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European intercourse has greatly changed Grs at Con
.antiuope An Englishman Frenchman may now
by merely taking off his shoes, Grman, every
thing enter the mosque of Santa Sophia itself without LEI
hindrance and also may stroll agan taking off his
shoes though retsining the hiatt into that of Sultan Ach
met during divine service" listen to the monotonous
chant of the mams and observe the prostratons of the
worshppers Continuing his walk he may wander about
the Sago Gardens without suspicion The officers of the
guard it true may stop him. but it viii be merely TO
offer pipes and coffee and chat about the war; and then
iisregarding doubtful shake of the head from old
ussuman he may walk into the courts of the Serial ITSELF
and crcse the odd heterogeneous mass Of splendor lit
tie taste and much barbary. The splendor is in the pro-
Ease gliding, npH in STATE of rapa decay Pera too has
Its ar achonsin the evening bands OF music may there
be heard good beer may be obtained The Bosphorus
is in all its beauty shining like silver in the bright SUM-
except where the hgheolored houses contrast in reaec
ton with the tall black expresses and where its surface is
varied by the passage of merchant craft and huge
transport steamers such the Orinoco and imalaya
the swift little Turkish steamers with their odd mixture
ezzed brchFea few English and French officers leave
being intermngled and pretty fair sprnkling of trave
ling Engshmen, dressed in mixture Of straw hat ad
lurban, and sort OF style oscllang between he' est
- enc iars saferiuT Turks areanucb
improved IN ciyyi the women their yasnaes gen
crafty smaller and thinner and may prophesy he time
40. hf distant when that article may become .nerey
iaonaole custom in dress an air-,yoyen web and used
SCI on to advantage that which il is ncS supposed
to conceal 'tff
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The law of divorce in ofour States is very lax but
in Germany il is much easier matter to obtain divorce
than in the United States letter from Germany, touch
ing this subject, says
As you probably aware, divorce may be OBJ
tanned in Germany for the most rug cause as for IN
stance, disagreement II ", in fact, matter o
pleasure and of everyday In Pastor Kuntze
Bern congregation alone there were during the last
ninety applications for divorce To the present law upon
this subject they attribute large portion of the immortality
among The people and efforts making to obtain a
law similar TO that in England and America. paper
from of the most distinguished German lheoogahs
this subject viii be read 1T the approaching general annual
meeting of TIE German church, 10 be held at Frankfoton-
the Maine and at which expect TO be present II has
been often theoretically declared in England and America
what would DC the results OF lax law the subject Of di
vorce and you will recocct that there discussion
this subcct the British Parliament last winter state
what are the practical results of such law in Germany
this acknowledged be the great cause OF the present i'm
morality In the city Of Berlin one-eghth Of the children
born yearly llcgitimate "A hamburg and other cities
the proportion is s larger while Munich has the enya-
Die superiority OF swelling the proportion to oneha This
is sufficient commentary the practical workings OF the
system"
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p3-Dcmocrats, arouse Come forth I'm defence OF
rights THE Washington
all friendly
quested Cnrus Saloon Wednesday next
O'Clock the organizing association opposition
enemies Of civil and religious freedom Men Of al
worship God they and eissu
United he
Come a. the wind comes when forests are bended;
Come a the when navies stranded
Come Jreemen who battle for right
Truc men of America, In your might
Sept 1871 In
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ILLlNnrs

' sale a valuable inspsoy~s ND FOa pa L1.-I ore ~
county sspeS No, tho northwest corner Of Jeher-
80 acres In the a Illinois Central railroad There are
Acres Of tho % under good fencing
Of he hpa OF the prar yet fence in Nearly ono
orchard valuable timber dwelling house, nue
pu apples peaches and also cherries
other Two wells OF good water near
sablng budngs The timber land nom
proximity Central Railroad valuable wall take
monthly any Of our CAPT
retaining the land But this
Of good land are in
vited give a call. b. h. BOGANs
Sept 20-dAcp6t No eel 18th strect north
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NY ,. G. MCGUIRE. Amcsaoneer.

