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P ROPR lie TO RS.
WHOLE NO. Ais.
From the N 0. Deltal
TUr FANCY YOUNG MAN,

This animal is the smallest Of all the
race OF human puppies which nfest socie-
tv. 10 the qualification oil young ladies' made
alter the same diminutive pattern, and 10
the disgust of all Of the male sex who hon
or manhood or good serse. The Fancy
Young Man is thing of the taior's and
the hair.dresser's. his lofliest ambition be.
ira confined entirely 10 those arts which
serve to a,!orn his insignificant person.---
He cutiyates the outside of his head so
studiousIy that the inside is an empty void.
Ideas. like men, are gregarous, and il one
should, bv chance, enter that lonely cell"
il would wilher and die from the sad ee.
lects ol solitary confinement. II the Fancy
Young Man. should be struck with an idea,
we have no doubt it would prove fatal.--
No ass should be loaded with more thar he
can carry The Fancy Young Man is u
great auender al balls, theatres, and opg-
ras, and generally occupies the most con-
spicuous place he can select, AT the thea
ire, he always contriyes to come III about
the nlddle Of the first aci aud generally
at an interesting palt for by this means he
succeeds in attracting an attention fiS welt
dressed head, fashionable coat, and KID
gloves would tot otherwise receive. his
enhance into the box is always with sort
of easy swagger--a hard imitation OF indtt.
ference, as though he did not care, altho' q
close observer can see that he IS uneasy
under the attention he has invited. 1.-TWO
of these gentry are together, they will talk
in loud tone, much 10 the annoyance OF
those wis wish 10 listen oShakspearl rather
than to The pulling, drveling nothings Of
Youths guillesS oil a thought. The Fancy
Young Manis not complete without quiz.
zing.glass TO his eye. When we read OF
the courters of Alexander the Great carry
inc their heads as de because the monarch
was congenitally affected with wry-neck
we laugh at their servility and wonder at
their weakness. A defect in the visual
organs has become fashionable in high life;
and now you can find few persons, male or
female, with any pretenloos to Upper
Tendon. who are not short sighted. That
a physical defect should thus be assumed
as a distinction, is quite as absurd as tho
wry-neck fashion OF AleXanders court.
The Fancy Young Man would pass mus
ter at the opera, if he oaly had discretion
enough to conceal his Ignorance OF the art
he processes 10 adore. He generally cries
"bravo!7 in the wrong place, and invaria-
bly, misspples the few technical phrases
which have found lodging in 'the vast
wilderness Of lis Ignorance. We have OIL
ten thought that the manager would confer
great benefit upon persons Of this class II
he would establSha a fugle-man upon the
stage. in order 10 make ii sign when the
applause should come in, and when 1t
should be piano and when forte This
would save a great many the trouble oil
thinking.
The eud of the Fancy Young Man is
generally miserable old aye. He has
laid up no stores of knowledge to relieve
him when the dark hour of life comes and
his mind dwndleS and withers from pure
| uauilou
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to say that, when you consulted myself and
my associates on the Bench touching the
proper mode of electing Representatives
IN Congress, was of opinion that the mode
laid down in your proclamation was the
true one AT your special solicitation |
have again given the subject ha>ty exam
inaton; and whilst still retain The opln-
ION formerly expressed, | am compelled to
confess that in my judgement, there is
rot much room ior doubt whether the Dis.
irict system is or is not in force at the pies-
cut time. II in force at all, am decidedly
OF opinion that there is no law authorising
or providing for the election of The filth
member, holding, as do, that the act Of
1850 is nolonger operative, | have tie hon
or 10 be,
Your friend and obedient servant,
&. 5. FISHER.
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The most graphic and amusing account
we have seen given Of the contest at WASH
ington, for the offices in the gift OF the
President and the Departments, is from the
pen of the editor of the Philadelphia Eve.
mug Bulletin, who has recently been in
the midst Of the malee, and speculafes up.
on the odd sights which he saw. He SAYS
that neither Goth at Rome, the Turks at
Constanlinople, nor the allied powers at
Paris, had more complete possession OF the
Capitol, than has the army of disinterested
Office hunters at Washington. They crowd
Pennsylvania avenue, they swarm around
the National Hotel and Willard's, they o.
verrcn the Departments, and they keep
close gard around the white House. They
are bIleted all over town in hotels, board
iug.houses, bar.rooms, and bowling alleys
They are sleepless anxious army, and
you meet them at the most unreasonable
hours, in the most unreasonable places,
pondering over their Individual chances,
aud ready to waylay every passing p1edes-
lrian with an order to ''stand aud dehver'
either his influence or his opinion. A
mars life is scarcely safe in Washington
just now. AS for his liberty, that is surren.
dere the moment he puts foot on the pave.
ment Of the avenue.
There is an average of twenty appli-
cants for every office IN the Government:
gift, now in Washington. The twenty are
spies upon each other. Each one pulls q
dozen or more wires and each wire is made
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White Hair Dye ,ran'ei at K'ashington.-
The old logies are in tho ascendant at W ASH
ingron. White boards and bald heads have
it aIltleir own way, A full head Ct hair
black, brown or red--is said to be consider
ed prima .facie evidence Of the incapacity
Of tie person for ia! Office lie is too
Young. Therefore he candidates Of Young
America are very da5lous Of obtaining
white hair dye, Which will change, ever
night, the most raven black locks 10 a hue
as white as the driven snow; or
leave no hair on the Top of his head,
fireplace where the wool ought to grown
Powder aud pomatum won, do for the an.
proaching hot weather. Young America
wants white hair dye. Apply at all th.
hotels at Washington N Y. II uoa.
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Legal Binding qf Raiirosd Subscriptions.
Tue Supreme Court OF the State ol New
York has decided that all subscriptions to
the capital stock Of Railroad companies are
binding. The Troy and Boston Railroad
Bompany brought a suit against G. +. Tibs
bits, for lhe recovery of an unpaid balance
OF Il subscription OF 100000, upon which
81 900 had been paid. Various technical
objections were raised as 10 tue binding of
the subscription, but the Court decided in
favor of the Company, aud ordered ver-
dict for the plaintiff for SIS, 500, and inter-
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Ginger, can you tell dis niger what am
de difference betwixt the Constitution par
tyand de nulliier2" mo, niggeg dey
amt no difference. Dey is one and de same
indewisihle, paticable unit" $50
way, Ginger; don't tell dis child dat story
"Fack, niger; look a here till demon-
strate de popersition. De nullifer go for
d.sunion, sure" "Yas, Ginger" "And
de constitution party go for dis union" 81
CUBS il up, nigger; your edicashnm will be
De def Of you, some OBJ desc days"
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L. 5. FISHER.
To His Erccl'encg Coz n s. Foote:
CHANCELLoR's OFFICE.

