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LAT EST N E w S i.
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Nov. T6.-There is little
if any doubt that a treaty was signed to-
day by Secretary Cass and the Nicara-
guam Minister, Yrisarri, relative to the
transit route. The route is to be protec-
ted by the United States troops during
the inability of Nicaragua to do so, and
a free port is to be guaranteed at each end
of the line No company is protected by
name, but only that having valid grant,
which shall recognize the obligation Of
this treaty. The Government of Nicara-
qua, has, through its Minister, signifed
to the Government of the United States
that the only company having such grant
is the American Atlantic and Pacific Ship
Canal Company, created by Nicaragua in
1S49, and amended in June last. Yri-
sarri will be formally presented to the
President tomorrow.
The sloop-war practice-ship Plymouth
is coming up the Potomac this evening
The War Department has been infor-
med that Col. Bonncville's chastisement
of the ella Indians of New Mexico has
induced them to sue for peace.
The military expedition to Utah will
not be damaged by the destruction of the
contractors trains by the Mormons.
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Money and other affairs at Boston
Later from Liberia. &c,

Boston, Nov 16.-Money is easier,
with large transactions. Stocks at higher
prices.
The citizens of the suburbs of Boston
are forming themselves into an association
for protection against burglars. Ebenezer
Parker, one of our Oldest merchants, is
dead. The notes of the Bankof Litchfeld
county, Connecticut, are thrown out at
the Suffolk Bank.
The bark Ida brings advices from Sier-
"a Leone to September 21st. The EN-
peror of the French is accused of attempt
ing a revival of the slave trade.-The
British cruisers had seized number of
vessels bearing the American and Spanish
flags on suspicion of being engaged in the
slave traffic. The publication Of the Lii
IBERIA Herald had been suspended for want
of support. All danger of a threatened fa-
mine had disappeared, and the crop pros
poets were improving.
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va The Largest Circulation in
the City. 8@
The News.

1t Is thought that the New York city
banks will soon resume specie payments,
in consequence of the accumulation of
specie in their vaults. The Baltimore
Patriot, in its money article of last even
ing, deprecates the policy of an early re-
sumption, believing that such step, be-
fore fully justified by business, would be
exceedingly disastrous. In New York,
yesterday, there was intense excitement in
stocks, and the bank statement made af-
ter the adjournment of the second board
created a still greater buoyancy. In Bos-
ton, money is easier, with large tran
sactions, and stocks rule at higher pri-
ces.
A treaty was probably signed on Mon
day by Secretary Cass and the Minister
from Nicaragua, Yrisarri, relative to the
transit route.
A man who was shot in Washington on
Tuesday night died yesterday morning.
By advices from Liberia to Sept. 21st.,
it appears that that the Emperor of the
French is accused of attempting revival
of the slave trade. The British cruisers
had seized vessels bearing the American
and Spanish flags, on suspicion of being
enpaoed in that traffic
j. P. Henderson and j. w. Hemphill
have been elected to the United States
Senate from Louisiana, to succeed Messrs.
Benjamin and Slidell.
The Kansas Constitutional Convention
adjourned on the 9TH inst. A separate
clause of the Constitution, sanctioning sla-
very,is the only section to be submitted to
the people. A provisional gov eminent
has been formed with Gen. Calhoun as
Governor.
There have been disasters on Lake Su-
perior.
$500 bales of Cotton were sold at Char
lesion yesterday. At Savannah no trans
actions in cotton are rep orted. At Au-
gusta there were sales of 500 bales at
123 cts.
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gg~ Listen, We Dyspeptics.-GO
a nd do Likewise. Permanent cure

