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Parker H French.-We have been fire.
quently asked for specific information concern
ing the facts in the previous history of this in
dividual, which render it utterly impossible
that he can under any circumstances be re-
ceived by the Government of the United States
in a capacity in which he would be placed +,
officially, on footing with the many gentle
men of character, who represent foreign gov
ernments in this city. In answer to all such
inquiries, and that the country may under
stand definitely and distinctly the reasons why
we have characterized him as We have done
in what we have published concerning him,
since his acts came to be of importance as af-
fecting the character and integrity of our gov
eminent, We hereto append the following
brief Senate (reporD document:
In the Senate, January 80, 1855, Mr.. Shield.
made the following report:
Inc COMMITTEE on Military Affairs, to whom
were referred the petitions Of Lieutenant las
VI. Denton, Brevet Majors E. b. Rabbit and
Sames Longstreet, of the United States army,
having mad them under consideration renort !.
II appears that while these officers were
stationed at San Antonio, Texas, in july 1850
application was made to them, respectivelv
| for ordnance stores, quartermaster sforas
subsistence stores, by Parker H. French. the
chief Of body Of emigrants, on their journey
to California.
"The said French bore and exhibited To
the petitioners what purported to be letter
OF credit from Rowland and AspinwalI, of
New York, and he possessed the confidence of
numerous citizens and merchants Of Texas. TO
some of whom be was personally known. He
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M. HOFfA Il Co

PFC LEAVE To NOTIFY THEIR f,isna.
- ano Inc public That they will re- omen Their
Watch Repairing and Jewelry store in The SIs-
p q. soon as Tue slight damages done ls
the store by the recent fire. can be re5aIrea ,bs
STATE or the weather up 90 this time haviDo rem
dered II impossible for carpenters 70 worn there
ian l2-tf
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FOR SALE.

At Greatly Reduced Prices, for Cash.
lLVER-PLhTED COFFEE SETS On
- white metal, from SId N
Best Silver plated Cake and Card Baskets from
Sup '0'N
Fir:t quality plated Casters q, s, 8, and bottles
from SO up
Plsted Uns, Kettles, Walters, Butterboats ana
SaltstandS, at unusually low prices.
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DRUsHES, CuhBS, P0aATtN, Colog ne
- Bay Rum, &C, az ELLlss
dec al So fd aNeIIue.
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Another Republican Caucus was held in
the Representatives. chamber last night 1t
was designed to assuage the sufferings from
aching back bones and to strengthen weak
knees. They sat long, and talked earnestly
and urgently. 1t is understood that out of the
twenty-six ailing cases among them, eleven
are exceedingly desperate, requiring the mo-
mentary attention of all the spinal. disease
doctors in Washington. They were duly eek
horted" by Messrs. Campbell of Pa, Bing-
ham, Stanton, Watson, Wade, Sage, Cragin,
Colfax, Kunkel, Todd, and Thorington, some
of them beseeching, more threatening, and two
or three giving in after earnestly asking quar-
tiers. 1t was resolved to stand where they are,
with the understanding that about fifteen Of
them are very much inclined to shape their
action in the hall hereafter without saying,
as heretofore-by your leave, sirs-to Messrs.
Giddings, Wade, and Stanton, the directory
sitting en- permanance. About eighty were
present.
Little Rock and Memphis Branch Rail-
road in Arkansss.-0n the application of
the company's agent, few days since, to file
q new map Of the route of the road, lately
adopted differing materially from the route of
which a map was fled in the General Land
omce' some time ago, by the Governor of Ar
kansas the Commissioner has refused to set
ASIDE Inc hrst map and substitute the new one,
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CHEAP EDITION.

