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Marriage of Slaves,

The clergy of the slave States, who are not
utterly destitute of all conscience, have a rath-
er difficult task to perform, to acquit them
selves of their obligations to the shareholders
and to their own consciences in the question
of marriage of slaves. Some of the South
Carolina clergymen are now engaged in resolv-
ing these difficulties. At the late Convention
of the Episcopal Church in South Carolina, it
was resolved that, in consequence of the
many and serious difficulties arising out of the
marriage relation among slaves, and the per-
picking questions which thus force themselves
upon Christian men, and especially upon Chris.
tian ministers, a committee of seven be ap-
pointed to prepare report, defining When and
in what circumstances clergyman may law
fully unite any two slaves in marriage" We
shall wait to see whether they adopt the course
recommended by New England STAKEHOLDER
of early times, to "marry them Just a leetls."
We see no other way of COMPROMISING
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China.

/ The Hong Kong correspondent of the Lon
doa IVses, writing on the 9Th of July, gives
tn following as the course resolved upon by
IL I'd Elgin:
I A few days after this mail has been dis.
p, tched, the Calcutta, the Shannon, the Pearl,
tt Inhexible, the Hornet, and two gun boats,
W Il proceed northward to rendezvous at Sharg.
b i, and to proceed thence to the mouth of the
ri Ter Pei-ho, on which river Pekin stands.
Arrived at the nearest point to the capital,
L lrd Eigin will dispatch to the authorities, for
t. .nsmission to the Emperor, a letter requi-
r 1g the Emperor within specified time either
Il recognise or repudiste the acts of his off
IT'S at Canton. If the Court of Pekin repudi-
3 -es Jeh, and pays compensation for past in
j ries, and gives security against their recur.
nce-well. If, as is most probable, either no
otice be taken of the letter, or disposition
: shown to entangle the Ambassador in ques.
ons of ceremonial, Lord Elgin will declare
Z ar, and thus relieve the relations of the two
lowers from their present anomalous position
anton will then be occupied, the trade of the
orthern ports will not be unnecessarily inter.
cred with, but such further proceedings will be
t.hen as may be necessary to bring the Court
Ct Pekin to reason"
The same letter states that young Ameri-
an, named Eli Boggs, had been tried at Hong
Kong, for piracy and murder. He was scquit-
ed of murder, but found guilty of piracy, and
'sas sentenced to transportation for life.
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Only those who have suffered all the miseries
of Dyspepsia in its various forms, can sppre
ciate the value Of medicine tina. will cure this
disease. TO all who would find a remedy, we
say, try the 0Sygenated Bitters. 70
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OXYGENATED BITTERs.

The following from sc OF agents, who is too well
known in his State need endorsing by US will be
read with interest BY DySP4ios
LEBANON, n. H., february %. 1856.
GENTLEMEN: Please send by express another box OF
Orygendted BterS nearly out. These biiters
have recently been used with unusual benefit by
her of my family, who has derived more advantage from
il than from all other medicines which fact being known
greatly influences the demand for the biers There is
profession in which reputation for truth and
ity is desirable than in that Of apohecary and
for this reason have always been careful in recon-
mendng remedies. But feel perfectly safe in advising
all who troubled with dyspepsia to resort at once
the Orygsnded Biters.
Yours, tTE'' %,
GEORGE s KENDRICK.
To SETH w. Fowl 4 Co, BOs01l
Prepared ard sold, wholesale ana only by SETB
w. FOWLE co, 13S Washington street, Boston
Mass, and for sale ~ heir agents everywhere ~
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Wisconsin.

