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houses, which are very neat and comfortable.
Our native escort furnished us with provisions,
and besfers for our baggage On Monday
the 9Th inst, the Commodore returned the re-
gents visit at Sheudi, the royal residence 8
miles from here. He went in state with pro-
cession OF more than 400 officers, seamen and
marines; with field pieces and two bands.
Great numbers Of the natives came to witness
our array. We entered the royal castle at
Sheudi, but did not see either the young Prince
or the Queen Dowager. After the reception
we had grand native dinner at the Regents
house. / partook Of 81 nondescrpt dishes,
and was then obliged to stop. Everything
passed off remarkably WE'LL We lefthere on
the 9th for the Benin Archipelago 500 miles
to the eastward, Of this. taking the Saratoga
in two,and leaving the Mississippi aud Supply
behind. After a delightful voyage offye days
we reached Port Lloyd. the harbof OF Peel is
land, where we remained four days. was ap-
pointed to the command of an exploring party.
The island is only six miles long, but very
rugged and covered with the densest tropical
vegetation. | never had such hard day s
work in my life, although we only travelled
twelve miles, had seven men--officers and
seaman-with me. Two of them broke down
completely, third barely dragged himself IL
long, and the others were wofully fatigued.
We climbed down mile of precipices BY
holding on TO the rocks and the roots of trees,
shot wild boar, kindled fire and roasted his
flesh ard had grand time generally. The Be-
min Isl,nds are of volcanic formation, and
though in latitude 81 North, the vegetation
is that which is elsewhere found near the +.
quator. The inhabitants--some 80 in all-are
English, American g. Kanak, mostly runawa,
sailors, who raise few vegetables which they
sell to sailors. Port Lloyd is splendid ant
secure harbor, and the only one in all thi
part of the Pacific which will answer as
stopping place and calling station for our new
Pacific steamers, when they get under way
We can even afford to lose the chance of ,
station in Japan, if we get Port Lloyd. Alto
gether | have employed my time pleasant,
and proitably, since entering the ser.,ice. w,
returned on the 23d and lounS the Plymouth
in from Shanghai witt the mails-my frs
news from heme for seven months. We leav
mere Tor Jeddo in three days. The length O
our stay is of course uncertain, but as 500
as get back to some Chinese port, shall re
sign, and make straight across the Pacific.
we mighty hunger to get back to Civiiza
tlon. l am tired 10 death of barbarians, espe
cially ofthe Chinese, with their monstrostie
and denominations, and suppose the Japanes
are not much better. What see Of the op
Grafton Of the japanese laws in Loo Choo dis
gusts me. think we shall certainly sail OF
Wednesday and spend our Fourth of July il
the, bay Of Jeddo. Amateur theatricals to
morrow night on board the Mississippi"
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ARR1vAL on THE NIAeARA.
l,HrtApfrrHtA. OCT.

PHrtADfrrHfA, Oct. 81.
The Niagara arrived at midnight, and her
news was published in the morning papers.
The Asia arrived out on the morning Of the
10th. Her news had favorable effecton the
markets, and cotton recovered from the de-
cline noted In the last report All qualities
have advanced one-eigth, except inferior The
market is poorly supplied. The Brokers quo-
tations are as follows: Orleans fair 81, mid
ding 5a@5t; Mobile fair 81, middlipg 81;
Upland fair St. middling 5l@5k. The sales
OF the week amount 10. 81, 300 bales, Of which
$4,000 were on speculation, and 3,75o, were
for export. The stock. at Liverpool, exclu-
sive of that on shipboard, is .76s. 600 bales.
BREADsrurrs-Western Canal -four ass.
Cd; Ohio 35s; Southern yellow 40 s. The
market has been firm with an upward tenden-
cy in flour and wheat, and moderate busi-
ness. In corn but small business has been
doing. White wheat 9s. sd0 los. 3D.; red 9s
I'd. Corn, white 4os; yellow 4os. Sd.
PRovIsIoSs-New Pork, mess 95Oi0os.
small business is doing but prices are frm
New prime mess 72s 6d@s5s. Lard steady
at 5slO6os. Lnseed cake, thin selling at
| los. 3D.. 49,
Moderate sales Of Tobacco at previous
rates.
Observation-Disclosures and prices pene.
rally unchanged. In American securities
only small business hes been doing. United
states SKIES bop9s liol@lIli. pennsyl-
vania IS ss@s6. =.
lie Paris correspondent says that letters
from Constantinople state that in private cir
cles the Eastern question is closely examined
at every point, and the conclusion is, that
there is no escape from war. Russian agents
are actively engaged in Turkey stirring peo-
pie up for insurrection. ...1. -. 49,
The Sultan Of Turkey announces that il
the Russians do not evacuate the Danubian
Principalities, he will declare war declared
and act accordingly; but the Turkish troops
: will not at present cross the Danube. The
proclamation of war is posted on all the
mosques. The Sultan invited the combined
fleets of England and France to come to Con.
stantinople. The Black Sea is to be free tc
vessels Of neutral nations.
Corn may be now imported into the Papel
States duty free, until February next.
The Emperor of Russia has authorized
, free importation into all the ports Of Finland
of all materials for equipping ships. Thi.
privilege to continue for five years.
The latest news by submarine telegraph
from Paris is to Oct. 18th. The police made
a search for Kossuth at the house Of N. Riff
Hungarian, but he has not been found.
The Emperor Napoleon is reported as hav
ing stated that unless Russia yields, war mus
be proceeded with.
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HARRISON COUNTY FAIR.

