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A PsIEsT SECRETLY MARRIED. Some
attention has been excited in New York,
by an action brought in the Supreme
Cour. Of that State. by Julia A. Smith VS..
John Laughlln. The plaintiff is, or pro.
fesses 10 be, the widow of Charles Smith
a Cartholic priest, deceased in 1851, to
recover dover in certain lands, conveyed
by her husband, she not joining in the
aIenat on. The lands in qnescion are in
Jay street, Brooklyn. The deiendan, is
Bishop Of Brooklyn, aud tenan, under
Archbishop Hughes, the grantee of Smith.
The defence is tina, the plaintiff was uot
the wife Of Smith and that the estate was
purchased, held and conveyed by him in
iduciary capacity There is evidence
10 show private marriage, occasionally
acknowledged by the deceased, and OF
the birth OF children, one OF whom was
placed for several years with the shakers
at New Lebanon, and afterwards passed
as the nephew of Smith.
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A HARD HIr.-The Proridenee 1ri.
bune says that clergyman who supplied
The desk Of the Matlhewson Street Churc h
Of tina. city, by exchange or otherwise, a
feS Sundays since, after reading nearly
a dozen notices, seeing some half dozen
more before him, remarked that he sup
posed he must read them as he was mol
in his own desk, but he though, it reall,
wicked 10 adopt tina, method OF cheating
the printer.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-11-23

FORTUNES FRoLn's.-The vcissitudes
Of life teach US an instructive lesson. A
few years ago the presen, Emperor Of the
French was a wanderer in the street. OF
London. Next we find him prisoner in
his own land. writing visionary treaties
upon the Invasion Of England. Next we
behold him ruling the same people who
imprisoned him. aud counting the alliance
Of the nation he would have invaded
Then we see him sbou, TO cement po-
litical union with tina, very nation by a
ROYAL family lntermarrisge, while the
maudin head Of Prussia looks on a, the
destruction OF his own conspiracy IN a
similar direction, withou, the power to
proven, or the policy TO deplo'e IL
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-11-23

Extract from an editorial article. upon
forthcoming Books, from the Boston
Evening Transcript, Of September 81,
1851
Many people supposed tina, the begin
ming and end Of anti.slavery literature
was Uncle Toms Cabin. 1t is true no.
thing has ye, cqualled, or is likely to
equal, that remarkable work. In vivid
ness of description, in It's wonderful hold
upon the feelings of the reader, and 10
rs skill and power in the enforcement Of
docirlue, it sands confessedlv alone II
may be doubled whether any fiction ever
so deeply impressed the whole world Of
readers. Bat yet 1t IS mistake to sup
pose that the peculiar field chosen by
Mrs. Stowe was entirely CLEANED BY her
So complicated are the interests that ex-
IS, under the institution of slavery-ties
OF blood and OF interest everywhere IN
conflict hat plots may be constructed.
as various as the yois OF Shakspeares
plays. The debaiable ground between
freedom and slavery is henceiorlh 10 be
our -bor Ier-land OF romance. The public
,nteres, in the theme has by no means
abated for the question is TOW before
the American people, probably Cor final
settlement.
Last year, Ida May was among the
most conspicuous oil the anti-sIavery nov
els. |, reached sale OF forty-e,ght
thousand, and, rs we are informed, is
still selling
We have been told that a new book
will make its appearance this fall, which
vail reney the interest in this field. 1t
IS To be entitled "Casie; a Story of Re
publican equality" 1t is decidedly anti
slavery, evidently written by person IN
timotely acquainted with The usages OF
society, 10 both North and South, but as
decidedly original as If i, were the iirsl
of its class,
That the readers OF this article may
not eSclaim in Impotence against another
Niger book" we would say that II is as
novel-a love story, If the reader pleases
that this is 10 be judged. The doc,rI-
nal par. Of the book is mainly matter Of
inference; the author nowhere breaches
the story carries lis own irresistible moral.
The book is adapted as well for the me,
ridian Of New York as OF Charleston
for its force is directed upon the wicked
prejudice against color. As far as plan
tation life is described, there is hardi,
anything TO which any fair-minded South
erner could object. But, such Is the
power that lies in the authors style, that
readers OF all political opinions will be
fascinated, in spite OF themselves. We
are informed, that, as story, the book
Is far superior TO Ida May" OF which
we made some mention, and We have no
doib, that lis readers will be numbered
BY tens Of thousands.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-11-23

