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EDIToRIAL cHANGEs--Thnrlow Weed is about to retire
from the editorshp of the Albany Evening Journal and
Samuel Wilkinson OF the Buffalo Democracy takes his
place The Democracy is TO be discontinued-so says a
Geographic despatch.
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New foRK, Aug S.-Cotton is firm with fair demand.
Flour opened heavy but improved at the closeaes of
$4,000 barrels State brands at So IS Ohio So southern,
$40 81 $40 75 Wheat is firm at yesterdays rates Corn
is rie highersaes OF Sc 900 bushels mixed at sc
Porkis dull with declining tendency $40 g. Stocks
are better. Money is active.
BALTIMORE, Aug s.--Flour-saes of City. Mills at So 62
So 75 Wheat unchangedsaes Of red at ST. so ST. 81
white at 81 30 81 95. Corn is firm at 90 95 cents for
white and So 81 cents for yellow. New Maryland rye at
ST. a 81 o.
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COMMERCIAL.
RON oUa COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENT.
New YonK, August 7, is


The French loan has been put before the public
king the third warloan already by that government The
sums borrowed are as follows.
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Ten per cent each loan paid down at the time OF
subscription payments this month are, therefore,
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CoIton,s Great Atlas of the would,

Aug 4-dinNovU
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CELEBR ArIoN-The New York Times of Tuesday says
The officers of the army and navy who participated in
the war with Mexico to hold meeting this evening
at the Astor House for the purpose Of making arrange
ments to celebrate the anniversary of the taking Of the
city of Mexico by the American army under General
Srottr
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The Protestant Methodist camp meeting in Alexandria
county win break up to-day.
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We notice in the list Of passengers arrived in the Baltic
the of W. H. Palmer esq, the celebrated pianist and
organist Of st. Matthews Church, In this city
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JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR ooURT.We learn that Governor
Ligon of Maryland, has rendered the appointment Of
judge OF the superior of Baltimore city to the Hon.
John c. Legrand
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The Adultery Trials In Cincinnati.
CONVICTION OF TWO CITIZRNs-ONE A MINISTER AND
TEMPERANCE LECTURES.
From the CINCINNATI Enquirer, June-2e.l


Our readers bsve been Apprzsd Of the arrest Of two
PERSONS charged with adultery the other with for
ton Of young girl, named Ellen welsh from the resi-
dence OF gentleman named Billings, residing in 9uttler
this now practitioner 1t the bar the gentle
man charged with having, since the 25th day Of May
Mary Jane Williams, vine above Fifth street. while
Mr.. Jonathan p. Brosdwe another well known citizen
with The cases were set to come OF before
Judge Pruden yesterday. and the Court at
charged with adultery. Ellen is an extremely good
looking girl seventeen Of and OF prepossessng
appearance DR.. Grant T. thirty i've years old, but
rather an eloquent lecturer temperance, besides
having, at some previous epoch been minister OF the
gospel Ajury was mpannelied, but the defendant in
consequences of his lawyer, Mr. Hays not being present.
declined making any defence.
retired when, after being absent few minutes, they
came into court with verdict Of guilty, at the
time expressing Their wish that the girl should be sent
back to the House Of Refuge, disposition, wever,
which had already been made OF her
The Court ,eclned passing sentence unt the second
case. charging Jonathan p Broadwell and Mary Jane
Williams with forncston, was heard, when, after
argument BY Judge Spooner, who acted counsel for
case was v 10 alter about an
hours absence, they returned vito verdict OF guilty
Judge spooner hsreupon made motion for q new
trial. the grounds that sufficient testimony had not
been brought forward TO subsantste The charge and
because the minds Of the jury could rot be said to have
the trial Of DR.. Grant, which was init
matey. connected with that OF his client.
Dr.. Grant also applied for trial on grounds that
he went into the lacking both witnesses and coun
sell and asserting he time he could have brought
forward testimony to controve that oil Ellen welsh.
He made able argument the Coart overruled the
application it thought great wrong had been done the
girl the law must be yndcAted and society protected.
There was doubt but that Ia league with the defend
ants the other systsmst:c conspiracy had been
upon the benevolent character Of the House Of
Refuge and the infamy Of those who would abduct in
noe et females therero In which the Judge said that
had the defendant taken knife and plunged Into her
besr he would have been more mercifu sentence Of
together with fine of $3.50 and costs.
