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BALTMoRE,-'rhomas Swan, ESQ.,, was
inaugurated on Monday MS Mayor Of Bali.
more. 10 his address Mr. Swan pledged
himself TO appoint no officer unless found to
be competent and suitab Q, and Of und oubted
character aud eflicieucya BE- ~
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ROCKFORD, ILL.,, Nov. ll.-John f. Taylor
Sheriff Of Winnebago county, in cndeavor--
ing to arrest Allted Cunningham this morn
ing, charged N stealing was shot dead by
the prisoner vi % Immediately fled to the
woods. A large number Of citizens pursu-
ed, captured and iodged him in Jail. Great
excitement and strong disposition TO lynch
him was manifested, which however was fl
nslly prevented.
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SUDDEN DEArH.- Washington, Nor. o.
Richard NJ Heath, formerly assistant editor
of the American Organ, and son of the late
Commissioner of Pensions, was found dead in
his bed this morning, after u brief illness.
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TgE STORY TOLD EMPHATlcALLY.-We
learn that n very esteemed friend of ours,
II prominent commission merchant of this
city, yesterday received from Know Moth.
ing in Tennessee, n dispatch something like
this:
tennessee gone to hell; Kentucky right
after her; three feet water on. Cumberland
Shoals; river (SaltD risng."eLa. Courier
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-11-21

A TOUCHING Dirty IN PRosE.-When
Seth got home from mackreling, he sought
his Sarah Ann, and found that she, the heart.
less one, had found another man. And then
most awful tighths got, and so he went
away, and bound himself to 60 and cut live
oak in Florida. lie pined upon the live oak
lands; he murmuled in the glades; his axe
grew heavy in his hands, all in the wild wood
shades. Mosquitoes bit him everywhere, no
comfort did he get; md oh! how terribly he
did get Bit Al last, despairing of relief, and
wishing himself dead, he went into the woods
a niece, and chopped off his own head
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-11-21

TIM OLpES TIMs.-Henry the Eighth
made u law that all men. except servants,
might read the Scriptures, but no women,
except ladies' who had leisure to ask some.
body the meaning. This law was repealed
by Edward the sixth.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-11-21

A REGULAR "SsLL."-A lady, in Cinein.
natl, Ohio, was recently detected pocketing a
package of gloves, while making some pur.
chrses' She was accused of the theft, and
with tears handed out $50 bill to pay for
the stolen package The merchant took out
S6'lo, and gave her the change. Subss.
quen.ly he discovered that the $40 bill was
counterfeit . n rrH t -
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-11-21

CHICAGO, H., Nov. 1.-THE Springfield
Register (Dem.) says Bushanan's majority in
Illinois will be about 6,l00. Bissel's Re.
publican) for Governor 7,lOO.
The Milwaukee Sentinel makes Fremont's
majority in Wisconsin 10000. The Repub.
lcans have majority in the Senate and 20
in the House.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22.-Trade active
mining prospects good. Senator Weller is
PROSTATE with severe illness. News is un.
important. Indian troubles in Oregon threa-
ten TO become more serious. Governor Ste.
vens who had advanced to the Walla coun-
try to negotiate for peace was obliged to re.
turn. The entire country, North and East of
Dogs river is in possession of the Indians
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-11-21

CLEANING STovEs.-Stove lustre when
mixed with turpentine and applied in the
usual manner, is blackvr, more glossy and
durable than if put on with any other liquid
The turpentine prevents rust-and when put
on an old rusty stove, will make it look MS
well as new. The odor of the turpeniine
passes off quickly.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-11-21

~ Three things rs good as their betters
dirty water 10 extinguish fire, n homely
wife to blind man, and Il wooden sword to
Il coward.
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DEATH OF Elk GOVERNOR MARTs.-Hon.
Joshua l.. Martin, an ex governor of Ala
bama, died at his residence in Tuscaloosa on
the I'd inst .aat- .H
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BALTIMORE, Nov. 1.-The office of the
American at Norfolk, was destroyed BY fire
yesterday. A party charged with incendi.
uryism has been arrested. -+s, f''ss
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Tho President has appointed Thomas Gun.
ninghanl, of Beaver, (Pa.) to the Supreme
Judgeship Of Kansas, 10 supply the vacancy
oceasioned by the death Of Judge BarrilI.-
Mr.. Cunningham is one Of the electors on
the Buchanan ticket in Pennsylvania. st !.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-11-21

s33~ An exchange, says the Presidential
election passed off very quietly in New Or
leans. There were not more than seven or
eight lrishnsen and Duichmen killed on the
occasion, and Il score or two badly wounded.
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a CASE OF MoDEsry,-An exchange very
gravely iniorms US thaSa young man, who
was recently bathing in the AiiAsosri river,
seeing number OF ladies' approacl,, drown. ;
ed himsel from motives Of delicacy.
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Laugh when you win:
II you lose, try again.