The New Orleans papers give the fol-
lowing account Of the riots IN New Or
cans on the day of the recent election ::
As noon approached, an excitement COM
menced at the eighteenth precinct, as we
learn. IN confess for precedence IN ap-
preaching the polls. Major Henry BIazo,
one OF tie officers Of German military
company. who assumed championship
OH the Democratic side, struck one Of the
Americans, and thereupon half-adozen
revolyers were drawn on him. He start
ed to run, aud some eighteen or twenty
shots were Sired at h,m. One bullet took
effect in his thigh, another IN his foot,
and third passed across his breast.
Soon after, several fights ensued, and
among others, E d White, a city con-
tractor, vas badly beaten and wounded
The next difficulty occurred at the TWEEN
eth precinct, amaa named Antoine Full
Ter, native OF France. who had his nat
uralizatlon papers in his hand was stabbed
IN the ceuter OF the abdomen; his friends
put him IN a cab ana conveyed him 10 the
Charity Hospital, but be died before he
arrived there. Towards evening, DR.
Sherrer, WHO KEEP, a drug store al the cor
ner OF Grea,man and ST. Ferdinand sits,
was fatally wounded by pistol Shot at
the polling booth OF The 20th district
1t IS SAID that he went 10 the poll with
his naturalization papers in one hand and
a pistol IN the other, and that beng up
posed by an American, he fred al him
aud wounded HIM in the arm; the Amer
ican then returned the FIRE, and the shot
proved fatal. A nan named Antoine
" all was sho, in tie leg. Several shots
were fred at james Boyian, while ne was
on horseback and German vas stabbed
or wounded III the face.
Towards !! o'clock, party broke into
the ninth precinct and destroyed the BAL
loi box with lis contents. There IS sad
TO have been Democratic majority oil
60 or 10 in this precinct Al midnight
a crowd forced their way into the engine
house. where the inspectors of The 7th
precinct were engaged IN counting the
votes They a, once forced the lnspec-
tors and clerks to retire, when they
seized the ballot box, and utterly de.
molished both it and the ballots.
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Il is affirmed on reliable authority thai
executions are still taking place at Can.
ton, China. at the rate Of from two to
four hundred each day. Repcf, announ
ces The presence of twenty thousand re.
bells in a body few miles north OF Can.
ton.
!, is also affirmed upon authority equal.
ly reliable ,ha, E. H. Ssockbridge Of this
place has in his store a good supply of oil
kinds Of goods which can be bought q,
very cheap rates. Give him call.
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New jersey ELEcrIoN.-The boast.
ed Democratic victory in regard TO the
New jersey Legislature dwindles INTO a
quasi delea, when tested BY the official
returns. The House of Assembly stands
opposition 81; Democrats %; Senate.
opposition 8; Democrats IL /; joint ballo,
40 to 40 II was stated. when il was
supposed the Democrats had carried the
LEGISLATURE, tina! their success secured
Two unted States Senators. This IS 40.
so. Mr. Thonpsou's term does not ex.
pire before 1857, and Mr. Wrigh,'s not
I'LL 1859
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The Law of Newspapers.

J. Subscr b~rs who 30 civ, eKptes. noirs to the
CONTRARY. Considered wishing coattaHe the
suhscrf ptirus
II subscribers order the discontnusnce Of their pa
pers the publisher continue sead them aHtl all
arresragss raid
II snh-orbers neglect refuse To take their ers
frJm the oce witch they directed they ar. heis
rrrpnns III they settle .heir bills and order the pa
pets discontinued
4 II snhsc rihers another plses wihaui
lnfr-ng the ibs she's AID NJ papets sent t. Inc
iorrn-t direction they .rr he's r~sp"nshie
5 The courts have dstisd that refusing 10 take a
f'tt the cfftr removing aud sa' ING 10
uncaled tr. is prinla ireie evidence OF intentional
fraud
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Caste Story OF REPUBLICAN EouAL,

CAsrE: A STORY OF REPUBLICAN EouAL.
IrY. BY Sidney A Story Jr. Boston /:
Phillips, Sampson & Co. 1856.
These en'erprising publishers issued
this work from the press on Goth inst. a
copy Of which, in advance Of publication
they have forwarded TO U.s.
This book does mot concern itself with
the physical condition of the slaves its
prominent characters are among the priv.
LEGGED class, and much OF the action is
located in free state And We presume
that the pictures of plantation life i, pre-
senis, would be called sunny" even by
souiherners 1t is intensely interesting
as story, and is written in mos, grace.
full and natural style. Its tendencies are
strongly an,i-slaver,, bu. wi,hou, denun-
station or bitterness.
The peculiar features OF the plo, could
no, be stated withou, spelling it's inter-
est therefore We do not a,,emptan anal
ysls
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WY Hs DIpN'r PLAY.-"No, don.