JdchPoii. "a pTli ., 1902 a
SiR-I have the honor Of stating, briefly.
my opinion in regard 10 the questions pro.
pounded IN your communication.
| am OF opinion that four of the Repre-
sentallves to which this State will be eni.
tied, in the Congress of the United States,
should be elected under the provisions of
The act OF 1876 The additional member to
which the State is entitled uudee the late
apportionment law, cannot be chosen under
the District system, for the reason, that the
act OF 1916 makes no division for the cleo
tlon OF such member hence the only mode,
II any exists OF elecllng sncn Representa-,
tive, is by the voice of the whole people.
doubt not your authority, as Executive
OF the State, TO issue proclamation for the
election OF Representatives. in Congress
and other officers. The mode or manner of
such elections must be regulated BY the
law, which you have no power to settle,
though you may, in the exercise of a sound
discretion, give your opinion Of the law or
lis reasonable construction.
Very respectfully,
CHAS. SCOTT.
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Turning States Evidence. e.-Gen. James
N. Bethnne of Columbus, our readers are
aware, recently established paper by the
name of the CORNER STONE, the main OBJ.
lect of which rs the open advocacy of the
dissolution of the Union, The General is
an. honest, though we think misguided
man. One thing is certain, he says what
he thinks. The following paragraphs can
not fail TO amuse as well as interest. He
says:
"There was, two or three years ago, in
this pau of the coutry, apary which called
itself "The great Southern Rights party"
but it is gone, and we now hear nothing Of
it-having heard nothing ol it, we are left.
toinler, that those, who composed it. having
become satisfied, they were wrong, having
quietly slipped off, acting upon the old saw,
'lhe least said, the soonest mended"
"Our own opinion is that the great major
ity of those, who were found in its ranks,
were there from a mistake IN calculations
as 10 its populauty-and having found ou,
their mistake, they are no longer Southern
Rights, but good Uuon Democratic men
who are willing to waive even the right ol
secession. There is now at the South a
"great Democratic party"-as to the ohiec
of that we think we can inform our subscr
bers ina few words-it is 70 take TO them
selrcs whdteuer Of the spOils the people O
the North can spare, or are Wtlling TO giU
them to hold them on TO ''this glorious Union
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TARIFF This puzzling name is derived
from the town Of Tatifa, al the mouth of the
Straits of Gibraltar, 1t was the last strong
hold which the Moors disputed with the
Christians. and when the former held pos
session OF both the pillars OF Hercules, it
was here that they levied contributions for
vessels entering the Mediterranean, whence
the generic name.
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Transient yenler Gf Slaves.
ATroRNEY-GENERAL's OFFICE.

