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The actual loss by the Hungarian is as follows
OF ilves' l5o; ofv and cargo, Sl,25OOOO.
The charter election of Richmond, Va, takes
place tomorrow. - NNeS
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The Building Inspectors of Philadelphia, during
the month of March, issued 29s permits to erect
houses.
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wedding took place on Wednesday,. on the
Pittsburg and Chicago Railroad, while the cars
were under full headWay
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The printers of New Jersey boast that there is
not a single printer in the State Prison of the
State. and but one in the Legislature.
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The 300th anniversary Of the death of Melancthon
is to be celebrated in all the Protestant churches of
Germany on April 10Th next.
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Two runaway negroes, one from New Orleans,
the other from Baltimore, passed through Roehes-
ter last week. en- route for Canada.
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The School Committee have forbidden the as.
sgnment of lessons for study out of school, in the
Boston schools for girls.
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PORTLAND, Me-, April 1.-The steamship North
Briton sailed at four o'clock yesterday afternoon
for Liverpool.
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The new divorce bill in New York allows di-
voTces V,ne"to for three years desertion, cruelty,
or habitual drunkenness for one year.
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The last act of the Tennessee Legislature was to
pass bill repeating all acts of the session granting
State aid to railroads.
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DEATH OF AN AMERICAN CoYsgL.-John E. Taylor,
Esq, native of Philadelphia, where he was well
known as an accomplished and skiful shipmaster,
died January 9th last, in the SD year of his age
at Sierra Leone, West Coast of Al, ica, where he
was acting in the capacity of American Consul
what makes this intelligence more painful is the
bark Aaron j. Harvey, from Philadelphia, to reioin
her husband.
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man in Rockville, Connecticut has made
proclamation that no who votes contrary to
his wishes shall have work in his mill
Ihe Ginsey Kinn lyvan StarI.u h,,ri.d
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The National ConstitufiOnaI Convention

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Constitutional Union
Committee tonight decided that the Chairman
should convene the entire National Committee of
Convention at Baltimore, May 9th, to ratify the
nominations and take steps for further organiza-
tion for prosecuting the canvas
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TREAsURER'S REPORT.
Maryland Tract Society in account with W. B. Garfield
Cr.-1S60.

> oV
Cr-1S60.
March 1st-By collections in churches and do
nations of individuals, through Rev. Mr..
Cross ross................. ...........,... S5,O4S 81
Rents OF Tract liouse, including back rents. 912
sales OF publications at Tract House. 52lS 0S
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GRAETING PEAR-TREEs "A writer in the Yir-
glnia Farm journal states that he has succeeded in
starting branches on his pear-trees wherever he
wishes limb to grow. He says:-''A careful ex-
animation will show plenty Of dormant eyes, or
knurs, on this stock. To produce a shoot, a slit
or cash is made over the eye, and into the wood,
with knife or fine saw, which, by checking the
flow of sap, starts these dormant eyes into life,
and, in three cases out of four, branch shoots
forth "
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EXPORTS FROM BALTIMORE.

Rio DE JANEIRo-Bdrk Marion
ii!5 bbls -four 5000 it. lumber, IS tea $500
Kegs lard $50 buckets do 200 do so cases do
uo~hiskey, 594 bushels corn, 10 boxes spirits turpen
ne 20 tres hams, box plated ware do envelopes %
s cnairs cases tobacco 10 do agricultural imple
sn.s. z trunks india rubber goods do brushes
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The NEUCLEUs OF A RoMANoE.-At the Greenhouse.
awaiting the recognition of friends, there now lies
the body of micdle-aged man, found floating, on
Saturday, in the Schuylkill, near Lombard Street
dock. hat that had evidently lain on the bank,
and washed off by the passing tide, led to the dis
covery. In the hat was hastily scrawled note, of
Liva: You have been the means of this by driving
me out of home. May God bless you. I forgive
you, and hope you will also. lay in the bottom
of Schuylkill river. May God bless you and all
my children. Friday, 80 March," This missive
was addressed "Mrs Shiel, care of Fl. B. wilkins,
Pittsburg, Pa" OF the unfortunate writer moth
ing has yet been made known. The Coroner held
an inquest on Saturday, which terminated in YER
dict of suicide. Unless the body is claimed it will
be consigned to the Potters field, without tear to
hallow its funeral ceremony-P6ila. Press.
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1IIe AH1nIH1stTHtIon DgleSates lTOIh IIIIhO1s.
ST. LOUIS, April 2.-The Republican says it is
a letter to Mr.. Hernden, of Springfield, ILL.,, urging
the delegates appointed by the Administration
Democrats of that State to attend the Charleston
Convention. That he assures them they will be ad-
mitted. He advises them to come by Southern
routes intimating that funds will be provided for
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Arrival of the Overland California Mai