While we are beaten, our country and the
right stand strong in the affections of the
great majority of the American People. Sec.
tionalism is rcbukcd. Partisan Theology is
rebuked. Commerce and trade, labor and
manufactures thrive and prosper. We look
out upon thirty one States, and thirty one
stars to represent them upon Union flag,
flying In the breeze, and in the midst of our
misfortunes find abundant cause for congratu.
intiOn.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-11-21

0a- The following is private dispatch.
New Orleans, Nop. il.-Rce has declined
and scarcely commands Sc.
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R- VIM. N. Murphy, ESQ.,, Chief Engi.
neer Of the Georgia and Florida railroad,
died at Americus in that State, on the 9th
inst
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SHAKING HANDs.-Two duellists aving ex
changed shots without effect, one of the BE-.
conds interposed, and proposed that the par.
ties should shake. hands. To this the other
second objected to as unnecessary; "for," said
he, their hands have been shaking this half
hour"
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sR- Cabinet nongers for the Buchanan
administration hre already about The fol.
lowing is the first programme:
Secretary of State-D. s. Dickson, New
York. -......
Postmaster General-B. Il. Hallet, Mass
Secretary ofIreasuty-R. NJ. Il. Hunter Va
Secretary of War--John Slidell, Louisiana
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BREADsTUFFs FOR ENGLAHp.-The Phila.
delphia American says "During the last
month there was shipped from this port by
packets and steamers over eighty thousand
bushels of wheat, fifty thousand bushels of
corn, and ton thousand barrels Of flour 10
England"
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tB- William Wilson, one of the recently
elected New York Alderman, was Yankee
Sullivan's second in his fight with Morris.
sey. Nice Alderman that 300
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THE MooY.-Dr Scorcsby, in an account
that he has given of some recent observations
made with the Earl of Russe's telescope,
says:
"With respect 10 the moon, every object
on its surface of one hundred leet was now
distinctly to be seen, and he had no doubt
that under favorable circumstances it would
be so with Objects sixty feet in height. On
its surface were cralers of extinct volcanoes
rocks and masses of stones almost innumer-
able. He had no doubt that it such build
ing as he was then in were upon The surface
of the moon, it would be rendered visible by
these instruments. But there were no signs
OF inhabitants such rs ours, no vesige OF
architectural remains TO show that the moon
is or ever was inhabited by a rage of moras
similar to ourselves. ltpresentcd no appear
ance which could lend to the suppostion
that it contained anything like the green
fields and lovely verdure of this bs,uttnl
world of ours. There was no wnter-visible
not sea, or river, or even the measure of Il
reservoir, for supplying town or factory; all
seemed desolate." ...
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A CnIMpASzEE.-The Normandie of Rouen
says; "Considerabe animation prevailed OH
Friday in this port in consequence of the ar.
rival in the Alphonse, from Goree, of female
chimpanzee, which is on her way to Paris, 10
be placed in the Jardin des Plantes. This
animal was procured at one of the stations at
Senega. She walks erect, has no tail, and
tho hands Qor they are real undoubted hands)
are without hair. Her face resembles that OF
II negress of the ugliest kind. She seems
quite at ease with the persons whom she be.
holds for the first time. She is TO be placed
at Paris with the male chimpanzee already
there al .H 4..
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-11-21

"95 How we printers lie," US our devil
said when he got up too late for breakfast.
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TANsEY FOR GARGET.-A friend Of mine
informs me that 1ansey is sure remedy for
the garget in n cows bag-that my COW that
has the garget will voluntarily eat green tan.
sey by the handful Ms she would hay. If
this is the case, the public ought to be ap.
prised of it. have had no occasion to try 1t
since have been apprised of the remedy.
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NEVER DEsPAIR.-The New York Express
urges the conservative opponents of Demo.
cracy and Seclionalsm not to despair De.
feated today we re.organize tomorrow. We
have both heart and hope for future work.
We say to our friends, stand firm. BE not
cast down, nor dismayed.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-11-21