Il caulay's History OF England, bound IN one
volume, full muslin. Also, the other editions Is
published
The American Almanac for 1856
All the New Books, as issued from the press
received aud for sale by
GRAY & BALLANTYNE.
len ID d9e eth street
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pACk CANNON BOARDS, DONINoEs
- Playing Cards, Dice and BoNes Children :
Building Blocks, Disseoted Maps, GsInes &C
for sale low by HAMMOND Sr IN ~
Jan l7-3t
WARNING.-MARY ANN WHIFaKEB
w an iHdeHted white girl, left NV residence
Yesterday. All persons are forbid halbotin0 he,
under the penalties Of he law
III. ID. SAWYER
jan IF M, W,&F So Penn avenue
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
~ ~ street Rev. DR. Burchard OF New
YORK city. VIII oftciate and preach In the morn
| ing at IL O'Clock. The Pastor win preach in the
evening. ian I9-lts
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u and Knives without forks Also. an extensive
assortment OF Pearl, Ivory and Horn Handle Pen
and Pocket Knives. imported direct from the cel-
ebrated mandatory Of Joseph Rodgers & Sons
and will be sold al very low prices, by
Ek LUNDY.
jan l5-tr No. lbs Bridge ST, Georgetown
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The Printing Committee President
pro tenn. of the Senate has appointed, as the
Printing Committee Of that body, Messrs.
Fitzpatrick, johnson, and Fessenden.
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Common Piess--Generaf Term.

R~kc0H@.&f6NGf0t
Present Hon Judges Ingraham, Daily and Brady.
FEB q The following decisions rendered; twenty
Richard G. Guttredge W. Jshn r. Slingerlapd.--
Judgment afr med, with COSTS
John Awdse vs.. George NJ. Acknowledgment e.
frmec, with costs.
Robert /: Titon Lesser Observation-Disclosures. H.
@, med, with costs
Luther Chsee VS.. Richard Cox.--Judgment reversed,
with costs.
Albert Journeay Daniel S. Hough.-Juagmens re.
simon waldhein VI. Solomon Licke.--Juegmens 70.
VIM 9. Hossand VS.. George F. Holmes judgments
Geo. d. eantins Henry Acknowledgment reversed,
with costs.
Washington M. Thurman VS.. Joseph B. Thsyer-Judg-
ment reversed, with costa
Alex. Gardner VIM. and Jas. Tapsoots-Judgmsas
Michael o'B,ien vs.. Timothy Casey ct al--Ordsr sp-
pealed from affirmed with ten dollars costs.
J. Beekman Fish and Another va F" =
Motion denied without cost 80 vaarIsa Wool
al. Alex. DENTIST .--
Raib'' ---vt al vs.. the New York and New usvs>
- Ionpany-Order affirmed, with ten dollars costa
A. "so. W shannon VS.. John Burr--JudRmeut revars~A
70 sx cents ana affirmed FOR that amount and coat a
oonr, below and reversed residue without q
.m Hiram Young vs.. John f. Robinson, impl-Jaigms.t
SoLn titzpstrict vs. James Murphy ct al-Jadsssut
Gsrsrdus De Forrest VS.. Geo. c. Byrne-Judgmens A.
VIM. Reynolds vs.. John Acknowledgment affirmed,
Thos Forster Samuel Cspswsll and another--Judg-
ment affirmed, with costs.
Geo. Hubbeh VI. Garrett d. Cark--Judgment affirmed.
with costs.
Kelly h Ferguson vs. Hughes h Jenkins-Judems.k
affirmed with costs.
The Sun Mutual Insurance Company, Va. Hsnzv
dwight Jr.-Ordsr appealed from affirmed, with SO
Edward W. Tiers, OF a. vs. Mathew K. CArnahsu--
Order appealed from, with SO costa.
VIM. Nibo vs.. Terence Donnsiiy- Judgment AHnsdL
Henry Gourdeer Va. WIN. H. Thorp and anothsr-,Judx-
ment sfhrmed with costs
T. p. Saunders va. Moody M. Hall and another--Ordsr
appealed from affirmed, with $40 costa.