Lolsar c,I Noa;i tos.
tn Tho Sbor;gs nso.I t5o O,% p''i' '''''
Ihave ,r rasen,IJ ~ ~ ",s roa;"aI "'"'i ,,o,
,;ta';an. "ao oo"'.y so. 'eoeiveu many coihniu,
vnnIors Of J you w. VI '1sa.u 70 'raus,en.
;s he Tay - ha nnforn0 "" WISH 10 s',G" Hwy nay
now oiv;Sa " onl '",o'uva ;"',r'a, "Sau"' '''e'n,
aUo;nS, naI olrI,a, ".ii ,"G..u', you ~ assess
",o US''GC' nom 'iel'' III az GaseS
-. ,Io5 i',o 'Ga'i"s III ''le S"io W o'@'eS
,omsian, f.. aG, n"~ mI ."1 S",ne sHA as - que ito
~, y" Thn ae"ro y, ,ale'oianulHe gelle'al'
~, ~, ,Lnie Ane ac' pl 10, iooo was was intended SO 10
"n ra ie oie"rI "" b bpe 81 If 'aH mem ana ,'ney
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'HD
ClAS. SCOTT.
His ErcelIencu HenrN S. Foote.

ms ETceHenCy Henry y. F0Ote:
DEAR SIR-Your letter of to-day, is now
before me. | have looked into the ques-
tions submitted, but hurredly. From the
examination and reflection | have given
the subject, it is, and has been, my opinion,
that Gu the failure OF the Legislature to
district the Stale, SO as TO have five Repre-
sentatives elected under the late apporton-
ment OF Congress, though the State laws on
the subject are a good deal confused, taken
together a construction that should reqnire
the election of four members by Districts,
and one by the State al large, wouli in my
opinion best comport with the seemingly
expressed intention of the Legislature.
This view results from the consideration.
that the increased representation 10 which
the State is entitled, undsr the apporlon-
ment does not, III my opiuion, abrogate tile
State law requiring the members OF Con-
gress to be elected by four Districts; mas.
much as the law of the State further pro.
vides, that it shall be The duty OF the Gov
ernor, to issue his proclamation for any ad-
diliOnal member, 10 which the Stale may
be entitled underany apportionmen. law OF
Congress-tre election TO be conducted ac.
cording 10 the State election laws.
If, in this view, Tam wrong, and am
by no means conclusive in my opinion, it
would seem to follow, that if the apporion.
meat, by Congress, did have the effect vr.
tually 10 abrogate the State laws, by their
appropriateness 10 the objects to be at.
tanned, the Governor should issue his ploc
lanation for all the representatives to be
elected by the State at large, This not oi
his discretion, but on bis judgement, oil
what the legal rule was; and thus take ac-
ton from considerations oil Executive duty
Whether the one mode, or the other, be
adopted, as practical question, | think il
of little imporlance; let that be as it may,
assuredy the fault, ii any, is not with the
Executive, but with the Legislature
With great respect, your obedient servl,
STEPHEN COOKE.
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Though have hitherto been inclined to
think the Act Of 1886 imperative since the
late apportionment act, since have seen
the foregoing opinion am satisfied it is
substantially correct.
Respectfully,
GEO. I. SWANN.
TO His Ercelleacy Gov. H. s. Foote:
SIR-ln answer 10 your Inquiries have
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IAnKSnN. A Anril G. 1853

