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RHODE TST,ANn

The present Democratic Legislature of Rhode
Island has passed resolution to expunge from the
records of the Supreme Court the sentence of trea
son rendered in 1874 against Thomas wilson Dor',
for exciting rebellion in that State. This act of
the Legislature has raised the interesting question
whether it has not transcribed its own powers.
The Providence Journal thus argues upon the
subject:
"The Supreme Court is an independent coordinate
branch of the Government The General Assembly has
no more right mutate its records than the Court
mutiate the records Of the Assembly The Court de-
rves its existence from the General Assembly, but
from the Constitution itself 1t is not less independent
than the executive the legislative branches of the
Government may pass in revisioa upon the acts OF
either and its decree is the supreme law of the land
BY this act of reversing and annulng and expungng
the General Assembly has assumed the judicial well
the legislative power Ii may do this in criminal
decree, it may in civil 1t may and annul a
direct the clerk Of the Court to enter Judgment the
of that delivered by the Court By this doctrine
if the General Assembly enact law and the Court de-
eide the law to be unconstitutional the General Assem-
may annul the decision and enforce the unconsttu
onal enactment; the whole power, judicial well
Legislative, belongs to the General Assembly Are the
people ready to submit to this doctrne Shall the Su
preme Court which is in especial degree the guardian
Of the property the rights and the liberties of the peo
pie, be reduced to the instrument of partisan Ge
neral Assembly, Shall the Interpretation of the Const
tuition be taken from the Judiciary and given to the
Legislature?
In what way the Supreme Court will meet this usurpa
ton upon their constitutional prcrogatve, it would not
be dccorous for US to suggest but it would be insulting
emergency and faithful to the great interests entrusted
To their keeping"
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TRIAL OF STEAM FIRE ENG1SR.A delegation Of Fire
men from Louisville lately visited Cincinnati witness
experiment with the steam fire engine which has been
adopted in the latter city, and returned home entirely
satisfied with its utility and efficiency The following is
the account of the experiment:
The chief engineer ordered the steam engine to be
brought out She left the engine house precisely half
past two o'clock and six squares in minutes
and half The steam was up in four and half minutes
after the torch applied In sixteen and half minutes
from the time they commenced hltchng the horses to
the machine the water through two lines of hose
eight hundsed feet in length, and throwing
about sixty feet through inch and quarter nozzes In
twenty-five minutes she throwing two streams top
Of the Mechanics Institute building, hundred and ten
feet perpendicuarly Trials then had Of one two
three four, and FIVE lines Of hose all Of which proved
very successfully the merits Of the engine.
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THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

The present session of the Virginia Legislature expires
to-day, in pursuance of provision of the State Consti-
tuition which limits its session ninety days might
be extended for period not exceeding thirty days by
vote of three-fths of the members Of each
House but there to be disposition to do this,
proposition that effect having been voted down Thurs
day. The Richmond papers, without distinction of party,
charge that of the session has been wasted in debate
and large of business,
great Importance to the interest of the State will be left
unfinished on the tables OF the other House The
Governor has the right to call special session APP
pcaon of majority of the members of both Houses or
when in his opinion the interest of the Commonwealth
may require it,
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MAINE AND THE COMPROMISE.

We find in the Augusta " Age" of Tuesday the
following copy of resolution passed by the Lcgs-
lature Of Maine against the repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise. The vote upon it was almost unani
nous, being in the House of Representatives yeas
SO, nays 6, and in the Senate yeas "A, nays
ResOued That the Senator'S in Congress from Maine be
instructed and the Representatives requested oppose
in every practicable way the passage of the Nebraska BILL
called long it shall contain any provision repeal
ing abrogating, resembling, in any way nvalidatng
that provision of the act of Congress- approved March g.
1920 commonly called the Missouri Compromise.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.