The motion for new trial in the case OF Jonathan p.
Broadwe and Merry Jane Williams was also overruled;
the Judge remarkpg, also thatshe believed Ellen Walsh
seduced through the fundamentally Of Miss VIII
lams. fine of 500 was imposed upon each Of the
depdans who also consigned for ten days to the
dungeon.
Judge spooper immediately filed bill Of exceptions.
The Court was crowded throughout the trial with
deeply attentive audience.
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A Mormon Woman In DIstress-Tho Work.
Ing OF P0lygamy.

IFIom the sc Louis News, June %
There ID woman now In st Louis who has been made
: victim OF Morronism, to whom We desire TO invite
the attention. and in behalf OF whom wish to enlist
the sympathy Of the pbilan'hropie Her is Mrs.
Parsons Ten years ago she was living happily with her
husband who was clever shoemaker, in London, COM
peace. Aeout that time the husband became 4 convert
TO under the influence of tue preaching Of
the proset.s OF the Church OF Latter Day Saints Who
were strolling over England and Wales Of course his
wife received and embraced the faith, too-the abomin
able doctrine OF poygsmy being sturdily denied by
the creed Hsr husband abandoned his trade and turned
preacher over France and England to dssemi
nate the Mormon sossrnss OF course the wife WAS left
rem Things went on till she came to America,
about year sso, on her way to Utah, with com
Europe to superntepd the smbarkaton Of other emf
grants, and promised to meet her in ST. Louis. When
the poor woman arrived here, she found provision
made for her support, and no arrangements for her
passage the plains Shs therefore compelled
to seek employ mept 70 scanty support for herself
and her starving children By stitching shoes she man
aged to live augh the winter and in the spring her
husband arrived, and proceeded forthwith up the Mis-
Kansas Territory, commanding her TO follow. Devoted
in her attachment to her brute husband and trust
ing ing IN os 1an As q nsr
in Quest Of her husband There she found him living in
tent With two WON n to whom he bad been spritusly
a. e a,ssss. Ss A. ::
sPurnsd BY HIM. who intimated that shs must
shift for herself She represented her case
70 the chief, tho ground urged him
10 see Der rshed but that precious disciple told her
that she stiGnecked reprobate, sinking in the
nohtrls OF every good Mormon. Hesrtbroken and de-
spairing she took her two children and made her way
from the camp five miles to Atchson, where she stated
her case to generous citizen He promised to protect
her with his e and aided her In getting board the f.
X Aubry, then ON her way down the river. She had
but three collars which she offered to the captain for
Der passage to st. Louif but he like generous man
that he is, brought her down for nothing.
Information Of her situation reached the Of two
or three charitable ladies Of the city, who secured
place for her in the Home OF the Frendess and provd
ed temporary retreat for her children. Her situation
is sad one, and she truly deserves the sympathy
assistance OF her We trust she receive IT, She
be a. the Home of the Frendless and sug-
gest that the benevolent call there and
tale of her erefs from her lipa.
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The spread OF slavery in Kansas and Nebraska
pr.nt timer for il has dusss ana our r.,uo1.,Sitss
which NO other time IN history ever presented
Ihold our duty to be this Forgstul Of all past differ
tpces OF al crvsiops OF names sects and parties
true men, and The free States to come up IN one sod
phslaDx and give sfeacy eject TO tie ssntansnts
IN Wiling sss great hsss Of
freedom not for the antecedents Of man or the
Gag uneer witch he has rallied. l ask net indemnity
for the past cut security for the futare WIN say to
hand And hand in hand. my tIiepds, We win carry
forward The great revolution which We have
Go The s 'A MI
Was pronounced by Henry Wilson few days since in
Philsoelphi. whrs 10 said to the south, .You have
had his past, but the future Is oursn (Applsua Let
rs make soA, icrre ssr: and upon the bright page
with upslloyed satisfaction. Let us write upon that
psse tb. Liberty" to which pledge ourselves
10 be faithful Let It ne spurious liberty. but such
liberty as strikes from the heads Of tyrsuts
and also breaks the letters from the limos sayes
Let - ,, liberty tat sb :na .pur1 tue petty catch
luremenrs OF party leaders, who would con-
sciences, deceive our judgments and Lad captive
serve and God TO obey, and not party in
terts.s 10 subssrve alone When shall have
Of the time wb iivs for my frencs We live at
time when, It seems, IL put the test the
sIes. problems which 9ps fathers P.ocl.nsd We are
slavery marthspg for the great contest that 10 to
decide whether capable Of self government
not We live sc time when 1t God, tired OF
the repeated failures which have made in al the
past TO establish ment upon the foundations of
humsp liberty had last here In this Western World
granted the boon Of pertinent Il has fallen
upon 70 solve that problem, work that expert
ment, anc determine whether indeed the reward Of
successful contest Ia TO be ours whether she gems
that deck the vc'ors brow shall be with with the
mnioDs Of defpotism. We live time when called
upon TO carry yhe revolution which fathers
meneed They achieved physical revolution but it Is
left for us to secure and perfect the moral and spiritual
part OF it. They the from the head Of the
tyrsnt 1t IL hberste the slave from the chains
which feter him DO not know that do better In
in pressing the sentiments that crowd upon
my mind than by repeating the language Of OF
most gifted New England poets-I Quaker poet
Mr. H.LE then concluded by repeating whittisr's in.
