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The Cincinnati Baby Show proved TO be an en-
tire failure Bsrnum has brought suit for libel
against the Commercial for maliciously assailing
the " enterprise" and deiaming his character. II
viii be an interesting suit
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DIED.

This morning, the 10th of October GAIA ELLA in
FAINT daughter Of ]. G. and NJ. McKelden.
Ley Her funeral will take place on Tuesday, the
s0h instant, at o'clock, p NJ, from the residence
OF her parents No. 49, street. The friends Of the
family invited to attend without further notice.
On Saturday evening October 18th. in the 9Th
year of her age, EMMA GEoRerANA, daughter of Geo.
and Emma Poe of Georgetown
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Later sdyices from Mexico report that Gen. Al
varez, owing to his advanced years and feeble
health had resigned the Presidency, and that GEN
eral Comonfort had been chosen in his place.
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CoRRscrIos.--Th Miss shubrck, weo recently
took the veil at the institution Of the Sisters Of
Mercy In New York, Il not daughter Of Commo-
dore shubrick, as has been stated, but his niece,
her father being the late Commander shubrick.
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The liquor dealers OF Boston boast that they sell
more liquor since the enactment Of the prohbtory
law than they di6before.
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The Burlington IN ~ American says The
foreign population IN our State has nearly doubled
in five years, while the native has increased only
from one-twelfth to one-elevcnthi"
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The Philadelphia Sun says that public sentiment
in that city Is setting st~sngy in favor Of Captain
Reynolds. 49, -E VI. lN
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Hon Edward Everett has accepted the invitation
to deliver an address before the Boston Mercantile
Library Association, on the 22d Of February next
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IsrsRIoa DEPARTMENT Hon. Thomas II. Hen
bricks. Commissioned 81 the, General Land Once,
accompanied by his fmiiS returned TO washing.
ton on Friday evening, and resumed his oncia'
duties on Saturday morning
The Cairo and Fuifoa RAILROAD ~ MsssoArs---
The Governor OF Missouri, In Letter IN answer "
a Communication from the Commissioner OF the
General Land 0lfice, has signihed his approval Of
the survey Of the ronte Of the Cairo and Fulton
railroad heretofore filed In the General Land once
by the company. This completes the basis Tor the
adjustment Of the grant to that railroad company,
and releases from reservation at an early day
large quantity OF land not needed for the grant
CouRT or CLAIMs---The court met at IL O'Clock
Saturday. The judges were oil present
In the case Of Almanzon Huston, of Texas
Alexander H. Evans, Esq, for tina client--Jndge
GiIchrist delivered the opinion Of the court This
Is claim Of $40 800 for mail service performed IN
the State of Texas just after the period Of annex
alton, and after the Lettings Of 1916, when the
mails suddenly increased to an enormous weight.
The Post Office Department had no power TO hqui-
date the claim. The court decided the case 20 pc
within the jurisdiction Of the court, and ordered
the taking Of the testimony
In the case Of M. G. Emery, Of Washington,
Judge Blackboard delivered the opinion OF the
court This Is q claim for labor, &C., in hauling
marble to be used in tho construction Of the Capt.
t0l exLeubOn, auu duOuiltc W tu0 SUM- ~ yo,0so.
The court decided TINT the petition is detective,
and until it is amended no order will be made for
taking testimony. These cases were submitted
without argument. "
VI The case Of Letita Humphrey, set apart for the
same day, was taken up o. A. Sherman, Esq, OF
Washington, appearing for the claimant. 1t Is
claim for damages, under q provision in the ninth
article Of the treaty concluded between the United
States and Spain on the 22d day OF February, 1912
arising out Of the invasion Of East Florida in the
years 1912 and 1913, and the destruction OF the
property Of the Spanish officers and citizens resi-
ding there by the military and naval forces Of the
United States. The provision alluded to reads
q The United States win cause satisfaction to be
made for the injuries, If any, which, by process Of
law, shall be established to have been suffered ~
the Spanish officers and Spanish inhabitants BY the
late operations Of the American army in Florida"
n Mr. Sherman had not concluded his opening ar
gument when the court adjourned, at o'clock, till
IL o'clock to-day
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.ArrivaI of ne Arid.