WY He DIDN'r PLAY.-"No, don,
play on any instrument SAID oar friend,
1om Prinsle, in answer to our question
To veil the truth, became discouraged
BY K slight mIsconcep,ion when ! was
young man. | wasn't appreciated. you
know. and all that sort Of ,bngs'
Well you see, said be in reply 10 anoth-
er question, i, was abou, twenty Years
ago when was s,udlog law, and m,
brother was medical student, that we
both iancled that We had wonderful tai
ent ior mnsic-So john had bought
naIe and fiddle, and we turned one of
the. a,,ns into a study, and practiced
there hall the nigh, through. We didn't
wan, any one TO kaox it, especially our
father who had very strict notions. as re-
gards the value Of time and to make him
think US usefuliy employed, had qnan-
,liy OF law books heaped up. and John
had a skull and all sorts OF bones scatter
ed about. We knew tina, up in our
study no one could hear US bu, Betsey,
the housekeeper, and she was our.oId
nnrse.-we felt sure she would keep our
secret. One morning, after We had been
Willing the nigh, hours away with our
music, TO our own mutual delight, ~e
came down late TO breakfast, looking,
suppose, somewha, unreireshed.
You must not study too hard, boys
said our father considerably.
YES, sir said graveIy.
'Iuat then. Betsey appeared at the
door. aadiookea mys.eriously at my moth
eY.
yes, what is i, z said mother, surpris.
ed a, Bet.ey's excited manner. .WhaI
Is the matterr
Well. mama, | wish to say, ma'ma,'-
Be,sey always spoke IN that short nipp,ng
way. when she was what she termed
worked up.-l must leave you, ma ma,
Leave the ! why ? asked my moth
Yes, mama it's twenty-five years that
Iva beea with you, ma ma - and MS the
boys II last. mama cant stand it, and
| amt going to. It's not Christian-li like,
mama.
VIVA, have the boys been doingr ask
ed nsOther.
It's Mr.. John, ma ma and sometimes !
think Mr.. Tom helps him. He's got
some poor creter up stairs. mama and he
tormen,s him, awful He screaks and
groans all the nigh. through. 1t is
worse than the heather. / have stood
u f,r more nor a week. didn't get
vink Of sleep last night, and what that
poor creter went throug was dreadful
know they cay such things must be
done by doctors, bu, ! amt going TO stay
where it is, and never though John was
one TO do il. And Be'sey gave my broth
er look Of whitening con iemna,ion.
Ny mother was acute enough TO see
tia, something unusual was going on ou-
study and telling Be,sey she would H.
quire INTO it. she dismissed her for the
present.
That va. the end Of our musical prae-
,es. slough not the snd ofshe story. for
cur farther took care We should not forge,
=. h ~ss long time before We heard
The last sboat that poor ereeer up stair.
~ y DyteAmas,
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The Statesman.

A special agent has visited Europe and
made careful aud Juditlols selections OF
foreign works OF Art. both IN Bronze
and Marble; S,a,uary and Choice Paint
ings.
The whole forming a large and ,alua.
bic collection ot Painting, aud StaMary.
To be distributed free amoung the mem.
bets Of the Association tor the second
year.
TERIs or MEMBERSHIP.
The payment OF three dollars consu
iutes any one member al tins Asscla-
ton. and entities him to either one al the
folio ing Magazines Tor Que year, and
also ticket IN the distribution OF the
Sia'uty and Paintings.
TIE Literature issued To subscribers
consists Of the following Monthly M1ea-
zines; llafper's Pulman's hulckefa kef :
BIachw9eJ'> Graham's Cody Eadf ;
Book. and Household Words.
Persons takn. five member ships are
entitled 10 any five oi the Magazine Tor
aue year, ana to six tikrts IN the listtt5u.
ton.
The ne, proceeds defscd from the
sale Of memberships, afe devoted to the
purchase OF works OF Ar far the issaug
Year.
fhA ADVANTAGES SIC 'Ss d
ny becoming "ie'nUe' oil '"is 40 a.
''ii' are, +,
- Al Petstts = cove iae ia
F"fae % ets'f S""StftPf ems az F'e s4ft' "a
The siiafe Oh s'et.tog Aa-'A'"s Lltsf4
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E'e" "e'5'a5t = e,'''i''4. z '"'
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NuLruM N PAsvo. A packa ge oil
Deyiaes Compound Pteh Lezenges IS
small enough Ia carry Ia your vest pocket
AT The came time II possesses virtue =:
nough TO cure the most desperate cough
that ever sfiiic.ed haman being Sod
every where
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The PoRrFoLlo.-Capt. Sleeper's new
paper looks finely this week. Its con
tents comprise several good stories. q
great number oil interesting miscellan
eous articles, paragraphs OF literary. sci
entihc and religious intelligence, and
some vigorous editorials upon the promi.
nent questions OF the day.
So says the Boston Bee, and If the
Capt. will exchange with W we doub, not
we can SAY so TOO. See Prospectus in
another column.
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Cosmopolitan Art Association.

