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The following is the latest intelligence re-
ceived at Liverpool previous to the sailing OF
the Niagara:
BY electric telegraph from London TO Lirerpeol
LONDON, June lin Russia tive divisions of
the fourth corps a'oymss a. a certain distance
from Pruth. The third corps has scarcely quilted
the Polish frontier. Al st. Petersburg there was
-utncient uneasiness to cause a general dulness
of the market. No actual alarm seems to have
prevailed, and little was known Of the general
course of affairs
The tendency of exchanges 10 still in favor OF
England.
despatch from Odessa, dated May 30, says
there IN not much further alteration in the prices
of freights, which are enormously high Mems.
chikof had not gone to st, Petersburg, bot re
NAMED at the naval depot at Sebastopol with the
Russian fleet,
despatch from ConstsnnnopIe of the 3ist May
received at Trieste contradicts in a positive man
ner the rumors Of Austrian mediation having been
refused.
In Spain q ministerial crisis il al hand
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$ The DEMOCRATIC MONTHLY REVIEW"

The DEMOCRATIC MONTHLY REVIEW
is the title of a new periodical which has been
commenced 10 this city, edited by OVID F.
JOHNSON, esq, and published by WILLIAM H.
LEWIS s Co. Mr.. JOHNSON is gentleman
of ability, having formerly been Attorney Gen
eral of Pennsylvania, afterwards employed as
an assistant editor of the Union newspaper OF
this city, and since then the conductor of a
The Revie,c is from the press of Mr.. c. ALEX
AMBER, and makes fair typographical appear.
ance. The publishers announce that it starts
with an edition of three thousand We shall
probably be inclined to notice some of its arti-
Giles soon
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ATTACKING CoLoRED CHURCH IN WILLIAMS.
sI1p -Retu cen nd eleyen n,cInck Iles.

ATTACKING A CoLoRED CHURCH IN WILLIAMS
BURG.-Betu cen ten and eleven O'Clock on Tues
day night, party OF fifty or sixty men and boys,
headed by notorious white rowdy, made an at
tack upon the colored church in South Sixth street.
near Union avenue, while the congregation were
holding service inside. number of the persons
were injured by the stones thrown through the
windows. The assaiiants then made a rush for
the door 10 gain admittance but were kept
back by Mr.. Hodges, the minister, three of his
brothers, and others of the congregation MIR.
Hodges severely injured by several stones
striking him, of which cut gash in his left
arm number of other persons were also injured.
Officers Donovan and Doxy came up and dispersed
the assaians. Yesterday warrants were issued
for the arrest of a number Of the rioters.
Ne,p York Journal of Commerce. 23d
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POLITICAL EXCITEMENT IN ALBANY The vote
upon the impeachment yesterday has left little
feeling in the community, and especially among
the party. d. B. Taylor and Noble, of New York,
have bad very bitter sparring scene in the As
semoly, the former declaring the persecution of
Mather Barnburnlng movement in opposition
to the National Democrats. Every man of his
party who voted against impeachment was a
National Democrat, and the Freesoil Democrats
ali voted tine other way. The whole scheme wss
characterized as narrow and contemplate
Noble took fire, denounced his colleague, de.
clared his colleague a factionisi no true Demo.
crat. said be had insulted the House, that his Ian
guage was disqualified, &c.
This is a specimen Of the feeling in the Senate,
in the Assembly, among the lobby, and with the
party sto York Express, 23d
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aItSaisSiDDt,

The jackson (Miss) Flag Of The Union of the
18th instant presents the following Union ticket
for the State of Mississippi:
For Governor-W. l.. Sharkey. OF Kinds, or F.
NJ, ROGERS, of Monroe, or j b Cobb, of Lowndes.
Secretary State-James A Horne, of Lauderda!e.
Treasuror-W VIM. Clark, of Kinds. Auditorium,
R Russell of Carroll Attorney Genera-Wm
j. Wilson, of Claiborne, or George Il. Foote, OF
Noxubee.