BEAUTIFUL COTTAGE PROPERTY FOR sALE.-on Mon
ID afternoon, o'clock, premises,
that street, fronting Ninth street
side, running 100 3st alley,
Ascension with all buildings improve
ments thereon known Mrs. Humphreys Cotase ia acknow
by all eligible city,
ccptible Of Ninth
public Gas pipes pass property
Water from neverpg public welf 10 the immediate vicinity
and wells b. sunk the which win yield abundance
Of wxtcr the surface, Of the hest quality
Terms - year, tx notes
bearing interest, secured by deed Of trust the property
JAS. e. MCGUIRE,
Sept If-eodkds Aucti0necr
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The FIGHT kEsTuCKY tAlR.-A correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Gazette gives the following particulars of
this horrible episode
1t appears that personal eud had existed Tor nearly
year between Thomas Buford, Of Fayete county, ana
George H. Thomas of Mt Sterling in Montgomery county
They both between the ages OF twey-hv ana thirty
years and belonged to good families The original diff
Guilty occurred n bard-room Tey met this MOI ming
in Lexington and understand tho had hstcuh hight
in the forenoon, somewhere in ty iaii grounds About
two o'clock they mel again the amphitheare, in the
centre OF the fair grounds with one OF Colts
reyolyers When within abet fifteen PAGES of one an
other they deliberately aipd at each other, and fired
neither shot took effect Tey continued to stand and fire
until each had fred six Funds Bufords fourth fire
ball into Thomas's tkgh, which caused him to stagger
very little though he i'd not fall but stood his ground
and 6red two more at Buford He then threw his
psol down and VS. in the act of drawing his knife to adj
vance upon his cponent when young man, friend of
his named Fer lson, handed him another pistol charged
with nowder nd ball to try his luck again This was
secn v Cav Butord brother of the young engaged
in tho airy, who immediately clinched him, and fell upon
him onwas in the act of giving him very decided pun
n,e;n when young Buford advanced with his knife and
as Fsuson lay the ground he scalped him in true In
dias style His head dreadfnly cut, and the blood
a,,sed prousely. II the time Thomas, who had
zen wounded in the thigh had been conveyed to
rage and driven the hotel He shortly after fol-
lowed by carriage conveying young Ferguson TO the
place happened TO be at the hotel door when the
carriage drove up and Ferguson stepped out his head his
face and neck literally covered with blood. lie
walked up to his room however without assistance when
physician cent for and the wounds dressed"
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fhofinA-Ihe constitution of Florida rrides that the
seat Oh government shall be removed from, present posi-
WA - 'he eng o. i've years from the irt of the
legislature 10 be held under it. That the is now at hand
ana Tue people OF the State are agi,ang the subject in
puDo meetings Tallahassee the present. location Of the
"Pa IS TWO hundred miles from tho geographical centre
o. the State and al least hundred and fifty miles from
Tue centre OF actual population The State House is stated
70 De IN dipdated condition aud this is urged as an
aaauonai reason The voters TO vote upon the qes
non of removal no removal at die general election
~ October mex. One of the public meetings in Marion
county looks forward with interest to the time as s mp
proaehmg when Bowlegs and ais tribe viii seek for
nome in the Nestwhch win Gd, some 200 miles to the
present settlement And it is irher anticipated that
tne indians once zone their places will bc filled by en-
almost nnmbercss rh of inhabitants and instead of the
crack Of the Indian re will be the Busy hum OF The indus
uious nuspapdman These cheering antcipatons.
Inc white population O the State in $50 was l,049
Robert Hutchinson, detected in robbng thor when he
was "'carrier Oetw's Carthage and Gainsboro' Ten
hessee in March last WIS convicted before the United
states district court of Tuessce now in sesson Nash
Ne end sentenced TO enyears confinement in the State
pehentiary
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DIED,

city, instant, lingering ness, 0f
sumption, Mr. JOHN KIRBY (pner in the Goth OF his
invited attend his funeral from
Inmary r. 9Th this afternoon
O'Clock
Al York, 9Th Instant of consumption CORNELIUS
" KANE eldest Of the late ELIAS KANE, for
resident Of this city sHtt
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Eieen of the crew Of the United States race lnde.
pcndence anchored in North river recently deserted and
made successful escape They were in aboat with I"
mashpma alongside the ship when they Quietly showed
Off rowed ashore and cut having previously threatened the
wndppe of the poor MILDLY If he raised any disturbance
They had received pay in advance
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NEW YORK FALL GOODS.-J. RIGGLES, Merchant
~ Tailor has he has selected
large and cloths md yesnps
OF TIE hnos qualities imported all Of which
spccuon OF the public, 1 =
gentlemen. -" 500 -
Goods o boys which he the best manner
hnc stock of mems ready made clothing In
substantial manne which he will sell being
A. snhS p"s'
l2s Seventh street. opross,s scs~- ,,,, !. ~
Sept 20--co6tf n, Wiher-, q 20
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The NEW PLASET--In 1845 the number of known astc-
roids amounted only to four Vesa Jno Ceres and Pal
yas The recent discovery by Ferguson at the Washing
ton Observatory raises the number to Muy-one On the
night when the last planet discovered the thirteenth
and Mrtfys in the field of the telescope together
and thus this first of American planetary discoveries
rously reminds of the thirteen and hirty-onc which
are now together upon the flag,
lr Ferguson has, is well known, already gained
envable reputation the most sduous observer of this
group of planets and of comets and nothing hazarded
by the assertion that there astronomer either side
the Atlantic by whom for the last five six years so large
number good observations of this kind have been
trbuted Although his services observer have been
of more service to science than the discovery Of twenty
r,~~a popular reputation which usually attaches to
such discoveries is welI-merts rewarda the more So
indeed Gnoe the discovery not the result of asysem-
etic searah which would have withdrawn his time
and the great Washington telescope from valuable obser
yatons but the legitimate resu; OF his study OF the
CONFORMATION of the stars in that region.