The Republicans of Wisconsin have nomina-
ted the following State ticket:
For GorernOr- Alexander w. Randell, of
Waukesha
For Lieutenant Gorernor-Carl Schurz, of
jefferson
For Secretary Of State-J. l.. V. Thomas,
Rock.
For Treasuer-Samuel D. Hastings, Trem-
pelsu.
For attorney General-Mortimer M. Jack
son, Iowa.
The following is the ticket nominated by the
Administration party:
For GOuern0r-Jam es B. Cross, Milwaukee.
For Lieutenant GoUernor-E. ID. Campbell,
La Crosse.
For Secretary Of State-David W. Jones,
Lafayette
For Treasurer-Carl Habich, Dane.
For attorney Generol-Gabriel Bouck, Win
nebago
For Superintendent observation-disclosures C.
Draper, Dane.
For Bank Comptroller C. Squires,
Iowa
For Prison Comn,issioner-Edw McGar.
ry, Dodge.
The Official Vote of Vermont
Burlington, September l2.-Annexed are
the official returns of the vote for Governor, as
cast at the election a few days since:
Fletcher, Republican and K. N. 25,675
keyes, Democrat l2,0l4
Scattering 22O
Majority for Fletcher l3,44l
In the Senate, the Republicans elected all
their candidates, While in the House there will
be but 80 Opposition members against 1879 Re-
pubhcans.
Calumny Refuted.
The London Missionary Society, which has
had line opportunity to examine the workings
OF West India emancipation, makes the follow.
Ing declaration in it last annual report:
" In the West Indies, the old and oft-repeated
calumny Is refuted, that starvation is the only
corrective for negro incidence and the whip
the only effectual stimulus to exertion. There
We behold our former slaves, by honest indus
Try acquiring, in many instances the posses
slons OF men by whom they were regarded but
as goods and chattels; and we see them ex
pending tie fruits of their toll, not as their
owners often did, in the qualification of low
wees, but fer the support of their Christian
teachers and in securing for their children the
dressings of instruction"
The Coal Lands of Virginia.
=, one hall of tract of land containing three
thousand mo SIX hundred acres, on Mill Creek and
Eih river, Six miles from Charleston, Virginia,
was sold, week or two since, to Thomas
Sor"in and others, of Ohio, for $4,000
subsequently, another fourth of the same tract
was sold to the same parties for $4,000 This
tract abounds in very fine camel coal, and was
soId LOT delinquent taxes, only fifteen years ago,
Tor lew hundred dollars.
Inc coal fields of Western Virginia are two
hundred miles long by one hundred wide, giving
Work king area of twenty thousand SQUARE miles
AT the falls of the kanawha, the coal seams in
the mountain aggregate one hundred and TWEEN.
ty feet in thickness.
We learn from the Manchester American
that there are published in New Hampshire
Three daily papers, and forty weekly. Of the
aailes, one is published in Portsmouth, and
Two In Manchester. One of these is Republi.
can, and two neutral. 1he weeklies are divided
INTO thfty political, seven neutral, two religious
"nu one agricultural. Eighteen of the political
sPsrs are Republican, and twelve Democratic
ne MAJ chester american thinks the numbe,
81 The local press too large.
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CHAPLIN BAIL FUND.

The Editor of the Era acknowledges the
receipt of the following sums, on account of
Chaplin's Bail:
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PHILADELPHIA AGENCY FOR TIE ERA.

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English Gossip.

Sie:4ake the following from London letter
datd Aug. ~:
FTsnnyson is at the Lakes, in i'll health, to
WhShs fear, his opium eating habits have not
q little contributed. Dickens, with his anna.
ten troupe, has had perfect ovation in cot.
tor spinning Manchester. The first number of
Tn .ckerays new serial is to appear on the LIST
Of November, and to be entitled The Virgin.
iaDs which sounds as if American scenery and
chs eacter were to figure in it. The first three
vol imes of Carlyle's Frederick the Great are
in be press the matter has accumulated on
hiH as be proceeded, and this is but an install
neat of what he himself considers his magnum
lof marimum) opus. l must add, that among
litt tary notabilities who have become con-
ve,ss to Spiritualism, is now to be named
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the poetess, re.
cefaly enriched by the munifcent bequest of
JOIN Kenyon, and whose little son, boy of
hi, Q, is las becomes the child of poet father
an mother) perfect marvel of precocity in
mscic and song"
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American Inventive Genius in Europe.

