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Affairs In kpn,as,


rcosrespoa ae, CO Of the :, Louis mocrul
I.vsxscS Kar.N NC Q, 1856.
Day oelc-e yes.erisy CHS n the United States
army was ms CITY and mustered The militia, under
oemra Of Cap, walker cut OF the service The came
with The eonpaosss under the command u Col II. 7.
Ttus
the Governor and Captain Walker N relation 10 the mill
tia
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Tenito, -sr-ihe undersigned uent srs q eomrany
., issisnce Isss,s lsri,ory i obee.sles 1 sr cali
g TS4 &C. s4sr ,aaa sa.s ST h . zee tr &C.
std ihteaiersd WIN lpysson b thcss ssgosd who
We weie Seasy 10 svc sssanre d SAVING he iasi q
wssa be- MA & ssss We ~ 2 , s,ss
81 cie prcsscns q, &C; Justly towards be selers
We cculd il restoring pesce ara aa5t . III Inf5tunse
y we s a y.sssl VOW ws ss pss yq .
soush have wished % see yoa GO What ysu have 10
Srsrc. gsSy yoaf scyy sargy yea have soas saeh
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poet. We ihsrs you ~ i ard as' tonseenil that you
f,pasSs SssarI asy der iTeu s.slSoSs sisi.
S6 - sI 9a s lie el 5 sS sGS sse s
therefore services ere no, REQUIRED u you ,Soud think
rs,urn Isyera oseaPaiioss VI ise assurance ~.
sSpe az op asf ~ = III VII sSays re ~ sc y
our tes' esor sne yoa ,aons ss 81 hem, they viii bs
'"'" y - - '''''''',' :. wSLsER. Captain
re Governor, sfsw day, ,.Bce sen, the following lot
ter IN reply 20 the aNove-
rxrcurvr DEPARTMENT, r. Eov. -. iss
Ger, NAL.Ev Cmmsndrg Ccurary Kansas NINA,
mustered INTO rsd Stat service ~ Lawrence Sr-ihe
selv s pSTpos s5msS,
been rcccmplshsd he and GREER
Territory has iust heen received take pleasure in
granting he peirr FOR Zoe Tessols herein mentioned an
viii ocer detailed % musitr out CT service
hi week You VIII please 70 Command
heir krd expressions OF regard ard them
that hiYhiy sprrscata have rendered
tier mpie spd foder Ike ccrduct r. the Of
and order ard phcu again have occasion Cor their
viii urhesai ay sccept her geuerou oer and rely uyon
their hearty ara energetic orsfatfu Wsh.ng you al
happy return etyc bon tud families and
The most sseste sra crugenin pursuits pesce remain
Nth ufeaireapfcG yc9r Cheden. servant
aOt 5tsRT, Governor q Eapsss Territory.
On Ssiurrsy lat sixteen OF the free prisoners
trial In JUG Cato Court on charge Of "murder In
ne erst degreeu for being In the Hickory Point eight
we've acquitted ard set At liberty.
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me charge .gsiasi Ns~rs saddler and Hamilton 70, sc
understand, thai Of forgery, In having, y seged,
ssusd 20 ana forged cset. the Consolidated lottery
Company. u Delaware 20 the great detrment OF hesus
GREGORY and Msury the managers q that institution
The attracts great deal o. ate0ion among policy
uep and The result o. investigation viii no douot be
looked forward 10 with Intense desire BY thousands II
ths CITY and elsewhere The matter Gill he Investigated
further today, when Interesting Developments
rua exp~ctHd.
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CONSOLIDATED LOTTERY OF HAVANA


THIRTY aayp after the date Of drawing The bearer OF
thls tck shal be entitled 10 he Whole az whsieyer
prize msy be dra~n by ts rsmber, In scheme No. 4.
ciass u letter IN 70 be drawn in The city Of HayArA
| Jusa SATURDAY, December 20. 1865.
/ HARMON a LAMAR, Msnagsrs
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ship ossoa. Ifsv'a, from rev orlsara
vrd cripc re day ifcm sE with ran; sunset, NV, An
tl1wng gale
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aARIrIbBiaYgLIiBEsts


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Court Of Common Pleas.
Before Hen. Judge DAILY.
SUIT TO RECOVER THE AMOUNT OF AN ALLEGED