Nxw Yenx. Oct. as.-The steamship Ariel. fom
Hsvre. arrived last night. She brought the second
edition OF the London Times Of Saturday the 18th,
1.-THE day Of the sailing of the Africa.
Consols had improved, and were quoted ON sat
urday morning At 81 6-S.
The condition Of Austrian finances was very pre-
earious
No new movements were reported from the
Cnmea. Ten thousand troops were on board the
allied feet before Odessa.
There was a rumor Of a popular outbreak having
taken place in Sicily.
The cholera was prevalent at Rome and at Ma
drid.
The English sanboats have left the Baltic en-
their way home. NV sa sMN1
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The ArrENpr TO BURN THE DEAD BODY or A
VIEWS recently gave an account of attempt
at Milwaukee, of an individual named Pfeil to burn
the dead body of his wife. The act was prevented
by the interference Of the sheriff. Sixteen cords
of wood had been provided for the occasion. Mr..
PEEL has since issued an address to the public in
which he attempts to justify his course, ON the
ground that his wife, before her decease, solemnly
requested him to burn her body.
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Mrs. Farren and Mr.. Nea6e are now playngin
St. Louis.
Baron Won Gerolt, Prusslan Minister; Chevalier
Bosch Spencer, Belgian Minister VIM. Thomson,
bearer Of dispatches from American Legation in
Lsndon to Washington, came passengers In the
Hermann.
Miss Agnes Robertson plays in Pittsburg TO-
night
James h. Murdoch, the distinguished tragedian,
il fulfilling an engagement at the Adelphi Theatre
at Nashville, Tennessee.
Hon. r. @. Schenck is expected in this city du-
ring the present week to attend ali important case
before the Court Of Claims.
A New WAY OF RoBBMG "UNcLE SAM.
Vendors and manufacturers Of quack medi-
cines have their circulars printed in the form
of newspaper extras, and sent through the
mail enclosed in the newspaper, thus saving
the postage. aa
The Press" Of Abbeyille, and the Ander
son Gazette" South Carolina,) announce that
Colonel Orr has given in his adhesion to the
!" National Democracy, and abjured the
Ctdtcb hiButS party. lnC Soioiioi 'As''
the Speakership in view.
TEXAS ELECTION STILL IN DouBT. copy
from the Austin Gazette the following:
Matt Ward Democrat, for Congress, 1921
L. d. Evans, American, 1912
49,
Majority for Ward -E-. .- 1919
M L. Evans, for Congress, (vote Of Lib
erty county, l6o
The vote Of Liberty county has not, it
seems, been counted for Judge Evans, because
the initials were incorrect
The recently elected Legislature Of Ohio will
electa United States Senator. Senator Wade's
term will expire 4th Of March, 1857. 1t is to
be hoped that there is sufficient conservatism
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Daniel f.. sickles has been nominated by the
Union half shell and soft shell Democrats, as a
candidate for State Senator, for the Sd Senatorial
district Of the city Of New York.
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MAR RED.

On the 25th instant, by the Rev. A. f. N. Rofe,
WILLIAM H. CoHProS, Of Washington, to SARAH W.,
daughter of H. c. Scott Esq, Of Upper Marlboro,
Prince Georges county, Maryland.
At the Cathedral, Baltimore, on the 25th distant,
by the Rev. Thomas Foley, Colonel JoHS J. HuGHEs,
of Charles County, Maryland, to vrcroRISE, only
daughter Of p. Davis, Esq, Of the same county
at Rochester, New York, on Thursday, the 18th
instant, by Rev. Mr.. Story, GroRGs G. MORGAN, Esq,
Of Maryland, to Miss ALICE, daughter Of the late Dr.
Baltzefl, of Frederick Maryland
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The Lawrence (Kansas) Herald says that 80 act
i've are building operations there that II ID impos
sble to get masons and laborers to supply the de-
mand Strange to say, there il q heavy emigra-
ton Of antisavery settlers into the southwestern
section of the Territory from Arkansas! Several
cannon are said to be in the hands Of the pro-sar
very men Of the Territory, sent there to-aid them
in their doings, Caleb s. Pratt, Of Lawrence, has
been stabbed with bowie knife by South Caro-
linian who fed to the woods and escaped, al
though pursued BY twenty or thirty men.
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The recently elected Legislature Of Ohio will
elect United States Senator. Senator Wade's
term will expire 4th Of March, 1857. It is to
be hoped that there is sufficient conservatism
in the body to defeat Wade.
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MrpIcAL srcREcY. As important judicial decis.