Att tn
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The Turf.

The Turf.
MASSACHUSETTS.
CAMBRIDGE TRoTTSG PARK, june 26.-Trotting MATCH.
SO, 600, play or pay, mile heats, in harnees.
W. Peabody named b. m. Flora Temple. 1 1
f. Goodwin namsd bl. h. Know Nothing. .........
Time, 237-243.
ILLINOIS.
BnIGHToS COURSE CHICAGO, June 26.-Parse and stake,
mile heats best three in vc to skeleton wagons.
r. bartiD named b. g. 0Blennis.. ............ 1 l 1
Mr.. Perrin named br m. Lady Kate.
Time, 2:4&K-244k-2Al
RHODE ISLAND.
WASHINGTON TRoTTISG PARK, June 26.-Match ~, 000k
mile heats, best three in hvs In harness.
II. Billings named Lady Sberman...... 2 =
Hiram woodruff named Albany Girl -. 2 q
Time, 242K-24sx-244-246,<-2
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MAINE WIG STATE CONVENTION.

FuKTLAND, June 70, 1886.
The straight ont wings met here in state convention
yesterday, and nominated the Hon. Isaac Reed of Wal
doboro for Governor. The meeting was large and h.r
monious The resolutions decidedly anti Nebraska
and antiKnow Nothing, and opposed to the present
Liquor law, although favor of stringent laws regu-
lating the traffic in intoxicating drinks The Hon. Geo.
Evans ami others addressed the convention
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can principles, and determination 70 do an In
pswsr TO extend the time Of residence requisite for
nstsrahzaton to prevent the deportation BY foreign
suthores OF criminals and pAupers TO shores and
extend the constitutional limitation Of birth nov OK
ng As 70 the President Of the United States 70 other
high oneers especially those entrusted with the vary
grave powers OF diplomatic positions this Council here
~ declares ttseh independent OF that or any orgAnza
non which places these principles subordinate and
secondary to their prosavsy objects and dstsrnina-
Resolved That this organization be henceforth known
As the American party in Massachusetts,, aud does here
by an connection with the majority of the Ma
tenal American Council recently assembled at Phia.
delphia
Resolved, That this party affirm with renewed energy
The distinctive principles of Amercsnism, which we
have heretofore expressed.
Resolved, That the action OF portion Of the South,
In attempting TO send Pspists into the late Council ct
Philadelphia, affords grounds Of suspicion that they
have other and Interior objects In view, which they
seek to strengthen by alliance with the American
party.
Resolved That this party hereafter stands distinctly
pledged TO all const tutionAl means 70 effect the
steraon of the prohibition clause Of the Missouri
promise, and to free institutions in Kansas and
Nebraska
Resolved That the interests Of the whole country i'm
perativey require the union and operation OF
people Of MASSACHUSETTS, and the free States aud
vte the operation OF OF all parties in Massachu
sets and the free States to maintain and advance the
principles we profess.
Resolved, rha. the Massachusetts, Counsel declares
that all the principles of the Order shall be hsncefor-
ward everywhere openly avowed and that each
shal Do at liberty TO make known the existence
Order, and the fact that he himself member and It
that there be conceament OF the places
sf meeting Of subordinate Councils.