The Rev. James Hunnicutt, proprietor and
editor of that excellent paper, the Christian
Banner, published at Fredericksburg, va,
in his editorial of June 5th, 1857, thus speaks
of his cure:
1t will remembered by many four readers,
that several years ago we stated IN the eol-
HAMproN's VEGETABLE TINorURE had effected
q cure for Dyspepsia in our own case-that
we had labored long with this terrible dis
ease, and suffered most awfully, the pain and
melancholy which necessarily accompanies
this horrible enemy of man and mans hap
piness. For long time we lived in constant
fear that the fell monster would return
But, thank God, and thanks to Hampton's
Tincture, the gloomy demon has notyet re-
We now feel confident in saying that Hamp-
toms Vegetable Tincture has made a radical
cure ofDyspepsia in our own case. We have
not taken a drop of it for the last two years,
to the best of our recollection. We eat what
we please, and as much as we please and chew
tobacco to our hearts content, and all is well.
We believe that twelve bottles, judiciously
taken, will cure nine cases out of every ten Of
dyspeptics. We conscientiously recommend
it to all dyspeptics. The spring time and
summer it is most recommended, therefore,
as philanthropist, we call attention to it,
Editor of the Christian Banner.
Call and get Pamphlets, and see cures of
Cough, Rheumatism, Scrofula, &c. AS res
torative and invigorator, it has been highly
recommended.
HAMPTON'S VEGETABLE TINCTuRE.
mg~ Delicate Ladies and Children will
please give it trial.
Ng$ See advertisement in another place.
oc3
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From the Plains.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 16.-Chief Engineer
Magraw's wagon road train arrived en-
route at Washington Territory, and have
gone into winter quarters. They corro-
berate the reported destruction of a gov
eminent train by the Mormons. In con-
sequence of the new discoveries by the re-
cent explorations, the military have aban-
doned the old route and are approaching
Salt Lake by the open plains of the Bear
and Malade rivers. Young disclaims all
knowledge of or participation in the des-
truction of the supply trains
The Sante Fe Mail reports grass and
water plenty on the plains.
The Cheyennes were alarmed and desi-
rous of peace.
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''Belle Britain" writing to the Boston
Transcript, abiding to the hot chase, re-
volver in hand, Of Woodman, the New
Orleans druggist, after Furniss, whom he
caught in his wife's room, at the N. York
Hotel, adds: And here cannot omit to
mention a pun perpetrated on the occasion
by "mine host" Cranston, one of the wit
test and cleverest of men. "What is all
this noise about Furniss and Mrs. Wood
man p inquired an excited guest Or the
landlord. 80, nothing of any conse-
quence," replied Cranston, scarcely NOV
ing the risible muscles of his serio-comic
face, ''only he was chased and she wasn't,
that's ALL"
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SuIo1DE.-Mr. John Clemmer commit
ted suicide by hanging himselfnear Mid
dlebrook, Augusta county, week before
last. He had been suffering under mental
arrangement for some time, and had been
placed in the Asylum at Staunton, under
the care of DR.. Stribling who thought he
was well enough to enjoy some liberty
He accordingly, the previous Saturday,
gave him permission to take short walk,
from which he did not return.-Diligent
search was made for him in the vicinity
of his own home and among his friends,
but all in vain, none having seen Or heard
of him. On the following Thursday he
was found, fifteen miles distant, hanging
by rope in his brothers barn. 1t was
impossible to tell how long he had been
dead before found.
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Interesting from Kansas, &c.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 14.-The Lecompton
correspondent the Republican says that
the Kansas Constitutional Convention adj
journed on the 18th inst. A provisional
government, with General Calhoun as
Governor, was formed, to go into opera
ton Immediately.
The Convention passed separate
clause sanctioning slavery, which it the
only section that will be submitted to the
people. 1t is thought to be the design to
get the constitution accepted by Congress
prior to the assembling Of the Territorial
Legislature.
Governor Walker has be en- appealed to
to convene an extra session to met this
contingency. The apportionment of the
State provides for forty-fve Representati-
yes and fifteen Senators.
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Excitement in StOcks-Specie in
Bank-Early Resumption Ine-
vitable.

New YORK, Nov. 16th.-There has
been an intense excitement to-day in
stocks. The bulls have complete posses
sion OF the market. The bank statement,
made after the adjournment Of the second
board, announcing the specie line to be
nineteen and half millions of dollars,
caused still greater buoyancy, and the
street operations were continued to late
hour. The sales of bank stocks were al
so large at heavy advance. Missouri
6s declined to 70 in consequence of the de-
feat Of the tax bill i'll the Legislature of
that State.
1t is believed that an early resumption
OF specie payments by the banks is inevi-
table.
Sterling exchange is advancing. Do
mestic exchange is easier.
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Thrift.