We Inadvertently omitted to notice the
success Of this exhibition in our last weeks
issue. They appear to have had a very large
attendance, and the exhibition was, on the
whole, highly creditable to our neighborinp
county.
The female equestranism was, as it has
been at other places, the most attractive fea.
ture of the exhibition. There were seven
competitors for the prizes, among whom was
Miss Norton, of this place. The lst pre-
MUM was awarded to Miss Kennedy, the
second to Miss Simerel, and the third to Miss
Gilmore. In relation to this branch of the
exhibition we copy from the Republican,
The award of the committee did not give
entire satisfaction. Many OF the s.out- -sders"
believed that Miss Norton and Mrs. Stem.
mons were justly entitled to the first and Sec
ond premiums, and they have since been pre-
sented by their friends and admirers with pre.
miums Of the value Of $40 each. The other
competitors have each been pre-.
sentea with premiums Of less value by the,
'outsde committee"
We regret to learn thar Miss Simerel was
thrown from her horse against tree, having
her collar bone fractured and her face con-
,iderably bruised.
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RIDE IN a HAND CAR.-Horace Greely
while in Indiana, travelled in hand car, and
gives this description ofhs ride:
"The full moon rose bright over the eastern
woods as, with the north star straight ahead.
We bade sdieu to the embryo city OF Brookton.
We were seven of US in the hand car, four
propelling by twos as il turning heavy two
handed grindstone; but we let off one passenp-
er after traversng few miles. The engi.
neer and | made up the party, and the car,
about equal in size to wheelbarrow and a
half, just managed to hold us and give the
propellers working room. To economize
space, sat good part of the time facing
backward, with my feet hanging over the rear
of the car, knocking here and there on tie
or bridge timber, and often tickled through my
stockings by the coarse rank weeds growing
up at intervals between the ties and recently
stiffened by the hard October srosts. As a
constant effort to hold on was required, the
position was not favorable to slumber, how.
ever 1t may be to cogitation. Our Irish steam
was evolved from Yankee muscles and proved
OF capital quality, We made our first five
miles, heavily laden as we were in twenty
minutes; our fret ten miles In an hour, but
our propellers grew gradually weary; we
stopped twice or thrice for oil, water, and per-
haps one other liquid, SO that we were five
hours in making the forty-three miles, or from
= o'clock till midnight ! only tried my hand
at propelling for short mile, and that exper-
ience sufficed to convince me that, however,
it may be as business, this species Of sxer-
else cannot be ssonscisneiously commended
AZ on amusement"
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H. .
AoRIouLTuRAL CHAsoEs AT THE WEsr.-.
Instead Of exporting eotn to tide.water to the
extent which they have done for the last four
or FIVE years, the farmers afthe West are con,
Iverting their grain into sAaIbn and pork, by
which operation they realize Important advsn-
tsges. In 1851 there arrived at tide water
on the Hudson &, ,$s7 $40 bushels Of corn. Du-
ring the same number Of weeks this year the
arrivals have been a,a7i.s7o bushels--a fall.
ing off Of some sixty per cent. In 1881 the
arrivals Of bacon At tide-water were lo,s9s,.
300 pounds; and in 1853 the arrivals have
been i9,sso,ooo pounds--an increase Of near.
ly 100 per cent. The arrivals Of pork this
year exceed those Of 1851 by more than 100
per csot. These figures are Instructive In an
agricultural point Of view, and svince wisdom
in Western fsraera, ,...t -.
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6rThe Wheeling Gazette of Thursday les,
enumeraies the buildings erected in tina. city
tor the past year. The aggregate is certain.
ly very fattering to the city, and evinees 4
commendable spirit of enterpt Q. The bull.
dings are as ollows:-Dwellings 1856; stores
for the sale of merchandise SO; factorie. 20;
warehouses for storage and commission 30.
We can add, too, from our own observation.
that their stores and warehouses. or a major,
ity of them, at least, compare favorably win,
any buildings fora similar purpose. we hare.
ever seen west of the Alleghenies.
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AN ENGiNEER.