Professor Hubbard had computed and predicted the po
stion and motion of planet Era after it should have
emerged from the solar rays and the zeal of Mr. Ferguson
detect early in the year possible has resulted not
merely in confirming the exquisite precision of the cacu
aton of of countrymen, but in forever assoca-
ting the cf smother with the newy-discovered star
We the planet has already been observed st
private observatory in this vicinity 1t is at present in
the constellation of the Whale.-Boson Journal, Sep IA
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m,renng K. Chapter
held Masonic Hail. streets,
evening al O'Clock.
All companions in good standing fatcrnaly invited.
Sept 20 3. Il. HHUGER1, Secretary.
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OF heeseve, Essex county New York On the charge Of
Ds 'ae mail Nelson was brought to Troy, and will be
before United States Commissioner Beech
he editor of the paper a and op al
Dr. F" oford Nelson, of Canadian Patriot war memory
Maine Pol.sics.--faa of a Ba.ad..g.
BosToS, Sept. IsThe Portland Advertiser of this morn
ing says that in the sixth district the win be close be-
tween Miken (usion) and Fuller the chances
IN favor OF the former who by the received
nine hundred votes ahead of his opponent SO Mken
has not received vote in Aroostook county
building fell in Lowell Saturday afternoon burying
three PERSONS of whom Dennis Shea years OF
was instantly killed The others escaped with slight bruises
The building had been partially burnt before the accident
The cholera.
COLUMBIA, (Pa.,) Sept. l9.The cholera continues
abaethee in "a hours ending to-day Our citi
zens are returning and resuming business
PIrrsBuRa, Sept 9.The cholera has not abated but is
rather on the increase--much alarm.
PITrsBuRo, Sept l9--s D. m-The deaths from cholera
yesterday and to-day amount one hundred and forty
There sensible decrease in the number of deaths to-day
There fine thunder shower this afternoon
raining hard. .-..,..
BUFFALO, Sept l9The cholera still fingers here but it
is not in an epidemic form.
ALpAsy, Sept. ls-Our city is comparatively healthy
Distre'sing Accident.
Nsw YoRK Sept. Is.Samue Nichols editor of the New
York Sunday Mercury fell from the railroad car this
ing when Of the wheels passed over him. He was ter
rbly manged, and died in short time. His much
depored.
Democratic Contention
BosroS, Sept. l9The delegates far electsd the
democratic convention generally favorable TO the admin
isration.
For California.
New YoaK Sept, l9.The regular sails
row for California.
The Ohio Ripcy. dc.
WHEELING, Sept. l9There twelve inches of in
the channel
From Baltimore
BALTIMORE, Sept l9The fair of the Maryland Institute
opened this evening There great crowd in attendance
Thomas Swami, esq, delivered the opening address,
The fever at Fels Point is abatipg One death oday
few reported
BALTIMORE, Sept l9The -four market to-day is duller
sale. of 400 bbs Howard Street at So 37 We quote City
Mills at ST 75no sales Wheat presents special change.
Most of the sales this morning made prior to the Allan
tics being made public The receipts moderate
about 1000 bushels offered with sales of white good to
prime, at 81 70 81 rs. choice lot of family -four
brought 81 So red, good to prime, 81 go 81 65 in
rior lots to Is cents less Cornabout 900 bushels Of
eredsales of white 75a 80 yellow, 81 So cents.
Oats bushels oferedsaes Maryland and Virginia
10 So cents Rye-60 bushels oferedsaes Maryland at
81 TO-
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Notice hereby given holders of the folowp. described
stocks Of the United saes prepared pur
chase time between the date hereof
venber portions Of those Stocks amounting aggregate
in the and hereinafter
TONED, to wit;
In any contingent competition, stated
will given which sid
be offered The certificates. duly assigned Uaed
States by the parties whs receive
he transmitted this department. receipt whereof
price viii be paid compounded Of The following particular.
