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BY THIS MORNINGS MAILS.

Collision in Boston Harbor 6etUeen tho steamer
Canada aud the steamer Ocedn--I'hs latter set
on fre--Bursting Of her 6oiiers--Loss Of Life,
de-, de-
BosroN, Nov. 24.--The steamer Canada arrived
below this evening; but, owing to the darkness of
the night, did not come up to the CITY, 1t is rain
ing here in torrents, and Is very warm.
Shortly before o'clock the Canada came in col
lision with the steamer Ocean, hence for Hallowel
Maine. striking her near midships. The Ocean
took FIRE and her boilers soon after exploded, and
several lives are supposed to be lost This Is the
only statement of the occurrence up to 10 o'clock.
Bosros, II o'clock, r. Mt is still raining
heavily.
The steamer Canada is anchored off Rainsford
Island and steamer has been sent for her mails.
The Canada came in collision with the steamer
Ocean about o'clock this evening, near the lower
light 1t was not dark at the time, and the cause
OF the accident il unexplained.
The steamers Forest City and Boston were most
fortunately at hand and took of the passengers OF
the Ocean, eighty in number. The force of the
collision upset stove ON board the Ocean, causing
her Immediately to take fire, which was soon fol-
lowed by the explosion Of her boilers. man,
woman, and child, name unknown, were drowned.
Hiram Wiring, messenger Of Carpenters Express,
was badly scalded, and Charles Hooper and wife,
walters, were badly injured. No Others are known
to be lost or seriously injured.
The steamer Forest City returned witt the dead
and injured and their friends to Boston The bal
ance Of the Oceans passengers proceeded to Port
land In the steamer Boston.
QuEsEc, Nov. 23.-Captain Price, OF the brig
sylvia Rhea, has been acquitted on the trial for
shooting two men, who came TO his vessel in boat,
using violent language towards him, and whom he
looked upon as thieves
The third reading of the Clergy Reserves secu-
arixaton Bill was carried this afternoon in the Lee
sislative Assembly by vote Of 90 against 81. The
minority consisted of High Church tories and cx-
treme reformers, the latter voting against the bill
because 1t allows the stpendaries to commute their
hfs claims.
CLEVELAND, Nov 23.-The investigation by the
agent of the Treasury Department shows a defal-
cation Of Collector Russell of this port to the
extent Of about $l0O,000 in duties not accounted
for. Russell was indicted for this embezzlement
last spring, and recently deposited with the United
States District Attorney securctes to the extent OF
about $4,000.
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rdg- The editor of the American Organ
would offer an apology for his absence from
his post during portion Of the past and also
Of the present week, were it not that the cause
of his absence furnishes an excuse, rather than
requires an apology. Two very sudden and
painful attacks Of neuralgia have visited him
within the past nine days, from the latter Of
which he has not yet recovered, though now
at his post, essaying to do his duty. He has
no assurance, however, that he may not again
be on the sick list" tomorrow, as both the
weather and his ailment are tickle and precari-
GUS. He has been gratifed to find that his
able and assidious assistant has rendered this
temporary absence matter Of little or no re-
greet, except to the editor himself, who freely
states that, II the choice were given him, he
would rather indite editorials for year than
have the neuralgia for week.
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The Lrnchhurx American,

This is the title Of new paper to be started
il, Lynchburg, Va,) by Messrs. X. B. & John
w. Townley, which win advocate the princi-
pies Of the American party The virginian
says that the proprietors are gentlemen Of con-
siderable newspaper experience, having once
been connected with that and other papers Of
the State. We wish them all success
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EY-All advertisements for the "0rgan'
should be handed into the Office before twelve
o'clock, NJ, of the day of publication
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Reported Loss of the United states Sloop
Albany.

Albany.
A tclegraphic despatch, published in our
paper ofyesterday, stated that intelligence had
reached Philadelphia announcing the loss Of
the sloop-ofwar Albany. We have reason to
believe that the Navy Department does not
credit the fact that any such intelligence had
been received in that city, though very serious
fears Of her safety are entertained at the de-
partment and the impression prevails that,
owing to the length of time which has elapsed
since she was last heard from, her loss is more
than probable. The Albany carried twenty
guns, and full crew Of one hundred and
eighty men. We annex a list Of the officers !:
Commander--James 7. Gerry.