We invite attention 10 the advertise
men, of the above association, 10 another
eolumn. The objects of the association
are praisworthy, and worthy the attention
OF every friend OF Literature and Art.
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" In this wonderful age, Art lays
her master hand upon almos, everything
The ceilings over US and the carpets VT
tread upon, are haliowed By It's plastic
hasd. 1t winds the railroad through
mountain crags and on deep chasms,
through verdant plains and forest wids,
makes her machines OF wood and iron To
be as subject To the contrib of science,
as the high melted s,eed is to the com
mands of an in,elllgen, groom, ann,h.
iltes space with as unerrlng and lighlnlng
speed as though Possessed Of infinite
knowledge and animal life. Ar, has
made the artillery OF heaven and its lighs.
ming flashes subser,lent 10 the will OF
man. Ar, has projected and science de-
nonstraled tina, Judson g. Co.'S Diamond
Light, and Rosin Oil, burn, in P,tman's
Paien, Lamps only costs one cent for
three hours Supplied by S. B Brooks,
General Agent. Is Cour, Square, and sell
ling Agent every where.
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BEHIND rHs TIMEs.-The Springfield

RspsNieoa is publishing a series Of nr'i-
Giles under the title Of The Republican
party and who constitutes IT," This IS
like digging fossils on, OF some ancient
tomb. We should say tina, the party
wha, there is Of its composed of It's
late wreck.
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FaEE LABOR THE cHEaPEsr.-Tbe
Manchester IN. HI Mirror recep,lv

Manchester IN. h Mirror recently
published a letter from a West India pa =.
per, which pretty thoroughly es,abI,sbe.
the fact tina, free labor is cheaper than
slave labor. The ietter.wriier saws thu,
aud forty-seyen slaves in 1884. which he
was required to cloth, feed aud otherwise
care for; that they lccamc free by the
British emancipation at OF ISIS, since
which tme he has hlIed one hundred of
the number, who have doue more work
and produced mote sugar, a, smaller
outlay. than the whole two hundred and
fony-sesen did before. He insists that
free labor is far the cheapest.
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Never pat particle Of soap about your
silver il makes il like pewter. Use sol,
latter and whiting. and rub hard.
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The Black Republican Party. its ORR
gin and End.
In an evil and unsuspcc

In an evil dUu unsupported
hour. the Bowie knife OF crafty. unscru.
pulous demagogues ripped open and dis.
enboweled the stately form of the old
Wing party, and the entral- OF Abolition
ism have been put therein, and this Re
publican cub is the product. And such
a being |, has human pTopellors, through
the leg which has "a crooked SHIN Is set
midway of the foot Its breast and arms
resemble the human species but oh !
what head Wool all over the forehead
wool all around the chin nose flattened
TO level with the face. and lips that could
suck IN, But we viii leave further de.
scrlption Of this unique animal, advising
the curious to &C., lnol: at i, as quickly
as possible, as its existence is rapidly
drawing 10 a close. The Wing party,
Ike the Arkansas fellow" may well be
ashamed Of such brat, less morally dis.
graceful, aud refuse To truss" it.
|, lakes on" dfeadfully about thus
lime, and its piteous dem-human CRIES
which may be heard nowadays IN the
Tar distance, are calculated To excite the
sympaibies Of oodnrate man and even
'stfung.mlnded" women, not acquainted
with the unnatural wooliy monster tina,
utters them.
In New York, whence proceeded those
dying walls, few free lore politicians,
in the hope OF making speculation cut
oil TINS monstroslty. alter pleading and I'M
portnnlng the Wing party in vain, 10 give
II the nipple, concluded to bring it up by
hand, and the brat was coniided to the
benevolent care OF one Horace Greedy, re-
p 7 ell 10 be very motherly sort OF man
and whose natural s,mpathies would en-
sure II good care. BE-, Greedy is mer-
cenary, aud took the beast around for
exhibition and profit. But aside from the
Wings. others were found either TO Hard
or loo Soft, aud falling into the hands Of
large party o. Americans one day las,
week, Greeley and his woody prot oge so;
roughly handled, and this too when in
starving condition, So that now It's end is
net only certain bat close at hand so
near ttat one Mr.. Seward is engaged TO
pronounced its funeral sermon, and the
AFORESAID Greeley has nearly completed
the obituary notice which will be also in.
scrlbed upon the tomb stone, for It's said
they viii give ii a human burial
Sic transit glorio nttndi," which, free
y translated. reads IN plain Eneii>h.
came into the ,oorld and spoke cord,
and ont At c,nt again
We vii only add, tina, the report cir.
calated through sundry papers OF The day,
tha, the old Wing part, died during tins
unnatural parturItloe Is entirely iaIs-. and
thai Its breath was never better than al
this memen,, and nov. as m all the past.
goes in for Union onl, with those oil
kindred color - Bangor Journal
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WANTED WANTED :!

