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SURGICAL oFFnaTios,-Dr. Metcalf Of Alton, limos
(ays the Feiegraph last week succeeded in extracting ~
ngh' breast which was entirely oanccrous from aa'
under The influence Of chloroform without causing paw
The cancer weighed twentyour ounces and extended no
the armpit 10 the breast-bone
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CONNECTICUT ELECTIoN-UNITED STATES sEyA
TORS

From the Connecticut newspapers gather the follow
ing statement Of tho balongs in the Legislature OF that
State the 10th instant which resulted in sending on,
wbig and eosoilcr to the United States Senate IN
place Of Baldwin, whose term expired years ago and
Of Truman Smith, resigned. In the senate
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70 be fashioned and controlled II the Congress MAY
impose restrictions and regulate local affairs may The ~
eral government appoint oieers2 The two things ar
sentialy different from each other much as the mai
OF law differs from its execution. governor Of ~
ritory is simply an executive officer and the judges ara
administer and not TO make laws. The mere appoint.
then OF these officers is directly in conflict win y
right Of scgoyernment the part Of the people Of N
Territory for II they may make their own laws Il ,
less who shall be the ministers TO execute them n
Ill quite recently the executive Of least Of the s
chosen by the legislature and not by popular yo
and several of the New England States now have oov.
ors who chosen by the legislatures thereof In man
think in majority of the States, judges are appoints.
and not elected and so of many other officers Law-mal
is a sovereign act executing them is ministerial and ~
self is neither act of original power Of yoop i
might be better for the people of the Territories TO e
all their own officers but the fact that il is not 50 A.,
violate destroy popular sovereignty in the Teri
tories.
The right Of the people to sefgoyernment is 50 cs,
that no one win fatty deny it II is American doct,
aud ought not TO be yielded by single American ct,
whether he be located in the great State of New Yoh >
in the western wilderness II is the brihrght Of the MAJ
comes to him from higher power than his felow-m,,
and should be surrendered except with life Popr
sovereignty the right OF the people to egisatc FOR then
selves without restraint except such as the eonsuia
imposes is just sacred in Nebraska in Massachusp
and just as dear the hardy backwoodsman to n,
millionaire of the city, and Congress have right
NEEDLE with deny its exercise in the one than In
other here repeat what said in former number vi
that firm adherence TO this doctrine the only grouu
of safety because tits the ground Of principle and right
because it is in perfect accord with institutions a
carries the great idea Of the republic viz that the w
pie may, and of right should rule, We may make settle
ment after settlement, and pile compromise compg
mise and so long they come short Of conflict viii
the great American doctrine Of sovereignty in the pe
and that in each political locality that sovereignty shall
unrestricted they will prove to be ropes Of sand but @
get safely on the basis fully recognise the g
fact that Congress must not and shall not NEEDLE Wit
local sovereigntes be they States Territories and ID
ark Of safety is reached and oil questions Of dispute and
agitation are settled and settled forever But anon
1 DEMOCRAT
/ YATES COUNTY, New York, May Is, 1884.
i
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The blanks thrown and not counted.
For The long term.
ballot then taken FOR the election Of for the
long term, with the following result
Whole number Of votes : np
Lafayette s. Foster ) 12g
Samuel Ingham IS
Francis Gillette 2
In reference TO Mr. Gillette the Hartford Times remarks
The election Of an incorporating sbolitonst the
Senate Of the United States by the legislature
Is Disgrace TO Connecticut As Of intelligence
moral principle Mr.. Gillette stands fair Mr. Foster On
these points objection be raised against him But his
political principles which, without doubt he honestly
pies OF the people Of this State nor indeed OF considers
BILE portion of them The party to which he "a attached
poed $500 votes in April last OF aggregate Of 81
We are safe in saying that Mr. Ge,tes views
cordance with the political principles OF $500 rceme
OF this state and believe that lees number than that
would endorse his extreme views slavery
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HEALTH AND COMMERCE OF RIO DE JASEIRo