Licutenants--W. w. Blocker, Montgomery
Hunt, John Quincy Adams, and Henry Rogers.
Surgeon-Stephen A. McCreary.
Assistant Surgeon-Richard @. Corcoran.
Purser-Nixon White.
Naster-Robert A. Mari.
Midshipman--Bennet ]. Riley.
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Know NorHiSo CoSoREss. was done by
the grand congress Of Know-Nothings which con-
vencd at Cincinnati on last week. Did they nomi-
nate candidate for President, as was rumored or
not 'sDoes anybody mowr A number Of the
Grand daddies OF the Order from this city were In
attendance we know, but what they did we know
not--Repu6. and 4rgns, Balfimore.
Why does not the Republican and Argus
ask its friend, the Washington Union, for such
news on the point stated, as II wishes to pub
lishH The Uuion can furnish such informa-
don MS may be wanted for the Baltimore mar
ket cut and dried" at any moment Won
der II the Grand daddies" above named, are
not the same, whose children, grand children,
collateral relations, intimate friends, and near
neighbors, routed the administration party at
the late election Of Mayor in Baltimorea First
rate "grand daddies" were these old chaps,
and quite a sprinkling Of them, too And what
a glorious progeny they have given the monu-
mental city Sound, sensible, faithful Amer
icdnsn all Of them
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Hy- Subscribers who do not receive their
papers viii please leave their names and address
ut the Office.
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Az ExcHASeg paper says that camphor has been
discovered TO be sntdote for that terrible poison
strychnine. man who had been thrown into con
vulsions by two doses Of the poison -one-sixth Of
grain each, administered for the rheumstism-
grains of almond MIXTURE.
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Mr.. Candec, paying teller Of the American
Exchange Bank In New York, has embezzled
nearly l40,000 Of the funds Of that institu-
ton. Mr. G. was what IL termed I" fast
nsn"--lived in an elegant house, drove fine
horses, and gave sumptuous entertainments
He has vanished TO parts unknown.
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Nothing is more dangerous than friend without
discretion; even prudent enemy is preferable.
La Fontaine
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The Legislature Of North Carolina has just
convened Mr. Hill, of Caswell, was elected
speaker of the House, and Mr.. Winslow, Of
Cumberland, speaker of the Senate. Both
branches of the Legislature are Democratic,
and as two United States Senators have to be
elected, there are, Of course, any number Of pa
triotic aspirants, who are willing to serve their
country for eight dollars day and the usual
pickings. A correspondent Of the Wilmington
Herald says:
There are any numbered hungry candidates for the
United States Senatorships, few Of whom are,
Governor Reid, Hon. Thomas RuHin, James B.
Shepherd Abram venable, T. L. Clngman, Asa
Bggs, j. Parker Jordan, w. w. Holden; and Il 10
said that the gentlemen from Chowan, has instruc-
tons from his daddy to accept the Office IL II should
be pressed upon him.
We presume that Mr.. Clingman win obtain
one of the coveted places, for it is generally
understood that he was promised this reward,
in return for his opportune dcsertion Of the
Wing party.
P. S-We observe by telcgraphsc despatch
to the morniug papers, that Ex-Governor Reid
has boon elected to supply the vacancy occa-
stoned by the expiration Of Mr. Mangum's term.
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CURRENT OPERATIONS or THE TREAsURY.-On
Friday, Nov. "a, the following Treasury warrants
were entered upon the books Of the Treasury De-
partment:
For the redemption of stock ~ 80, ~
For the customs ~ 1921 Al
For paying Treasury debts 2,497 "a
For covering into the Treasury from
customs III $50 10
cellaneous sources SO
For the War Department 1875 SO
For repaying In War Department 1850 10
For the Interior Department l3,964 10
For repayng in the Interior Department 1864 10
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Another Post Office Defalcstion.
James Fitz Gibbons, one Of the night clerks
in the New York Post Office, has been arrested,
charged with robbing the mail
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The cholera has resppeared violently a. Athens

~ Col Henry @. Lea, distinguished lawyer
and Politician, Of Perry county, Ala, died IN Mo
bile few days sue.