0TThe following are established weight
Of various articles of produce and the rate
by which they should be bought and sold:
A bushel of wheat, sixty pounds.
or shelled corn, fifty-six pounds.
OF corn on the cob, seventy pounds.
+; OF rye, fifty-six pounds.
OF oats, thirty-five pounds.
OF barley, forty-eight pounds.
OF potatoes, sixty pounds. ....
OF beans, sixty pounds.
or bran, twenty pounds.
OF clover seed, sixty-two pounds.
OF timothy seed, torty-fve pounds.
Of fax seed, ffty-six pounds.
OF hemp seed, forty-four pounds.
or buckwheat, fifty two pounds. I'D.
OF bluegrass seed. fourteen pounds.
or castor beans, forty-six pounds.
OF dried peaches, thirty three pounds.
or dried apples, twenty-four pounds.
OF onions, fifty-seven pounds.
OF salt, fifty pounds. ...
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THANKSGIVING DAY.

Governor MediH has appointed the last
Thursday of November (24th) as a day of
Thanksgiving and Prayer Several Cover
nors OF other States have appointed the same
day. What happy idea it would BE II eve
ry State in the Unich would adopt the same
day as permanent day of Thanksgiving!
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p Intelligence has reached New Orleans that
the Spanish Minister near the Mexican Gov
eminent had suspended Diplomatic relations,
and had left the cdpitsl. The cause was un-
known. The fact however, II It be as rep
resented, does nottindicate those familiar re-
lations between the two countries, which
was at one time as much topic Of dibustier-
ing appeals as the Authorization of Cuba is
at present. BY the way, on the latter sub
iect we find the following elegant telegraphic
dispatch in the Tribune of this morning:
I"The Union will blaze away again tenor.
row on the Authorization of Cosa. Itis al
blatant fetch, to direct sublic attention from
the intestine war IN the Democratic camp
rnere never was a more coltless mares nest
~. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
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'peculatlon and 2,ooo for export. Prices arc

speculation and 1000 for export. Prices are
SITTER.
Bresdstuffs are active, and -four sold freely
at further advance. BALTIMORE and Phils-
delPhia s5s cd, held for 36s. Western Canal
s4s 6da s5s.--Good -four ais. Wheat in ex-
tensivc demand at I'd dearer. Fine wheat
los 4d. Corn quiet and unchanged. BeeI
and Pork inactive.
LONDON MONEY MAskEr, English securi
ties are frmer. Consols closed for accoun,
at 9laa9l ss and for money at 9lAa9la
Bank stock 2l7a ais. .'t
Pig Iron has assumed firm appearances
and continues TO sdvshce. ir'r nh Il
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orWasslias City Residing Resm.-we.
spen, an hour Or two 10 this excsllsntly s,.
ranged room, and ii is an appeadsge Of which
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Gov. Joseph A. Wright took the premium
Zone dollsr) for the best gallon Of Indians
State Fair.
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0-The following is a list Of officers elect.
ted by the Masonic bodies of Ohio at their
meeting in Chllicothe recently. They will
meet in the same place again next year:
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IhpV
meet in the same place again next year:
Grand Eacampment.
Sir Kt. {. F. Hansellman, Gin, NJ EG M.
Thos Orr, Chilcothe, G DPM.
b. +. Smith, Mt. Vernon, G. Gen.
eralissmo.
]. ii. Achey, Dayton, GCG.
Rev. R. II. Sedgwick, GAINESVILLE,
G Prelate.
+. M. Crume, Eaton, s w.
+. Benedict, Norwalk, Jr. w.
J. c. Copelan, Gin, G. Treasurer.
J. d. Caldwell, Gin, q Sec'y.
r. cleveland, Portsmouth, G STAN
dard Bearer.
- Hukle, & Sword Beurer.
Geo. w. True, Mt. Vernon, G..
Wurder.
J. b. Covert, Gin, G. Guard.
Grand Royal arch Chapter.
H. NJ Stokes, Lebanon, Grand High Priest.
Z. X. Watson, Tiffin, Dep. -"
John ii. Heaton, st. Clairsville, Grand King
Peter Outcalt, Cincinnati, Grand Scribe.
J. T.. Copelan " Tre,surer
J. d. Caldwell, q" Secretnrv
hev' X. IL. Sedgwick, GAINESVILLE, Grand
Chaplain.
J. A. Retting, Medina, Grand Marshal.
Geo. w. True, Mt. Vernon, G CHI.
J. M. Dana, Athens, G r AC.
Jas. Caldwell, ZunesviI,e, G NJ Sd Veil.
w. N. Foster, Piqua, q NJ I'd Veil.
J. 8. FELTON,, Norwalk, GIN LIST Veil.
J. b. Covert, Cincinnati, Grand Guard.
Grand Lodge Of Master 1kasons.
3. V. Berce, Akron, Grand Master.
w. B. Dodds, Cincinnati, ID G NJ
Matthew Castor, Cambridge, 3 G Warden.
M. ID. Brock, New Salem, G Warden.
Leonidas Jewett, Athens, Grand Treasurer.
j. ID. Caldwell, Cincinnati, G Scc'y.
= ID. Covert Grand Tyler.
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The Growth or Democratic Power.