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The LEANDER.-Commodore Boarman, of the
Brooklyn navy yard, who returned Friday
evening from Albany, where he had been pub
and Peck, paid the Leander a visit on Saturday
morning, and they were agreeably entertained by
Commander King and his distinguished guests
On Monday, the Goth, on the occasion of the
anniversary of the accession of Queen Victoria to
the throne OF England, the British flag was run up
to the fore of the receiving ship North Carolina at
the navy yard, and at noon a salute of twenty.
one guns was fired. Comma nder King, ofthe Lean
der. sent lieutenant to the navy yard during the
afternoon, TO acknowledge the compliment paid
to the head of the British nation by the American
navy.--N. Y. EUening Post 23d.
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OREeoN.-Oregon papers to the 18th of May
have been eceived.
The Portland Commercial, OF the 7th, states that
the Cayuse and Nesperces Indians had attacked
one of the Hudson Bay Company's forts in the
neighbour hood of the Dalles, and that two pieces of
artillery and company of the United States
troops were sent from Vancouver to the scene of
disturbance.
General Lane was hourly expected at Portland.
The Commercial says:
''lt was resolved that upon the arrival of the
mail steamer with Governor Lane on board. q ma
tiona salute of thirteen guns should be fired in
order to acquaint the citizens of his arrival The
friends of Governor Lane will escort him from the
steamer to the Columbian Hotel, where Hon. W.
M King will deliver an address appropriate to the
occasion"
correspondent of the Commercial writes that
every thing quiet at the stDaes,' and there
was no further probability of disturbances from
the Indiana
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CURioslrIEs MEAN THE CRYSTAL PALACE
Among the exhibitions in the vicinity of the
Crystal Palace are enumerated Mi!ls's bronze
statue of General jackson |; the Washington cir.
Gus; California menagerie; man without
arms, who writes TO please the curious; Rocky
mountain OK with six legs, and pig with two DO
dies flying horses for the amusement of children;
live alligator; the largest oxen and sheep ever
seen by man, &c, SC IN. r. Com 4dv.
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The NEW HAYES RAILROAD ACCIDEST.-Wl IL
liam Johnson of Worcester, had his skull ifac
tured, and has since died; Mathew Byrnes. or
Springfield, was badly cut and still remains
insensibIe Mr.. Wise of Worcester, is badly
wounded ON his head; C. l.. Moore, of New York,
had his leg TANNED. Many others severely
injured. but not fatally. number of the pasaen-
aers were delegates returning from the Temper
ance Convention at Springfield. The accident
was owing to the gross negligence OF the switch.
tender.
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GSTRucK BY LIGHTNING The house Of DR.. Bay
liz, near Jamaica, Long Island, N Y :, was struck
by lightning on Friday last during the storm.
The electric fluid entered the chimney, passed
through bedroom, which ignited, and then
proceeded TO the lower rooms, destroying giran-
dole, chairs, and tables. The damage amounted
to about * 100
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Ngw INDICTMENTS AGAINST CAPTAIN MoLoNY-
Daniel Moony, late captain of the ship Roscius,
" no was tried for the murder Of Emmanuel" and
acquitted. was again arrested by the United
States Marshal yesterday, 20 answer four indict-
ments charging him with the infiction of cruel
and unusual punshmeuts upon his crew. The &C
cused entered the required bail.
Ne,c York Commercial -ddueyt;ser 23d
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To run our eye over them as rspdly as suits
our humor. They are superficial enough.
when compared with the splendid essays in
which MAcAULAY goes over some of the same
ground but still they furnish delicious after
moons entertainment for any one who has
fancy for books.
There are few more beautiful volumes
that grace our shelves from the Ameri-
can press than the very neat and vaiua-
Die publications of T1ukNoR s COMPANY,
Of Boston, In the last few weeks they have
| added to their popular list the volume Of the
new wonder in the poetical world, ALEXANDER
| SMITH, of Glasgow. of which they have sold
an edition of fifteen hundred copies, and have
| in press u new edition of two thousand more
Even in these days Of large markets, three
thousand five hundred is pretty high figure
for volume of poetry-in single summer
There has been nothing like IT, we imagine
for long while. We nope that an equally
good fortune awaits the volume of German
Lyrics, very well-deserving work by Mr.