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pY- Having copied an article from the
Harrisburg Herald into our paper ofyesterday
without comment in which the post offices in
New Jersey are charged with opening and
copying letters, we deem it proper to say that
whatever may be the delinquencies u miscon-
duct Of postmasters in that State, we have not
the slightest reason to believe that any letter
or document mailed to US, or by us, has been
improperly disposed Of; on the contrary, we
have the highest confidence In the personal
integrity and honor Of the postmaster and his
clerks in this city, and no cause Of censure or
complaint against any other postmaster in the
country. Postmasters who act dishonesty
should be punished, but the dishonesty Of one
should not implicate or affect the innocent.
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The Kings speech at the opening Of the Legisls
ture, November 10, says that Belgium feels more
strongly than ever the value Of Neutrality II also
mentions that industry and art are Aourshing, and
that commercial treaty has been concluded with
Mexico.
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ballot he cast or with what views he cast 1t 7
Is the voter to be catechized on those points,
Under constitutional government there
should be no rights without adequate reme-
dies, and no wrongs that cannot be redressed.
Yet, if the doctrine Of our opponents be true,
that it is unconstitutional to vote against .
Catholic Cor Protestant on the ground Of his
religious principles, this would be wrong
without the possibility Of redress, unless the
hquisitioa should be resorted TO, and the
poor voter be forced to disclose upon the rack
his vote and his motives and some law should
be enacted to punish him for exercising free
suffrage.
The whole truth Of the matter is, that our
opponents are as ignorant Of constitutional
law if we may judge by their arguments, as
they are regardless of the rules Of good breed
ing in applying their Billingsgate to the mem
bers Of our party.
We shall resume this subject next week.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-04-12

in 1917, and came to the bar in 1921 (;
he became a sergeant in 1881 he was a
member of Parliament from 1885 to
1871, and again from 1917 to ls49.
when he was created a Judge Of the Com.
mon Pleas, and knighted. which situa>
ton he held at the time Of bis death.
Mr. Sergeant Talfourd for many years
before his elevation to the Bench, occu.
pied a foremost rank among the leaders
of the English bar lie stood conspi
cuous among the select few of great
British advocates, on whom the mantle
of Erskino fell. and who. in the teeth Of
general de2cneracy and decline, have
kept alive the ancient fame Of a genuine
lawyer. His legal learning was very on
teDsive-his natural qualities quick and
pcnctrating-his judgment safe and
trustworthy-his speaking talent of the
very first order. His literary attain
mcnts aud productions have associated
his name with some of the best perform
ances in modern English literature. His
career upon the Bench has been eminent.
ly satisfactory to all. The British press
with uniform cordially bear. witness to
the integrity of his life the genial good
qualities of his heart, and the sad loss
the Bench suffer in his death. But the
noblcst tribute to the deceased comes
from a brother Judge, in his address to
the grand jury. in whose presence the
deceased breathcd his last.
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A Lesson for Gov. Seymour.

On the morning Of the 2sth ult..
Thornton Alexander was killed by Rum
at the place Of his residence, Wiuches.
ter, Indiana, leaving a widow and five
young children in abjcct poverty and
heart-renGing agony. He was a mar of
more than ordinary ability, of generous
impulses and hattering prospects in life,
until tho web of the destroyer was WOW.
en- about his heart. A little before lie
brcathcd his last. no said to the weep
ing circle around his bedside, IL am dy.
" ing whisky has done it: May those
" who have sold me the poison die as
+" painful a death as mine" So he died,
leaving his destitute family in anguish
unutterable.
At A o'clock that same afternoon, q
procession Of forty or fifty of the nobler
Women of Winchester, with the agoniz.
ed widow at their head, appeared in the
streets of that town. They proceeded
in marching order to the rum grocery Of
David Aker handed him a pledge that he
would sell no more liquor there, and de-
mandcd his signature. He demurred
but they we're resolute, and at length he
put down his name, opened his doors
and told them to take out his remaining
stock of liquor aud destroy it. -Four
barrels of Whisky and six or eight key,
of what are called Brandy, Gin, Wine
&c, (all drugged, adulterated Whisky
of course )wers then rolled out and emp
tied into the street. The estimated val
ue of the liquor (sIl0) was then made
up to him by subscription, and the TEN
perance pioneers moved on.