SUIT TO RECOVER THE AMOUNT OF AN ALLEGED
FORGED CHECK.
FEB. 10-RoJert H. Lamont, Assignes Of Chas B. Ran
som, rs The Broadacay Bank-The plaintiff in this
sues assignee Of Chas B. Ransom for 80 5O0 which
had been LOGGED by Ransom in the Broadway Bank. T.
spIeare from the evidence that Mr. Ransom kept an &C
count in the Broadway Bank in the 1885, In March
flast year. check for 50 $780, made payable to Thos.
Van Alstyne and signed by ChAs. B. Ransom was pre-
send ut the bank where it was pronounced go,d Fac
money not then dem anded but the check together
with $3.50 more, deposited in the Bulbs Head Bank
BY boy, in the name OF Thos j. Van Alstyns who, in
$50 which has not since been Claimed nor has Van Al
styne been seen since by the officers Of the bank. Mr.
Rankrm closing bis account 1T the Broadway Bank
In tho following mon disputed the genuneness Of the
by him, and be pronounced it forgery and therefore
eeried the right Of the bank to deduct the $4,000 from
his account.
Dir. Ransom was examined as a wi ness for
not in his hand writing, and that he did not know
any such person Van Alstyne. On cross.
examination Mr.. Ransom admitted that he had kept
club house" st the tine but he refused give the
teller Of the BULBS BEAD Bank proved opening of the
account in the Of Van Atyns in March, 1885, and
that In two days ward the money drawn by Van
Astyns, leaving balance only OF about $780, he
Eark at the time aud they the check good
Mr Wheeler for the Defence c0ntended that the check
was genuine, and not genuine, 1t deceptive
imitation that the defendants should not be held respon
party who had perpetrated the fraud Mr. Gilbert Hayes
bank police agent and other Witnesses considered
experts, were examined and their testimony went to
show that II impossible to cetect any difference in
the signstu of the disputed check and genuine
which produced, pt thst the ink WAS the
same. Verdict for plaintiff for full amount claimed
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FIRE IN SEVENTH AVENUE About three o'clock on
Seventh avenue occupied by Mr. William Jacques trunk
carpet bsg and hobby horse manufacturer. The fire
epread rapidly, and there much difficulty in get
ting waterthe 6remen having to burn the by
Grants to thaw the ice-the whole OF the building
consumed Mr.. Jagues estimates his loss at about
SOCO Insured for So COO in the Fulton. Hamilton aud
farmers Mechanics Insurance Companies The build
ing owned by j. Beaver and insured Ia the Ctzsns
Insurance Company.
FIRE IN TWENTY EIGHTH STREEr.-About the same time
u fire occurred in the Seventh avenue another broke
cut in grocery store at No. Ill East Twenty eighth
street, occupied by Da el Burkeloss about $780, No
iniurane. The building is owned by Mr. Felix Duffy. Da-
msge to building about $500. Loss covered by nsur-
ance in the Farmers Mechanics Iusurane Company of
Philadelphia.
FIRE IN WASHINGTON SrRKET.-About I O'Clock last
night fire broke out in the hay loft of stable owned
by Mr.. T. Cregan and occupied by cartmsn, OF
No. 656 Washington street. From this stable the fire
spread and damaged the building ofsorge Perkins pork
and lard dealer The Ere then extended to two story
brick building, used blacksmith shop No. 658 WASH
rgton street. Damage about $lO0-no insurance. 1t
belongs to Mr.. Thomas Kley. From thence the flames
street, No. 1885, and destroyed them. They owned
by Jonas Sparks, and occupied by different cartmea.
LOSS about S5G0no insurance On Amos street the re
spread TO No. 1873, two story frame dwelrg occupied
ny two families Frederick Dunbrush and Gusavus
Fuller. Tie dsmage will amount to about $50-no in
surance. The building is owned by Mr.. Sparks.
BURNING TWO SHANTIEs-Bstween and O'Clock
yesterday the alarm Of fire in the Second dis
trict caused by the burning Of two shantes In
Sixty fifth street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues
The fire caused from the stove pipe. They were
owned by Charles Hublanden. No insuran
FIRE In BLEEcKER STREET Between and 10 o'clock
last night fire took place In dry goods store No. 256
Bieecker street. kept by Girvan Damage about $780,
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Superior Court-Part First.
Before Hon. Judge Woodruff.