| GIVE. INTELLIGENT AsD EsrER
\ ral,,No You've Mas IN e,ers part,
nf the State OF Name to engaged IN SELL
M the most valuable and popular lis, Of
Books ever Offered to the pubic.
hoaey il getting u'ofr plenty every diy
Business Is good. Farmers are seiiln.
rheit produce for good prices, and COOP
Books never were sclting better than at
the present time.
Oar ilsl embraces works from the be-,
Authors Ia the world. and includes the
celebrated works OF I. ). Arthur. the sale
III winch alone will enable an Agent Ia
make more money with the outlay, thai
ans other ba>,ncs. IN which he can 81.
gage
NOW Is THE TINE TO COMMENCE.
Far circular giving fu'l particulars al
drcs~.
|. + CROWN & 60. Publishes
L. ID 81 Gofuhdl Boston
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Gray's Elegy.

On the 18th oil September. 1853 thu
gallant Wolfe assembled The "Helghis OF
brahain'' Busy with their own
thoughts, no, a word Was spoken, when
Wolfe, bending 10 the officers rear hini
broke the stiluess of the solemn hour
BY repeating several stanzas Of Gray's
Elcgy. The following seemed prophetic
oil his own fate.
The boas, of heraldry, the pomp Of power,
And all that beauty, all that wealth e'ergave.
Await alike the inevitable hour:
The paths Of glory lead but to the grave
When he had flashed reclrlng, he
said "GeniIemen, would prefer being
The author OF tina, poem, 10 the G lory Of
beating the French tomorrow.
Daniel Webster was lying upon his
death bed In the languor of decaying
nature. mid the intervals of severe PAIN
the thoughts OF the gfea. statesman dweIt
upon the literary gems admired in his
youthful. and perhaps more romantic
DAYS. With the hand OF death already
extended to grasp hun, and halt paraly-
zed by lis near approach. he was heard
to murmur some VIII at indistInctly, Poet
poeuy-Gray, Gray"
His son repeated the first line Of the
elegy,
THE curfew tolls the kneil of parting day. !"
That's il, that's ii!' exclaimed Inc
diving statesman. The book was broush,
aud other stanzas read, which seemed TO
give him pleasure Thus We see the hero
" ollie, The scholar and statesman Web
ster, while standing upon the verge OF
the shadowy vale which hides the spirit
from the mortal world, deriving earthly
comior, from this immortal production.
Our Thoughts have thus wandered with
The pas, from perusal of the mos, beau-
tiful gift book we ever saw. 1t is entI.
tied Cars ELgeY ILLUSTRATED"
Messrs. Feuidge e. Co. OF Boston, are
the enterpfising publishers. and deserve
great credit for the handsome manner in
which they have issued this. the richest
gem ever written in the English or any
other language.
Moses Hale OF this place is aeen, for
the sale of it.
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EVENING SCHOOL FOR ADULTS.
Teaching PolSas, Sehoulsche. ~sllzes
and Oaadfnilcs, viii commence " ednes-
day Nov. p. Ladies class a, q i.2 and
Gentleman : o'clock. Term, s. 90 psr
couple. Schools Wednesday aud Friday
Evenings al Lords Hall.
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u Country Produce taken at TIN
Office in payment FOR Subscription.
WOOD WANTED

At this Office, in paymen, for Ssbscrip
ton.
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GopEY for December is before US, and
after looking at this number and those
that have proceeded il, back to last Jan.
uary, we take great pleasure in saying
that he IN. FULFILLED Alt HIS PROMISES.
The present number is very beautiful
and sus,ains us in the position which we
took IN relation to GnpkY. that he iscon.
stan,ly improving with the times.
A Club for the Lady's Book IS nov
opened at our Office, -, II taken with our
paper.