The next halt was at VIM. Pages
(another groggery) where they met Will
a stoutcr resistance. Page refused L
sign, and shut his door in their faces
They chopped it down, knocked in hi
window, rolled the barrels into the stree
and poured out the liquor. They ther
marched to James Ennis's, who signo,
the pledged thence to Edward Retter'
who did likewise ; thence to Way &
Kizer's, who also signed thence to ii
=. Kizer's drug store, where they me
with equal success then to Binager',
who utterly refused to stop selling. Iii
daughter, however, who was one Of th,
most active of the pioneers, pushed int
the house, brought out n keg of liquor
and stove in tho head. The procession
next visited Wilson's grocery; he tool
the pledge thence to Cruig's drugstore
J with ipaJ success and then adjourne'
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Oonnectiout Electiou

HAR1roRp, April 5.-TLe entire vote
for Governor is about 81 600, of which,
Dutton, Wing, has about 1880 Ing.
ham, Democrat, about $4,000; and
Chapman, Free Soil, about l0,sO0; and
Hooker, Independent, about 27,00. The
majority against the Democratic candi.
date is about 5000. Last year, Govern.
or Seymour's majority was l20s,a change
Of 5000 votes The Senate will stand
Wings II; Democrats a.
The House will consist of 1872 Wings
and Free Sellers, and 81 Democrats
The Wings have elected Shcriffs in
New Haven, Fairfield, New London
Litch6eld, and INDIAN counties, and
the Democrats in Hartford, Tolland and
Middlesex.
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bo stigmatized as intermeddlipg.-
Henccforth, to agitste, will be just what
hitherto the omission to agitate has been
attending to their w business.
~
Who can tell what the issue Of the
conflict will be. or rather will not be p
But before the day Of the 6nal over.
throw of slavery, who can tell what dis
astcrs will be cnduredl Have they,
who think il a crime deserving Of bars
and dungeons to teach slaves the alpha.
bet, reflected upon the effect o ftbe agcn-
cies which will put in operation among
the slave population, by pouring among
them even the emigration from beyond
the Atlantic Will that be an infusion
likely to produce obcdicncc2 Who can
tell what will be the effects when every
colony from the Northern States shall
be an abolition society, united with the
energy Of Northern conviction to cxtin.
guish a shame and a crime for which
they can no longer hold themselves not
responsible
but enough. Happy will it DO for
the country and for mankind, if nom but
the i~ncendiarics who have kindled the
conlagrution perish in the flames"
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Hon. GEo. p. MARsu-We learn
from our correspondent at Constantine.
pie, that the Hon. George z. Marsh.late
minister resident of the United States
near the sublime Porte, left there on
the Goth December for Malta. on his
way to Sicily and italy, where he intends
spending the remainder of the winter
with his family.
The selection made by the late Gen
eral Taylor. Of Mr.. Marsh for the post
of minister to Turkey. was one of the
best of his administration. His charac
ter as a gentleman and a scholar stands
very high with all who know him, and
these render his residence at CONSTANT
nople of much use to the reputation of
his country and its public men. No
minister stood higher at Constautinople
with the Sultan and his ministers. the
diplomatic corps, and with his little
American colony. than Mr., Marsh, a
man of stern integrity, of uncompromis-
ing principles, of honor, of profound and
correct judgment, of unblemishcd virtue
and temperance, and the most conc;liat-
ing and friendly manner All the Amer
lean citizens at Coustantinople offered
him a complimentary address, expressive
of the high sense which they entertained
for his character and services in promot-
ing their interests during his residence
in Turkey. lie embarked on board the
French postal steamer, from the United
States corvette Levant," which was
then in the Bosphorus, and was honor
ed with a salute of eighteen guns, and
three hearty cheers from tho crews.
1t is a sincere satisfaction TO us be a
BILE thus to offer a tribute of eommenda-
ton to ono who has been recalled from
a foreign post, as well as of praise 10
those (such seeming to be the usage of
the day. who, having been favored by ex-
e%cutive patronage, are just commencing
their career.-N. y Post,
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Connecticut.