MEDICAL SEcREcY.-A~ important judicial decis-
ion respecting medical secrecy has lately been
made in Antwerp, viz that medical man who
registers child whose mother he has attended In
labor, is not bound to dvulge the name Of the lat
ter, If he has made promise to keep the secret
The London Lancet says that the question and
trial had caused much sensation among our Bel
gian brethren, and we are happy to state that q
large number Of them Joined in q subscription to
support DR.. Bessen, who refused to give the name
Of the mother in the case Of the description
named N u 49, M ll
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Massachusetts politics.

Bosom, Oct 20 The Wings Of Suffolk county
had THAR ratification meeting in Faneu Hall this
evening. Between two and three thousand per-
sons were present. The Hon. Psleg w. Chandler
presided, aud speeches were made by him, the
Hon. J.. T. Stevenson and Others
The Americans also had large torchlight pro-
cession, paradng the streets with bands Of mn-
sic, trapsparcnces banners and fireworks.
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| Steamship Washington Spoken.
Bosros, Oct 27.---An arrival at this port re-
| ports no date lat. A As, long. IS SO. steamship
Washington, from New York for Washington.
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Coa.nteyfeitey Arrcstsd.

PHILADELPHIA, Got. 2S.--James T. Breese was
arrested here to-day at his rooms, on Chrystie at,
with about 10000 worth Of counterfeit bank
bills A quantity Of pLlte was also discovered.
Amongst the bills were tens and fves Of the Bank
Of Jacksonville, Florida; twos OF the Northern
Indiana Railaoad Company; threes Of the Elk
change Bank of Alexandra, Virginia, and others.
Every appliance for countereiting was also discov
cred on the premises.
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-------FT f5e*Fve'Fy ~
NEW York, Oct. 28.--The steamer ST. Louis
sailed hence to-day at noon, for Havre. She takes
out nearly all the passengers of the steamer Union,
which vessel was compelled to put back, in con-
sequence Of the breaking Of her shaft and some
$4OOO additional specie
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FALL AND WINTER MILLINERY.
MuIss THOMPSON will open beautiful
lvl assortment Of Fall and Winter Millinery on
Thursday November 1st at our Fancy Store No.
$40 Pennsylvania avenue, between l,inih and Tenth
streets, HUTCHINSON 4 MUNRO.
ESOR sALE.-A lot Of Old Paperp at this
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Another Death on Mount Washington, Nep
HampshiYe

GoRxAE, N. H., Oct ~ Dr.. B. 1. Ball startet
from the ledge on Thursday morning, with view
of ascending Mount Washington, and probably
persisted, az nothing has since been heard Of him
morning, but without effect up to ten o'clock
this morning. s4lSs, y f 4ss
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The Case Of Iasrmore Williamsos.
v PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27.--The argument com
menced yesterday in the case of Passmore Williams
son, was concluded this morning, and Judge Kane
will give his decision as TO The petition on Monday
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TEXAS ELECTION STILL IN DouBr.-We cop
from the Austin Gazette the following:
Matt Ward, Democrat, for Congress, 1921
L. d. Evans, American, 1918
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gson TO any party that which they softly designate
representing " the American policy"
Il well call things by their right There
intrigue foot to give Ivsrgrsy complexion to the
organization OF the House, by making Solomon g. Ha-
ven, the late sw-hrm Of Fillmore Hall, Haven, OF
Buffalo, Speaker To its 1t Is deemed necessary
part only the opposition shall be allowed to partc-
pate the nomination. though the excluded members arc
peced help him. This OF Messrs Whitney and
Clarke is intended TO promote this intrigue though these
gentlemen Cor least Mr. Carke) not be aware oil IT,
The party in the new House viii be the
Nebraska democratic hundred strong composed in good
part old memer and led by Veterans of consummae tact
and eminent ability. They only BE- defeated BY coneea
opossion caadtdaes for Speaker
Cork Whoever therefore, shall attempt diuide The
position force and present partial candidates for
the positions ehose selection The residue Of the oppo-
hare coce, and uho probably be obnoxious 10
aaf resdHe (es hy he trick Of nominating BY partial
Is graspng unfair advantage al the
rk Of hroong the organisations and the committees shto the
Aomds Of the and supporters Of The Nebraska H'-
gully.
There very much suggested by this proposition Of
two new members from State; but desire harmony
the ranks Of the opposition, and aeM say than seems
aGsouey necessary BE distinctly understood that ace Oh
ject candidate for Speaker Clerk ,oho may DC furry
selected by majority Of all those hoss aid required
him. Let him Ja chosen, and kno~ he uH Dc
sound the great question Of freedom for kansa oh'eh IN
vie, is the pillar and ground Of The true american poa
cy." We ask nothing
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d. Shepard, soft.
THE TRUTH BOLDLY SPOKEN

