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Emperor. And though Russia is ready
cooperate with Prussia and England to
maintain the peace of Europe the latter
is Just now in no condition for o1ortins in.
Aucnce.
Meantime the Emperor continu his
regeneration in the Mo"'icDr, while
-'oa'y and immense preparations are b Ing
mado Ter war. The French people are re.
uctantly making up their minds to thai
event, which il is belt we'd the Emperor is
fully resolved upon. Very careful Eu.
ropeon observers conclude that neither
Napoleon nor Victor Emannal could now
retrace his steps with safety. 1t now
seems not improbable that before another
month the flames Of war will be kipdled.
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DIED.

In Nsw Haven, on the 10th ult., Mrs. TIRzAp
HESDEE, aged ee years.
Irs. Hsndee was the last one Of a large family
having survived her husband and three children
and not one OF kin was lsft TO follow her to her
grave. Though childless, she ever expressed
confidence IN the Providence Of God that she
would be in the hands Of those who would take
the place OF children. And this was not a vaiI,
trusi. Her last years were made comfortable and
happy by the filisl attention Of thos. with whom
her lot WA cast
At her residence, In Cambria, n. l., on the
10th ul... Mrs. ANNA SAKE ScovELL, widow OF
the late Dca. Josiah B. Scovell, in the 7ad year
Of her age
Mrs. Scovsll was born Nov. 18th. 1853, at Mis-
sisquoi Bay, CANADIAN was married March 9th,
1873. She spent the early part of her married
life in Orwell, W She removed with her hus.
band and family to Cambria. in October, 1896
az years since-snd for that period has resided
on the place where she died. She was won All
Of more than ordinary mental force, great energy
Of character, and deep, abiding. consistent piety
Of heart and life.
The disease with which she died wis Of tn.
hsart-snd her sufferings during the last weekt
OF her life wers grsat-but they were endured
with the utmost patience and resignation.
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From the Pittsburgh onion, June 7. 1855.

FROM tHe fVtsDufRE Union, June 7. 1855
THE MANUFACTURE OF STOMACH BITrERs -
There is nothing more common Bnd ANNOYING II
the present day than ailments of the stomach. and
whether these ills are csused by the quantity OF
quality OF the food and drink we ms. or .ome
other cause. it is no. our purpose 10 inquire. The
eme les. tones, cot Now, everybody who ha,
swallowed desc ofpills, or tartar emetic, know.
that both are attended with very nauseous and
dsbilitstlng effeets Hence they are generally
thrown aside, excsptin extreme cases, and an In.
MIGRATING and wholesome tonic demanded by all
whore digestive organs are out OF repair. A great
many scientific men have spent much .irno ana
labor IN combining the medicinal properties Of
herbs and extracting the same by vsrions means.
Among ihsts none hc,e been more succs.sful
than Msnrs. Hostetter & Smith. the val. kpown
manufacturers Of the celebrated I" Stomach Biz.
ters.n
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News of the Week,

