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Ir1ryR From HON. 4. q. WINTHROP

III Z
The Boston journals bring y us the report OF meet
ing held In Faneuil Hail on Friday evening last, SIRE
.oct,ye Of party but which appears from its published
ca and the programme of its speakers to have been
mainly composed of those favorable to the reelection
Of the present governor in the pending canvass 90"
State officers in Massachusetts - ,,,l y istter
from Hon r. = winthrop appears among the proceed
ingsI ISf r.rTFYI4 lN~FT~fFg rfF "
ltA''' BosroS, Oct Is, 1857. 4
Ny DEAR SIR Unavoidable engagements would have
rendered it impraccable for to be at Faneul Hall
this evening" even If had not previously resolved TO at
tend no political meeting during the present
have no DESIRE however to conceal the views which Will
govern my vote at the approaching election and cannot
refuse to comply with your request for brief expires
sion of them.
can vote for no one who stands before ths peuple as
the ayowed candidate Of sectional party and whose great
end and object Would to be array united North
against the other parts of the country Others may
for united North shall continue to prefer united
nation.
Nor can vote for who places SO low an estimate
on the value of independent judiciary that he would
either remove State judge denounce revile, and
sail national bench Of Judges for decision decree,
however unpaatabe which may have been given In the
conscientious discharge of duty
Nor ready 10 sustain party which is for placing
hundred thousand dollars at executive discretion in
discretion to be sent away erands of sympathy while
own State treasury is in such amentable need of all
and more than all, its
1t is no time, in my humble judgment, for infamng
and stimulating sectional antpathes and animosties
They have already caused evils than they
cure We shall need all the old cooperation and mutual
goodwill of the various parts Of the country to concert
and carry out for restoring the prosperity
of our commercial and Industrial pursuits.
me labor of the North certainly requires better
encouragement and relief than any which result from
such wholesale and inflammatory denuncations of
southern labor heard at the late republican
venton. a ra
Yours respectfully and truly,
.. ROBERT @. WINTHROP
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We copy the following from the New York Com
mercial Advertiser of last evening:

mercal Advertiser of last evening:
We understand that NJ. dc Raaslof has been appoint
ed charge aares and consul-general for Denmark In
the United States He has resided in this country for
several years past, and has become widely known as
gentleman of high character and marked ability Orii
nally connected with the Danish army he became known
by sundry important Improvement in the firearms used
and also at subsequent date bya book recording the re-
suit Of observations made in Algeria during service Of
years in the French army. He wrote series Of
very able papers upon the Sounddues question some
months since which were first published in the Times
and afterwards in pamphlet and which discussed that
subject much more ably than any other publication upon
it. Mr.. Raasof has the grant from his government Of
the right to construct submarine telegraph to connect
the several islands Of her West India possessions and
now engaged in the prosecution of that work He
pected to arrive here during the month of November
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ODD FELLOWS HALL.

aaa NAGIEs AMERICAN JUVENILE COMEDIANS,
This troupe children will evening ana
Saturday afternoon, in series OF their
BEAUTIFUL, MORAL. AND INSTRUCTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
they endorsed by the entire unequaned
ontire change of bill every eve ning r.. If.
Admission % cents no half price
Doors open /, commences at ~ O'Clock.
Oct lid
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In the proposals for goods issued from the Indian
bureau, (see advertisement on the fourth page) an
error occurs in class No 2, for ready made clothing
The advertisement should read; 100 black satn,et
oyercoats 100 black satinet coats and 200 cadet
mixed Sdtilet coats.
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Messrs Harper Brothers that events
will not interfere with the regular publication of Hapers
Weekly and Harpers New Monthly Magazine, which
were never prosperous as they Thackeray's
story The Virginians, will be commenced in the
December number Of the Magazine.
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WASHINGTON CITY.
SATURDAY EVENING. OCT. ga. 1867,

SS-r IsRAn + JAMIE Of Philadelphia general travelling
agent assisted by JAAs DESe, Jo COLSs HAsur, EDsuSo
w. Way JoHs DKaSo, A. EVANS, S JAAE As1nAN, r.
A. DAVIS, X T RoBKRDs.
Bg-. w JAMES No Harrison street onolanAa Ohio, our
general collecting for the Western States and Texas assisted by
THOMAS THonAs Taos NJ JAMS Dr. A. L. Gains,
MoRIs and cARD RCseAs Of either viii be good
EENr. 6E W RAY authorized collect moneys duo the
Union ONCE for subsctoas and Advertisements the District Of
Columbia. M#t4 70 H.f t.tt .t # thf"HLbs
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Several columns Of reading matter, prepared for
this evenings issue, have been crowded out in
sequence of press of advertisements.
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OPTICAL.

APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
Andrew J. DENLY, surveyor of the customs at Nor.
folk, Virginia, vice Denais Dawley, deceased. "a
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We understand that his excellcncy Sir Edmund Head
will leave England for Canada on his return to take
charge OF the government in the steamer Indian, the
2lst inst In few days Sir William Eyre will leave To-
ronto for Montreal. Toronto Lender Oaober 81 ~
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The Siamese Twins arc now exhibiting Themselves
again They are now forty-seven years Of age, have
each wife and seven children two Of the latter accom-
panying them They go from Nashville to Memphis
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Henry Shaw, wealthy gentleman Of st. Louis, has
declared his intention rent vacant lot and fill 1t with
wood for the benefit of the poor of ST. Louis during the
coming winter This is a noble example.
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The democracy would vote for the devil if he were the
nominee Of the party Exchange.
Yes but he couldn't be the nominee The democrats
always nominate of their own party
'-N "'' ' Baton Rouge advocate H
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Only two deaths from yellow fever were reported in
Charleston last week The total number of nterments
was twenty zone 7n TraNuaN rHaEtaHN tlfttsatg
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Ice made on Thursday night Of the thickness Of
quarter of an inch in the suburbs of Boston.
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Gen. John Gray Bynum died at Wilmington, N. c.,
Saturday last
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rJyHE ATLANTIC MONTHLY /; devoted TO htera-
turc, art, and politics. Number i. Price rs cents
sit-crip,ions received AZ TAYLOR & MAURYS
oct 2t--3f HH.r, Bookstore, near Nin'h sHc'"
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PREFACE TO JoHSsoSs DIcrloNARY. Horne Tooke, In
his Diversions of Purley, after speaking in the most
temptuous terms of Johnsons Dictionary, admits that he
could read the preface to it without being affected
even to tears Such tribute from such critic must be
rather startling to the nine out Of ten who have
heard of such preface and to the ninety out Of
hundred who have never read 1t. - -. ...
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TNIRST-CLASS DWELLING WANTHI-The au
verser wishes purchase, with furniture, we
built dwelling Washington Would prefer 70 rent
bu, would buy N desous
renting selling please location character Of hou
size 81 in letter addressed at once 10
Oct 4-d3tf Box 345, Washington, ~ ~
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THE LATE FIRE IN CHICAGO.

The Chicago papers bring full particulars of the late
disastrous fire in that city The Press up as fol-
lows .trs Va. .....H IS sa.a. +.
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g3 ERUPTION or MOUNT vssuvIus.
letter from Naples says: 4