To The Editor Of The Union.
RIO DE JASEIRo, March 81, 1854
SIR most erroneous and unjust impression still ~
walls in the United States in reference to the health Of
city 1t is not be disputed that after the enjoyment,
nearly century of uninterrupted good health by 81
population here there did suddenly appear in the hear
the city, in December, 1s49, malignant fever conce
then and to be yellow fever 1t prevailed throngh
the early months Of 1885, and reappeared in December
that year In 1851 and part of 1852, the fever conn
and SO likewise in 1853, for brief period. In 1850 1851
and 1852 and for short time in 1853 many persons &
from The disease. But for the last nine months there n
been but few cases and almost all have recovered Snc
the first of October last the number Of V
exceeded thirty and for three months past being the
son when yellow fever has heretofore prevailed most fatal
here NOT has occurred and doubt II hu|
is city in the world whose population has been Ell
empt from all disease than has been that OF Rio within M
period last mentioned. say this upon oil the respons
bty that attach TO the declaration. The ID
disease is passing away without any and that for god
health is coming Since July last three American seanr
have been sent TO the hospital with yellow fever and
hare gotten rreh And not death has happened in the
tire American population in this city including captains
vessels and their crews since tina, time with the excp
Of an infant child, and seaman, who was droun-|
The commerce of Rio with the United States has u|
tainly been less within the last ak months than for AL
other six months in the last six years and yet it vel
considerable and must increase during the year The ~
fee crop for 1889 actually gathered short Of the
average crop $4,000 900 900 bags The prc.u
growing, and now rapidly maturing, crop win be mnen
the berry is rpenng very fast and labor is already u
in gathering the crop 1t is much earlier than usual NJ
IL the roads of the country good and the produc
labor sufficient to secure the crop at least 100000 M
-. Il. A -
100000 bags can with the miserable mud paths and
deficient labor OF the empire, be now counted on
The exports Of coffee from Rio were for the three yc
1851, 1852, and 1853 as follows.
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ballot was then taken Tor the election Of tho
long term, with the following result
Lafayette y Foster
j. G. Smith
James Dixon
In the house Of representatives. the result the election
Of Francis Gillette for the short term by majority OF one
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We have learned from very god authoriy, that the
Poppero bar last trip from Sanuan to this city was
fred into By the celebrated clipper, "Grape Shot" Al
though the o6cors of the Painpsro did not-as they
should have done--report this circumstance, yet not
withstaDdDg, fact which the. oacers of that
sci will attempt TO deny IL gaesoned tho subject
Some weeks SINCE had advices hy OF our steam
the Texas trade, that tho fGrape Shot, seen
cruise of the coast oil Texas; aud inform
anton is that sLe last discovered In the vicinity Of
the Isle OF Pines the coast Of Cuba lat % degrees,
long IS dsgrees Taking n,o consid. ration that this
clipper closied from New York very mysterious
and suspicious crcumstanceo-orn IL Is ascertained, be-
yond deuat, she sppel very quietly through the Gus
tom Houss and three days at before the public
knew any thing about her mavementsf must be mat
Of considerable interest TO the whole community
And then what her cargo consist or Thirty thou
sand ~ the best musketB ever shooldered
There Is fact which s calculated to open the eyes
Of ths public, and that ia majesty OF citizo
know Capt Baxter very WELL and o3ievc him to be tho
comnaD0er of this nocTue vessel, which has already
created much CONSERVATION In this country, ~ we'll
In Europe; and seeing him every day In most pub
lie thoroughfares under the impression that this
cpper the seas 10 still lyng snugly moored a. the
mouth OF the Missssirgi We do not think such SON.
clussn should be oatertaned Tor II Is no ev Sesce
that Captain Baxter hero the Grape Shct at
The mouth of the Aiaiasppi The whole affair locks to
exceedingly myst3rous and vhat this vessel can be
DONG NJ this time the coast Of Cuba with such cargo
cannot for the lie of undsrstand Captain xter
may 10 well posted up in resar to her movcmtss, bat
not Ii these muskefs lave been puTtiSased BY
the Srcs!cs of Cur, and the Grape Shot is seiny an
opportunity 10 place them N the possessian Of those
ICsz coxpfrodn subjects of Spanish tyraray wo say
Cel speed her Although are come shat y she dark
ersrd to TIE parties ihtsrssed In this project yet we
believe ha tfs whole matt Is IN the hands OF men who
not helv 20 make svS pas 10 such sn enterprse-
,hiDR sytsin the 7xapc Shot under Der hcecae
and eiaIaDse from the Nas York Custom fg~ac nas -
II, ilege s sailing In thv GnB Of Mexico long - ehe
neo, es a setrch Of gart or msrkes snerc sne can
hast A.
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fatal AccTnxsr Coroner Hilton yesterday held an in
quest at The New York Hospital upoa the body Of Hen
~ King who died on Tuesday night. Deceased was q
land board the yacht Black Maria, belonging 10 Ar
stevens On Saturday hsi when The vessel Was laying
of Hobokep, deceased went 10 do something some OF
the machinery when he struck by the crank the
head lie vas picked up insen-ibe, whsn Il found
his skul fractured. lie taken to the Ncw York
Hospital hce he lied verdict u ecidents death was
rendered Deceased was 20 years Of sge, and native
of Denmark
FoUxp IN The WAyxg-The naked toly Of an unknown
man, apparently 3l years OF age found floating in
the East River at the foot Of Tortyeghh stteet The
coroners were notified; when Coroner Wilhelm held an
inquest upon the body, which was examined BY Dr..
Richardson no marks OF violence found The jury
rendered verdict Of death from some cause 70 them
vnknowp bat probably whilst bathing Decessed's hair
WAS long, and Of brown color.
THr BODY or rnn sAnoR pEtosaNG 10 rHr PAcIEi
sBr sIDpcSs, RECOVERED Yesterday the boiy OF the
German sailor who hrntaly tc.tedt BY the second
mats of the racket ship sidSas Frederick Leonard, was
found floating in the North river ExcrtoDs nvc been
ado by tho police for tho G Leonard bat he Il
nowhere TO be fosnd ard II Is supposed no has left thr
country. The bsdy removed 70 the dcsd house
An inquest win be feld on the body to dag.
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supcxiox Canrt-Gewe~al.T Term.
b'ef Justice Oallsy and HnDs Judges Ducr, CSapben
and Hon fmar tho EOnah.