We Of serve that the recent law au.
thoriiing the Se!ectmen to cause to be
published the history Of their town meets
with favor in many parts Of the State. In
Montpelier the Hon. D. P. Thompson is
employed and is to enter upon his work at
oBce. 1t is rare indeed that man 20
admirably qualified for such . work -
Jadge Thompson is available for the pur.
pose. We are told that a. their annual
meeting the town of Shoreham voted mo.
ney for the purpose. We do not know
who is to be the historian. We trust that
by another year the movement will be
general.
We learn from the Burlington F1es
Prsss that the broad Lake is free from
ice. and that the ferry boats will com.
mence their trips 40 soon - the loo will
allow aoce. to the hsrbors.
On the 18th ult., 4 new house In
process Of erection in Gulford was des.
troyed by nre, the work of On inoendiary.
Loss $500 or $500.
DR.. " m. Fl. Lord, Of Montpelier.
delivered in St. Johnsbury, on the l4th
ult. = lecture on the Historical. Social
and voral Features of Puriian ism.
The Union School house in Montrel.
Ter is ready for the school machinery to be
put into II.
The number Of cenvicts 10 the
Vermont State Prison reem. on the in.
crease. Three from Washington. and
Eve from Rutland were added last week.
wv j. Bacon was put under bonds
one day last week. to appear at the next
session of the Rutland County Court and
undergo trial for stealing. /
Among the list of patents granted
Turing the week ending March 30, We
notice the following:
Lyman W. blanchard Of Whittineham,
VT. for improved construction of mallets.
Gsrd' er p. Hopkins Of Cabot, VT, for
improved cluin.
Henry R. Kcese Of Bridport, VT. for
improvement in harvest,
Matthias Ludlum Of Fair Haven, VT,
for improved liiebost.
Il he body Of Thomas Merrill of Mid.
dlesex who was lost last fall was found in
n mill.pond in Berlin on the 25th ul,.
On Monday night Of last week
steamer on North River, supposed to be
the No! th America, ran down and instant.
ly sunk the sloop Stephen Raymond. The
crew were all drowned.
AT the last session of the Arkansas
Legislature. law was passed eIpelling
all free blacks from the State. They were
allowed till the end of the year to dispose
Of their property and get away. Under
this necessity the FREQ blacks are advsr.
Using corner lots and other valuable prop.
erty. An attempt Was MADE to pass .
similar law in No., but the attempt failed
because it's opponents talked away the
time in the closing hours Of the session,
The city Of Boston has met with q
disaster in the breaking up of the Cochit-
us,s waterworks. Much inconvenience
is sire.dy felt. and unless the breaksge
csn be repaired before the supply in the
reservoir is exhausted, the inconvenience
will be very great.
The N. Y. Mercury seems at least
determined to follow hard after tho Led.
ger. 1t has secured Bayard Taylor As a
regular contributor. The publisher could
hardly have made an addition to bis corps
of greater popularity. Aside from sd.
v.rtising. the Mercury is not inferior to
it's competitor. administrations sre 10 the
highest style Of art
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The New American yclopaedia

The New American yclopaedia.
The 'hild volume of this magnificent
contribution to American Literature is
received Though its contents cannot
rival the two proceeding volumes. either
n their variety and richness as sources of
Information, or in their evidences of great
learning und comprehensive research yet
it is fully 'qual to them in every respect.
This cyclolr'dia il the Iel osio,y of the
piitnc VI the lives Of all distinguished
pcr'Ons. living und 'cad. Of the history of
m dis,iI eul.hrd places Of "H art. A.
work OF ref, renee, it is the most va ua.
be which "as urpear d during the present
c,liury. While ii is adapted to the want.
Of the scholar it is at the same time
companion for those who have only little
intervals from busy labor to devote to
rnding and no enc can read the work FIVE
Minutes without either huying gained a
new idea or enlarged information. In it
the render will find many entertaining
anecdotes and many curious facts-The
following under the head Of" Llood" will
be new 10 ost persons.
"BLoop, jornfain is the name given
10 a stream Of fluid resembling blood, is.
suing from the roof Of cave in the town
Of Virtad, in the southern part of Cholu.
,ica Honduras. It drops steadily on the
floor Of the cave, forming pools Of coagu.
lated m tier, aud tingine with u red colcr
a brook that flows by. This fluid has not
only the color, bu, the taste and smell Of
blood md when exposed to the air for a
short time, j, ctnupts und emits an often.
sive odor. No good analysis Of it has
ever teen maze, but it is possible that it
oscs ito peculiar properties to the pres-
ence Of immense numbers Of infusoris.
Toe sttiy of the Bonaparte family is
one Of much interest and also OF the Bour-
bon family. The articles on tho British
museum and the british Empire are eI-
tremeIy interesting. The article on Bride
and Brid'grt ON" We shall quo'e, perhaps
entire. The work is honorable to the ed.
itors. Messr. Ripley md Dana 1t is
honorable to the publishers, Appleton &
Co. who. for the sake Of good letter.. have
been villing TO send out large invoice Of
capital upon u voyage that will be long
before it begins to make returns. 1t Is
honorable to tho country. for such work
could hot have been undertaken by men
so ssgaci, us and experienced as Msssrs.
Appleton & Co. if they had not elt as
sured that such love Of knowledge and
taste. for reading Lad boon difusod thro'
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MARRIED..