Voted, That the above address and resolutions be
signed BY the committee and the officers Of this Council
and published.
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unwilling earth with ploughs, harrows and spades
s.9s her Say suppose Their. a1 we're
ing politicians in l776 ; but you do not md in
the history Of the Revolution that the men who threw
overheard the in Boston barbor, and who resisted
the stamp act, were acquiescing men. Acquiescence
was not the word you found upon the page Of revou
tionary history, but resistance But It 10 not worth
not only the opponents, but the friends OF the al
npisttaton who beginning to feel that 1t not
well to acquiesce in the OF slavery One
the most Instructive things have lately seem Is the
resolution passed at the late Democratic Convention Of
the State Of Maine, held few days since In 1851 they
Snaer,oos 70 ,ner upon ma ,ns
GERS in their convention / understand that our
democratic friends have in that State classed
s sns snd .hoss S.s mot sick enough
1bo.e that sick enough say they have had enough
OF Nebraska While Others OF them say that they are not
Lspghter) It that IN Maine there we're enough
Of ii latter class to pass the following resolution
Resolved, That the national Administration By is latin
Of the old ss%c sI party
@ sss % =.
S osiss Missouri = snit oOmpromiss s
Tho meaning Of which is;-Resolved, that we
the democracy Of Maine post eons ss 70 hold all
80 ot obliged TO baptize ourselves IN ths infamy of
The nsasures of this administration. daughter
hs look upon a. one 81 sns onosrns signs OF the
H.. among the opponents Of the ADMINISTRATION but IL
pnows ma how It's friends look upon IL. Wnen we cast
yes over the free States confess for one that the
PROSPECT is the most inviting and encouraging that
have ct seen We have carried every free STATE In the
Union with the exception Of California, wherever the
questt Of slavery extension has been raised and every
State With that exception has rendered its verdict In
conoeu nation Of the Nebraska MEASURE and the only
consoson left to the admnstration Is the fact that
Virginia has not been utterly dsgusted with what the
sdm,pstraton has done generally TO discard It, but
supports 1t for the aid II has given towards
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this eptbet The great ground Of Defence and almost
the only ground which Is urged in this latitude drawn
from what s denominsted the sovereign right OF the
people Of the Territories to shape their institutions
as they may choose II Ia standing phrase; but let
hollow and unmeaninr one Now. NO man VINO looks At
this Dill, and the laws Of the country deny that IL
Congress have granted the settlers the sovereign right
lseazipg slavery in it, 1t has, BY strange srsght
fee to confer upon them any other right OF sovereign
people. They choose for themselves none OF the
higher Territorial officers, and they pass law that
Congress cannot Immediately alter repeal Congress
may blot IL out Of existence Territory their
pleasures or they may divide 1t INTO two Territories
annex 1t 10 another Where then, Ia it's sovereignty
This defence OF the bill, drawn from the proprety
necessity Of enforcing sovereign powers upon the people
is motif cannot be used in good faith the part of
those who It, unders landing this territorial bill and
its history The argument lacks truth for its founda
ten, and 1t therefore lacks good faith and honesty
Tbote who passed the Kansas bill intended to
cothe the people Of the Territory whe Il remains SUCH
the construction current throus the south It con-
fsrs none. When ceasng to be Territory and becom
ing state the people may elect whether slavery shall
be one of it's Institutions But that time the ques
ton will be rrevocaby settled by the OF events
II slavebolters who, up to that time could not have
been excluded shall then constitute any considerable
proportion of ts population II viii be found impractical
BILE to get rid Of the bghting institution which they
have introduced. Look at one convincing fact. In
each branch OF Congress- when this bill vas pending an
amendment offered comforting in clear and explicit
upon the people Of the Territories the right to
by the friends Of the bin both in the sensss and II.