TIE ASToK WILL CASE,
Dorothy Y. Longdon and osh<rs dgdin.s VIM. b
ds:sr and oihesa this Juige Duer delivered 40
elaborate opinion, vbich may be hereafter revised and
pnbl.hed fwa1 suit 10 test part Of tho VIII Of the
till two certain Rgacies. II sVpears thss j. j. lstor
made bis last VII testament in July 1888 by which
ne tsqrea,bed TO the plain,R sio0 0co debt aus to
him from the city of New Ycsk, which loansd at in
tsrcs o hvt per cest PER r,num durng tho e Of the
plaintiff and The prnopni p her iAso ut hes doeeash
codoc appended b3 the tcst,or, IN 1884 whcr<n
hc left Nrs Lngion sl9acuo in sck Of The New York
Life and Trust Company bearing Aa sarns ntcrc&t and
subject 30 tho tame ts.ans as hoar>t bcQuees.
For The execuiors Ia contsted that the second be-
qucst left in ~ the nrst in case the lnt
net fsid d that the testator only Intended to
lesvc the iiaintis rs single of soo,o0o. Judge
IIcr, having rw cd mt able length the whole
proceedings tcdei that the pautd was entitled to the
sum Of xJ OV0 the rst mentioned legacy In tho win Of
The ,ator hut that she not entitled 10 the sas
am .asnt mentioned in the codocil
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From New OrIenns.
From Now OrIenn9s
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FROM HAVANA AND
TEXAS.

THE FILIBUsTERs-LATER FROM HAVANA AND
TEXAS.
NEW ORLEANS, July 8, 1854.
Judge Campbell Saturday held General Quitman n,
Mr. and Dr. Saunders in bonds for three thou
sand dollars. They all refused to give bouds and
placed in the .ustody Of the United States Marshal Tho
will probably be carried before the State Court
writ Of hab~as corpus.
We have received dates from Havana to June "a say
ing nothing very nportant had occurred there. de-
bad been published authorizing the construction of
extensive defences on the west side Of the city.
Our adyices from Brownsville, dated June -, say
there report Of great disc ontcn prevailing at Maa-
Of the supreme government. Many were leaving the
city, citizens flying to the west side of the Rio
Grandc The Flag says q revolution is inevitable.
Brazos visited by hurricane on the 25th ult.
causing great damage and several deaths. The light
ship sunk, and the buoy at Galveston Ear driven
away,
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TELEGRAPuIc.

yIRDIcr or THE ooRoNER's JURY-sUxRER or ms
kJLLEp-coSpITIoN or TIE WOUNDED.
BAIrmoRg, July 5-Ad Aight.
The coroner's Jury rerdered verdict CHI. .sing the
use Of the accident to csreessness the part the
conductor william Scott, and to gross gencc the
part Of officers Of the company in failing 10 give their
rules in more explicit language
Twenty eight dsa1 =. humber Of the wound
cd are still expected 70 die.
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From New EIampslairc.