The following paragraphs which We find in the Cincin.
matt Enquirer, form part OF article suggested by the
late overwhelming democratic triumph Virginia. All
a moment when feeble opposition appears in some
quarters TO be attempting rally against the national adj
mnisration the single ground Of objecono some Of
it's appointments 10 Office, ii is instructive TO consider the
succession OF vedcs which have been rendered by The
people of several OF the States in different sections of the
Union since the policy of the President made known
in the inaugural Address
The facts bresy summed up by the Enquirer have been
often alluded 10 in columns; and TO them may prop
ery be added the consideration ha, many OF the leading
statesmen OF the wing party the Senate and elsewhere,
have acknowledged in substance that The comprehensive
and patr national principles avowed by the admins
tra,on are much in harmony with the public sentiment
10 encounter eectual opposition under any circumstances
and least Of ALL in the present distracted and dsorganzed
condition Of the late wing party:
.since General Pierce chosen last November. five
stae.-South Carona, New Hampshire, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, and Virginia, which entitled in the sg-
ecgate to twenty eight members of Cougresbsve had
elections for the purpose OF selecting their representatives.
Washington and the result has been that twenty
ou OF the twenty eight saunch friends Of the present
democratic national administration. The State elections
Of 1853 have been much more decidedly In favor of the
democrats than the results were in the same States last
fall and II Is evident that the ball which was first put In
motion by the nomination of General Pierce for the presi
dency yet rolling the country with ressies force,
and a. the strength OF tho opposition goes down be-
fore IT,
ESQ small has been the wing vote at the late election,
and overwhelmingly predominant the democratic, that
il the impression which many entehsn, ths,
the whg organization will be entirely Abandoned and q
new ono substituted in Its stead at the next presidential
canvass Al the life and vitality OF the wing party are
gone There enough animation in 1t TO induce the
rank and file of its members 20 the polls and deposit
their ballots even in States where by energetic rally
ing OF their forces they might divide political honofs
or.y equally with the democrats. But their political
have become obsolete. and odioos to the
Try and arc scarcely cherished by any one excep, some
snqusd old ogcs, who would like 10 stop the wheels
progress, 20 back half century Their congretson
leaders, Clay and Websterwhose eoqnsnce and abli-
such that they made respectable that
they ad-ocsedare dead The measures Of the democra-
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cy been ued ard have proved successful thar
their warmest advocates predicted. The country,
der their operation, is the high road property
They sustained defeat at the last presidential election
erampled in political history and is therefore, not
surprising, when all these things considered that the
inquiry should be made In their journals what be
made by further efforts 10 kees
The present quiescent and de ad of the wings is
solely the effect OF their crushing last fall for il often
happens that defeated party rallies with spirit after the
termination of presidential in which has been
badly beaten, Ia 1Si0 the democrats were beaten in
nineteen out OF the twentysx States, and large popular
majority was piled up against them In the Unoni and
yet in 1884, such the recuperave OF the party
that entirely evoluonized the county and dispossessed
the wings of almost every State government in their pos
session.
49, in 1919 after the disastrous results fthe Taylor cam
paign, the democrats rallied with such success that when
Congress convened in Deeember it found 10 contain
democratic majority The wings, after the Henry Clay de-
feat In 1914, rallied in considerable strength and main
tanned formidable organized opposition to The admins
traon of Mr. pix These instances show that The pres
entire prosaon Of the wbIg party evinced by the
late eecohs is Attributable TO their helmDg de-
feat last November. bn is owing TO other things
10 this way much longet there will be hardly wings
enough in the House of Representatives make de-
cent show of opposition"
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melancholy duty devoves Of announcing the demise
City HOTEL elandria, Sunday morning. at 2h O'Clock
CHARLOTTE AUGUSTA second daughter OF JoHs c.
f. BowrKR, In The fifteenth year OF her age.
This lovely and interesting child the idol Of her parents hear
the aeconae regard Of all who knew her for
had been gradually sinking under dis
yet simplicity and charming athacvsness OF
ne which from her earliest childhood did not for
escaped her lips during her
long blended with the expression OF hope
that well in few days. bone her countenance
p TO very that angelic spirit waited to its
kindred Like lovely flower bighed in its early bloom
she passed away only be anplaned in that garden
Of celestial where she will live and bloom forever
conveyed by yesterdays mail boat to saunon
be deposited family where the ashes of her kindred
repose.
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June I'D
by j. c. MCGUIRE. Aucttonecr.