CHARLES L. Books. Nor have we read o.
late any thing IN the way of travels with more
! pleasure and instruction than the late volume
these publishers have issued under the title Of
| Spain: Her Institutions, Politics, and, Public
Men. 1t is the production of S. 7. Wales
esq, of Baltimore, and is the result Of pro
fessional visit made by that gentleman to Ma
drid few years since, at the request of the
Secretary Of the Interior of the United States
II contains much interesting information in re-
! gard to the present condition of Spain, COM
municated in very neat and attractive style
In these days of superficial reading, as well as
writing, we do not know that we could more
emPhatlcally express our own judgment of the
volume and its merits than to say that we have
perused 1t without WEAKNESS, from title page
to fms. And this reminds us that we must
come to a fms with our own gossip for the
present.
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San Giovanni called from Boston harbor on Satur-
day afternoon, in tow Of steamer, for the Medi-
terranean. As she passed down The river she was
greeted BY numerous small craft, with which the
cheers in response. Her officers and men have
received every attention from the Boston autbori.
ties and citizens.
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/. WoMaN'sRIeH IN New PHAsE.-The Green
field mass Gazette states that on W ednesday last
the day of the Tunnel Convention at Greenfield the
ladies of Sheburne Falls made grand effigy of
Judge Warren, and at about nine O'Clock in the
evening suspended it in the air near the centre OF
the village, with polished boots and white kid
gloves on, and burned it in presence Of quite
company, mostly ladies, after which all united in
giving three hearty cheers for the tunnel, and re-
turned home
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THE 8MERIcAN SQUADRON AT BRAzlL-The
storeshp Relief will sail from the Brooklyn navy
yard in about ten days, and persons wishing 10
send letters and papers TO the officers or seamen
of the American squadron on the Brazil station,
can have them conveyed by this vessel. They
should be directed TO the United States storeshIp
Relief, Naval Lyceum, Brooklyn.
[N. y. Erening Post. 2Sd
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Hon DANIEL :. DICKIssoS is TO deliver an ora.
ton on the fourth Of July, at Addison, Steuben
county. where extensive preparations are being
made Tor celebrating the day Good, sound pa
ulotsm and sound Democratic sentiment may be
looked for in this effort from the distinguished ex.
Senator II is some time since he has spoken on
subjects of a public character, aud VIC may there
fore not unreasonably expect from him a vigorous
and eloquent address. II will be looked for with
interest.-Bufglo m " Courier
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BLACKS IN THE MILITIA. The dulness of The
proceedings in the Constitutional Convention was
yesterday little envened by ridiculous ridi-
cuous because the Constitution of the United States
forbids it-attenpt of the Aboitionists to get ne.
groes into the militia. The proposition was brough,
forward by Mr.. Henry Wilson and supported by
Mr.. Charles Sumner and others. That wise legs-
ator and profound etymologist, Mr.. Sumner, is of
opinion, il seems, that 'smitary companies are
not "mitia!' He handsomely laughed ut
for such nonsense Mr.. Choa.e distinguished HIM
self By very sensible speech on Mr.. Wilson'S
cised by Messrs Hallett and Bartlett, made no
attempt at self defence, aud suffered in silence the
defeat Of The amendment -Boston Courier. Esd.
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Mr.. WIN w. PRATT, one Of the editors and pro
prietors Of the Jersey City Sentinel, died at hie re-
sidence Wednesday morning, of consumption.
He was practical printer, and had been connect
ed with the newspaper business from its establish
nlent in Jersey city to the time of his death.
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DRowNED WHILE BATHINe.-On Tuesday eSen-
ipgs Mr.. John Riley, of this city after visiting the
Crystal Palace proceeded to the foot of 49h street
n. R., to battle, accompanied by another man
While in the water be was seized with cramps, and
Notwithstanding every exertion was made by bis
companion to rescue him, he was drowned The
body had not been recovered yesterday Mr. Riley
leaves a wife and foug children.
NelU YORK Times
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MORAL Accountability OF STsAMBsATs.