ACTION AGAINST AN INSURANCE. COMPANY.
FsR. 19.7homas B. Coddington The Washington In
suyamce Company.-Ths action policy Of IN
Effected merchandise in the buildings Nos.
and 80 Broad street. which destroyed by are in July
1854 The policy had been transferred from No. Bridge
street to the large iron warehouse fronting Broad
street continued extension Of story in height
to the Of the lot and then communicating with the
first floor Of another brick building fronting Market
to pay the loss, on the ground that the policy
In Nos. rs and 30 Broad street. that it
dio not include the property in Maiketed street SINH
lar suits tried by the plaintiff against other
Offices when the jury found for plaintiff In the present
suit the jury found for plaintiff $567 go
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GERMANY.

is almost needless to say that the scsful aspect Of
affairs is hailed throughout the States Of Germany with
unbounded satisfaction. Commercasts fol esee return
ing prosperity, and the different government hope for
return Of that lethargy which acts sagua I'd against
democratic troublesomeness. Anxious outsidevs, how
ever, apprehend danger to the German future from
dissolution of the ADg!o-French alliance and tbs no
improbable coalition of Russia and France.
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DENMARK

The Diet of Hoisten the 22d ult adopted petiden
that the King should grant constitutional represents
or to the Duchy. The result will be either retirement
Of the ministry q dissolution Of the Diet. @
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ALTON AND TERRE HAUTE RAILROAD.-This
nporsn line Of railway travel regularly ooened
the Eva inst. The ST. Louis Republican referring to
This rr nd, saysThis is another link In railway 70
the and vii bring ST. Louis several hours
III lanie sssbcatd may be said Of this that
mases all the ccppec.',n tor the traveller bouui North
. o East and will be Of the eat thoroughfares OF
] Westsrn and Southern railway travel
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The Hon. Jorhua r. Giddrgs, the free soil member of
Congress- from Ohio, has published in the National Era
q letter declining re-elect'on
The Louisville Cd,ier learns that Mr.. John McMurty
OF Lexington Ky carpenter architect foundry man.
has failed for about $500 his assets not amounting
bali that sum.
john W. Brett, Esq., has been appointed p NJ. at Fish
kill village, Dutchess county N T., in place Of f. Cook
resigned.
Hon. Edward Everett will deliver an oration in New
Haven this evening
Amopg the thropg Of strangers brought to Philadelphia
by the ratnal convention, notice Gsorge Prentice
Of the Louisville Journal JOS Scovie of the New York
Pick; E. g. p. wilkins Of the New York HERALD; G. c.
Burr, ae of the New York Daily Nccs; aud Edward T.
Cross of the Cincinnati Daily Times.
Mr.. Richard b. XII nba sails to-day for Europe In the
Persia.
From New Orleans ard Havana, steamship Caha wba-
G Aexanoer Capt Snow and lady Capt q Wood, Capt
HerI lady and child Ostom, Mrs Dempsey, W Mur
ply, D Lord. VIM Bailey. Rob Woods W Turner, X
Joyce q Jenkins, Mrs @ Peck, Burns, Gould, scu
Ter and lady X Line aud lady II Brownei, Benedict
81 Crnnc Honags and eoyerness; Mrs Leonard
Mics m Jury ID Kenout, h Syringe, 8 Plympton, @
Indsey Coibnt, L Meyer, J Mica, Bnh. M scull.
From Savannah In steamship KnoxvilIe-Cs Arnold g Ar
nSld % hunsr msywsrd nS;hs:aid Ss hcysgnSsnrs
Capt Hammond. Geo Briggs, wcanor, Stone
ana lady, y Hardnway, W Denham, W Backley II San
ford, Fraud Adams Petty Hamilton, Count de
Riersncy MT trsss Mrs. Wo,thIsg,Sn sDd infant Nc
Eipaisin wilders, Jas smaddon, @ Nichols David
Wills-A In steerase.
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CnrRcH DEDICATION IN NEWARK n. 1.-THE Methodist
Episcopal church, situate in Broad street. Ne sark NJ j.,
win bs Appropriately dedicated Friday the I'D inst,
1s.h gtons birthday. The services wll be imposing
Rshop Simp will preach In the mornug and Bishop
Jsres in The evening. The order OF CO enones TO DO
observed is Aayertissd to-day.
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THE CANADA AT BOSTON.
ADDITIONAL EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
THE PEACE QUESTION.
Important Conditions Proposed by
Russia.
SPEECH OF the QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN,
&C., &C., &C.