Patrick McAnApy Michael Observation-Disclosures
susIendtd and trial ordered 18th February, -
the opening Of court tho defendant TO pay the costs 4
the court below
Moses Franiins,sin VS.. Charles Fox-Judsmeut aaaru
Thos. P. Campbell Vs. Thos W. Higgins-,Judgmsut ~
versed with COST.
David Seaman vs.. sylvanus 8. ward--Judsmsns ~
versed with costs.
Edward W. Hodgson vs. Isaac B. Hammond.-Judg
ment affirmed, with costa
James B. Brady w. Julius PEPPER. Judgment abrmed,
with costs.
Talbot Murden vs. Peter ACKNOWLEDGMENT sdirnsd.
with costs.
Thomas whitock, ct al vs.. Francis Basaos-Judsmsse
afhrmed with costs.
with costs
Peter Poillon w. Henry Coulter. Of al-Judgmsat r.
frmed, with costs
Daniel Griffin VS.. Sheppard G. Ksith.-Judgmsnt Il.
1rmed, with costa
VIM X. TatterssN Richard HaAs-JudrYneut II.
Hrmed with Costs
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There has been . rather better market this week. and
stock Of silver nearly cleared Gold IL sti shipped
I'm the bank stores, yet the continued Drain causes
|easiness, and corresponding pressure the money
rket The rate OF discount moi nominaly hig aer
IN last week, but doubtful uneasy feeling prevails
d capitalists are unwilling to part with money.
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the chief command of the army In the Crimea aud In
Tsu's-
ABIDE camp General Prince Gortschak, will be played
o. the head Of the army Of the South aud will have nis
hesdquar at Kscheneff
General Stewers win lave the command az the army in
Bessarabia.
General OstenSackeD viii remain at Ni,h,laisG aud
Chers0n.
Abide camp General Paniutin will have his head uar-
ters ut Xtomir
Christmas has been celebra ed with great ceremony
The tradi ,pal 1t Deu shame ia all the chu rohes
celebrating the deliverance Of the h3rdss of
Napoleon (such is the given the Grand Armyy
forty years SINCE 1t lisa mode OF celebrating tue
Nativity.
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I. The ports OF Nag6sakt
(Fizen snd Hakodadi (Mat-
smai) shall be open to Brit
ish ships for the purposes of
effecting repairs and obtain
ing fresh water, provisions,
ard other supplies of any
sort they may absolutely
want for the use Of the
ships.
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THE FALL OF HERAT CONFIRMED-ENTRANCE OF
PERSIAN TROOPS INTO THE CITY-RNGLAND's
ALLIES IN DREAD.
Correspondence Of the Lordon Times.
BOMBAY, Dec. II, 1855.
Since the fan OF Herat into the hands Of the Persans
and their nominee and creature Prirce Yusu OF which
gave you In my last such details had reached
us Intelligence from the boissr has dribbled In but
scsntiy and for the most part from that rem
der II less easily verified than usual II bears upon H.
the apprehensions Of Dost Mahomed the feroci tbs
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Of exraordinary works we're entirely oy
special resources falling at upon the present and
Budget Of Is5s-Tbs budget Of 1883 on,v mmenejDg
1t Impossible to state the results befor But
the majority Of which, 1856 led supplement-
credits are not likely to be reproduced and 1t may
therefore be reasonably expected that the facts win
much nearer tue provisions.