The New York Day Book speaks out in regard to the
late democratic defeat:
There but little if any, doubt that the
badly defeated and this may be attributed to John Van
Buren, and his soil stone resolution Had the
party out afooed it did in Pennsy lvana who
can doubt but the result would have been the
one OF course. The vote for the hard shell ticket shows
most coneuyey that the Of the democrats are
and had that faction but passed Mr Scksss resolution
commended the administration they did its their
whole ticket would have been elected The wings
are not nothngs and would have shell
ticket but for fear OF throwing away their
shell but for the freeso resolution To kill fusion they
went for the know nohings, and the result
Once let the democratic party come square up TO the
line marked out by the administration and the mark
and sivergray wings, hard shells and soft Shells will all vote
ucket-Diggerism will be nowhere. But this backing
and filing, playing fast and loose, dayiBg with John Van
Buren, and feeding bis prototypes the public crib will kill
any party, and it ought"
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The NOVELTY IN PAnIs.-A good deal is
said in Paris about ballet entitled lie Cosaire at
present in rehearsal ut the Imperial Academy of Music
The entire stage will represent the ocean, and upon this
immense space will vessel perfectly and beau
tiiuy rugged out The sides of the ship will contain all
the personnel Of the ballet and various dances will take
place upon deck The colossal proportions the whole Of
this scene said to be unparalleled in Paris
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But little of the fruits Of their boosted victory Ia New
York remain with the know-nothngs. In the place Of
carrying the city OF New York by majority Of $4,000 the
knownothngs have succeeded in eecting only three of
the candidates their city ticket The successful candi
dates are as follows.
Sheri6-James G. Willet, soft
County clerk Richard b. Connolly, hard and scft.
CompfroAer--John s. Giles, know nothing
Street eosnssioner-J Joseph Taylor, know nothing.
CITY iHspeotor-George w. Morton, know nothing.
Commissioner Of repairs and supliesNathane 5. Selah,
hard and soft.
Corporation eounsel-Lorenzo ID. Shepard, soft.
Governor Of the aashouse.C. Godfrey Gunther, hard.
When TO analyze the vote Of the State by
counties the weakness of the know-nongs still more
apparent The State stands, IA fusioniss
democrats know-nothings and districts hear FROM
The assembly stands 46 democrats, Al fnsonists, and
thirty know-nothngs, Muy-sir know-nothngs in the
two branches OF the Legislature This does much
OF know-nothing victory in the Empire State Sans
mighty successes in New York dwindle down the
election of their State ticket with excepon1 by
plurality, with three other tickets in the field
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FnE MAsurAcroRy.-A company has been organized In
Poughkeepsie New York. with capital Of $4,000 for
the establishment of file mandatory. Two machines
in operation in that city, which is the first successful
attempt manufacture files by any other power than the
slow and tedious hand labor These files have been
thoroughly tested and pronounced satisfactory.
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THE THRoSG AT MLLEDGEviLLE-Our streets says the
Federal Union, thronged with strangers We have
the Legislature assemble here during the last twenty
years. and before witnessed such crowd There
cannot be ut this writing Monday less than fifteen hun
dred strangers with US.
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DISASTERS TIE LAKrsThe Chicago Democrat says it
is estimated that the loss by recent disasters the lakes
exceeds million of dollars.
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MASSACHUSETTS, AND DISUNION.