arrival Oh the OVerIand CaIIfornfa Mail.
MELLoY's STATION, April 2.-The Overland Cali
fornia Mail of the llth ult., has arrived. During
five days of the previous week the San Francisco
Mint bad coined 595, 900 double eagles Thirty tons
of the Washoe silver ore had been smelted at San
Francisco, yielding average of $4,000 to the
ton. There was much activity in the Napa quick
silver mines, and considerable demand for labor
The quartz mines of Jackson county, Oregon, were
yielding immense profits. Some quartz was said
to be worth $4,000 per ton. Two hundred thou
sand dollars had already been taken from the mines
and as much more was visible
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Mrs. Jane McNally, the sister-in-law of MIR. Ben
nett who was bereft of his entire family on Wednes
day night last, BY the burning of the tenement
houses, died ON Sunday at the New York Hospital
in consequence of the injuries sustained by Jump
ing from the third-story window to escape the
flames
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VISIT OF FREEMAsONs TO THE GRAVE OF WASHING
ToN.-The Supreme Council of Freemasons, ,compos-
ed OF those only who have taken the thirty-third
degeee-the highest in the 0rder-escorted by the
Knight Tempars of the District of Columbia, Wis
tied Mount Vernon on Saturday, and opened the
Sorrow Lodge at the grave of Washington in honor
OF the memory Of that departed chieftain and dis
tnguished Mason. The ceremony was very impo-
sing and affecting. The address was delivered by
th e.HOn. Charles Scott of Tenn
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THE NATIONAL UNION PARTY.-The correspondent
OF the New York Tribune, writing from Washing
ton on the 10th, says: The National Union Com
mittee here, of which Senator Crittenden is Chair
man, held a full meeting few evenings SINCE The
principal topic of consideration was the PROPOSE
ton, which had been urged from New York and
ELSEWHERE, tor postponement of the National Con-
Venulon called to assemble in Baltimore on the 9th
of May. 1t is understood that recently there had
arisen IN various quarters clamor for postpone.
ment oil the meeting till all the other Conventions
had been held, when the coast would be clear. and
when advantage could be taken of all the circum.
stances in the case. The proposition to postpone
the Convention was negatived. 1t will be held on
the 9th of May, as originally called. Men from ali
parts of the country begin to hover around that
camp, whose movements have a certain kind of
interest. There is yet, however, consider Bile
diversity and confusion among them, touching the
policy to be pursued. Enough has transpired, how
ever, to render few things certain. Mr.. Bates
will not be nominated at Baltimore. The leaders
express no belief that there is the slightest proba-
bility of his nomination at Chicago in any event,
and that therefore, it is useless to talk longer of
union Of the Opposition on him.
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AWFUL ALTERNATIvE.-The last will of a queer
old miser who has just died is much talked of at
Vienna. He cut off all his nearest relatives, and
made very distant one, an extremely handsome
young girl, sole heress of his considerable proper
ty. SO far there is nothing extraordinary; but
there is condition added to it. The testator was
a hunchback, and had a club-foot, which defects
probably had obstructed many attempts of his to
marry. He has made it, therefore, condition,
sane qua non that the heiress is to get the property
only when she marries man shaped as he was
She is, besides, to live in convent three months
in each year to pray for his soul. The heirs a-law
have attached this odd last will, on the plea that
when 1t was made the testator must evidently have
been mad As there is, however, no equity iuris-
diction in AUSTRIA they may find their task not an
easy one.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-12-15