I. The valuS amount specified In certificate.
premium Of authorised By the
July 1876, redeemsbc November per cant on the
by tbs act Of s40 3lst De-
cember, 1884, Of the
by the Of is47 and 1885, and sdeemabe
Deeembe 1887 and the latter the 3oh June 1885,
and the stock the authorised 1885,
deemabe on the ass Of December Commonly called the Texan
INDEMNIFY 6pcr cent
B. Interest par certificate from the xt Of July
1854 the date Of receipt and Treasury
allowance o the money reach the owns of days
in addition. ula
Payment will das Of the Treasurer Of
the United States, the assistant Boston, New York
or Philadelphia, AZ the parties may direct
But no certificate will DO entitled benefit notice
which actually the Trcasury on or the
said 10th day OF November next
JAMES GUTHRIE,
Aug 0-dtSoNovn Secretary Of the Treasury.
The Chest
ptsc..ner Ia. left valuable Legacy he world II bis
eases without The use Of sdcue Sir a. e. Ss, nvsnsd and
advised the Of the
INDICATED FUR CHEST PROTECTOR
shield those consumption boachus asthma
chest, according Sion and tho eoniassi
silk s 1s:e
50 sglssss manner that once wo becomes necss
Indies l.. fo . long ans bean
many soanils. potion q an :rssis
~ $ assssSa
the Protector without doctong kind The
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OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE

New YoRK, September - 1854.
The steamship Atlantic with days later intelligence
from Europe reached her wharf at the foot Of Canal
early hour this morning As the telegraph this
letter reaches you win have apprized you of her
the character Of her newn it will be unnecessary make
further comment. The steamship Ottawa, which
sailed day before the Atlantic, arrived Quebec last
evening She made astonishngy quick for pro-
peller.
From the morning papers furnish you with the following
report of of the best contested which have taken
place this The time for the weight carried said
TO be unprecedented
menced yesterday in the most brilliant There
two which finely contested. The first
heats $500 entrance $500 forfeit House give $500
two started for which there four entries viz
did not contend ia the but Nat ck and Logan made
capital run. Nat Bck won in two heats.
purse $500 mile heats in which Wild Irshman MeGrsth,
Seine commended Wild Irishman the race making
The time was 47N-l 4oA. Robin Hood many years ago,
it Is recorded ran one mile in two,mile race in As but
portoned horse and with great gor and spirit When
beaten last spring. he was unwei and unfit to hence
she last long in brush the other MoGrath,
second in the powerful young geding and although
not considered quite to the mark 10 condition. made
liant yesterday He both his heats in about So
which good time any track and for any well horse
Sunday night last fire broke out in twostory frame
of Lafayette and Schenck street.
J
owned by Stephen c. Jackson and thence to tenement
owned by Victory Miller. Each building occupied by
several families who lost all they had One woman named
Ellen Fianas ha- se a 10 WAS WIN
the greatest difficulty that of the Others escaped sim
liar fate.
Yesterday afternoon John Lying the defendant in the Mer
shooting arragned before Judge Bogar
the Tombs The prisoner waived all examination, and
gave bail in the of 81 900 the Of gen
eral sessions any Indictment that may be found against him.
The New York University reopened last evening after
having been closed during the The large
lecture filed to repleon The exercises consisted
of prayer by Rev DR.. Sknner Introductory remarks
viewing the progress and advantages of the institution by
Rev. Dr. Ferris chancellor and addresses by the Rev. Dr.
Hutton, Dr. Cox and others The chair occupied by
Mayor Westervelt.
The new theatre the Metropolitan, crowed to its
capacity last evening" and everything passed OF to the
entire satisfaction of the audience At the broadway
crowd greeted Mr.. Forrest who opened with Richie
lieu There but thin audience at Castle Garden
witness the fourth representation of Norma
By Telegraph.]
Stocks rmer, and prices have advanced United States
6's, sales; Canton, 2lH Erie, 46A Reading 1874
Cumberland Coal, 32as Nicaragua 2tss. The money
kct is shade easier. Breadus duller under the recent
European advcessaes of 1000 barrels State brands -four
SIS rs SIS 81 southern at SO 60 50 H. Rye -four and
meal unchanged Wheat depressed sales 5000 bush
els southern red at 81 rs 81 7s white, 81 so 81 s5
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RETAIL PRICES.