Bulge Of budget of 1857 actually submitted
to the examination OF the Council of State Ia balanced
by Of receipts Of 1900 00 To give to this
estimate, according to the Emperors intentions the
greatest possible character Of sincerity and to diminish
the unavorabe chances OF unforeseen Giro umssnces
changes have been introduced into the basis Of the
estimates On the one hand, ia fixing the expenses,
more account has been taken Of the experience Of pre-
'eding years. may quote the expor. premiums, the
ALI oa :, w n en- we' hitherto insuceA have
tolowed they have BEEN estimated according to results
ottsine and cordng 70 the provisions Of 1850 with
regard 70 uteior representations. This almost
tain increase OF receipts ID reserved to provide for the
supplementary s1pensss which able occurrences
may entA The most practical and edlcscous method
discount the future and to keep eventual receipts to
cover unforeseen expenses
TREASURY.
calling your Msjesty's attention for moment TO the pro-
duce Of the osIs AID to the extraordinary expenses It
The loan Of $50, 600 00ok ia completely paid up.
On the LIST o. January Of the present year 476 ooo
were ss sss on ra the loan Of o se mo o m tina
the amount Of the last loan and Of the sup
plement namely
For the 10th part and the instruments DUE which
paid up with exactitude, 234 900 000E
For the snttcpsuops, Ice, Oo0, o0of
In all, 1,120, 900, 900.
The expenses estimated tho loans amounted the
31st Of December for the two yeas 1854 and 1865 to
nearly ZOO, DOC, O00f.
The excess OF resources realized the payments made
is therefore, At the present about 100 600 0ON
This excess added to AIS 600 0oof which remain to be
recovered the last two oans disposabe total
Of 6S6 00 for the extraordinary wants Of the
in 1885, Is 70 true that some expenses Of 1885 have still
be settled but the fact must necessarily tell upon
tae expenses Of 1885, OF which . portion only be
settled and payed Ia 1857.
Thanhs 10 the anticipation OF the reseipts these
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1t by the Emperor Of the n, 'nS ta ~. s ,~..h.
with The a. Petsrshnro Cs,e az he resided for many
years at Berlin and at Vienna ~ O. rh.u nnh,c nn,
and had just left Hanover at monsN ;.ospsas he Ike
non u Gs, I'm. stirred UP BY the uncsd itself
eneygeticsly against Russia Passing throas. ~ To-
M. de Fonton there learnt the disposition of Aus
wards Russia snd the tenor Of the proposals. Aussr~
about to send to ST. Petersburg.
N. de Fonton gave a. Warsaw faithful account Of the
state of public opinion in Germany Prince Psskie
witsch whose be formerly, and the PIN
recommended him In his name, aud In virtue Of his
authority Field Marshal of the Russian armies
ure the Cabinet Of St. Petersburg to accept readily
proposal Of peace that might be made to II.
The advice Of NJ do Fonton had therefore double weight
with Count Nesserode, who after all with the rest Of
his Ministry IL anxious to see peace 70 established
Duke George Of 9eckienburs stret., accompanied Sy
daughter Of the late Grand Duke Mcnael, and Of the
Grand Duchess Helena Pauowna, has left for Germany
service. has often been intrused since the Commence
man Courts and especially to that Of Prussia Ia this
clous m,ssionsnauey, to keep the good King Of Prus
sia In his pho Russian ideas and to gain the Grand
Duke Of Hesse Darmsadt TO the Muscovte cause for II
the psfs M % ss
the Empress Mare-a fact which annoyance
to the Imperial family. Duke George Of Meckenourg-
e x s nas
opinion In Germany ~ regards Russia.
Prince Augustus, of Wurtembsrs brother TO the Grand
Duchess Helen l. s1pested here and sumptuous suite
Prussan army led TO the supposon thst he lntrusted
with ssc special mission TO the Gar but his d not the
He has simply come to pay visit to his sister.
The following changes wifi shortly be officially an
nounced--
Prince Bebutoa win take, professionally, the chief
caucasian expeditiouary army,
Aiddeeamp- General Moursviea will DO appointed to
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Emperor Of Japan.
s. In the ports Of Japan,
either now open, or which
may hereaf er be opened, to
the ships or subjects OF any
foreign nation, British ships
and subjects shall be en-
titled to admission, and to
the enjoyment Of an equali-
ty Of advantages with those
OF the most favored nation,
always excepting the adj
vantsges sccrufpg to the
Dutch ard Chinese from
their existing relations with
japan.