tifcate of the Secretary of the Territory to
the County Clerk. was in fact received on
the twenty fifth of November, and was da-
ted on the third of November. It viii be
remembered as above stated. that it is the
duty of the clerk to place the tax rolls in
hands of the County Treasurer, between the
6rst and the tenth of November, or fifteen
days, at least, before he received the certii
cate of the Secretary of the Territory. 1t
will readily be perceived, then, that if the
County Clelk has charged the Territorial
tax in the tax rolls furnished the Treasur-
er. he has done SO improperly, for the sim
pie reason that he had no data to go upon,
or authority to act at the time he is required
by law to complete the tax rolls and deliver
them to the Treasurer and being there inn
properly, the Treasurer cannot legally COL
lect the tax, as his only authority for col
lection so far as the amount is concerned,
is derived from the tax rolls.
Your correspondent says that "the amount
of Territorial tax charged to this county,
(2,34O.04. is trife less than three mills
on dollar, showing that the valuation of
property in this county, was very nearly the
average valuation in the whole Territory"
This seems to me to be one of the strongest
arguments against the legality of the whole
proceeding. It is perfectly plain that the
County Clerk, if he has charged the Terri
torial tax in the tax rolls at all, has charged
it according to the equalized valuation as
made by the County Board, because the
certificate from the Territorial Board of
Equalization had not been received. When
the certificate does come, however, it ap-
pears that the valuation of property in the
county has been reduced. This then leaves
the amount, as charged in the tax rolls. too
large, whether little or much is of no con-
sequence, as the principle is the same in Ell
Their case. The argument of your correspon-
dent simply is, that n-the absence Of any
authentic data 10 act upon. the County Clerk
has made guess, and happening to guess
pretty nearly right, therefore the whole thing
is correct.
That the Legisla ture intended to levy
tax, and also intended to have it collected, is
evident; but the Solons- not having framed
the law so as to render it effective for the
purposes intended, the responsibility of the
failure must rest on their own heads.
R. NJ. RUGGLES.
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JOHN n. Bolts AT LYNcHBURG.

Hon. John NJ Bolts, of Richmond, an
eccentric but acute politician, recently made
. speech at Lynchburg. Va. Some passa-
ges in it we think, must have told with effect
upon Virginia audience. After discourse
ing the rigIt of States to eecede, be said /:
81 have been talking about the right TO
dissolye the Union. / now come to the
posOer to do so. Have you the power to Sc
cede? If the United States Government,
numbering $4,000. 900 people, is clothed
with the power I think it is. and that Nadi
son said it was, and which you find during
the. Administration of General Jackson ac-
tually was. think it would be very diff
cult matter to oppose or resist the United
States. There are 80. coo, GOO inhabitants
including blacks and whites, and I suppose
about $4,000. 900 free whites in the United
States.
We are in the habit of hearing gentlemen
on the 4th of July. making patriotic speech
es, declaring that the Government of the
United States is able and ready 70 cope with
the world in arms if necessary; and yet it
has not the power to resist little South Car
olina. ApPlause. That is blowing hot
and cold in the same breaih-it does not
dovetsjl together well.
What is the power and what are the re-
sources of the United States
When you talk about all the Southern
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-12-15
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