ANCIENT CHURcHEs IN PHLApELPHIA.-Th
Oldest church in Philadelphia is the Gloria
Del, which was erected in 100, on the same
site us its predecessor, which was built of
logs, and served the double purpose Of a
place of worship and defence against the
Indians. Christ Church Is where Washing.
ton and FraukIin worshipped. It was also s6
first log building. The present edfce was
finished in 1853. Its chime of eight bells was
brought by Capt. Budden from England, free
of freight, tnd, in compliment to him, rang
out joyous peal on his arrival. The good
"Queen Anne" presented part of the com.
muEiOn service in 1908.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-11-21

ST. LOUIS Nov. !l.-Returns from 80
counties mostly complete, give Buchanan 49,
352, Fillmore 1886, the same counties in
August gave Ptlk. 1920, Ewing 2l,2s0.-
These counties constitute Fillmore's princi.
pal strength.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-11-21

MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSIONAL ELEc
TIos.-The following members of Congress
have been elected in Massachusetts:
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AN OLD RELIp.-A servant man belonging
to Mr.. Robert BANNER, while ploughing on
a Tobacco field qp his plantation in Albemarle
county, recenR brought to the surface n
gold ring, on which was engraved the name
of the owner, Rebecca Harper, and. the date
l746. one hundred and ten years ago.
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acknowledges comPlnV ry notice in an
exchange in the following style: "We scarce.
ly know, dear sir, how to thank you suffi-
ciently. We wish you were son of the
President of the United States, and we were
vnnr fnihern
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-11-21

Praise man for knowing the world, is Of.
ten to commend him only for his knowledge
of its dirty lanes and crooked alleys. Any
fool knows tlIe broad paths-the squares OF
life, .--W .er.- a.ra ...t
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-11-21

BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. l2-Brevet Briga-
dier General James Bankhcad, of the u. S.
Army, died here TO day. [Gen. b. was the
Commander OF the Military Department of
the service for the country East Of the Mis-
sipp river, and his headquarters was at
Baltimore. l. -C0nstitutionaiisl. lC 20
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liberty, and they have been the Better for IT,
out we are not certain that liberty and De.
mocracy are always and e,ernally concident.
Democracy in the opposition is one thing,
Democracy in power is another. While
working up to power, Democracy and popular
Liberty may go hand in hand; perhaps it is
necessary they should go so, but graspng
Government it is not certain that Liberty may
not be forced to find another champion to
protect her against Democracy itself We
fear so at least, and we are more solicitous TO
have represented in Government the true and
best interests of the country, than the acci-
dental tendencies of popular voltion.
For tho present, therefore, while it is still
unsettled whether democracy, as n dictator,
can be trusted, while, in fact, both in France
and at the North there are indications that
she is unwise, irregulated and dangerous;
when her violations are prompted by the mos,
unworthy motives, and when she will brook
no check upon them, but will override and
trampe down the most cherished conscrva.
tisms OF society that may happen to stand in
her way; we are ready TO hold on to oul
present moorings until we see further, and
submit rather to the disparaging comparison
with other States, presented by South Carroll
M to-day, than to change at once to another
and more questionable system.
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ATTEMPT TO GREATS INsURREcTIoN.-
The Ouchita Clap Register of the 18th says:
awe have learned that a man by the name
of James Hancock, has been arrested in Un'
ion county Ark, for distributing fire arms
among the negroes in Union county, Ark.
and on the borders of Claiborne and Union
parishes. There was to bs,sssn ng,l copcen-
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otH-Col. p. W. Porter, inventor Of Port.
er's Rife, died at his residence, near Memph.
ID, on the 7th- inst, Of inflammation of the
brain.
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RELIGION AMONG The SEMINoLEs.-In Au.
gus, Rev. II. +. Buckner baptised eight
Seminole indians. lie writes: '
"Among those who came forward for prayer
were many young Indian men of promise; be
sides the notorious Abram, Ihe negro chief
who has 80 long led these wild forest
children"
AL-am was well known in the Florida war
ms one of the most mischievous spirits ever
encountered by the whites during that pro.
longed contest.
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DENocRAcy-ByA A DEMOCRAT.
From the Charleston Standard, Nov. A.