The Union of Tuesday, in referring to the
approaching election in New Hampshire, seems to
apprehend some damage to the Democratic party in
that State in consequence of the position of the
Administration the Nebraska bill. The g Union"
says:
The annual election in New Hampshire for Governor,
Railroad Commissioner, State Senators and Representa-
tves occurs two weeks from to-day. There are many
considerations which conspire give it unusual mpor
Upon the Legislature to be chosen will devolys
the election of two United States enators-a Of itself
sufficient mpar extraordinary interest to the canvass.
This together with the other fact that the present.
ed by the territorial bill for the organization OF the Ter
ritories of Kansas and Nebraska pending before
Congress- has been freely, promptly and boldly accepted
by the Democracy of New Hampshire and adopted by ts
democratic press, has cordially united the Wings the
Abolitionsts the Freesoilers, the Manelaw men, and
all the other deuded and fanaca elements of the State
in opposition to Democracy" ri
| The " Union" we think, may dismiss its fears,
if they rest alone upon the presumption that every
element of opposition in the Granite State has ar
rayed itself against the Democracy on account of
the latter having "treely, promptly, and boldly
accepted" the Nebraska bill The Democracy has
done no such thing, but seem to take pleasure in
rejecting that issue. They are unwilling that it
should be introduced into the canvass, and their
organs have repeatedly said so. Even as lately as
Wednesday last the concord Patriot" the leading
Democratic organ in the State, held the following
/ indignant language on the subject
:" The Abolition organ, with its usual mendacity says
the Patriot proclaims the Nebraska question to be the
S issue in our election! A more deliberate lie
uttered We have proclaimed such thing, baf eracy
the contrary We have declared that it has and should
have nothing to do with election. The Wing and
abolition organs having no hope Of making any show OF
opposition to the Democracy upon the real Issues
seeking to make this question the issue in the election
and that hare denounced and shall continue de-
nounce."
This is the first time in many years, we believe,
that the Democracy Of New Hampshire have hest
tated to support any measure Of Democratic
Administration
The candidates for Governor are JAMES BELL
Fl (Whig) and NATHANIEL B. BAKER, (Dem.) We
, do not recollect the name of any other. ~ .5
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CONVICTION AND DEATH OF DIR. GARDINER