PASSAGE OF THE ANTrNEBRAsKA RESOLUTIONS IN
TIE HOUsE-THE FRIENDS OF THE PRESIDENT
CENsURED-THE WEATHER, ETC.
C0ScoRD N. H. July 5, 1854.
Tho Nebraska resolutions were debated all the after
noon In tho House. motion to substitute series of
resolutions committing the wings to the principles Of
their platform of 1852, WAS defeated
The first resolution reiteratpg the principle promul-
gaed In 1850 by tho House. declaring against the intro
ducon of slavery into free territories and Of the
tion OF any territory without It's prohibition put
vote and adopted by 16O to 1lS.
The second resolution passed by vote Of 1855 10
119. deprecated the repeal Of the Missouri compro
mi~e.
The third resolution approving the Of Messrs.
Kttredge ard Morron in Congress in voting against the
Nebraska biI passed by vote Of 1856 to ITO.
The fourth viii h dsapproves OF the conduct Of Sena
152 to H.
Sundry members atsenting themselves Voluntarily the
House adjourned at eight O'Clock
Bailong for Senators again takes place TO at
IL O'Clock.
The thermometer to. day was from 9s to 100
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The Utica Herald says there arc between 500 and 900
Know xo,hiprs in that city and 100 members Of the
Guard OF Liberty.
c. 3. lewis and benjamin Bsssell Jr., (democrsts)
and j. j. jackson, Jr., (whg.) canddte- 20 MI the
vacancy In Coness created by the deA of Mr. 5nod-
grass Of tho Virginia delegation. democratic conven-
iion Ia called e. the 20th Of July, at Giennviiic TO
nominate cspdldate.
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From Ph,Ind.Iphsa.

FATAL nJOT--FIGHT on BOARD sB4f-H0N. SAM
HOUSTON, ETC.
Pun ApEIPHIA, July 8, 1854.
Michael Roe 4 keeper OF lager bcor raloon New
schuy kin waterworss killed this afternoon during
riot in which his house badly shattered The diff
Guilty occurred in another saloon In the neghborhood
and while police officer endeavoring to quell the
riot be severely attacked o fred and retrcated to
Roe's house The mob pursued him and attacked the
house. killed Roo and teat the officer badly. Thomas
Hairn one Of the rioters shot ia the head lie and
tao others are in custody
Last night fight took place on board the receiving
ship Cnion at the navy yard between Patrick Fisher
and James Briggs The latter struck tie former on The
bead with club, fracturing his skull lie died this
morning.
General Sam Houston left fer New York in the half
past seven O'Clock train.
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OeStSuct 70 C0aAagrataon at Phslsdclphia.
THE NATIONAL THEATRE AND THE GrRARD HOUSE n,
RUINs-IxAENsE LOSS OF PROPERTY.
PHILADELPHIA, July 6-lOk p. N.
The National theatre in Chestnut street. below Ninth,
opposite the Girard Hotel built by Gen. Welsh some
years since, is now in flames. 1t caught Gre while
the audience were inside II Is supposed all escaped Il
will be totally destroyed.
EIzvRs O'CLOCK n
The Grard House has just caught Gre, and is now
burning in the upper stories.
The Chinese Museum, in Ninth street. below Chesuut
Of the arcst and most splendid halls In the country
has also caught fire. and is feared it viii be DESTROYED
QUARrzx. PAST ELEVEN O'CLOCK p NJ
the National theatre caught FIRE by person trying to
light match against the scenery. The Girard House,
which 10 immense splendid brown stone building fol
OF guests Of which there at three hundred will
doubtless DC toa DESTROYED The stores adjoining the
theatre in ,hesnut street. have caught are and Il is
feared 'he whole block will Co. The occupants OF the
stores are moving their goods
The FIRE caught the wooden cornice OF tho Girard
House but to the height Of the building aud he
intet heat the fIemen cannot set it, As the roo
is sip the building will probably be saved Tho Ma-eam
and will he destroyed The fire extended to the bl cx
east Of the circus, and for time was feared
woul sweep all on that side Of the Eighth street
The stores in the basement Of the circus nsumei
with nearly ell Their contents No. 2ls oiniu; tne
c'cns, occupied BY Place, dry goods aud No 2is by
s Iarle, picture dealer destroyed The dry goods
stores Of Thomas Evans 6 Co, No. 2l4, ami r. k w.
adjcinirg Nos 2us and 2l0, occupied hy G. r. Meeser
picture dssltr and Bontei or Bros have bscn damase
and their destruction may be complete large porton
q be contents Of the stores have carried out oy
the irs men.
1b+ Gre extending along the roofs and at the rear
erds OF buildings in Chestnut street. Herman Hoopers
boo kstcre, at the corner Of Eighth street. is more
less damaged The other occupants the bull ling are
Probe 4 Co, hairdressers; Mlken's linen store; E.
Unions, fancy articles; Everest, jsweller WIN. s.
The fire il extending along Eighth street and
George street, or SAMSON street.
The Museum building will bc totally destroyed Hark
ness carriage house, 10 Ninth street, is fire. The
IL mes threaten the Walnut street theatre. Oustens
Waverey Hotel corner of Eighth Sansop streets;
Hicbolsons dry goods store, s. H. Schools easg house,
bels HOTEL Geo. Lebreks patent lock factory, are all
on fre
The Museum building 23S feet by 70; built in
1885, at cost of 500 000 Tho wood Is entirely
destroy The Grard Rouse is saved the sixth story
only being damaged. The fusn,ure however is injured
by water. Harkness' Bazaar will be saved, slightly
damaged The whole loss ranges between four ana Ave
hundred thousand dollars.
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NKhNINfHAN, IoOf.
gathering of Eve six hundred abolitionsts took
place in birmingham yesterday. Speeches were made
Garrison concluded his speech BY burning the Constu
ton Of the United States also copies Of the Fugitive Slave
law the decision Of Judge Loring, and Judge Curtis
charge to tho United States Grand Jury. Tho act
followed oy app.ause and cries Of shame &c.
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JuIy o, 1917
A staaen. vas arrested az Richmonevil,e on Friday
ehag with setting Gre 10 the seminary at that place
few sys ago lie Is from New York. and his examination
~ not yet concluded. He Is defended by nenry Smith
lgq. Of CobieskfD, Sehotaric county.
The weather was very warm here yesterday the ther
ter reaching io3 asv. In tho shade Three Norwe
gsn migrants dea from lhe effects Of the heat Many
VI suas.geAt az also xcpcrtsd
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CoURr on ApfEus, July 3--Aioruing seseion.--No 25
concluded. No. &C. submitted. Evening Session No.
40 stericker and wife Dickinson. Arguci. John X.
Porter counsel or appellants Horace fAthrop council
for respondents No log struck on. Court adjourned
III yu'v 2, q. c5z o'clock "a.
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From Washington, ,

ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE NEW ORLEANS AND
WASHINGTON TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
WASHINGTON, July {, 1854.
AZ the srnusi meeting today OF the Washington and
New Orleans Telegraph Company, Amos Kendall was
elected President; John E. Kennedy, Treasurer and
Daniel Y. Clark, Secretary.
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An Attack on Know Nothing.

AT half. pest eleven s'eloek tho thermometer was
Us degs. in the shade. at two cock, loo deg
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peun.fure of the ce,asya.

The CuDard steamship Canada sa.lsd at uoJu 20 day
with 1se rss epger for liverpool aud ~ for Halifax She
takes oct slsi 200 in American gold hars.
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generous sacrifices, the part Of Capt wyteahoven
an ", 10 make cumfor able on board ns vessel
cIohpg the naked, reiing aad pro.d,ag tor where
lie had over zoo souls before added his list
On Tuesday, July A. being close into Block lslan with
ight westerly witds and bark b-comtng short Of
provisions, We met whale boat fishing which iar
tered to take us TO Newport Captain Wallace my
ee g. az % reach New York and send steamer to the
bark for asss,aoce.
TIE OIy mpus built in Kennebunk n 1850 and was
IA tons register worth about $50 600 the cargo
5000 0co and the freight $751; 900 TIE Olympus was
sured at the east@ard where Is presumed the cargo,
portion OF IT, is also insured.
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CINCINNATI. July o, Ioof.
An Irishman attacked an An.eoean wearing a Know
Nothing hat. Tie American killei him with pistol
ard bowie knife. He bad not yet been arrested
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,Yrrrs yRox eEx. HousTos:
s- WuxApo's Horn

CniSp s1tuFg-wth sincere pleasure recetsca th'
sn.uation directed to me TO unite wHn sns soc'ev =
ysumany or Columbisp 0rdsr IN celebrating our ~
t,oual snnirersary the 4th instant. Owtng 70 -
,ous srg.gs nva; regret that cannot ds DOWN
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hundred and seventy have been lost from the
ship. This is melancholy; but still the five
hundred and thirty saved call for our congra-
tulatons.
1t may he asked why Captain Watkins took
the Antar ctic Tor Liverpool when there was the
Three Bells bound for New York. The answer is
that he latter ship waA first entitled TO and FIRST
received her complement ofpa:sengers from the
wreck and thar, as in duty bound, Captain
Watkins and his officers were the last to leave
it, and so were left no other choice than the
trip to Liverpool.
The force OF the late gale which broke down
the San Francisco may be conjectured from our
details Of the disaster, and from the report OF
Captain Creighton that he passed, on bis way in
from the wreck some halt dozen vessels aban-
doned or 10 distress In view of such disasters
along our stormy Atlantic seaboard We are
glad to see that it has been proposed in Con-
eress to hold in readiness at Boston, New y rk,
and Norfolk, each, public vessel to meet such
exigencies for the future.