'e.
Grccnlrhf Webb, Sheriff.
Wa H. llnrt.horn NHi''s A60rBcg.
Hiram +, Cooper, high HWiiB
OHLEAN- GorNrY.
Lorenzo ", Clark, ,.,.., Ill.
Solomon Dwinucl, '"'r
I.gtac y. Cusluuan, iiige of Proh1ie, ..
717TTITTI ffiTr7T77'l1-TTI,
Elisha White. SL,rH
NTfTT syUTTT- fffyt- ffrrTfTrf-
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itFft ~ HuIiTH,
REPORT or THE SUPERINTEN-
DENTS IN CALEDONIA COUNTY.

We. the undersigned Supcrnicudcuts Of
Common Schools in the County Of Caledonia,
would herewith respectfully report That
the introduction Of new series OF IcVt
Hooks into tho Schools Of the County in
wolves interests OF great magnitude md that
a substitution ofncw authors should hc the
result araaeh careful drlihcraiinn Secncrol iu-
tcrchaugc Of opinion among the town mpcrin-
tcndcnts=hp-lrw tho constituted BoUt to
rcconlmcud in such matters -as from IT, CON
coded fairness, shall command the respect
aud willing cooperation orihc nimd7 ~ I'd
uca'itN; Without WHICH Tlir TTdluHcurof'rr uiy
iormity must hc impossible. And a- the
late Convention, held NJ Danwlc, oct. 2itf,
composed Of only fre Supomt,nj,a', repre-
,entiug bat .fopr of The seventeen town.. from
the nature rthc case, could not express the
mr,i,rcd and binding decision of the County,
csp4cially is several mpcrintrudcuts were
prevented from attendance by misapprc-
hcilson of the time, and other causcs (;
and as the lufrncss Of the season would rru-
dar q general convention impractcdhh we,
thdrlturc, ihr undersigned, who have exam
I indd tho rival series ut Bradrr-, do hereby
recommend, o.. sGll aud fair decision, of lhc
tion shall Receive tine sanction of "a psiorit,
of thc town upcrintyudcn'., the adoption of
IfNn'- Revised Series of Readers. into the
common schools Of the County for the term
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'"NNEcricrr TowN ELEcrtoNs-
Hartford Courant publishes tabl, sb,,,,;,.
the result of the late town clcctions,in 90
towns III Connecticut. Forty-twu havc.riros-
en- Wing officers twcntv-cight Loro. and :,
six the officers are divided. This ,s can,
pared with last yc5r-, SHOWS n IL hir main ~
sixteen and a loss ,.r tvo--r,t V.tE,.
fourteen
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LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.


Arriri che .iiabap,q AT Mar Orieans-1n-
other dcsiructirc IRE at San Francisco.
NEw ORLEANS, Sat Nov. ., ls5o.-Thc
steamship Alabama, Foster, from Chagrcs. ar
rived at this port yesterday, with two DAYS
later news from California, bringing dates 10
the 18th ult
INC heaith Oftho fEthmrs wHs good
Rain continued TO fall, though it had pro-
duced but little effect on the roads which were
M such order rs to enable all to pass over
with slight difficulty.
The accounts from California are not of a
very encouraging nature, san Francisco has
been visited by 1rothcrdcstructivc rcwhirh
consumed moro tf,rrt htttti-,-ti tr,rltiinrv.
cansln@'much distress among the occuuants.
rrv00rdU"UF were 10 De mnde at once, how
ever iorrcmo,ing the rubbish an,G erect ,,,a
more substantial buildings. The financial
ri'iSts stiii rvrTtcd much remark, hut il was
Hte'ttit tire worst was over.
+ rom the mines There is iItric 10 add 10 the
intelligence brought 10y the Pacific. The ar-
counts are somewhat contradictory. hut ,ti,l
OF favorable character New discoveries
were being made daily. The rainy season
wns about commencing.
he Passengers by the Alabama have con-
ridcrabl' gold with them.