Hon H. S. Fo0te, Goecrnor, &C.:
SIR-ln reply 10 your communication of
this date, we are OF opinion that the Act of
1916 is now in force in this State in regard
10 tue election of the four members of Con-
gress, provided for in that act, aud that they
SHOULD under said act, be elected by the
Districts as therein established We are
also of opinion, that the election of .he
filth member Of Congress, under the late
dpportionmeut, can only take place by the
general ticket system, as provided for by
law previous to the Act of 1916. Perhaps
the Act Of 1850 has expired by its own Inn
itatlon but if this be SO, we nevertheless
think that the Act of 1893 would perhaps
prevail so as authorize the election of a
fifth member by the general ticket system.
At all events, nothing will be lost by this
course, since tie election of one in that
mode will be as valid as the election OF five,
aud we know Of no other mode under the
law in which said fifth member can be
elected
Very respectfully,
Your ob't se'ts,
JNO, W. C, WATSON,
+. ANDERSON,
c, r. CLIFTON
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7 TtoPUUTTUTy,
Your ob't sel'ts,
JNO, w. C. WATSON,
i. ANDERSON,
C., X. CLIFTON.
The Battle ofthc spoilsp

concur in the opinion Of the Attorney
General. JN0. d. ELLIOTT.
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COUNTY CoURT.

VS.. Hersher q Swartzell, on a charge
of breaking into Mr.. Domains Store,
and robbdng it Of Jewelry, &c. This
case was thoroughly investigated by
counsel, Messrs. Berkshire & Wilson
for the Commonwealth, Wiley and
Hough forprisoners. The speeches
on both sides were able and eloquent,
and, with the examination of witness
SEES, occupied two days. The prison.
ers were remanded fortrial at the A
pril term of the Circuit Court.
Wednesday, Jan. &c.
Simeon Tenant, appellant versus
Greeuberry Wade, appellee. On mo-
ton of the plf. the warrant in this
cause was dismissed, on the ground
that it was returned out of the district
in which the appellant resides. Keck
for appellant.
:" The man with the carpet bag"
was in town during Court, and receiv-
ed marked attention.
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IMPORTANT VOTE '

After a protracted and able debate,
the House ofDelegates, on Saturday
passed, by q vote Of so to 81, the bill
making a loan Of 100000 to the
,South-Side Railroad. The excite.
'ment, during the voting, was very
great-many oftthe friends ofthe bill
having previously had'but little hope
of its success. 'ltAsU
Against an eloquent and powerful
opposition, composed Of Messrs.
iGoode Of Mccklenburg, Barbour,
Gordon and others, Mr.. Wallace. Of
aPctersburgfled the van in support Of
the bill, and by.his mastery tact and
ability, carried the measure.
The bill provides for a mortgage
by the company to pay the interest
,on the loan, and one per cent. add.
tional, so as to secure q payment Of
the whole loan in ,hir,y-four years.--
Richmond Eaqgiry. n
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The Dead in California,

We learn. with pain, that our high
-y-0e.eeriea-.tiend- uiia corresponds
ent, WIN. H. M.nsHAlL, Of Allegheny
City, Pa, who went to California a.
bout two years since, full Of life, and
hope, and manly Mgor,is dead. His
name appears, in a Pittsburg paper,
in a long list of "the dead of 1852"
We sincerely sympathise with his a.
miable and afflicted widow in this Sc.
verest Of Affections. May He who
has revealed himself to our faith as
"the Husband of the widow" afford
the sure and unfailing support of the
Holy Comforterl
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1rhuty-Second Congress.
WaslllsoroN, Jan. 20.
, SENATE. III ~
.~~oN~>

,7herctnrt ui1he Secretary Of the
Treasury was received and referred.
Mr.. Seward presented u petition Of
Ire New York Legislature relative to
the distribution Of tho Public Lands
TO the several States, for internal I'm
,plovemcts.
The report ol'tllo boundary CO minis
sioncrs 10 run the Mexican boundary
was presented aud referred.
The House bill to suppress the cir
cnlarion Of small'nntesin the District
of Columbia, was referred.
Mr.. Pearce urged taking up the
bill for the payment Of tho Texas
deb, which was referred.
Tie Pacific Railroad Bill was taken
up, and after q short debate tho Sen
ate went into executive session, and
afterwards adjourned.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20