Scotch newspaper relates the following story
Three Paisley weavers, whose wives quar-
tered at Gourock for the season, were an xous TO
get across to Denoon on Sunday morning. Deem
ing 1t proclamation TO employ cared boat for
that purpose, they employed a iriend to negotiate
with the captain of the Rohsay mail steamer, ''to
cast out bit % his tow, and taxi them VII him, as
lie was gaun down that way at ony rate" But
what's he difference, pray?" asked the negotiator,
ssbetween being rowed over with oars and by the
paddles Of steamer" Difference! there's a
hantle difference atween rowing by the power of
man, wha maun answer for what he does, and a
water wheel pu'ing US; in ither words, gin ye wad
haze US to be mair pontediy particular, steam
engines moral being-it's no an accoutnagle
awgent.''
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LAND ENTsiRs.-It is stated that forty one thou
sand six hundred and eighty acres were entered
at the United States Land Office, in Dixon Illinois
in May Only nine hundred ahd fifty acres were
entered with money, and the rest with land war,
rants
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CURE FoR Sun STRoKE.-The New York Tim,

CURE Fos Sun sTRoKE.-The New York Times,
in some remarks upon this disease, says:
''The treatment of coup de solel should be prompt
and simple Cold water, in affections of this kind
possesses surpassing efficacy, though much de-
ponds upon its sudden az well as upon its timely
application
"W therefore, while some one goes for skiful
physician, put into immediate practice the follow.
ing directions, and in all probability the life of the
patient will be saved, viz: Place the patient in
cool and airy situation, with his head and ehoul
ders elevated, and, while some one is removing
his cravat, unbuttoning his shirt collar, and re-
moving or loosehing whatever else that may be
tight about his person, dash suddenly cold water
on the head. This may he done with pitcher. or
any suitable vessel, held at come little distance
above the head, pouring out upon it large and
steady stream.
Mustard plasters may also be used over the
upper part OF the feet, and on the wrists But con
tinue the water, and the patient must be saved 1t
10 hardly possible to speak too highly of the bene-
fetal influences of cold water in the treatment OF
coup de soleii Many violent of this and also
of apoplexy, have been most successfully cured by
it. Ae to after treatment, the attending physician
will advise on that subject
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The late bills OF mortality indicate leo deaths
week in London. That g l57 day, or ak and
a half an hour London is great place to live in,
and it seems to serve to die III alec.
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SUCCESSFUL WHALERs.-The Wha{emsas's Ship
ping List says the barque Favorite, Capt. Pierce,
just arrived at Fairhaven from a three years.
cruise, has made one OF the most prob table voyages
Oh record The total amount OF her catchings is
1900 barrels whale, $50 barrels sperm oil, and
$4,000 pounds bone.
The most auccossiu! Whaling voyage. and the
one which amounted to the most money is that OF
the ship Montreal, Captain Fish, recently arrived
at this port. She absent thirty two months
and fifteen days, and during that time she OBJ.
tanned cargo which sold on her return for $ 1885,
023 l9.--Near Bedford Mass) Mercury.
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The WRECK OF THE WILLIAM AND MARY -
The ship Pollock, Captain Mcintyre, arrived at
Liverpool on the 9th of June, with further news OF
the late wreck of the William and Mary. The
Pollock sailed from New Orleans on the 4th OF
May, and about fifteen miles from the Florida
shore picked up small boat containing four OF
the crew and twenty three of the passengers of the
American ship William and Mary, Stenson OF
Bath, wrecked on the Bahama banks, and landed
in Liverpool
We learn from Nassau, n. o., June Sh, that
some OF the materials OF the wrecked vessel were
cold for three hundred dollars gross
NeaD York Ebening Post, 23d
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DIED or SrRAwBERaIEs.-The New York Jour
nal Of Commerce of the Odd instant says:
GA negro man died in this city last week from
eating strawberries. A wager had been laid that
he could not eat ten baskets fun. He accomplished
the feat, won the wager, and died almost ininedi-
ately after"
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DEFEAT OF THE MAINE LAW IN CosSEoricur.
The Maine Liquor law was defeated in the Con
necticut House of Delegates the 23d instant, by
large majority, by striking out the enscting
clause and inserting bill granting licenses for
the sale of liquor.