In Esr Niddlebury, March 81, by Rev. S. ".
bidTell, Mr.. JAHEs CHAIRMAN "a Miss RgopI
A. Dow, both Of Rip.on.
Al North White Greek, y. l., March 10Th, b,
Rev. Merritt Bates, Prof. WILLIAM A. HoLIxi.
Editor OF the For, Edwnrd Institute Monthly, to
Mia MARY ]. RArEa, daughter u the oticiatins
Clergyman, md recently Preceptrsss Of Stan.
stead G, e. Academy.
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the community as made it ripe for the re.
cep,ion Of such manual. Offs ultimate
success &C can have no doubt, --orders Tor
the work may be addre' ID to F. 8. Mar
tin ESQ, WILLIAMSON, VI.
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LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining in the Post Once, ct Middlshur,.
April 1853.
Collins, Nathan Pollard, Hon. L. p
Elder, Z. L. Ranney. Rev. y. IL
Hilbert, Mons joseph smith. |. b.
Jones, Miss lorette Storrs, c. ".
Lanam. Mrs. Ellen Taylor, L. A.
l.. Miss Glover, Thos. +.
Mony Miss Lenu Granger, RsY. Calvin
Mitchell, Mis-, Fl. NJ. Called, Samuel
Nemon, slisa Bridget
W. P Russell, 7. n.
THE GUNMAKER OF MOSCOW
Is now being rs-publithsd In
THH NEW YORK LEDGER.
subscriptions received At
COPELAND'S News ksols.
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,yenent opportunity 10 present itself when he should
"a interfere With matters Of practical legislation in or
a. 10 express his views the general subject Of our
sien relations and particularly Che following sub
~. which stand the calendar the first special or
dpIs;
4, cBmtnodore Hiram railding.
AM supplementary 10 the act entitled " An ACT Ia adj
ijop 10 the ac for the punishment Of certain crimes
ssust lhe United States add 10 REPEAL acts therein
Tssutioned" approved April 20. 1918.
Resolutions reported by Mr.. MAsoN, from the Commit
w an Foreign Relations Ia relation and sez-
s under the neutrality act Of 10Th April 1878 also
!; ,,laton 10 the arrest of William Walker and his fol-
lowers-
Resolution by Mr. sLIDELL, intended TO be proposed
an amendment 10 the preceding resolutions ia reference
d the neutrality laws.
AZ omorrow had been set apart for business relating
"A the District Of Columbia, and next Monday 20 be
devoted to the Cuba question, he would ask permission
"a e1press his views and he did not desire 10 have
naiors feel under any obligation to remain and listen
h him unless ii perfectly convenient for them 20 do
a As ior the galleries. lac always preferred 10 address
The senate when they thin.
After brief colioquy between several senators, who
desired to listen 10 Mr. FooTs remarks but did not wish
"a remain until later hour tonight, the subject
taken up and MIR Fuor obtained the floor with the ui-
derstanding that he Is TO speak tomorrow whereupoE,
The senate adjourned.
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Bowman, late captain in the United States army and
Il put upon It's passage
Mr. JoNhS Of Tennessee moved 10 amend ihe lin so
~ 10 conhne The pension TO the wldowhood and not
during the natural life, OF Mrs Bowman which motion
was not agreed to-teas So nays 90.
Mr.. MILES, o. South Cafollua moved that the vote
By which the amendment was rejected be recohsdered
pending which -
Mr. WAsHBbRSE, of illinois, ulosed that Inc motion
10 reconsider be Laid on the table which motion WAS
agreed toyeas &c, nays IL
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. CURTIS, OF Iowa from the same committee no
ported joint resolution for the payment Of certain Mx
volunteers and asked that il be put upon its passage
Mr.. HOUSTON of Alabama, inquired whether the ball
must not as il made appropriation go to the Commit
tee of the Whole
The SPEAKER decided that il must frst be considered
in Committee OF the Whole
On motion of MIR. JONES of Tennessee the hill was
then referred to the Comittee Of the Whole on the state
OF the Union.
PRIVATE bills
On motion OF Mr.. MAYNARD, of Tennessee the House
then went into Committee of the Whole House mir
SrNr~ OF Ohio In the char,l and proceeded to the
consideration OF the bills the private calendar This
being objection day, thos bills which there was no
objection laid aside 10 be reported 10 the House With
which there was objection passed over informally
be considered hereafter.
After some time spent therein the committee rose and
reported the following bills:
bin for the relief Of the legal representatives OF Fran
co.'s Guillory.
A bin for the relief Of j. w Hilton
On motion of Mr. STANTON, under the operation Of
the previous question, the first bill was read the third
time and passed
Pending the vote the last one.
On motion OF Mr.. DAVIS of Mississippi the House
adjourned-ayes 81, noes so.
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GLEANINGS FROM THE NAILS.