letter from Naples says
"On Thursday we had one of the finest eruptons of
Vesuvius possible to be seen Towards at night the
crater appeared all fire, long flames suddenly
from IT, then the lava gushed forth very broad
face and with very great rapdity in the direction OF the
Fosse Dele Faraone and in less than three hours it had
run all the distance that separates the crater from
the Atrio del Cavao the place where stand the Yesu
Wan Observatory and the famous Hermitage which
MS refuge travellers Of all countries for foreigner
comes to Naples without making the ascent Of Vcsuvus
Thanks to the fine mountain road that the government
has made, ascends easily in three hours. All the
quays of Naples throngcd with people admiring this
beautiful eruption
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bag and corresponds to the French word po pock-
ct does to the dimnutive poch Boe and 1ougafe are
other forms Of the word and from these get
'budget which, curously enough, has gone back from
us its original owners with newly acquired meaning;
for the French Minister of Finance makes up his annual
budget like the English Chancellor Of the Exchequer The
French say Achor chat pche-to buy cat in poke
or game bag And the meaning of the proverb is ex-
planned by this other one Acheer chat pour heue-to
buy cat for hare SO also the Dutch Zen kat eel
rag koopen the Italians, Non oopr@ gaaa saoco SC.
The pig of the English povcrb is chosen for the sake Of
the ALTERATION at some sacrifice of sense.
The following anecdotes good enough to bear
peating though cannot help thinking that the humor
of Cuee has been sufficiently illustrated of late years
to satisfy even the inordinate desire of those who
still retain relish for the performances of the 'orig
inal Christy Minstrels' who, like the wonderful
Ravel family appear to be destined to grow old
and to live forever The longevity of freshness and
ness however doubtless due in both to the
cause that preserved the boy marvellous ackkne which,
having had but one handle and two blades
at the end of whole year ''good as new r
ga negro in Columbia South Carolina, had just pur
chased a new hat which he stuck his head in very
foppish style Soon after it began to rain heavily and
Cuffee DOTTED his beaver and tucked it under his
gentleman passing by, and observing the occurrence
said You fool why don't you put on your hat and
your head from the rain Cuees sagacious reply was
iTlo1d b long to nassa-hat b long to Niger, sir
"a negro fisherman in Norfolk, Virginia, one
day to his master and said Massa want to buy myself
III got tree hundred dollars sir will pay you dat
down and oib you dc rest when mex 'wn.' Very we'll
Tom said his master, you have been faithful fellow
and will comply with your wish. The money ac-
cordingy paid and the inchoate freedom of Tom
uenced few days afterwards Tom went out 10 fish
In company with fellow servant, and there up
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From the N. 0, Picayune, Dec. 10th.
Metairie Association Races.

A most unpleasant day than yesterday can,
not well be imagined. 1t was cloudy, rainy,
cold, and decidedly mfortable-anything
but such day as one would choose for the
enjoyment of turf sports. Nevertheless, there
was a pretty fair attendance at the Metairie
Course, attracted by the expectation of seeing
an exciting contest between the three fine
FLIES entered for the $500 purse, mile heats
best three in FIVE. Those who went to see.
were not disappointed in their anticipatons OF
a good race, however much some might be az
to which of the entries would prove the win
ner.
Each FLY had party of hackers, and it is
difficult to say which had the call, though we
think the winner, if anything, was the pet OF
the majority. Ninnehaha won in three straight
heats, each handily, although each was well
contested Considering the state of the track
the time was very good. The following is the
summary:
FIFTH DAY-Friday Jan. 9, l857.-Jockey
Club purse $500; mile heats-best 3 in 8.
D. F. Kenner's b. f. Minnehaha, by Ma
homet dam Kate Aubrey-3 y. o. l l
A. L. Bingaman's ch. f. Mary B., by
Glencoe damMsrietta by Priam-4
y. 2 . 2
7. j. Wells oh. f. Liz Mardis by Glen
coe, dam Fanny G,-3.yo. 8
Time, l:53a-1:54i-1:53t
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yVashington Gossip.