One of the things most commonly coun-
selled, and nevertheless practiced with
least wisdom, is economy. 1t is very ca
sy to declaim against extravaganza and
advise to prudence. 1t does not require
any extraordinary penetration to show
ones neighbor a hundred matters which
demand retrenchment, nor does it take
any wonderfully sharp sagacity to smooth
out before him, very plainly and prettily,
the ways by which he should pursue it,
But, as the doctor can prescribe for his
patients, and the lawyer counsel his eli
ents, better, vastly, than either of them
can do when medical or legal skill is nee
ded for himself, so the sage adviser of
economy, with his "wise saws and mod
prn instances" finds it never so difficult
10 square his own habits to his maxims
to make them the rules of his indi-
Fidual and daily conduct. Everywhere
IA the world there is a wide hiatus be-
ween preaching and practice-as wide an
me, surely, as yawns between the ideal
nd the real. Many man like old HoRA-
JUS, sees, admires, and would follow
he right, but cannot conveniently attain
!. So it seems to be ordered in this
phere-that we all be somewhat in the
of the fabulous chap in Hades
no was continually clutching after
plicious grape-clusters that were call
his eye." That branch Of practi-
Il mathematics which is called Mechan-
b, unfolds the fact to the student that,
the actual application of his principles
d forces, certain elements are to be re-
.rded which the pure science knows
thing of. There is the matter of fric-
n-aye, there's the rub-for which the
echanician is taught to allow one third.
st so is it, in the use of all rules what
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The WoRKINGMENs' DEMoNsTRAT IoNs.
This excitement appears to have entire
ly subsidized about town. The movements
made, and the arrangements perfected for
work and food, have tendency to allay
the fears of starvation which had seized
some of the men who have been promi-
nent in these public demonstrations
The great street cleaning contract will
find an unexpected opportunity to labor
for many of the men, at season when
work is scarce, and the pay of thousand
men per week in the Central Park will al
so furnish relief. Upon the whole, there
is rather dying out of the fever which
ragged a week since on the work and food
question. There are, however, needy and
bread-wanting men and women in our
midst, they are being sought out, and it
is to be hoped that they will be reached,
and their cases all relieved, as far as pos
sible, before winter come on.-N Y. Day
Book.
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R@s In November, 1911, Gen. Harri-

A@T In November, 1911, Gen. Harri-
son was at Prophets Town, on the Wa
bash, with body Of Kentucky and Indi-
ana soldiery and the 4th U. s. Regiment
under Col. Boyd. Gen. Hull, Governor of
Michigan Territory, surrendered to the
British, July 18th 1912, with 1000 regu-
lars and volunteers. Can any one versed
in the annals of that period inform us
what U. s. Regim emit was at both the bat
tie of the Wabash and Hull's surrender?
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New York Markets.

New YORK, November 17.--Flour-
The market to-day closed firm; sales of
5000 barrels. Common to good State
at $4,95a5. 90, Ohio $5.40a5.85; South
ern Sc. 2Oa5 .5O-an advance of 10 cents
on Southern.
Wheat-Is heavy; sales of $4,000 BUSH
els. Southern white 112a123 cents red
109a116 cents.
Corn-The market is firm; sales at 83
cents for mixed.
Pork-Has declined rs cents; sales at
$40 50a19.75 for Mess.
Whisky-Is fiun-sales of Ohio 232
cents.
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CLOTHING ! CLOTHINGl
New Fail and Winter Stock
AT THE
Norfolk Hall of Fashion

No. l6, Main Street Norfolk Va.
THE subscriber would respectfully in
Il form the citizens of Norfolk and vicinity
that he is now opening very large and hand
some stock of
FAN and Winter Clothing.
Being myself the manufacturer have spared
no pains in making this the largest and best
assorted, as well as the cheapest stock ever
before offered in this or any other market in
the State. | am determined to sell on the
most reasonable terms, advocating the maxim
of quick sales and small profits. have also
a first rate stock OF
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,
Including all the latest variety of style and
quality necessary to complete full and per-
feet wardrobe.
YOUTHS AND BOYS CLOTHING.
Adapted to the ages of A to l6 years at the
usual very low prices.
CLOTHS, CASSIMERTS & VESTINGS,
Which will be made up to order on accom-
modating terms with our usual promptness
and despatch. Satisfaction guaranteed in all
cases or no sale. Persons wanting Clothing
ready made or made to order would do wen
to give me a call.
&C IA r D CLIFTON
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Assassination of BaItimOrean at
washington.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Eugene Lana
han, formerly of Baltimore, was shot last
night in his right lung, producing fatal
wound, from which he died this morning.
His dying declarations identify man
named Jos. e. Birch as his assassin. Birch
has been arrested and committed to jail,
bail being refused. He will have a fur
Their examination this afternoon.
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cents.