AT the last years election, the entire
Democratic State ticket was elected by
the people, having clear majorities rang
ing from l,20s to 1896 in a poll of some
60.500 votes. The Governor ran lowest
being voted against by some Maine Law
Democrats, and the vote for this Office
was cast us follows 1:
For Seymour, Adm .... 80. 49,. 30,S1I
For Dutton (whig) -. .... 20,G71
For Gillcttc(F.S and M.L.).. $500
Scat. 9. Seymour's ma. ........ ZOOS
-Four Democrats we're chosen to Con.
gress by large pluralities each having a
clear majority-and the State Senate
was composed of fifteen Democrats to siz
Wings and Free Soilers-one of the
Wings being chosen by a plurolity of
tuo ; another (having the Free Soil and
Maine Law support) by tpenty eight n
third by serenity tVo, u fourth by eighty.
sir. aud the two remairing by l0l and
$40 respectively. The lowest Demo
cratic pluralitics were Mirty-one and
Jorty-three respectively.
The election just accomplished has
changed all this and given to the party
of Freedom and Morality one Of the
most complete triumphs evor witnessed
in political affairs. The result is briefly
that there is no choice of State Officers,
labout onc.fourth of the Wing and per-
haps a twentieth of the Democratic vote
having been cast for an Independent
Maine Law ticket J but the Legislature
is Maine LaW Wig in bath Jranchc,
by more than fuo TO one az the Senate
and nearly taeo 10 ono IN tie House,
which renders certain tho choice of Wing
and Maine Law Officers. a Free Soil
Wing U s. Senator for six years from
next March,an The passage ofthe Maine
Laao. Most of the Shcriffs and Judges
of Probate are likewise Wing though
the Sheriff Of Hartford County is
lost by reason of al adverse Maine
Law nomination. Generally, how.
ever, the Wings and Maine Law men
have fraternized as hcartily and effective
ly as Democracy and Rumselling have
long done. and with the most complete
success. Many of the Members recount
ed Democrats, Including those starred
in onr last. are Maine Law men elected
by Wing and Democratic Maine Law
votes over the regular candidates, and
cannot be counted on to indorsc any sort
of Nebraskaism. Tie victory is even
more complete in reality than appears
on the face of the returns, and we are
confident that a Temperance law equally
efficient with that of Maine will be en-
ncted by more than two 10 one in each
while the right sort of a United
Senator will be chosen BY a major
lty equally decisive. Has not Connect.
cut done her whole duty?
Tile Union (WashiDgtop} declares
che great mass of the quiet People
are in favor of the Nebraska bill, while
the few Abolitionists and Higher Law
men are making all the noise. The Ne
braskaites were particularly quiet
throughout Connecticut on Election day,
md will be more so ever after. Messrs.
and Richardson why not try
to raise your bill out of Committee
where 1T is NOW quietF Arc you too
becoming as quiet as your hackers D.
". Y. Tribune.
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to meet at half past two next day, to de.
siroy the brewcry-the only place 10
town where they had not established the
principle of Prohibition. Binager gave
in his adhesion during the evening, leav-
ing Page alone in his glory as a would
be rumsellcr if he only had any TO sell.
A post mortcm examination of Alex
andcr's body was made by the doctors
that evening. They reported him "mnr-
dered by whisky'-the coats ofhis stom.
ach having been entirely eaten up by it.
Mrs. Alexander %thoreupon instituted
proceedings against Page and Binager,
for causing the death of her husband
So the case stood at the date of our
last advices.
IF these Winchester rumscllcrs arc
justly responsible for the death of Alex.
andcr. how many deaths by Alcoholic
poison will lie at the door of Horatio
Seymour Nv. Y. Iri6une.
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a second despatched to the New
York associated Press, contains the fol.
lowing additional paragraphs of news by
the Ell Dorado
The steamers FL Dorado and Daniel
Webster have reached their docks, and
we are in possessions Of our files of Cal.
%ifornia papers, which, however, contain
little else of interest.
The steamers leaving San Francisco
or 10Th March had over 81. 600, 900 in
treasure.
The trial of Col. Watkins. of the
Walker fillibuster expedition, has com
menccd. Elk Governor Foote, of Mis-.
sissippi, was one of the Counsel.
The mining accounts are all exceed
ingly favorable.
The San Francisco markets were
quite stagnant. Six failures, including
two commission merchants, had occurred
Money was stringent, and real estate
had largely declined in value.
The steamer Star of the West sailed
from San Juan for New York on the 3Ist
ult.. with 100000 treasure.
Col. Fremont had been ovortaken in
the mountains, going the Central route
to San Francisco. Several of his party
had died of cold aud hunger.