BosToS, Feb 10, 1866.
The royal mail steamship Canada Capt Lang arrived
at her dock here at five O'Clock this evening" Her mails
win Leave for New York tomorrow morning BY the ear
train.
The Canada encountered continuation of westerly
gales during the whole passage, but met with ice
usual to the season.
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ON TUE 10Th INST
number Of cilzsrs Of Boston eho were corn On We
brate their birthday ofner tkAn In fur yeArs are
mailing preparations tor grand jubn - on tAs 10th last
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ExTR RAORDrNARY WEATHER IN FLoRIDA.-Ex-
tract from letter from gentleman in Florida to his

PAIATKA, Fla. Feb. TO- 1885,
Our weather sim contis ues cold and tsagreesble and
last Moncsy the cold severe that one OF c
zeps being upset in boat Lake George a. several
mica distance from the shore frox to death be-
fore he could cceed in gettng his boat back TO land
nly think of such hor ihe catastrophe In Florida
wo have quite number of strangers here this winter ia
search Of htsh hut they ali disa pponted with the
climate II not coming up 70 the mark as represented
my self am diagusttd with IT, have lived, In the COARSE
my life, eleven years Florida and never uch
weather ss we have had this winter.
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WHEN is A MARRIAGE CoNsUyMArEp "A novel
up before Judge Bacon ~ week. tAe circum
Of which folows-A constabs had levied
upon the property OF q man anr cold It, The owner
claimed that he Was married and tho property was
exempt by law and sued the AstAbo for damages On
the trial 1t shown tha III marriage was
peromed about two hours before the levy was made
ard the Court decided the the marriage had not YET
been eonsummated aud che complainant not .
rid Insn within the nsaning Of the statute The levy
was therefore hid to DO gooc.Sracse Standard, F6.
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CREECE.

The government has raised the duty on breAdstuffs
from one to five per cent
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dignity Of the country. The meeting was chiefly sup
ported BY the sympsthisers of Ma xzni and Kossu,h.
soiree had been given at Aancsestsr to John Bright
and Miner Gibson.
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SWEDEN.

The War Department has drawn a million Of francs
from the treasury for the immediate urgent defence
the kingdom.
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Police Intelligence.
THE CASE OF MRS. CROCKER.

The case Of Mrs. Abbey s. Crocker, arrested suspi
cion Of being implicated In Of abortion upon the
person Of Anne Smith (dscessed which was to have
been investigated yesterday morning before Justice
Osborne, postponed for three days by ceyiordri
from Judge Cerke, of the Supreme Court The principal
witness In the case, Maria Lavenworth s est inuen-
ts. Officer Rynders who was dispatched after her,
turned to Court without her. saying she had LETT for parts
unknown. Miss Taylor and Mr. johnson, aso witnesses
the case have absentsd themselves this very I'm
portant occasion. The matter looks mysterious
than ever When will all the facts come out2 Who Is
to blameS
ALLEGED ROBBERY OF SCHOOL BOOKS.
On Sunday night some young scamps entered the pri
mary school in Second street. In the of the Metho
dist Episcopal church. ard stole large quantity Of
school books and other property. little boy nsmsd
Francis sebbsrsmith arrested by officer Abbott OF
the Eleventh ward police. suspicion Of being impN
rated il tho Transaction. The accused committed on
sbaige OF petit larceny by Justice Wood. por Of
Houston stI and 1853 Attorney This ales
third time this school has been robbed during the last
year.
SHOT IN THE LEG.
On Monday night took place at No. Oak street,
between party OF sailors and others, who had become
slightly inebriated, in which constable named Michael
Doody shot in the leg and severely injured. The
Fourth ward police called upon to the dis
turbance, when o msn named Robert Graham was ar.
rested charge OF dschargng the pistol which
Uoody 1he prisoner subsequently conveyed before
Justice Conpol y, at the Lower Police Court where at
the desre of the complainant, he was discharged from
CUSTODY The pistol not loaded with ball. there beiag
nothing in the weapt but powder and some wadding.
CHARGE OF BEeEIvING STOLEN GOODS.
Jacob Rosenhemer and Isadore Cooper were arrested
Yesterday on charge Of receiving . quantity of glass
ware stolen from the store Of Morgan Smith, Of Cliff
street by two Of their porters James Gordon ana Alex
ancer Cord n the porters In the store,
Iesec and committed to prison charge OF grand lar
ceuy Rose nhemer and Cooper were held for examina
ion by Justice Daviaon Of the Second District Police
Court.
WHO Has LOST BUFFALO RoBEsf-Oficers RELAY and
Conner Of the Twenty first ward TOOK from an old thief
several bnao robes supposed to be stolen, which the
cwrers can have by calling on Capt spoight, at the
station house, twenty ninth street, osweza Fourth and
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THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