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shocking super.,luon ana Crime

The Rerwde Gensu, publishes the iollowin
A hideous crime has been committed a,
Chabas, which proves what dangerous resuts
the ignorance OF the people may produce. A
mountain peasant, afflicted with rheumatism
had heard from one Of his friends that human
flesh would relieve his pains. Immediately be
set to work to procure some, aDd could think
81 90 5e.;e. f.aa :ssa % ssc-!see hss Gt,ls
daughter young girl Of from six TO seven
years old. He communicated his plan 20 his
wife. who approved Of il.
A. the first attempt the child escaped from
its Infamous parents and refused 10 enter the
house again at night under the plea that they
wished 10 murder her Some oi the neigh.
bors, who could not believe her story soon
sscceedel in persuadiBg bel. aud sbe went home
The neat day one Of the neigbbors. who vas
accustomed 10 -ee the little girl every morning
a, bis house remarked ber absence and went 10
her fathers TO secif she was there, Not seeing
her. he made some inquiries which were unsat-
isisctorily answered. lis suspicion was 5000
excited, and was still further aroused by a
strange odor. which came from . large pot
plaoed on the fire Hc went near aud un.
covering the pot saw the nmtiated members
Of the unfortunate little girl
Both parents are now IN the prison d Thou
en, awaiting their trial.
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FAEsIB.cLr, VI. r.. sept. u, 1870.
t. The ESi,o. d 81. pissssr saA Dsnoerst
pcrosIvesi IN your paper of rvcent ds,s
communication from Il r ssow, u Red
Wing IN relation 90 the Importance oi the
culture ~ irpi, trees consider any rsrsot
Who swaksns an interest 90 the sabjeet IN tho
minds d iarmers who givss practical informs.
'ioo rspe,ing frui, growing. or who, a. q far
n,er IL saece..ful 10 Kissing iruit, . public beu
rfsrtor AItbosgh The stssp,ion ~ The public
10 being spms-hsi enlisted, We have ressop %
telieve that comparatively sv consider The
culture u 'rni, 'r~ss n psrsnouns importance
for ~aetions sp~sk Ioader than words"
BE-, my objsc, in this com munics,ion ia to
enquire n = r ssox, or any Of yoot reader,
r enrespob5en,s. vbetber fruit trees from iilj.
moi, and Indians hurSfie. will stand The s.yer
isy n Minnesota climate. especially % ID.
b'eak prsiriss ~ there are nurseries eon,sin.
log thrifty and good si1ed trees io Wisconsin,
or thi. Territory ~hsrv farmer, here could Oh.
tain sone and fbs, o. any one. can reeeosn-
mend any plaa To protect tbem from The s~,s.
Ivy n vin,sr
Doubtle.. information On thsse points you'd
To- II ysnsral ,sirest CHAs. H. DAusos.
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Rather Pcrplexing.

The late DR.. Wilson, senior fellow OF Trinity
College, Dublin. though very grave mau
himself. was very lond OF quizzing and of puz
cling the country people who came TO inqur,
after their friends and relations in the college
One day, seeing man standing in the court
with II letter in his hand. gaping and staring
about and not knowing where to 60 be walked
gravely up to him and inquired what he want
ed. The nian answered
Sir, can you tell me where may find Mr.
Delahuntsy"
Yes" said the doctor, do YOU see that
building before youY"
Yes"
Then cruelty this quadrangle, aud take the
diameter Of the plot beyond it enter the open
ing before you ascend the ligneous grades, ther
turn TO your left, and you will find him either
peripalouning in his cubcle dominating ia
his lectuary, or percscopounting through his f.
ncstra'
The poor man who understood nothing %
this, and remembered not one word hut tht
last, said:
And pray, sir, what Is the Enestray'
To which the doctor replied
1t is m orifce an edifce TO admit lumi.
nous PARTICLES
"Ah. thank you" said the poor fellow and
be walked of more perplesed than before
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lsss Of Life In California.