Whitworth & Co., of Manchester, England,
are now constructing for R. Hoe g. Co., of this
city, two of their famous ten-cylinder lightning
presses for the London Times, similar to that
which Messrs. Hoe & Co. are themselves con-
structing in this city for the Tribune. The
same Manchester firm are also constructing
one of Hoe & Co.'s six-cylinder presses for the
London Morning Star. Also another for the
Manchester Times and Examiner. Messrs.
Hoe q Co. are likewise personally constructing
in this city of their six-cylinder presses for
a new Illustrated weekly, to appear about Christ
like the older and slower of our two presses)
for the Manchester Gudrdidn-makipg six in
all of Hoes power presses, now being con-
structed for leading British journals. York
Tribune
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Destructive Fires in Boston.

Boston, Sept. IA fire broke out in North
ampton street, in this city, this morning, in the
extensive cordage factory of Messrs. Sampson,
& Tappan. The damage to the machinery and
building amounts to about $4,000, and is In
sured 1t was probably the work of incendia
ry. The third story and roof of the factory
were burnt. 1t had been in operation only
month, and yesterday was the first time that
the whole of the machinery was put into opera
ton.
The Metropolitan House, in fremont street
was damaged by fire this morning to the extent
of 81, 900.
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Later.

NeU York, September 1.-THE AmeEican
mail steamer Baltic arrived at this por this
morning, bringing dases from Liverpool {, the
I'd instant.
The steamer City eff Baltimore arriv, at
Liverpool on the I'd inst.
The news from India is a continuation - the
details of scenes of horror, but no new ins dent
of importance had transpired. ii
Mscaulay, the historian, is to be rails 4 to
the English peerage.
The English crops have been secured i fine
condition.
Diplomatic relations have been resume with
Constantinople.
There is nothing definite with regard l. the
Atlantic telegraph. 1t is reported that V-.rnon
Smith retires from the board of control. s
The details of the Indian mutiny teen with
further atrocities. The French papers p blish
dispatch affirming that mutiny had sheasn it.
self at Bombay, but had been suppressed
The United States frigate San Jacint and
the Portsmouth and Levsnt were at Sha ghae
July 4. A conference had been held the ;, be-
tween Lord Egin aud the French and E gish
commanders.
The Emperors NAPOLEON and Alexand sr are
to meet shortly at Dprmstadt.
1t is rumored that secret treaty between the
United States and ,dexico provides th t the
former furnish 1900 to 10000 armed ,olun-
teers, to take Caba under the Mexican fsg, in
case of a war with Spain.
The threatened rupture between Napsss and
Piedmont has been eispelled.
The British MiniGer at Florence has ,etired
from his post, on act cunt of an alleged suit ir
a matter of etiquette;
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Maine Election.

Portland, Me-, Sept. l4.-Rsturns from
eighty one towns give Morrill,, Repul Ii IAN,
2O,244 votes, and Smith, Democrat, 1882
votes.
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FOREIGN SUMMARY.