Russia said to have made 1t condition previous to
her acceptance Of he propositions offered to her. that
Sxdemnicuion shall be demanded and cession Of terri
tory enacted, ercpt that required for rcsfcion, which
being she not to frify the Aand Isles.
II Is reported that Austria will forth with propose to
the Germanic Diet to adhere to the peace preminares
in order that the representatives. Of Germany may be ad
mitted to the approaching conference.
As the Halifax despatch contained the main facts III
unnecessary here to give the particulars of the
as to how Russia selected Paris the place for the
ference to slight Austris how the Austrian Cabinet is
offended Herewith how Sardinia feels jealous of
Austrian preponderarce; how Russia Intends at
tho last moment to demand in the
Of the general interests cf Europe and Ia
accordance with article ve that England shall be forbid
den to ory Heligoand and to reatc her ships Of
in the Baltic those required for police purpose; only (The
journal des De6ats snts mush.) Further how Napo-
leon claims Commander in- chief, by the treaty Of
London the sole conclude armesce evidenty
false how Holland and other neutral Powers demand
voice In the conference, and hoo Russian preparation
for scar contine as actively these Of the allies.
MILITARY PREPARATIONS OF THE BELLI-
GERENTS.
Iron coated floating batteries, sar to those Of the
the defence Of Cronstadt Military students invited
enter the army of Russia officers. Abundant prepara
tons Of paper money State security is being provided
for forced loan Of 600 COO silver roabes is imposed
on Finland for Its defence
France and England do not sacken in their preparations
for the continuance OF the war;
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THE AMExIsAH National CONVENTION.
The Pennsylvania Anti-Twelfth Section and
the Louisiana Delegations Admittsa-Cau-
cusses OF the Southern Mcxnucrs. &c.

oECONO DAY.
PHILADELPHIA, ESQ. 10, 1855.
The Council met at ten this morning and sst till han.
past ons then met 1t four this afternoon and sourned
at six till Tomorrow morning at ten.
The only business done this afternoon was 10 hear
ne arguments from the Pennsyvanis contestants. Mr.
Edie an Mr.. Dekie had half hour each for tic vic
torous delegation and Messrs. small aad Ashmead spoke
in opposition.
Ina Lde delegation from this State was admitted ~
eighty four 10 forty FIVE.
The South 70 man voted sgAinst the E4ie delegates
The Southern members consider it test 7ote but it
was not exactly 30, and sfost viii be rede to con.
ciijate them Tomorrow.
The Lcaisiana delegati,n has been admis.ed-not on
the PLATFORM but Its crsdentisls-by yeas os nays 5O
The contested sests being now settled We may expect
that businees Will 30 tomorrow though an
effort will be made to dissove and let ali the vsxsd ques
tioas over to FRIDAY. Mcconnell Is about half fud
Tho Southern members holding caucus, and there
at they viii not appear in tho Cowacii
morrow. The Southern membess remained in to hall
few moments after the Council adj,urned by invitation
OF Col Boiling Of Virginia They will hold another eau
to morning, at eight O'clock but Of the
Louisiana delegation informs that nothing decisive
viii be done TAe South, although II has boen partially
beaten, will remain in tho Council The New Yor Ute
about eyerly divided; the rest Of the vote VS. sec
tioraL e.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-02-22
Desperate Duel WITH Rrvo1vEns.-w

DESPERATE Duel WITH REvoLvERs-We
copy the following from the New Orleans
Picayune Of the 9Th inst:
at will be remembered that about two
months ago man named Bell, from Cahawba,
Ala, was arrested in. this city on a charge of
having fired at and seriously wounded his
lrother-in-law, Mr.. Quarles. After being
taken to Cahawba, a hostile message passed be-
tween the parties. and they came to Louisiana
for the purpose of wiping out old scores accord
ing to the CODE Sunday last was the time
fixed for the meeting; a spot near Lake Pont-
chartFain the place, and revolvers at twenty
PAGES formed portion of the appointments
1t is said that they fired five shots each, Quar-
les receiving three shots and Bell but one
Quarles received one shot in his right ear, an
other in his left cheek, third in his shoulder
and fourth passed through his hat. The
shot which Bell received was in the upper and
posterior portion of his right hip. None o.
the wounds are expected to prove fatal. Yes
terday the parties returned to Alabama, &C
companied by their respective friends"