This document is quite lengthy, too much
80 entirely for our short space, besides,
most people hereabouts take some Eastern
paper, such as the Tribune or Missouri Dem
ocrat, and have read it ere this. For these
reasons we do not publish it. We have
thought proper not to publish even that por-
ton relating to the people of Kansas. Eho
have so often been insulted by being called,
by the Old Public Functionary. outlaws and
rebels, for the reason that it is not of in
terest to our readers here or anywhere else.
The Kansas portion is an old sing-song
pro-slavery history of the Lecompton Con-
stitution, which we all know as much about
as the Old Public Functionary, if not more.
He arrogsGas to himself the credit of having
settled the Kansas and Utah difficulties
In this every body knows he lies. Prospect
is out of the question:. The people of
Kansas settled their own difficulty, so far as
it has been settled. The soldiers were
afraid of the Utah folks, snd didn't wish to
fight them, and that is the way he settled
that difficulty. OF course the ''Oid pub
lie Functionsry'' dwells at length on ''seces-
sion!'' That's fruitful subject for him.
He lays all the blame of the present state
of excitement IN the South at the door of
the North. His dearly beloved ire-eating
brethren, which he has served SO faithfully
Cor the last four years, OF course are not to
blame particle. We believe it is grand
arrangement Of kind providence that all
things earthly should have terminus, and,
an common with the American people. re-
ioice-to think that the reign of 81. b. will
soon be over. His last message is issued.
He win soon pass away. His administer
ton will be noted only for having disgracec
the country and killed the Democratic par
ty, the latter of which is the only praisewor-
thy act he ever did.
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SHALL WE PAY THE TERRITORIAL TAX

EDITOR News: The above question, judg-
ing from the articles which have appeared
in your paper. seems TO be as difficult to an
swer as the query 'twho struck Billy Pat
terson % As it is question in which We
are all interested. propose to submit my
views in the premises for what they are
worth. That it is a matter of some impor-
lance, presume will be admitted and if
we can legally avoid the payment of tax
amounting to something over $4,000, in.
GLIDING the capitation tax. that it will great
IL relieve our citizens in these :" starvation
times" suppose viii also be admitted
This amount must be paid in coin, or Ter
ritorial Warrants but venture the asser-
ton that not ten men in the county are the
holders of Territorial scrip. and, no,With-
standing the assertion of enc of your cor
respondents that Territorial Warrants can
be bought for thirty-6ve to forty-6ve cents
on the dollar" also venture to say that
none can be procured in this county for1hat
price, nor for any price in quantities suf6-
cent to pay the above mentioned tax. and in
sums suited to the wants of individuals,
Nor can they be procured elsewhere at the
prices be has named. for the reason that the
warrants are in the hands of persons Who
have purchased them at large discount for
speculative purposes, and who viii sell emily
at advanced rates. prefsrring to hold them
with the expectation of receiving from the
Territorial treasury the full amount for which
they we're drawn. This. therefore, viii ne
oessitsts the payment in gold and silver.
Of the Territorial tag for the
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-12-15
A soUrHRoN VISITS MR.. LINCOLN.

The only article of conservative char
acter we have observed in the Charleston
Journals within the last two or three weeks,
is the following. which we find in the Charles
ton Courier of Saturday last, creditedt a
Tennessee paper. Its strict accuracy may
well be doubted, though. perhaps it ''found-
ed on fact"
Il Southern Planter Tiisits Lincoln.-
Lincoln's Policy as Defined By Himself
A wealthy planter of Mississippi, native
of Mury county (Tenn.) and Breckin-
ridge Democrat, passed through this city
on Saturday last. and related to gentle
man of one of the upper counties, whom we
know to be entirely reliable, the following :
We take the liberty of giving the facts clio
tied publicity because of their importance.
This planter desired to purchase an addi-
tional supply of negroes to pick his present
crop of cotton, but feared to do so on ac-
count of the great depreciation in their val
ne and the alarming excitement which per-
vaded the South. In order to ascertain
from his own Inns Mr.. Lincoln's policy, he
visited him al his residence in Springfield.
Mr.. Lincoln informed him that he was
opposed to any interference with Slavery
in the States, or with the interstate Slave
trade that he was opposed to abolishing
or interfering with Slavery in the District of
Columbia; and that he was only opposed to
its extension in the Territories, but added,
s'that was only an opinion of his" He was
then asked what would he do in the event
that South Carolina seeded from the Union?
He replied that he would let her go if Con-
gress did not pass "force BILL" He sta
ted that if no one would accept Office in that
State, of course they could receive no bene-
fit from the Government, and the whole ex-
pense for the distribution of the mails
would devolve on her own citizens He
concluded by advising the Mississippian to
purchase as many negroes as he needed {:
and expressed the opinion that, III twelve
months, slave property would be worth more
than it ever had been.
Upon these assurances the gentleman
was, on Saturday, making his way to Vir
ginia to purchase more negroes. He says
that Lincoln Is q man of profound acquire
ments, and that he doubts not will make as
good if not better President than Mr.. Bu-
chanan has DONE Chattanooga Gazette.
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KANSAS RELIEF MATTERS.