THE QUEENS OF FRANoE.-The Dublin
University Magazine, commenting upon
the lives Of the royal and imperial wives
of France, states there are but thirteen
out of sixty-seven on whose memory
there is no dark stain of sorrow and sin.
A cotemporary, in summing up the state
ment, says:
Of the others, eleven were divorced;
two died by the executioner nine died
very young. seven were soon widowed;
three were exiled; three were bad in
different degrees of evil; the prisoners and
the broken hearted made up the remain
der. Twenty who were buried at st.
Denis, since the time of Charlemagne,
were denied the rest of the grave. Their
remains were dragged from the tomb, ex-
posed to the insults of the revolutionary
populace, and then flung into a trench and
covered with quicklime.
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why Don't you Call in to
J. M. Freeman's Store.

A ND LOOK at his splendid stock ~
n of rich sets of Coral Canoes, 6EJAs
Lavas, Garnet &c. Also his stock gAaaAZ2
of fine Watches-Chalelaines Brooches, and
Rings, Diamond and Seal Rings, Bracelets,
Necklaces. Thimbles, Crosses, bosom and
sleeve buttons, Lockets, Keys Guards and vest
Chains, studs, breastpins of cameo and pearl,
silver forks, spoons, cream, pie and bridal
knives, ladies' and sugar spoons, gobets
tumblers and cups, fuel knives, butter knives,
cream and jelly spoons, fish knives and forks,
napkin rings, table tea and dessert spoons.
Coffee and egg spoons, walters, rich plaid
tea sets, walters, fgoblets, urns, forks and
spoons, ladies and tongs, urns and pitchers,
sugar and butter dishes, salt stands and
spoons, casters and wire bottles in sets, egg
boilers, tea kettles, walters, fruit and cake
baskets, butter knives and sugar tongs, card
cases and porte monnies, with host Of other
things.
Always on hand large lot of steel, gold,
silver and shell spectacles and eye glasses, to
suit all ages. Gold pens and pencils-silver
pencils withg old pens, gold dish pens. In fact
if you wish to purchase there is no store on
Main street so fully supplied as JAS. FREE
MANS is-and for the ready cash you can
buy everything low. no Is
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Very Cheap

SO PRS Fall 8 all wool White Flannes
CO rs cts,
cases Pillow Case Cottons, I2h cts,
do do DeLaines do
do No. 2, Sleeps Greys, at 3lA cts,
l bales Twilled Negro jeans.
ALSO,
100 prs Bed Blankets at SO
20 do Negro do rs
These article have just been received, and
we can sell them for less than they have
hitherto been sold. Also many other articles
too numerous to mention. we would ADVISE
all to examine our stock before purchasing
elsewhere. .., ,
no IS BLOODGOOD q W.
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A DEPARTMENTAL New York lette

A DIFFERENoE.-A New York letter
has the following interesting item of the
times:
1t is stated that down town merchant
recently repaired to his wife to say that
he lacked 81, 400 towards payment Of a
note, which, if he did not meet, would
result in bankruptcy, whereupon his wife
gave him $4,000 in gold and notes saved
from her house money. That brother
of this same merchant laid by $1,000 in
gold at home, being afraid to trust the
banks, in order to meet note. When
it's use was required, he found it missing.
His wife had bought $1,000 set of furs
with it at Stewards, and the merchant
failed.
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A DAN GERoUs Fellow Hayne,
famous bigamist who has wife in near
ly every State in the Union, has just
emerged from five years Imprisonment
in Kentucky State Prison. He has ar
rived in Louisville, and the Courier says:
"We warn the ladies to guard well their
hearts, for the Doctor says he can marry
any woman he may choose on first ac-
quaintanee, and in the brief time of five
hours"
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An Irish gentleman was recommended
to bill broker for discount. The bro
ker looked at the acceptance, and, las usual,
stated some difficulties at has," he
said, "a great many days to run" "That's
very true replied Pat, "but they are the
shortest days in the year..
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Reading Railroad.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 16.-To-day the
Reading Railroad executed a new mort
gage of seven millions to take the place
of the mortgage bonds Of 1860 for the
purpose of paying those bonds and the
floating debt. When issued this mort
gage will leave the debt something less
than 100000.
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Explosion of a Steam Tug-Eig ht
Persons X illed.