CRIMINAL CoURT-Yesterday, at n little after II
O'clock the jury which retired with the Thursday
afternoon, into Court with verdict Of guilty
against DIR. GEORGE A. GARDINER.
Mr. BRADLEY of counsel for the Defence then address,
ed few words the Judge not loud enough to be dis
tinctly heard in the body of the Court.
The defendant being Court then ordered by the
Judge stand up which he did, and received his
tcnce in the following words
"You have been convicted by Jury Of your country
Of the crime of false swearing touching the expenditure
of public money, and in support of claim against the
United States Perjury in its nature and general sense,
strikes at the root of all the securities which society is
bound to extend to and maintain around the citizen The
particular offence charged upon you, and upon which the
jury have passed. whether considered in reference to the
complicated plot by which its objects consummated
to the amount Of money obtained from the Treasury
the award of the Commissioners appointed to decide upon
claims under the treaty with Mexico of February, 1S4S
is one of unusual enormity.
To address such observations must every
who knows the circumstances that surround you
vain useless if they have arisen in your mind, vain
if they have not From your fate others should learn
that plan, however remote its orYin, with whatever
forecast laid however steahy and adroty pursued for
years and length executed with whatever for
time attended, can be cunnngy devised escape
detection. The unexamped ingenuity exhibited in the
network spread out this trial. and the fact that it has
been exposed at the last stage ought not to fail of bene
fetal effect in convincing all that if they will trample
on laws human and divine they shall suffer for it.
The sentence of the Court is that you suffer in the
pententiary for the District of Columbia Imprisonment
and labor for the period of ten years"
bill of exceptions understand, Of about thirty
in number, taken be tried before the Circuit
Court at its coming This would have delayed under
any circumstances the commitment of the prisoner the
peRitentary till after the rising of the Court.
After receiving his sentence, DR.. Gardiner taken
into the custody of the Deputy Marshal for safe keeping
in Jail He had arrived there but very little time be-
fore he attacked by spasms and vomiting in
ducing the suspicion that he had poisoned himself but
this is not yet positively known. Three four physi-
clans Immediately sent for, who quickly responded
the CALL and every attention paid the unhappy
man. At quarter past three o'clock P. NJ. he died.
coroners jury collected in the of the evening
but verdict be rendered until satisfactory post
,aortsm examination shall have been had We presume
there will be a verdict early to-day.
Besides the indictment for false swearing which the
deceased had been convicted two other bills had been
found against him for forgery.
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We notice, in the list Of premiums awarded by the
CRYSTAL Palace Judges that the widely celebrated Cho-
coiate, Coca, and Broma preparations of Messrs. W.
BAKER & Co., Of Dorchester MASSACHUSETTS,, to whom
premiums were not long since awarded by Institutes and
Fairs at Boston, New York. Philadelphia aud Baltimore,
have now received the FIRST premium for superior excel
lcnce and bronze medal from the New York Crystal
Palace Exhibition Of the Industry OF all Nations Their
choice which are for sale by the principal
grocers in the United States, have attained wide cee-
brity in oil parts Of the country aay rather than in
duce the excitement attendant upon the use OF
tea or coffee in consequence Of which they are recon-
mended by the most eminent physicians and thousands
OF persons be found in every State who have expe
rienced great benefit from their use
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A Letter to the Editors from gentleman in New
York. referring to public sentiment in respect to the
proposed repeal of the Missouri Compromise, says
GA great feeling of indignation is excited here
against the South" mua
Gentlemen, do not let your Indignation blind you
to the true merits of this question. Do not put the
saddle on the wrong horse 1t is not on the South
that the blame of the measure should rest, except
for the fault Of being too easily seduced into it. and
it is not against the South that your indignation
should be especially directed if at all We certain
ly condemn the proposed repeal of the ancient COM
pact as an uncaedfor revival of angry and danger
Gus agitation; and we dissent wholly from the policy
which has induced Southern Senators to yield to a
temptation which, specious the gift might appear
to them, may prove in the end to be as delusve and
fatal to the interests of the South itself as the
tivating present Of the Greeks proved to the un-
suspicious Trojans. But, however sincerely we, for
the sake of the South, regret the which her
Senators have chosen this question, let it be re-
membered, in New York and elsewhere, that 1t aras
not a Southern increment It came from the North
with patriotic purpose, doubtless-but 1t came
from, the North-is claimed as an Administration
measure-and the North should not run away with
all the merit of the act, whatever it be- and bear
none Of the blame.
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A correspondent resident at Sonora California;
having sent us statement complaining chat the
mails in that State are not run with due frequency
in consequence of which the citizens obliged to
resort to the private expresses at heavy cost for
the expeditions transmission of correspondence,
referred his communication to the Post Office De-
partment, from which we learn that the service on
the inland routes in that State, independent of the
great expense for ocean mails to the Pacific coast,
involves an expenditure far exceeding its postage
revenues, which has precluded additional OUTLAWS for
the increase of trips called for by correspondent
We are further informed that the Postmaster Gen
era has recently issued an advertisement for propo
sails for new term of contracts in that enterprsng
State to go into operation the lst of July next
which invites tenders for more frequent service;
so that should bids of as reasonable description
is anticipated be received correspondents wishes
will soon be gratifed
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THE LATE MAIL RoBBERIEs.-Mr Holbrook and Post
master Thomas very busy Saturday in looking
over the letters and other documents found in the pos
session of Smith, the mail-robber, and complete list
will be taken for future We learn that Smith has
been following up his depredaons for nearly two months
and that he had been in the habit Of burning up short
intervals such letters and papers that could be of
to him. so that the full extent of his robberes be
known About 5ushe-baske full of letters found
in his desk and about his person. being the accumulatons
Of only t,co ddys-New Haren Journal.
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The TRIUMPH OF ORpER.-The Grand Jury Of
Cincinnati have refused to ndct the Captain of Po-
lice for suppressing the Bedini riot, aud Judge
FLYNN, before whom he was arraigned, has dis
charged him. Thus law and order triumph at last,
in spite of the mad denunciations of the press-thc
same press, by the way, which waxed fierce against
the people Of Erie on the railroad question.
T North American.
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The whole number Of votes cast at the recent election
in New York not far from 000 nearly twothrds
Of the number given at the general election last fall OF
these $4,000 for the proposed amendment Of
the Constitution to enlarge the canals and about 60 900
against it. showing majority Of $4,000 in its favor
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A MAHOGANY BRDGE--0ne Of the bridges built by the
Nicaragua Transit Company the road leading from
Lake Nicaragua San Juan del Sud is made entirely Of
mahogany.
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NEGOTIATIONS IN REGARD TO aUANo.