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Travel TO THE WEsr.-We learn from Wheel

Travel TO THE WEsT.We learn from Wheel
ing that, although the water in the Ohio river
between that city and Cincinnati is down TO thirty
inches in depth the shoales places, the
are still running to and from Louisville, in con
nexion with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
The company has, far, had no failure to get
their passengers eff guarly on their arrival from
rangsmenis. in conjunction with the Union Line
of steamboats,, serious interruption of the river
travel is anticipated. Quite a large number of
passengers continue to arrive daily by the boats at
Wheeling, who, with their through tickets, pur-
chased al St. Louis, Louisville, or Cincinnati keep
on to this city, over the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road baltimore Sun
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We learn that lot of seventeen horses were
brought the Baltimore and Ohio railroad YES
terday by Captain Dewey, Of the Golden Horse
from Wheeling, the first that has come over this
road. They came through in regular season, all
safe and sound Baltinaore Patriot 24th
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BAD Rum ASp HEAT.-The police return of one
or the districts states that two persons brought
TO the station house, suffering from the effects of
tbad rum and heat" We suspect that any rum,
in such weather as this, must be bad rum
Neac Yol K Eveping Post.
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GRANT THoRBURN, better known as "Laurie
Todd" has just been married again. at the age Of
eighty two years Baltimore Poirt0t
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TRIUMPH OF THE MAINE LAW IL DErRoiT.--The
city Of Detroit gives a majority Of three hundred
in favor of the Maine Liquor law.
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Uniformity in coins is the present much needed
measure OF German reform. There ought to be a
universal agreement on this subject. The com
merce of the world would be greatly promoted
thereby. Uniform coins the world over, decimals,
vulgar fractions, or whatever else may be agreed
upon; only let there be uniformity
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GAvAZzl's LEcTuRE, on Wednesday night, al
Metropolitan Hall, New York, on "Freedotn OF
Speeeh,'' the Express says, largely attended,
and passed off withou, the slightest attempt al die
turbance.
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ALEXANDRIA ITEMg.-H. Noble, committed 20
jail on Tuesday, by Justice William H. Rogers,
upon the charge of felony, for the stealing of a
gold watch. attempted, on Wednesday night last,
to break jail by the of file and piece of old
bayonet, which were employed for the purpose of
removing the bricks from the wall. He succeeded
in making hole sufficient for his body to psss
out, then with sheet tied to the iron bars imme.
diately over the hole, he let himself down into
the Jail yard, when he was detected and i'm.
medately confined in one of the cells Of the pri-
son. phial Of nitric acid was found in his bed on
Thursday morning, and it is believed that woman,
passing herself for his wife, conveyed it in, and
also the tools that were used in making the BIO e
through the wall.
Two attempts at suicide have been made in this
place within the last week, both by females-one
by an effort at drowning and the other by taking
laudanum. We learn that the one who took the
laudanum has since died She was an unhappy
woman, and lived in much trouble
The roof of the residence of Mrs. A. L Evans
on Washington street, took fire yesterday at II
o'clock, from spark from the kitchen chimney.
The alarm was given, but before the en- ines ar
rived the fire was extinguished by the neighbors
Triadelphia Mill, in Fairfax county, with sixty
acres of land attached, wac sold on Wednesday
last to Mr. James Cloud for 81, 400.
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THE BREMEs EsvoY.-Among the passengers
by the Humboldt yesterday were Mr.. r. Schlei
den, a special envoy from the republic of Bremen
to the United States, charged with authority to
open come important commercial negotiations
with the Government of this country. MIR Schlei-
den has long been employed in the diplomatic
affairs of Europe, having been formerly charge
d'affaires from the Duches of Scheswig Hostein
at Copenhagen, and subsequently charge at
Paris. He was one of the leading members o. me
German Parliament which assembled at Frank
fort, aud IN consequence the part he took in the
quarrel of the Ducbies with Denmark, was after
wards exempted, with several other distinguished
men, from the amnesty allowed by the govern
ment of Denmark to political offenders. He has
siuce been made citizen Of the free city of Bre-
men, by which he is sent to this country spe-
cial envoy. 1t is needles. for US to add that Mr.
Schleiden is gentleman of great learning and
ccomplishments.-N. Y Erening Post, 22d