The difference of opinion, between
Cass on the one side and Mason and
Hunter on the proper Interpretation
of the Monroe doctrine, has caused
considerable talk, and various specu.
lations are aAoat as to the effect in ar
ranging foreign questions and forming
a Cabinet. 1t is now agreed that
Soulo will speak on Tuesday, and it
is said that he will sustain Cass.
The American Colonization Socie.
ty held a meeting yesterday morning,
and elected Mr. Latrobe ofBaltimore,
President. a
Private dispatches from Norfolk
say that Mr.. King after touching
there, left in the Fulton, for Havana,
on Tuesday evening. A bracing sea
air had improved his appetite, health
and spirits.
The wife of Senator Douglass died
at his residence, yesterday afternoon.
Her funeral will take place on Sat.
urday.
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HOUSE.

The speaker announced as the first
business the question of the rejection
of the New York Branch Mint. 1t
was debated until the expiration OF
the morning hour.
The President sent in q message
in answer to reolulion calling for in,
formation touching the confiscatlon
aud capture by the Spanish authori'
ties Of the bark Georgiana and brig
Susan Land. which was ordered to
be printed.
Mr.. Polk moved to reconsider the
motion TO print. He wanted the doc
umcnts to go to the committee that
it might be determined whetherit was
prudent TO publish them.
MIR. Stanley demanded their publ
cation in justice to the President
Pending the debate the House ad
journed. ...e
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q Councils lesRail aRoad.n

The Pi,tsbut Gazette advocates
the speedy COM uetion of the Con-
nellsyille Railrol which is designed
to connect the fillmore and Ohio
Railroad with lttsburg, by way of
the valley of tn Yuughiogheny, for
tie following az ing other reasons
given, viz:-
1.-THE construct IN of the Councils
yillo road is al,sok cly necessary to
Pittsburgh, We i'll have to build
/, in sclf.derence. Philadelphia is MT
content with the let which we af-
ford her to the W.T.; she is seeking
b,hcr connections Without regarding
the consequences i are likely to re.
snlt to us. She is king,to Wheeling
4 10 compete with fillmore, and we
must allow Baltimle to come here
and compete with Whilst Phil
the West and Midwest, we must
seek other outlets the East and
Southeast. The Aghony Valley
road offers us the C, ection we want
with New York, ant Connellsville
:, ,,,,,A ,;,h pol,;., o,o
JVit1oxt those roa,awe are at the
mercy of Philadelpfhsnd Philadel.
phia is showing her nscy to US by
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.
HOUSE.

A message was received from the
President in reply 10 resolution OF
enquiry calling for the names of Off
GERS Of the Treasury, past and pres
emit, who have presented claims for
extra compensation. The message
expresses the opinion that further leg
islation is necessary to protect the
Treasury from unjust claims. The
message was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Darby introduced bill which
was passed, granting the right Of way
to the St. Louis Iron Mountain Rail,
road.
The Mint Bill came up, and Mr.
Seymour resumed his remarks, advo
eating the bill. Mr.. Brooks followed
in answer to Mr.. Chandler, until the
morning hour expired.
The House went into Committed
on the Deficiency Bill, and various a
mendments were adopted. Withou
disposing of the bill the Committed
rose nnu rtio---I.=--ls
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Our Vexations---w want Of Paper.

Some three months since, we made
q contract with our old friend Sharp
less, of Redstone, for regular sup
ply Of printing paper, and confident
ly expected to receive good article,
regularly supplied. 50 long as we paid
for it; but Mr.. S. informs US that his
market for wrapping paper is so ex-
tensive that he cannot make any thing
else. We then TUNED to the Wheel
ing Mills, and found that they cannot
supply orders already on file. Our
only remaining resource is the Pitts
burg market, and the river is now
closed by ice, and may remain SO for
weeks to come.
NJ There is still anotherresource
and that is Baltimore, via the Rail-
road. We have sent there for paper,
and shall probably be relieved from
this vcSation in short time .~
-, W.,
~ "nae !. u out"'"s s'AAo
anu no no" s','N.ngy .Na'as.'l l''. w., =,
o'a - '"s'"a e"e,sy-"a'
WINE We nave eoou' suO Dss,'. a.
stone ou''a.ns' eres'su p M;,I ao ~