The PRESIDENT of the United States yesterday
responded to resolution of the House Of Repre-
sentatves Of the 18th ultimo by laying before that
body the following correspondence between Mr..
MARCY, the Secretary of State, and Mr.. CLAY, our
Minister to Peru, relative to the removal of restrc
tiops upon the expectation of guano from Peru:
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

4 DEFAKTMENT OF STATE,
[E1tract.l Washington, December 5, 1858.
= Although have heretofore addressed you
lengthy upon the subject may repeat that there is
tain at reasonable an adequate supply of guano
This article if free trade in it we're permitted, would
produce benign results 1t would supply annually addi-
ona millions of bushels of cereal grains to gamers,
with but little additional labor
We think that Peru ought abrogatc as pcs
sible, in accordance with the given by Mr.
Tirado to this Department in 1850 the with the
London merchants and afterwards sell the guano at the
islands for uniform price to all purchasers She could
certainly derive larger revenue from it in this manner
than she does at present Can she not be induced to
offer sufficient pecuniary consideration to the present
monoposts to obtain their terminate her con-
tract with them! Such suggestion to the Minister OF
Foreign Affairs you make with entire proprety
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OPERATIONS OF THE MIST.-The deposes of gold during
the month of February, just closed, 50, SD 0OO
The epostes of the year. thus far compare with those
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Others must succeed and occupy the places which
fill They will be instructed by what we do We
acting alone for ourselves but trustees for the
benefit of postery. Our actions to nure them for
good evil. We by our legislation to benefit topre
JUDGE them. Mr. President, in the far distant future
think perceive those who after who to be af
fected by the action this body upon this bill. Our chill
dren have alternatives here presented They either
live in after times in the enjoyment Of peace Of harmo
n.y. and prosperity the alternative remains for them Of
anarchy, dscord, and civil broi We avert the last
trust shall. At any rate, far my efforts
avail will resist every attempt to infringe repeal the
Missouri compromise.
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Total in two months So, 1886 sc, 729,579
The following is detailed statement Of the coinage of
the Mint for February;
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rELEGRAPHIC NEWS
PROCEEDINGS on 1.ONGlRIIF'ssssi|