From n pamphlet published 10 San Fraocis-
co. We obtain the following information
Taking Q portion Of the notlors Of murder,
that have been publisbeS sIsc 1852 and the
other evidences that We have os record pre-
vious TO that time. ard sincs i viii be Asn
that tbe nomb~r oi tbose Win have net an
untimely end by murder IA truly appalling
The District Attorney NJ San Fsancisco, 10
1882. stated in public spesb. that for the
previous tour years twelve huadred murders
had been committed in the city of San Frsn
cisco. Any ooe conv~rssnt with th~ history
Of "Tbe Great Pacific Emporium sn~e thai
tim, viii readily sgres that crime has 20, d.
minlsbed With The increae of population. II
xas stated On or lear the close Of the yea,
1885. by the pablie prcss, tha. ibs The yesr Just
past, Eve hund-~i murdess bad oceo brongh,
70 their nosice. The comp,Ir ot this work
s..is perfectiy ssis 10 sAylng ;ha; not iess than
Eve ,hoqsand MURDERS have beea committed in
California within the Iast slx yeAFs ! sill als1
here mentioa that from ihs sIAmins'ion dths
old hIe. u daily pap-s. il sppesrs that 'he &C.
cisyenial deaths hAv. bot Desn fxs ~ nnfHfe'
ihan ,ho-e hy murder f1r the ssre rue.
With these faets ts.iort ths pablle caa "
no. readily account for The great ranhsr d
nen tha, have di,appAred 10 Caiifoeri,, rhost
aeods and relations canno' oO,ssn tie 'esai 10
.sllissocs ron .hsr
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rode TO the chase, aud in his present dis,rac
tion Of mind he approached, unawares, tha
part of the country where the old woman with
the white hairs had appeared TO him. anc
which he from that time had carefully avoided
Again the dogs sprung up the height, how ling
and looking iear'ully in the cavern. The al
frighted baron in vain called them hack
They stood as if fascinated to the dreadful spot
but on this occasion no one Appeared to chase
them away. They then crept into the cavern
and from its dark bosom the knight s,ll heard
their meanings and cries.
At last summoning resolution, he sprang
from his horsc. and with determined courage,
clambered up the steep height. Advancing
into the cavern, he beheld the hounds crouched
round wretched messy couch. on which the
dead body Of a woman lay stretched out.
On drawing near her, he recognized the pure
white hair Of the formidable lantern bearer.
The little horn lantern stood near her on
the ground, and the features were those of his
only child.
More slowly than the faithful hounds, who
from the beginning had known their young
mistress, did the unhappy knight become aware
whom he saw before him; but, TO dissipate
every doubt, there lay. on the breast OF the
dead body, billet. on which with her own
blood ber hand had traced the following
"ln three nights the wanderers hair 6ccame
white, through grief for the death Of her lover
She saw il in the brooks Her hair he had
often calleda net, in which his life was entang.
led. Net and life were by one stroke destroy
ed. She then thought Of those holy ones Of
the church, who in humility had lived unknown,
and despised beneath the parental roof and US
q penance, she has besought aims from her
fathers castle. and lived among the rocks from
which her lover fell. But her penance draws
near to an end-the crimson stream fails All
faith"
She would have written father but the
stream Was exhausted. which with unspeakable
sorrow the knight perceived had issued from
deep wound in her len arm.
lie was found by his servants near the
corpse. in silent prayer. his hounds moaning by
his side. lie buried his daughter in the cavern
from which he never afterwards came out.
The unhappy herln, forced every one from
him, his faithful dogs alone he could not drive
away and mourniully they watched together
by the grave of their young mistress. and be
side their sorrowiug lord and when he also
died, their sad howlings first made it known
to the surrounding country