DETROIT, Nov. 14.-The boiler of a
steam tug exploded this afternoon while
in the river, opposite this city, and the
vessels instantly sunk. Eight of the
crew were killed The vessel which she
had alongside towing had her rigging COM
pletely mddled.
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Sugar Coated Spruce Gum |!

THIS unrivalled preparation is without
Il parallel for the use for which it is de-
signed. Its superior qualities over all prepa-
rations of the kind are numerous and conclu-
sive. 1t cleanses, preserves and whitens the
TEETH, instead of destroying them /; promotes
health impartes a delicious and aromatic
flavor to the BREATH; braces the Lungs and
Stomach is Anti-Dyspeptic in its tendency,
and gives new life and vigor to the WHOLE
SYSTEM. For sale by
no II G. JORDAN d son.
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soever. Untoward circumstances. I'M
looked-for accidents, are found to hinder
the putting into act of the fairest plans.
A young man, whose experience of life
has been mainly shut up within himself
"a thing of the senses and of fancy
sits down some pleasant day, shortly be-
fore he "comes of age to make plans for
the future and to Calculate" little. 1t
seems to him, perhaps, that he will not
do like most men-that he will abjure GER
tain oftheir vices, that he will be "indus-
trious" and Economical" 1t seems to
him that the necessary cost of living is
quite small; and beautiful dreams of
wealth dance, like rainbows of promise,
before his vision. He begins to tread this
road, but finds soon enough, that the alar-
ming and important item of ''incidental
expenses has been left out of his arith-
metic. Before long he goes down, as
many gallant shallop has before him,
and lapses' into the unhoping shiftless-
ness and stolid content with luck, of ord-
nary men. Often it happens that his ex-
penditures exceed his income, big bal
ance is always looming up at him dis
couragingly from the wrong page of his
ledger, and he goes out of the world, final
ly, in debt to it.
Yet thrift is possible. Possible, but
not easy. Like Jordan, in the America
African ballad, it is difficult highway to
journey upon. To keep straight onward
in this road, without wandering from it
like BUNYAN's Christian, or looking back
like LoT's better-half, is no small Job
Courage amounting to heroism, energy,
discretion-and these kept active with
out tagging for an hour-must be the
MENTOR to his TELEMAoHUs.
True thrift is not parsimony nor asceti-
eism any more than it is Incorporate ex-
cess. Thrift is only a realizing in ones
affairs of that temperance which was the
best practical virtue Of the Greek ethics.
The thrifty man is neither a prodigal nor
a miser. He will neither waste nor
hoard. Money he knows was made for
man, not man for money. He uses it and
seeks it, because, as the world goes, it is
useful and desirable.
Thrift-the very term is hearty and in
vigorating-one of those good old whole
some words that it even does one bene-
fit to speak. It smacks of prosperity and
comfort and may the day be far off when
the dictionary shall be mutilated of it and
when it shall become obsolete as a motto
of honest living.
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ATTENTION
INDEPENDENT GRAYS.
A ttend a Meeting and Drill of

A ttend Meeting and Drill of
N your Company at the Armory Of the
Juniors this Wednesday evening Nov. 18th.
AS there is very important business to be trans
present.
By order of the
CAPTAIN,
nolS JOS. SMITH, Orderly Sergt.
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Disa Sfers nfthe Lake

CLEVELAND, Nov. 16.-l'he propeller
City f Superior, with large and valu-
able ROO, was totally wrecked on Lake
SupcI ior ON Saturday. The propeller
Jersey City, bound to Toledo aud Dun
kirk, anne in collision with the rocks and
was in'lly damaged, She will discharge
and rcnair.
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Gold Watch Lost.

T OST yesterday evening about twilight
IL a small Anchor Lever Gold Watch,
somewhere on Fenchurch or Bermuda street,
between my residence and the corner of Ber-
muda and East street. A suitable reward
will be paid to the finder on its delivery to
the subscriber, F. W. Seabury, or at the
Store of f. W. Seabury q Son. no Is
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AN OLD PRIsoNER.-Last week, Joel
Schoonhoven, one hundred years of age,
was discharged from Sing Sing prison, hav-
ing been pardoned by the Governor. He
is native Of Orange county, N. Y, and
reached the age Of a century in prison, on
the 18th of July last. He saw Washing
ton at Newburg during the war.