We have again three days later news fire. (
Europe, by the arrival at Halifax, from I, ,
erpool, of the Cunsrd steamship Europa 7 ,
British Parliament was prorogued. It was ,
general impression that the Atlantic telerra b
cable would be sold for a telegraph line 10 f, ,
dia. The Queens speech congratulates ParI ,
ment on the peacesble aspect of affairs in 1
rope, and expresses the belief that the stipp /,
tons OF the treaty of Paris, through the earn |,
efforts OF the contracting parties, will eventus /,
be satisfactorily settled. She alludes, with {
treme concern, to the Indian war, and expires !.
determination to omit no effort to quell &c
rebellion, and she has full confidence that &c
power at her disposal viii, enable her to eff {,
that purpose.
10 the House of Commons, Lord Palmers. a
IN reply to question, said the Government o.
tended to render aid to British India.
John Doherty, an extensive Liverpool des. 81
IN American produce, had recently failed, sld
is arrested for swindling.
The lndian mails had arrived The m in
features of the Government despatch respect 40
Indian affairs, had been fully confirmed. ne
mutlneers still held Delhi on the l4th of j. w.
They had made three additional sorties, q,
were defeated in each, with heavy loss.
Sir Hugh Wheeler had been killed at Ca n.
pore, the garrison Of which had been r-du ed
to famine, and surrendered to Hena Sal b
who, in violation of his solemn promise, D .s
sacred the whole garrison. Sahib was sui Sc
quently defeated with great loss by Gen, raj
Haverlock, who reoccupied Cawnpore. q ma
Sahib massacred, at Cawnpore, two hume ed
and forty women and children. Among he
officers killed arp Sir George Parker, Col. I'll
liams, and Brigadier Yack
An obstinate battle was fought on the )th
of July, before Agra, between the garrison nd
the Memmush mutineers, numbering ten u on
sand troops. The British retired with b, wv
loss several officers were killed. Two /, gi
ments mutinied at Seal Kate, in PuDjaut on
July 9th, massacreiug Capt. Bishop, DR.. ra
ham, and Rev. Mr.. Hunter, wife and child The
mutineers were subsequently defeated. G. her
disturbances are also reported elsewhere. I ,m
bay, Madras, and Punjaub, we're tranquil. J en-
Reid was to succeed in the command b. ore
Delhi, where only two thousand effective TT OBJ,
could be mustered.
The dates from China are to July 10th ord
Egin arrived at Hong Kong on the I'd, and
was about proceeding northward in the s. ,am
ffigate Shannon, accompanied with six ,un.
boats.
The Mexican envoy arrived at Cadiz, to en-
bark for home. The new Cuban Governo, EN-
barks in September. 1t is said he will AXE
out an ultimatum from Spain TO Mexico.
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Dreadful Railroad Accident.

A dreadful accident occurred on the Fernan.
dina railroad on Wednesday morning. 1t seems
that in the absence of regular passenger cars,
platform cars were used to transport passen'
gers, and in order to protect the passengers
from the smoke and sparks of the engine, the
cars were pushed in advance of instead of being
dragged by the locomotive. About ten miles
from Fernandina, the train suddenly came in
contact with COW, and was thrown, engine and
cars, completely from the track, causing fear
full wreck. One gentleman and lady, whose
names we did not learn, were Immediately kill.
ed A gentleman named Higgenbotham had
both legs broken above the knees, and died
almost Immediately. Several others we're more
or less injured-none of them fatally.
nah Georgian.
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A RETURNED CALIFoRNIAx. Mr.. Philip
place day OF two since, from California. after
an absence of eight years. He left wife, chill
dren, and valuable farm, when he went to
California. He finds, on his return, that his
wife has long since married, having first secured
divorce, and decree, giving her the farm for
her support. The farm has been sold, and is
now in other hands, and his former wife is in
some other part of the country.-ALbany States
man.
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MAREETS.
BALTIMORE MARKET.

Carefully prepared 10 Tuesday, September Is, 1857
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Accident to an Eronaut.