= lAsoSEEsD1N0o Of CONakESS.
WAsHISaToS, Dec. 2a.-In the Senate, Mr..
Toonbs reported the judiciary Bin fixing
the salaries of the United States Supreme
Court, the District and Orphans' Courts Of
the District of Columbia.
MIR. Slidell moved q bill for the renewal Of
obstr notions in the Southwest passage Of
Mississippi river. Il was made the special
order for the 9th of January.
The Senate adjourned to Tuesday next
In the House, Mr.. Houston reported bills
making appropriations for the Post Office
Department and the transportation of ocean
mails. They were referred.
MIR. Fuller reported resolution providing
for the better preservation of human life, and
authorizing the President to negotiate with
Great Britain for the erection of . light
house on Cape Race. Mr.. Smith Of Vir-
ginia opposed the resolution, regarding it as
the commencement Of system of building
foreign light houses. Mr. McMulIen also op-
posed the resolution, which passed by a vote
of rs to 50.
The Speaker laid before the House the re-
port OF the Superintendent of the Coast Sur
vey. Ordered to be printed
The bill recognizing the Courts of the
District of Columbia passed. -
The House adjourned to Tuesday.
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ssLDRS, wrTHxss q Cos EXCHANGE BANK :
4 letter from WsshiDsson to the n. Y, commssrial,
speaking Of the Exchange Bank, saga:
n Il quite certain that Mr.. Alien, the Nsvv
agent continued TO keep the money Of h,as fIi.s
there. and to the amount Of between 30 ana al an
doliars The securities Of Mr.. Allen were sel3en,
& Withers and the late Con Armssrous who s1saj
probably insolvent Mr. Allen Is an au,iahle wnr-
thy man, but he certainly disobeyed lhe strict
orders OF Secretary Guthrie 10 ths nstter. and Re
q exposed to prosecution under the sub trensurv
law. Some notes. Il 10 said have been signed ma
deposited with him by the broken bankers with !
view TO save him But the poor fellows distress.
under these circumstances, has had an Injurious
en- ct on his health, and he is now patient In the
Washington Iniirsnarys = ''o
=. ne w asainRton Star contradicts a rumor that
Mr. Allen is deficient Ia bis accounts but saws its
impression Is that the treasury officers win claim
from him some $50 D00 which he will offset nv a
ctain tor two and half per cent on his disbnrsa-
ments under the law giving extra pay TO officers
and seamen who served In the Pacific during the
mexican war. His bondsmen were Messrs. q w
Cariye Whiting, ofthe late firm of Solder. Vi,hers
& Co, aud the late General Armstrong. Ia il fur.
ther stated that Mr. Allen is amply secured in his
security. f'
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LATEST MAIL NEWS.
pIoToITS DEMO IN In ALLIE.
GUANY.

The Greenbrier Era contains the proceed
;nrs of a large and respectable meeting of
the citizens of Allegheny. held on the 18th
inst. for the purpose of expressing their in
donation at the acquittal of Thompson, the
alleged murderer OF Miss Pharr. There was
ouite q serious riot on the occasion, of which
we condensc the following account from The
Era;
At 10 o clock the people quietly hung DIR.
Thompson in eiligy. The imsge hung un.
,1olested until the people went into the court
bnuse TO attend the indignation meeting.
Whilst there, Robert B. Thompson, backed
nv Mess. Bush. Ne4f, Waldron aud others. at.
tempted to or did pull down the efiigy. The
people rushed cut of the court house, and
scene of in.ense excitement ensued. The
friends of Thompson drew their revolvers
and bowie knives, but deeming discretion the
better part of valor. they finally broke and
tied, pursued by the excited populace. Wal
dron however, having run into a field, turn
ed u,,on his pursuers and showed fight, when
he was knocked down and mounted upon n
rail. and thus carried into the court house.
The friends of Thompson were bound over
to keep the peace and the eiiigy was suisse
quently burnt.
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IMPORTANT DEcIsIos.-Jus,ice Black, Of the
Pennsylvania Supreme Court, on Thursday last
gave decision in several cases from Allegheny
county. Pa, where an alderman had fined tavern
keepers $50 for selling liquor on the Sabbath
The defendants claimed the right of trial by jury,
denying the jurisdiction ofthe alderman. The de-
cision affirmed the Judgment of the magistrates,
holding that such cases were not suits at common
lsw. but criminal proceedings under special act.
All The other judges agreed with this decision ex
cep; Judge Lewis. who contended az ainst the whole
principle Of summary conviction as invasion OF
the right oil trial by jury.
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CANADIAN AFFAIRs.-Sir Z. w Head was sworn
in as Governor General of Canada, the 10Th inst
He said the next gazette will see all the officers
who were deprived of their rank by joining the az
nexaton movement restored to their former posi-
ton" Lord Elgin will embark for England in the
steamer Pacific. next Wednesday
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The South Carolina Legislature adjourned on
Thursday night. The bill to mediiy the laws rela.
tive to theintreduction of free negroes sitter pass
ing two readings In the House and three in the Sc.
nate, was laid ON the table,