The orange trees of South Carolina now in bloom
The Danish brig Zephyr, Capt o. Same, from copen-
hagen, arrived at New York Thursday bringing on
freight /, III bushels of barley
The steamship Magnolia arrived at Galveston from,
New Orleans, the evening of the 18th ult in twenty
three hoursthe quickest time made between the
ports by sea.
completed 1t forty feet high colossal statue OF
the Green mountain hero is yet to be placed on the
summit.
On the evening of the 10th inst man, with a two
horse wagon loaded with wood crossing ON the ice
opposite In Claire Ill, the broke through and
the lost his wagon and horse the other horse
and bis driver escaped with difficulty.
The precarious the fruit trade is evidenced ia
the of vessel just arrived at New Haven from
Porto Rico, She took cargo Of 500 600 fine oranges
at that island, but lands only 10000, the being
worthless
comparison of the fooiings of the weekly bank
statement of the Boston banks, published Saturday
with those for the previous week exhibits decrease
s7o6,4i in the item Of loans and discounts slsi $40
in circulation 1895, s07 in deposits and 1913 in
specie
II patent is sustained in England in suit TO test its
validity it is customary for the court grant oerti
cate OF validity to the pentec 1t has been proposed
adopt the practice in United States circuit
courts.
The smoothness of the ice between Albany and New
burgh n. Y on the Hudson river has brought out
several ice boats which get the ice at the rate OF
nearly 50 miles hour. One of these boats says the
Knckerbocker, left Albany for Hudson on Monday
morning, and went the first seven miles in thirteen
minutes.
Last Monday, party of the police of PtsbuTg, Pa
made descent upon a gambling establishment in that
city and captured sixteen negro men, who all en-
gagged in games Of chance. They brought before
the mayor, who fined them SO each, and bound the
leged proprietors of the den for trial.
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New Line to Halifax.

BosroN Jan. 27.--Ihe report telegraphed from hero
last evening by interested parties respecting alleged
rejection by the committee of the Massachusetts, house
the petition for act of incorporation Of the Cape Ann
and Yarmouth Telegraph Company Is untrue. II was
Withdrawn from hearing in order to enable parties 90
comply with the law respecting advertised notice Of
the application This omission will he Immediately sup
pcda technical formality. The legislature last
year. granted charters under precisely the crcu
stances of the asked The report will be recon-
mited with instructions TO hear the parties The new
line To- Halifax will be carried through despite the de-
terminef Opposition made against IT,
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NEw YoRK, Jan. rs. Cotton closed quiet with sales
Of 800 bales but business done after the develop
ment OF the steamers news and quotations nominal
Flour closed buoyant sales of 6 900 barrels State s.
30aS5 50 !; Ohio, Sc 35 SO 80 southern, SIS IS n
SC l5 Wheat buoyant-sales of 80, 600 bushels west
ern red 81 30 81 40 white. 81 40 81 Al. Corn had
declining tendency sales of $4,000 bushels mixed,
SO cents Pork dul-old mess SIT 90 ST. Is new
do SIS % SIS 80; prime, $l3 GA. Lard is buoy
ant at IL l2s cents Whskey steady at 26I q cents
Sugar generally unchanged Il "a cents
Spirits Of turpentne firm at 49l 81 cents the latter to
arrive Rosn firm at 81 u.s. TO arrive Rice firm at 30
A p
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Later from California.