Hdzletom, September l2.-Mr. Charles Wise
made an ascension in the balloon Old Amer
ica," from Tamsqua, this afternoon, taking the
place of bis father, the well known @ronsut,
Mr.. John Wise-the latter declining to make
the ascent himself, on account of the unsuf-
fciency of gas supplied by the works of that
town. The balloon came down in the pines of
Luzerne county, ard landed in tree, total
rived here on foot this evening.
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pefate, and no reinforcements having had an
Opportunity of relieving it, so far as we can
gather. the British do not hold an inch of terri
tori bstween Delhi and Allahsbsd, city some
four Hundred miles distant, from whence any
feiafoecements will have to fight their way
through . hostile and partially armed popula
tioa to the relief of the besiegers of Delhi.
Dur intelligence from that capital was to the
lab of July. 1t was still in the possession of
the autineers, and likely to remain there, the
effective force of the besiegers having been re-
duaedsto two thousand men by disease and by
DRIFTS or the relief of other places not named,
bu: probably Agra was the principal one.
We tremble at the news which the next
steanrer may bring. What but special inter-
poaitt Of Providence can save the small band
who re gathered before Delhi from impending
deatrf .cti,n? Disease and war are thinning
their slr, ady feeble numbers rapidly; they will
soon be obliged to surrender or retire. But
wfert en- they retire to? They have not
plsoe-of refuge within four hundred miles, and
at thi 8. ason of the year we cannot conceive it
possible for two thousand troops, wearied and
worn'Sii the fatigues of seventy days siege,
vithc2t ,mmunition-for by the previous arri-
va; W fere advised that the besiegers were
obtig d one occasion to retire temporarily
betcr cir assailants, for the want of ammu-
aisiot = md with limited supply of provisions,
it Is - .,e presumed, to retreat four hundred
mIet though q country infested by hostile
popu atton, numbering many millions, and an.
mat, apparently by the desdliest hatred of
ths English race. How this little army is to be
re;ie' ed. it is difficult to conjecture; and, un-
leas 'eiYved, it is yet more difficult to conceive
how can escape utter destruction. The Queen
may we'll say that the situation of her subj cts
u Ii iis has given her " e1treme concern"
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At the trade sales of the publishers in New
York, this week. the money pressure is felt with
fatal effect. Prices rule lower than they have
reached before in many years, and the sales
promise to be very light. In hard times, there
is less demand for books and greater demand
for newspapers than at other times.
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Railroads in Switzerland.

WseI the railroad had just been completed
to 'sle; we heard it remarked by civil eugi.
neef that railways had then reached as far into
S~it Ter and as was practicable for all useful
purposes. A few years, however, have shown
tbat<sths mountains of that interesting country
ase ''ot barrier to this great modern improve
neI. The Rev. DR.. Bard, in recent letter
to Il ,ditors of the Observer, says II was
geesly gratif ed to see how rapidly the work of
making railroads is going forward, even in
mot ut, nous Switzerland. 1t will soon be easy
to r, AGA all the important places in that coun-
Try th, ,h for the most part lie in the northern
aud western part of it, and are such as Geneva,
Lsr ia.:ne, Neufchatel, Berne, Lucern, Basle,
Eur ck and Constance"
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The American Bible Society, at the meeting
OF the managers last week, recognised three
new auxiliaries-two in Michigan and one in
Mississippi. Communications were read from
agents in various parts of the world, and large
grants of books made. An appropriation of
$3.50 was made to the Turkish Auxiliary Bible
Society, for the depot at Pera as requested by
DR.. Goodell. The issues for August were
64,966 volumes; the receipts, $24,53l.l5.
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The following table exhibits the decline in
the prices of -four in the New York market
within the last two months:
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An insurrection, headed by two desperate
negro convicts, broke out in the Michigan
State Prison last week. Two of the convicts
succeeded in escaping over the walls, but were
recaptured. Others also made desperate efforts
to escape, but were overpowered by the officers
of the Prison, and secured.
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The Official Vote of Vermont,

Majority for Fletcher l3,44l
In the Senate, the Republicans elected all
their candidates, while in the House there will
be but SO Opposition members against 1879 Re-
publcans.
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In the suit of Munson j. Lockwood against
he editor of the New York Daily Times, for
libel alleged to have been published in the let.
er of correspondent some three years since,
\ verdict was rendered Friday in favor of the
plaintiff, of six cents damages.
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The pavement of London is one of the great.
eat marvels of our time. 1t covers nearly three
thousand acres, two-thirds whereof consists of
what may be called Mosaic work, done in plain
style, and the other third of smooth tagging.
The paved streets number over 5000, and ex-
coed 1000 miles in length.