The General Assembly of this State will
meet at Columbia to-day, to cast the vote 81
South Carolina for the President and Vice
President of the United States, and will pre-
sent scene very different from that which
will be enacted in other sections of the Union.
While, elsewhere, we have reason to believe
that there will be great excitement; that
political machinery will be brought to bear;
that the worst passions will be appealed to
by the worst OF men; that those who aspire 10
be the exponents of an enlightened age will
exhibit their fitness for that office by leading
mobs; and that all the people Of every other
State, at no matter what Inconvenience and
expense, must quit their homes and force
their way to the polls--some hundred and
seventy gentlemen will quietly assemble at
the State House, and with an order and de-.
corum that will be rarely Witnessed in any
other deiberative assembly, will cast the vote
of the State and forthwith return to their
homes again, with no more of popular distur-
bance than might the meeting Of the Corpo-
rators Of Railroad.
This may not be Democracy; we rather
think it is not of that type of Democracy so
:ranscendant at the North, but we believe it
is Liberty. 1t is an expression of the popular
will us perfect, perhaps, us could be devised.
II ia, thn ind SC ool
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Col. BENTON ON THE UNIoS.-Col Ben.
ton has consented to lecture in Boston dur
ing the coming winter. His subject is the
Union, and in his letter accepting the invita-.
tion, he says:
81 believe there is danger of dsnnion, and
that the first step towards averting that dan.
gcf is 10 face It and iatbom it. After the
depth and nature of the disease is known,
the remedy can be considered, which, with
me, must be concilation, not coercion; IN np-
pication to all the feelings of patriotism, ma.
Ltional pride, and mutual interest, which Ger.
NV animate the great majority in both
~ thx VI an attempt to unite
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Ell LbANo EsTAcAno

The Southcuomost portion of that vast re-
gion lying between the settlements Of New
Mexico and those OF Texas, Arkansas, and
missouri, has i9pg been The most dreaded
portion oil whal was Known as the "Great
American Desert. Not that iii the bnrren,
sandy waste, "hlch NIL our notions OF a de-
ser'' Ior' stranse 70 say 'his much reared
Jornddd IS coVe,fu throughout with luxuri'
ant CROWN OF fsama grass, one OF the most
nutritious that y'n DO found ior cattle. Ev-
erywhere aoouH'' Is also to be found the
mezqute root production so remarkable,
as TO be termed ny captain Pope subterra-
mean iorestfron the fact that it penetrates
the enrtl, to tfpth OF seventy feet, with
ramliications NY The branches of tree, and
with clear ha'{ wood stem from hve to
eight lnches III 'fameter'
win 'wo sl2, sege'ao'e pfouu'uons US
'"eSe "o"'V''Na N'''"s ", '"e'ia"ho Es'";
'"uo u'es not seem 'huch IKE I" uo'er'' ic'
'"'" II undoubtedly ~ ir0''' '"e absence o'
""'o'' 'ie"oo IL 'of''s u" eN'''ora'""ry par'
''er " '"e '"'ercou'se oe'"ee" New MEXICO
""u '"o o"''eu ''"'e'' anu AZ 'es t'sh'
"''o'' '''e '''''H VI ''e o'',''e'" '"''''c n"''-
wa! 'ou'0' ''' o''''u0'''', "a SUI. ''o'e Ser'-
Jus ove'e"'pe 'he u"peu'''eS o' 'hlS
u,'e''' ''e o"'''' "'''eS government import
0' 'o'po ,o''y '"''e'' '''''' 'pc ''"s'' "ho 'hey
"'' Nv" III "''N' USE '"e'e 'o' 'n.,''"'! Pur.
' o"'''e'' '"'',''' 'e'p ''''w'ss' ano
N "'' ."e.e.o'e o'e'"eo necessary 20 seine
s".''' VI o"' army 'ns"e'' s1sI's ~ VOTE
' 'e"'.'! ~, '''o '.''o'sy ~ "a.e''
p'''"'"'' III '''o o''''Es e''ss''. !
f:'" "''o '""u''e' W vi's'-'a'
eee"'y Puo's"eu iu'' E"ccopn'set. ane
n". ""''e 'ue0''' 'e mas 'le' "''"s
% 4" ''''"'P" VI Nv o'"'"''y '"H'"o'e''
""n '' Consequences "'!' W 'c'' ny future
s'",'"''o"'' No' "",y Is "e S""N'e r"'l''
'enue'eu '"u' P'"c''c"o'e 'or 'he passage OF
,"''""'' '"' "''"a,'l oPe"'u u' 10 so.''e''e"'
w s'''o '''e',er '. w. "''',s ''e "u'"n'"se
Oh no. oe'ng h''leu oy eo'u IN w'h'er' affords
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VOL. IX..--N0.s 426.