HANCERY SALEBy virtue of decree of the circuit court
Of the District of Columbia for the Washington, made
Mahon Roach Ell al Gaski at al, No $685.
dated May 3d. 1885, will offer for sale public
Jas G. Mcclure Friday the oath
day OF June at O'Clock, the following lots of ground IN
Washington, viz:
Lot $780, lot H. $685. lots q and H.
square oos lots TO- ~ 49, 49, and ao in square ioss lots
~, go; 4. l. g.
~, b. ~ Is, and 49, In c54 lots 3 H. and a. in
l0sa lots s. y 10, and IL in square 0a3; lots
o. 10, IL, IL, 49, and ID lilo lots aud g.
lis lots and in 2l and lot in l22
Terms Of sale Onetird OF the purchasemoney paid In
cash. and the residue In two equal instruments six and twelve
with be secured by approved bonds
within three days
right expense
All conveyancing al the expense of the purchaser
WALTER i. COX, Trustee.
June 2-2awkds JAS q. MCGUIRE, Auct
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MARIE rs

New YeRK, June 6-The stock market closed dull to-
day States IS Of 1867 l2Oi Canton company aA
Erie, SOY Reading S7i Parker Vein, 81; Cumberland
coal 5ll; PhGnix 23l New creek, ~; Morris canal 2il
Nicaragua 90 shares sold at the money market pre-
sents special change. Exchange London, 81 10
premium.
Flour dul-siles 1000 bbs prices slightly declined.
Safe, 81 IA 81 so; southern, 81 - 81 81 to s. Rye
-four, SO g. Corn meal, 81 "a a So.
Wheat dul-no sales OF moment and prices unchanged
Sales bushels 63 81 for white and
xed, and 81 for yellow Oats. As 10 cents Rye
90 100 cents. Cotton steady-prices unchanged. Wits
key, "a 22a cents.
New ORLEANS, June 2-Coon was more active or
Thursday, and five thou sand bales sold Better
qualities firm. but grades below declined quarter
Low mddng, sasl strict mddling, lol cents Sugar ha
declined-air, 81 prime molasses IL Isl cents.
June 4-Coton--Sale OF 500 bales unchanged prices
Coaee-saes OF Rio during The week 10 900 bags, mostly
81 to sg cents and extremely dull The stock on hand IL
81 600 bags.
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The Municipal Election.

The municipal election in our city passed OF yesterday
without any disorder disturbance. though marked
iseresfwas felt in it's result. and we learn the poll
large. vote taken on the question OF pet.
toning Congress 30 10 amend the city charter to con-
fer upon the municipal government the power to prohibit
the sale of intoxicating liquors The result was not
sxactly known at the hour Of going TO press but the
anti-lcense ticket believed 10 have succeeded by
considerable majority.
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ny GREEN q SCOTT, Auc,ioaeer..

GOOD FRAME AND BRICK HOUSES AND LOTS AT AUG
TIONon Thursday, 9Th instant, shall SELL prem
ses al O'Clock good frame house, with brick basement
containing good and
north G. between Second and Third and
which iaDd, having front of 20 feet back 100
being front lots o TO- H. and ~ in square No, 537.
Also, premises,
bn o'clock handsome houses,
and the lots which
south eide Of Virginia between and ID
being half of lot 537.
Terms: Onehd cash: balance six, twelve, eighteen
months. The purchaser
bearing given deed
taken. TILE indsputable.
GREEN s. SCOTT
June Sd