NEw York Jan 2s.-Ihe steamship Illinois from AS
pinwa with California dates of the 9Th arrived here
day. bringing the nails 81, 200 900 in treasure and 200
passengers.
Nearly all the items OF general have been antici-
paed The markets of san Francisco closed dull for At
lanc produce and the stock of China and East India
goods rapidly accommodating.
Gold dust coming in more literally.
The Presidents message by the overland express was
received at San francisco only hours in advance
the copies Ny the Panama route.
The Fspser river mines were looking up The ice had
their usual trips.
some sailors of the gatc Roanoke and of the for
egn residents. Not much damage, however, done.
The frigate Merrimac and the sloop of-war Decatur
Mt Realjo January LIST. The latter preparing
for a cruise.
The steamer Washington was announced to leave
Aspinwa the 10th for San Francisco, via Cape Horn
The Costa Rican Congress in extraordinary session
the ID ratified the Belly treaty with slight notifications
Gen Iamars manifesto in Nicaragua had created some
sensation throughout Central America while the conduct
of Mr. Buchanan toward the llibusers fully appre-
ciated.
Dates from Valparaiso 10 the 10TH and Calao TO the
Goth ult. received. Another revolution pro-
crossing in Chilli and there prospect that the
isting government would be overthrow.
fbe Valparaiso Mrcaro had been suppressed by the
government and the provinces of Valparaiso Santiago
and Aooncsua were declared to be under martial law
Several Of the printing offices closed and large
number Of citizens belonging to political club at San
tiago had been imprisoned.
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Cock Fight Broken Up in Boston.

BosroS Jan. u Last night the police visited Tam
many Hall in Portland street and broke up cock
fight in progress between parties Of New York AMI Bos-
ton for $500 side Eight Of the principals to the match
arrested and about 200 spectators scattered in haste
The eight persons arrested have been held in bail 5000
each for examination at a future day
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
FRmar. JANUARY rs, 1859.

On motion Of Hon. C. l. yallandigham Daniel r. Mead
esd, of Ohio, admitted attorney and counsellor
OF this court
Nos 2T4, 275. 276 277 aud 27s. Abner C Harding At
al survivors of William Kellogg, decreased plaintiffs in
error, Edward Chase The motion To dismiss these
causes argued by Mr.. Brent in support thereof and
by Mr.. Balance in opposition thereto.
No 81. The White Water Valley Canal Company plain
tfs in error, Henry Yaliete The argument of this
commenced by Mr. n c. Mclean for the plain
tiffs in error.
Adjourned until Monday at III o'clock
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BY JAMES C. MCGUIRE q Co, Auctioneers.
by ). c. McGUIRE & Co Auctioneers.

by &c. MCGUIRE a. Co, Auctioneers.
StTOCK OF GROCERIES At AUCTI0N.-0n Wed.
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trade, comprising
cUHces, spices
Cigars, smoking, aud chewing tobacco
Mustard, indigo, starch
Glass aud crorkers
Buckets, br0oms, brushes
Rope mats, spice boxes, AZ.
Together stock goods found 10 retail grocery
Terms cash that credit Of 90 and 90
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BY A. GREEN, Auctioneer.


FVRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
Il Property the orPennsyvan and nreeuh
Tuesday afternoon February S 1852 oeio
premises dated November 1854
recorded I4ber No 50, flas 37a 81 The land
Washington The subscriber Will sell at pnbc
following described property
ginning Pennsylvania 18Th street.
running westUaray along line
wall which divides the house Of the
Buildings house the said
commencing thereof nohwardy along
said dividing wall the yard wall and along the west ne e
alley thence easiwardy along The line
Of alley 18th stre thence soubwardy along the
place beginning improve
consisting excellent dwelling
bri stable, &C. Terms made known al sale.
A. MIX, Trustee.
JAS. G. MCGUIRE Co,
Jan 5-aaw&ds AneonecrE
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Casualty and Loss of Life.

NEw York, Jan. 2S.--The Harlem boat to-day ran
into the City Barge, containing physicians bound TO
Wards and Blackwells islands, and nine persons sup
posed to be physicians, We're drowned.
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ALSO RECENTLY PUBLISHED, COMMENTARIES on CRIMINAL


Bg JoEI PrusSIIss Brs1or, Esq,
Author Of "cmmentaries the Law Marriage
Vol 1. Second Edition Revised and Enlarged
COMMENTARIES CRIMINAL. LAW BY rrentias Bishop.
Vol H. Containing the law Of Specific Offences svo s. 80
Ri true, albeit strange that This country (ngard
such work philosophical treatise upon crima
We have formed after slight examination oan-
ION OF Mr.. Mshop's EVENT.
Is really conscientious writer, and equally he
quite mceBy self reliant and likely very readily be
astray by diaa o fsliaci0us reasoning
Mr. Bishop reais his subject IN philosophical spirit and al
though might always his conclusions Impression
locking through This volume very pains
taking iruoving writer, style he
vastly superior the this
country, who woud DO well ia theft
cocnces which throughout these pages agarn
London lac Magazine Rerier. Jnn a0-3eod