For the Emporia News.
FRIEND STorLER:-I observe that there is
at the present time, considerable specula-
ton INDUCED in by our people, regarding
the doings of the Relief Societies ; and /
have also noticed disposition in some to
attach blame to. them. en- account of their
having administered so little aid to the peo-
pie. On reflection do not wonder at this A.:
the people are needy; they have been in
duced to expect assistance, through the pub
lished reports of Eastern papers. They
read of large shipments ofProVisions, and OF
liberal donations of money yet. up to the
present. tias scarcely any relief whatever.
has come to hand. There seems to be some
thing wrong: and it is but natural that the
people should seek Ger Al explanation and
should ask of their committees, that they
publish statement of their doingS-t re-
suits obtained-and the prospect in store
for the future-I have been importuned
frequently of late, to publish statement
concerning the acts of the society with
which am associated, but have felt re
luctant to do so, as in order to do full JUS
tce to all parties I would be compelled to
charge upon certain individuals, that have
labored hard to thwart the action of our So
ciety, the responsibility of preventing as
sistance from teSching cur people. now,
however, from consideration of duty waive
these objections. and send you for publica-
ton. the following history of the organiza-
ton, past doings and experience, of Central
Kansas Relief Association.
This society was organized October eth.
On that day large assemblage of the peo-
pie of Breckenridge, Madison and Chase
counties. was held at Emporia, and they re-
solved that in order to procure very con-
siderable assistance from the States. it was
necessary to effect powerful relief organi
cation as thereby. the appeals for help
would be made to appear as enenating from
highly responsible IS well as respectable
sources. A board of directors was chosen
BY the meeting to manage the affairs of the
society; they were instructed to send agents
to the East to solicit aid. and it is proper to
add that the whole business transacted by
the meeting was done in manner entirely
harmonious.
The first action permformed by the soeie-
~. was the sending of several agents to the
States. duly accredited and Instructed to
send all sums of money to the Treasurer of
the society and all goods to Central Kan
sas Relief Association. care of Gen. S. G.
PoHsroy, Atchison, IS by SO doing 3 re.
duction in price of freight could be secured.
Hearing that Gen. Poneroy vas in the re-
ceipt Of goods intended for general distri-
button IN the Territory, they next applied
to him for portion Of these for distribq-
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FRIGHTFUL FIGURES.

Here are some figures showing the in
crease of " abolition % voters in the border
Slave States In tie States of Missouri,
Kentucky. Virginia. Maryland and Della
ware, in 1856, Fremont received, according
to the Tribune Almanac, 1.l94 votes. In
the same States this year, Lincoln received,
as near as we can get at it, 26, sos votes
making an increase in favor of Republican
ism in the great and infuention border
States, of Is, 3l4 votes in the short space of
four years. Verify the cause of Republi-
canism goes bravely on. II the government
is administered in the next four years, in
manner TO keep the confidence OF the people
on the 81 lie ofthe Republican party. We may
confdentially expect the electoral vote of
some if not all of those States for a Repub-
lican President in 1864. The Republican
party is young. For the first time in its
history, has national victory perehed up
on its brow. Its position is responsible
one. 1t goes into power with q depleted
treasury and treason stalking abroad over
portion of the country, while the loud cry
of disunion is re-echoed from one end of the
land 10 the other, by fanatics both North
and South. We hope and believe it will
prove equal to the emergency, and that con-
fidence will be restored between the two sec
tons, to great degree, and that in less
than six months peace and quiet will reign
throughout the land. $50 mote it be-