John Appleton is feted here like Grand
Bashsw on his travels. He evidently feels his
oats, and has his dinners doubled almost daily.
Three months hence such hospitality will not
be superintendent.
1t is the intention of the Administration TO
reciprocate in every proper way the attentions
manifested toward Lieut.. Hartstein and his as-
sociates, soon TO arrive in British war-steam-
er. Instructions will be issued to receive her
with proper salutes at the New York Navy
Yard, and the officers will be invited TO Wash-
ington to be welcomed by the hospitality of
the President and Cabinet.
(From the Times)
Ex-Governor Reeder is about TO present TO
Congress memorial contesting Whitields
right to seat in the House, on the ground
that the election under which the latter claims
was mere voluntary act, having no legal
force, because no law existed authorisiDg the
Governor 70 call special session.
Reeder contends that as the House manifests
a disposition 10 reconsider It's decision Of last
Winter ,gainst the admission of Delegate, as
the simple choice of the Territory unofiicially
expressed, his claim on that ground is stronger
than Whitheld's.
CPrOn the n Y. Daily Hews)
Mr. Boyce's tariff proposition 10 reduce al
QQuct hOOkc ~ per CStt 10 ~ per cent? ana
70 tax tea and coffee now on the free list 20
per cent. IL the simplest proposition that has
been Submitted yet on the complex subject.
I IGov. BIEsEIL-Ths Chicago Journal Of the sth,
publishes letter written by Gov. Bisseil, uudsr
date Of Dec. 18th, 10 a friend, In which he states
,hat even admitting the correspondence that passed
betseen hiuseIf and Col. Davis 10 have been a
challenge 20 fight duel the act was committed
outside OF the Jurisdiction Of the State, and does
not therefore, come within the meaning Of the
Constitution Of Illipois He concludes a. follows:
The elarse 10 the constitution, evidently, mani
testify and palpahly means only 70 operate, and can
only operate upon persons who have contgavened
tbe duelng laws ritLin this State. The oath is
intended 20 correspond with the prohibition immes
diately preceding it, and means that the person
about 20 be sworn shall NOS have been connected
with duel viihin she State. Holding this view,
conscientiously--a view affirmed BY nearly all, II
no. eli the abesi juriss Of the State, and sanction
"a by the verdict Of the people 81 The baot-box,
shall. even though considered THAI ! bad accept
al uhat the Iaw Of the District Of Columbia might
regard 40 challenge. q point which DO not dis
euss. unhesitatingly, and with conscience clear
of wrong before God and man, take the eonstitu-
tional oath, should I live ell The time appointed
foF my Installation"
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SUDDEN DEArH.-We copy the following
paragraph from the ". Y Tribune. Mr.. Speck
formerly lived at Huntsville, Ala, where he
married. He was q worthy man, and his
death will be greatly deplored by his numer-
Gus friends.
DISCOVERY OF THE BoDY or Mr.. DAWN
SPEcK.-Mr. David Speck, foreman with Keyes
81 Co., tailors, at the corner of Broadway and
Worth street, who has been missing for about
two weeks, was on Saturday found dead in
room which he had hired in house on the
corner of W ooster and Houston streets. Coro-
ner Perry was notified, and an inquest was
held upon the body, and verdict of "Death
by yalvular disease of the heart" was render
ed. Deceased was about 80 years of age, and
had family residingip Twenty seventh street.
He appeared TO have been dead for some days,
rs his body was frozen stiff A copy of Har.
per's Magazine and pair of speetacles lay on
table near him. Some money and jewelry to
the value Of $400 was on his person.
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RANDUSIA SEMINARY.

TENHE undersigned late Professor Of Languages in the
Nashville University, having sold his Farm on the Mid
die Franklin Turnpike Is remove 10 the place he
has purchased the Gaatin Turnpike ~ miles from the
Nashville Bridge The next session Of the Seminary will
therefore be opened there Monday the I'd Of Febru-
airy, 1887 and continue 70 the LIST Of July For health
and morals better neighborhood can where be found
All the anches, constituting thorough English Classical
and Mathematical Educ atom will be diligently taught, and
such OF intellectual discipline pursued viii be
best calculated develop tremendously an the faculties q
the mind. strict parental attention will b. paid TO the
morals, manners, habits and health Of pupils few addi-
cna Boarding Pupils be received. Day Scholars are
also respectfully solicited. Terms the former, 800 per
session five months, payable in advance for the latter
S2J 0anl-3w1 EATHL. CROSS.
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REGISTRATION OF LETTERS.