The London News of June s received by the last Eu-
ropean steamer devotes long article to this subject 1t
seems think that the Union is in danger from the
cent action of the Bay State the slave question: and of
it urges the Massachusetts people to keep up the
collision between the State and the general government to
drive the wedge home hold their ground prepare for
conflict and to fight the battle of independence again
Hear it:
What the consequences will be there is saying. We
wish there ground for hope that the central govern
would rerace its steps repeal the ugtveave law
hated by the great majority of the citizens of the Union
and take very good again infringe the dearest
rights of the oldest and wsest and best of the States But
this there to be no hope yet The slave power is
strong Congress for any anende of the Sort
What then? Is Massachusetts, ready to withdraw from the
Union to BIO declared excluded from it Ii she may
think reasonably hope for the companonship of all the
best Satesof all that peoped by the postery of the
Pilgrim Fathers and probably several But supported
unsupported accompanied lonely in her testimony she
cannot shrink from is inconceyable that she
descended from Engishmen should not be able to preserve
in the nineteenth century, personal liberties which OBJ
tanned by their ancestors in the twelfth
To which the Portland Argus ably replies foows
The oldest and best of the States may here how its
brethren in England look to it, what they expect from the
conduct of its know nothing legislature It's citizens
will perhaps little to find themselves Just the ser
alternative of Withdrawing from the Union being
kicked rudely ont off Are they oil ready for the ques
ton will they only laugh at the creduity Of the London
News supposng that the American Union is at the mercy
OF band of hot headed zeaos who have accidentally found
themselves in the Massachusetts, legislature However this
be- the extract which publish worth reading be-
shows the natural tendency of such ultra
those which refers We have idea that people
of any State seriously wish to dissolve the Union but it is
the less true that the Union only be by
the of proper means and that he is traitor bis
try who endeavors to among the citizens the seeds of
nifty and dscord."
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WHAT KNOW NOTHINGfSM MAY EXPECT IN KEN
TUCKV

Never did the democracy of Kentucky enter into
vass with substantial of complete vic
tory than into the one in which they engaged
with much energy, enthusiasm and devotion The con-
Adent language used without exception by the demo-
cratic press of that State s fully justified by the informa
ton which reaches through private sources and feel
assured that when the have been received from all
the States in which elections shortly to be held,
Kentucky will have the proud right of prominently par
ticpatng in the national congratulations the utter
discontinue of know-nothingism distinguished ciii-
zen Of Kentucky, visit to Powell county, IN that
State, under date of June 49, writes to follows
III drop you few lines from among the mountains, to tell
you that the midst of most exciting and
that our animated by the highest hopes of
Everywhere have immense crowds, and both parties
strung up the highest pitch Of excitement rather think
however the result of the Philadelphia powwow will
danpen ador Of the leaders of tho party and that before
our election they will be completely down. In
many of the mountain counties Of this district know nothing
ism has taken hold upon the minds Of the people, Stan
ton democratic candidate for Congress this district
will well in Powell county have already visited five
counties district and you that the democrats
are only man. but they perfectly angune
of success
'sClark the democratic candidate FOR governor, will be
elected beyond the shadow of doubt We shall also elect
seven or eight members of Congress"
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''WHAr KsowNorHsa cosT.-0n Monday eve
ming in the council Of Chicago, the committee on
police reported in favor of paying bills for the late riots
follows, amounting to S4, 223 So"
The above says tho Chicago Tme prehxed to the bill
of items, observe floating about in the newspapers.
Our contemporaries in when they name 80
the total cost Of the know riot n this city This
embraces only the items for the military and commits
saria departments including the surgeons bills The costs
and fees for trying the prisoners added, will make the
amount $4,000 handsome for Taxpayers
to pay for mob provoked by crazy-brained know.
nothings
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MR.. STEPHENS AND THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

We have frequently heard the statement unblushngly
made that Mr.. Stephens viii not endorse the democratic
platform The following extract from report of his
speech recently made in Sparta clip from the Federal
(Ga Union. 1t will be he gives il unqualified
approval;
Mr. Stephens in ausion to the democratic platform,
understand referred to it in of high admiration and
said he stood upon it, and, carry him where it might he
would be found with its principles He also euogized the
forty northern Nebraska democrats of Congress- and
called upon all to give them the efficient support for
their noble stand for the constitution and the rights of the
people under it,"