THE HYDRoMAGEN, waterproof ant-consumptivs cork
soes manuacoSed by Harcour, Bradley, Co., n Market
street, Manchester. 80 n 80 =
Principal wasshouse o2 Wosd street, Cheapsde London Ep
land American establishments 30 and O9 Ns1cn
street, New York, United States ~ - -
The hydomsxen valuable discovery for protecting The feet
from damp or cold and therefore preventive many lung
eases WITHOUT any docorng whatever hydromasen
form SOLE and inside Of shoe 10 cdcated
character is powerful antidoe disease.
Fo Will b. found agreeable, warm healthy,
wear e cooest or rainest weather.
wet the hydromayen NAV wear the ahSee
soied boots or shoes In the Indictment with
wne consumph0n prevalent
may DC watsd by their general adoption They entirely
scae overshoes NJ the latter tie
manner and besides dangerous pedes
fe 70 appear extremely large hydomagen being
the size Of The boot the appear undy
children they are extremely valuable
else with comfort and healthy cxpcnsc IS sst
scarce need mention BESIDES patronixe Them
ma tneH yearly doctorh bills much diminished thereby.
hs the hydromagen becoming known increasing
an almost incredible extent London Manchester
Bmngham Liverpool Ciassow, Leeds Dublin, Antwerp,
Hamburg and Berlin prs OF solcs
This year the number will far surpass that
Ask tho faculty their opinion of their
coughs colds, bronchitis, asthma and consumption
Mems size, per pair, 81 cents.
Ladies' do do 30 do
Boys and msses' do 05 do
NoTIcrFrom the res prices very libornealow-
oooe and that orekeeper make
nne pront o. hsr Gale, while they article that be
in any storc smons any class Of goods.
FOR terms apply 10 HARCOURT, BRADLEY, CO.,
sept oSmoxcp % Ann street, New York.
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fn crop Tor 1854 Is estimated at TOO 100000 bushels
pIFFEREscE-Punch says girl school would like
to have two birthdays every year. When she grows up
woman sho objects to having even one.
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hex county New York, the charge Of rob-
Dns Inc mail Nelson was brought Troy and win be ex-
~ :. oio" before United States Commissioner Beech
He IS editor of the democr attic paper At and on of
Dr. Wolford Nelson, of Canadian Patriot war memory
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Postmaster arrested for Rob6'ng the Hoiis.
ALBANY Sept ls.-Col North special agent of the Post
Office Department arrested this day N G. Nelson
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Stocks rmer and prices have advanced United States
as sales Canton, 2l14 Erie, 46Js Reading, 1871
Cumberland Coal, $685. Nicaragua, 24s. The money
kct shade easier Breadstufs duer under the
European avicesales of 900 barrels State brands -four
at SIS rs IS 81 southern at SO SO 80 H. Rye -four and
meal unchanged. Wheat depressed 5000 bush
els southern at 81 rs 81 70; white, 81 so 81 IS.
Cornsaes 1000 bushels mixed at so 50 cents and vel
low Sc cents. Oats, so q 81 cents x
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BY }. &. Mcguire, Aucsioneer.

zNttCVzOM6tFs
CxCELLENT FURNITURE ANb HOUSEHOLD EFPECTs
II public sacOn Tussday O'Clock al the real
Of the Rev Dr. Butler street, between AZ and 6th
Streets sn sell all The household furniture effects
ing
Rosewood Chick oring piano-forte
Harp, piano stool and cover
Walnut soa and pxror
Damask covered easy chairs
Mahogany tables,
Etsgerc, hook Shelves Astral lama
Brussels and three ply carpets, rugs
Do and Venetian stair carpets rods and ewes
Mnttngs, oilcloth, door
Damssk and lace curtains, shades
Walnut and mahogany bedstcnds
Dressing and plain bureaus, marble ton wasbstands
Superior feather BEDS mattresses
Painted cane and chairs, toilet sets
Mahogany and painted wsrdrobes, lounges
DO dining and breakfast tables
Looking glasses, clock,
French china, glass, and crockey
Table cutlery, fire irons, writing desk
Superior cook Rxtugss.
Together with general kitchen requisites
eIfli SW aud uBdey cash
o"r months TOR notes satisfactorily endorsed bearing
J. G.. MCGUIRE,
Sept 2o-a Auctioneer.
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oiSo,SsAI'' sept, Is" s. Groesbeck and George Pen
deion have been nomins' :, g. 1. H." an. IS. ."
democrats in this =, "
m's"sY "Asi but he was defeated.
Ion will be j. Scott Harrison, (whg.) and
i'n'o'" c. Day, independent democrat