q, DisoovERIEs OF THE PRESENT CEsrpaY.--
Some of the most wonderful results Of hu-
man intellect has been witnessed in the last
Fifty years II Is remarkable how the mind
OF tho world has run into scientific investi-
CATION and what achievements il has effected
in that short period. Fulton launched tho
first steamboatin 1907, now there are 5000
steamboats, traversing the waters Of America
only. In 1925 the first railroad wxs put in
operation in massachusetts, In 1900 there
wns no. single railroad ip the world. 10
the United States alone there are now 49,.
1877 miles of rnirond, costing 928k 200, 900
TO build, and about $4,000 miles of railroad
in Europe The electric telegraph had its
beginning in l845. The electric magnet
was discovered 10 1919, and electrotyping 10
still later invention. Hoes printing PRESS,
capable Of printing 10000 copies an hour, is
= very recent discovery. Gas light was un-
known in 1900; now every city and town Of
any pretence is lighted with gas, and we
have the announcement of still greater dis
covery, by which light, heat, motive power,
may all be produced from water with scarce
! !, npy cos, Daguerre :, communicated to
! tile world his beautiful invention in 1e3sy.-
Gun cotton aud chloroform are discoveries
but n few years old. Astronomy has added
a number of new planets to the solar sys-
ten. What will the next half century &c.
complish! We may look for still create.
discoveries; for the intellect of man is awake.
exploring every mine Of knowledge and
searching for useful information in every de-
partment of art and industry. ...s.t
THE SwANzEy MURDEs.--The murderers
of young Chance, whose body was lately
found near Swanzey Village, under circum.
stances showing that he had been murdered
Vanderhoof, who was seen in his company
shortly before Chance was missing, and who
was suspected Of the murder, tainted on be.
ing charged with it. He implicated man
named Dexter, who has been ARRESTED, and
both have been committed to Taunton jail
These brutal wretches admit that the victim
(who was n peaceable and industrious young
man, was slain for the patry sum of S30
which he had about him, and which was di.
vided between thein-Vanderlioo receiving
81, the most, for intlictng the fatal blow
Providence Neics. G4
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called ether by notice given by the Gov.
ernor of each State. On the second Wed
nesday in February Congress will open the
returns and count the votes.
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EcToRs.-The peo-
bc duty of choos,
DE.ectOrs. The next
line is the meeting of the
their votes for the Presiden-
This is done on the first
December, the Electors being
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-03
THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, january ., 1866.

WEDNESDAY,, january 2, 1856.
After our report closed yesterday a ballot for
Speaker was taken, as follows:
Banks, 1903; Richardson, ~; Fuller, 32; Pen
nington, 6; scattering, s. Whole number OF votes
2lS; necessary to choice110.
Mr.. MILLSON moved that the Presidents Mes
sage, transmitted to the House on the 3lst OF De-
cember, be now read. He argued in favor of his
propositions and incidentally said that in judg-
ment it was an admirable and excellent State pa
per.
Mr.. STANTON said that the President had inde-
Gently thrust the message in the face of the mem
bers of the House. IL was the most disreputable
document that ever emanated from an officer, and
falsifes the history the government from its or
ganzation down to the present day In every par
ticular. He raised point of order, obecting To
the proposed reading OF the message, on the ground
that it was not competent for the House, in its
present coadition, and in the absence OF an organ
ization, to take any cognizance whatever OF the
message.
Mr.. MACE moved that the whole subject be laid
upon the table, which question was decided in the
affirmative--yeas IFS; nays 81
The House again voted with the following result
Banks, l0l Richardson, II; Fuller, 30; Penning-
ton, scattering, 5. Whole number OF votes
2l3--necessary to a choice, 107.
The House then, at 8 IL o'clock, adjourned.