House, and leading Southern statesmen in the debate
rspudated the idea that the people OF the Territory
could possess any such power They meant to confer
such privilege, but their purpose TO open wide
the ooor TO slavery wei convinced that vote Of the
people, whether OF the Territory OF the State when 1t
should become such, would have power afterwards to
eradicate It, Nothing but actual demon. alton of
steal force could do It. Does friend Of this bill
now present say that he has read It, aud that Il does
give TO the people the power Of which have spoken
would say TO him: Ny friend, they Seluding you
fsd by provso, which takes all the virtue ont OF the
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ruE ONLY ONE AUTEsO BlKED 1.-The Rob % DR. Boy
VEhU LAFtECTEUR Is superior To the snps 81 CHsi-
per az sars para similar remedirs II radically cures
,host mercury affections OF the skin, dnue seroa the CON
from nccouchmeutsi the critical
perod ~ me- hereditary acrmony OF bumo As depura
The Bladder IN
fractions and the arising rom abuses OF
inc,ops aasyphlinc the ROB cures IN a
49,, n lime recent ensuing from the
of assm cepava cubebs, FROM infections when Only e
mo res without The Rob Boyyenu s above MI
syphe discusses whether recent or long stand
mr. and resisted the Of mercury or the odure
General agents United States Gabriel Bondn ESQ., "
William scci York, Got wholesale odefsi tuoa bueonge
New ORLEANS; seuly san Fmrcsco. ;.
he bacceuf j. sold by AL the druggists ne u
a ans The ranpat o. de ~ Grtvais on The mcd
cal properties The Ro viii be obtained ~ wuhpg ~ - bon
dim 97 William street. NewY0Ik vito viii give every Information
wanted -, -. ~. ,,,. :,
O. D. prepared MI orders for South America be west IN
March Idly
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Proposals for Live Oak for six steam sloops-
of-War.

Bureau Of Construction, Eqapl, ae.,...
% war one 70 be delivered a, each o he naySsSs
mouth hwl be Eeeeisea al is hueaa unu Inc ID ssp
pei bs 1899 ,o,o,., m he oososa pyopoa for Live oak
and addressed TO The Bureou Of CONSERVATION that they may pc
fame thirty thousand cubic feet and
as required BY law must be accompanied ns suans
viii be required sign The contract and az additional ana
each delivery completed In all deise
ries Of the Timber there must be due proportion Of me most d
viii be Withheld such further amount IN addition % The hlsen per
principal difficult portions shall be delivered ihe
s hy ee s BY me ne yard viii
paid by navy the contractor may Nance within sfr
Il VIII stipulated default be made by the
parties Of s h part n aeelS ,ns % and IL a ease the
his viii forfeit and pay 20 The United States
Of pss sseS 6n a. s pse do ia ~ %
be recovered retained amy time nom me said parties OF The
Tbp Timber mus, confirm to drawings
will be fshed work 10 menids and dwellings
rhadepa The whole ea from trees growing within
thirty miles OF Of which the commandment Of The yard Will
lie frame timber may Of p,omscuous
way showing Of thirds The siding the timber need
p e % and hold the heyeuss on The beveng
The the fun moulding 'ze marked on the nond
ship will be allowed provided The pieces win hold Una, size nu. no
The siding apron deadwood, deadwood
deadwood side 20 nebes in the ases. place.
side IA inches The sdrg OF The frame timber mus,
the TIMBER one oufh part
side III inches and the remainder iat iaehes 49,
of floor timber 70 mould AZ Lehes at lhe oor
head inches, the plank shear 7inches
The mdsp fiat timber has curve OF u inches IN
uoes inches in feet The second ss, fur Sos
4s aud the timber III inches IN i1et
The entire frame anne Of ea sp b 70 s m M
nspecon The entire approval OF me bureau ana all 10 DC ae
Persons may disposed offer for than one ship will
mako separate proposal for each.
FORM OF OFFER.
r., of the State of hereby agree 10 furnish asd de-
United States pavyyad the whole Of the live
conformity with the advertisement OF the
Bureau of Construction of the date Of aad june 1850 VIZ
deadwood knees keclsons, and hooks, estimated 10 con
5000 cubic feet, at per ioo-s
kinds, estimated al. .... 10000 I" at per foot
Promscuous timber, amount .
Total amount........... 600 s.
| (Totn o written in wordso
Should offer be accepted request 10 be addressed at
forwarded TO the agent at or TO me al
(Da,sJ (sgnature3
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
- the of hereby guaranty that, in case the oeso
ha be accepted, they will within days after the
for ae with good aud sufficient
said we guaranty make good offer
the said - and that which may be accepted
Signature two guaran,ors q u
property and able to make good their guarantee
| (Dnte) tsenaufe)
10 be signed b. the United States district judge United
district attorney collector, or agent, and no ofhes)
| June 22-law6w