8. The regulations and instructions to postmas-
tiers for carrying into effect the Sd section of the
act of March 3, 1855, providing for the registra-
ton OF valuable letters, are modified as follows,
viz:
First. So much of sections 4, 5 and of these
regulations as requires that packages of registered
letters shall be sealed is hereby revoked.
Second. All registered letters are, before mail
ing to be numbered on the upper left-haud corner;
their numbers to correspond with those on the
letter bill in which they entered.
Third Each registered letter, or package of
registered letters, will be incosed in a wrapper in
the usual manner, and if there be package Of IN
registered letters to be sent by the mail, the
package OF registered letters will be placed in such
package, without Deirg tied, aud the whole will
then be carefully tied up into one package, ad.
dressed to the Office OF its destination, and placed
in its appropriate bag at the moment when that bag
is TO be finally locked and sent from the Office
If no unregistered letters to be sent by that
mail the package Of registered letters is to be tied
and forwarded in the same manner without being
sealed.
Fourth. The registered letter bill will be en-
closed In a separate envelope, addressed to the
postmaster, as now required, and will be forward
ed by the usual route as an unregistered letter.
Fifth. The numbers given TO registered letters
at the Office OF mailing are not to be changed in the
accounts or letter bills of distributing offices
through which they may pass.
Sizh. Postmasters are required to see that the
posiHark OF every letter whether written or stamp
ed) is clear and distinct so that the place and date
of mailing can be readily determined.
JAMES CAMPBELL,
Postmaster General
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Jan. 8, 1857.
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An Act prOOiding for the compulsory prepay
ment Of postage on all transient printed mat
ter.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled. That the provision in the
act approved August thirty, eighteen hundred and
6fty-two, entitled "AE act to amend the act enti-
tied act to reduce and modify the rates of post
age in the United States, and for other purposes,
passed March three, eighteen hundred and fifty
one" permitting transient printed matter to be
sent through the mail of the United States without
prepayment Of postage, be, and the same is here
by, repealed. And the postage on all such tran
sient matter shall be pre- paid by stamps other
wise, as the Postmaster General may direct.
APPROVED January 2, 1857.
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f15- The Governor of Ohio recommends
some further provisions to secure the rights Of
married women. The Cincinnati Gazette states
that the State of Ohio has already made more
liberal provisions for women than any other
State except Louisiana. The present provis-
ions in their favor are, however, principally
confined 10 real estate, which woman may
now hold separate from her husband. The
Governor recommends that she be allowed TO
hold personal property Cher furniture and
goods ia the same way, and to sue in her own
name. These are certainly reasonable provis-
ions, since we have been too long sdhering to
the old system of feudal laws.
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DR. RUFUS H. JOHNSON,

OCCULIST AND AURlST, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE,
WILL visit Nashville and be found az the City Hotel
w Saturday the 10h January, to remain few days and
give attention all diseases OF the Eye and Ear-Opera-
tons, the adaptation Of Artificial Eyes, &c, sc.
His Ear Lamp, curious instrument for detecting the
ure Of diseases Of the Ear by throwing Of pure
light as far into the Ear the Drum TynpRnum Mem
brane enables him determine the kind Of disease existing
and treat t successfully.
his Artificial Ewes are from the Mandatory Of W. Bots
schneider Of Paris, which took the prize medal at the
Worlds Exhibition, London.
Dr. brings testimonials and letters Of reference nom
Physicians and citizens Of Memphis, which b. desires all
~ raruss dec29-dkw
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JNO. NJ. CARLFR
SELLING OFF AT EASTERN PRICES.

DLACK Blue and Olive Cloths, Doeskin and Fancy Cas-
ID smeres Plush Velvet Silk and Satin Vestings, Linen
Goods and summer Cassimeres, silk Undershirs, herno
Vests and Drawers, Business and Dress Coats aud vests
with variety Of Trimmings offered for sale at East
ern Prices for Cash. in lots to suit purchaser single
pattern Of Coat and Pants sold and cut TO measured de-
sired. -.
This rare opportunity Of buying fine clothes 70 little
money is offered at 81 Cherry street. CooPers Build
ings the late Merchant Tailoring Establishment OF
iau12-tWd JuhN WILL
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northumberland FOR SALE.

OFFER for sale that portion Of the Tract Of -
Land which live, lying North Of the Leba-
non Turnpike opposite the Hermitage containing Xsif
about Hundred Acres. This tract has about @A
hundred In cultivation leaving about three hun
dred Of woods, The whole aaey adapted 10 stock
raising.
will also sell about Three Hundred and Twenty Acres
South Of present residence, fronting about half mile
Lebanon Turnpike. This tract Is also well wateTed
and remarkably favored COR stock raising.
Those DESTROYS Of purchasing referred 70 Messrs.
Lindsey Crockett Of Nashville for the terms OF payment
andfor amore particular description Of The property
Jan5-dEw3w A. }. DONEI.5ON.
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DIED,

10 this city yesterday, Mrs. O. s. CUTTER, Ct
Her faneral win take place this afternoon hAtpAst
O'Clock dence Of Mr. Cutter Of Vine and
Demumbrane streets.
rs with sincere sorrow that record the death Of this
estinable Young, accomplished the pride OF
circle Of devoted friends blessed in the domestic relations,
lie to her could scarcely have been ether than blessing
but an unsuitable decree Of the Dvne viii has called her
away We trust, to life which SHAH b, even joyous
and hAppy