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IL Rev. John 6 Fee publishes card in tie
Cincinnati Enquirer in relation to the alleged
ception of a box of Sharpe's rifles at Ccear's
Landing, Ky. Mr.. Fee denies the truth of the
affair. and says that if it Were true tue act was
done by some malicious person to injure him IL
the popular estimation.
III The valuable library Of the late poet Dr.
Jas u Percival, has been sent from New Haven
to Messrs. Leonard Co., of this city, by whom
Twill be disposed of for account of the mort
Cages, at public auction. 1t contains 1900
volumes, and is vaIiously appraised at from
$4,000 to 900.
IL Mr.. p. McD Collins writes to friend in
New Orleans that he has arrived in st Peters
burg, and that he expected soon to bring before
the Russian Government his project for uniting
america and Europe by telegraph, by the way 81
Behring's Straits.
H. The steam ferry boat Norfolk, PLYING be-
tween Norfolk and Portsmouth, was sunk in the
stream, while on her way to the latter place.
about dark on Monday evening The passengers
Were In great danger, but no lives Were lost.
VOTE OF THANKs.-The Common Council OF
Norfolk passed a vote of thanks on Tuesday to the
Baltimore City Guards Battalion. fer loaniag their
coats and Hospitality receiving the volunteers
from that city for Chaflestown,
II Hon. Neal Dow has so far recovered from
MS recent injuries as to be out attending business
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Proceedings of To-Day.

THE SENATE was not in session to-day
In THE HOUSE, after the reading of the iournal.
Mr.. Cobb, of Ala caused to be read from tin.
BarEstablc (Alass Patriot, a series of resolutions
passed at a Union meeting held at that place. in
which the action of John Brown, in making his
f"ray into Virginia. was condemned i'm the mos,
bitter terms, and all the symDathizers with such
persons were denounced as traitors.
Mr.. Eliot, of Mass desired to have the call for
the meeting read
Mr.. Cobb stated the call was not i'm the paper
He desired TO know if these resolutions repre-
senfed The sentiments Of the people of that dis
trict.
Mr. Eliot said that the gentleman, in having
those CnioG-lOving resolutions read, intrOd uced
nothing new to the delegation from Massachusetts
nor to the citizens of that State. There was not A
class of people anywhere who were more loyal to
the Constitution and the Union than those who
From the time the May Fl lower landed at Province
ton down to this hour, there was not body of
men anywhere that would stand more firmly for
the Constitution, and for the strict observance of
the rights of every section, than those same men
at Barnstabs.
MIR. Cobb was glad to know that such Union
loving sentiments as were contained in those res
olutlons were entertained by the people Of the
North. If this meeting had been he'd 10 any
other State than Massachusetts he should not have
mad the resolutions read. but coming from that
State he thoug ht they were worthy Of notice He
thought there was vet great hope for the Union
MI Davis, of Miss addressing the House. ap-
pealed to all the elements opposed to the Rcpub-
ncan party to uni e, and thus effect an immediate
date.
Nh. Stokes. of Tenn, rose in reply to Mr. Davis
ana was speaking Us our report closed.
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EMIGRATION OF NEGROES FROM ARKANSAS -
Al Tue lat" session OF the Arkansas Legislature, an
act was pissed giving the free negroes of that state
the alternative of migrating before January /.
1850. or Of becoming slaves AS the time of pro,
baton has now expired, while some few individ-
free ccloTFd people Of Arkansas are on their way
northward. We learn that the upward bound
boats are crowded with them. ard that Seymour.
Indiana, on the line of the Ohio and Michigan
railroad, Affords a temporary home for many Others
A party of forty, mostly women and children
arrived in this city last evening by the Ohio and
Mississippi RAILROAD. They were Welcomed by a
committee OF ten, appointed from the colored
the emigration, that hundreds of the free colotei
men of Arkansas have left for Kansas and hun.
dreds more are about the follow -Cinciuaafi Go.
Sstte, ith instant.
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BURNT TO DEATH -HORRIBLE SUFFERING -
About half-past O'Clock Tuesday morning, some
OF the Citizens of AmiSsyille Rappahannock co
OF Miss Ann MCAlistcr, a single lady about 81 xty
years of age, and upon going to the house and
bursting open the door. found the lady living on
the floor, with all her clothes burnt off, and her
whole body burnt to a crisp. She lived about two
hours and a half after she was found. On being
quests oned to the origin Of the fire she said her
clothes caught tre and she could not put the
flames out. The bed and house were on fire. but
the flames were extinguished The unfortunate
lady spoke bnt few words before she died She
had been living alone for some ten years in tn.
town of Amissyille. Her occupation was that Of
milliner. Miss McAlister was a member of tie
Baptist Church. truly piOus lady, and had 4
host of warm friends
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Personal.

80. Ex-President Pierce and Mrs. Pierce sail
FOR Nassau, New Providence, to-day, in the Kar.
max. ' i>1'
-. Thomas F. Meagher and wife. have sailed
prolonged residence.
Mr. Peter Boyne. editor of the Edinburgh
Witness, has been appointed editor of the Dial
the new religious daily journal in London.
Mr.. Longworth. Of Cincinnati, has sent 10
Mr.. Sherman, the Republican candidate for
Speaker, present Of 300 bottles Of his famous
Catawba wine.
''.' The Rev. ". II. Chamberlain Of Canton
Mas has received a unanimous call from the
First Unitarian Parish In Baltimore lately under
the pastoral charge Of the Rev Dr. Burnap.
The Hon. John NJ Landrum, Represent,t ii w.
In Congress from the fourth Congressional district
Of Louisiana has so far recovered his health az n
Be enabled to attend regularly the sessions of the
House. VI '"'
$3.50 Messrs. Harper Brothers have attained
the early sheets OF Mr.. Thackeray,s new nnu.i
now appearing in England in his new monthtv
the Cornhil1 Magazine. IL is entitled az owl ~
Widower, and opens in Thackeray's best STYLE
The author of "sir Rohan's Ghost, ~ a 70.
tracing much attention In literary ircles is Mis-,
Harriet Prescott, Of Newburypoft abe is ahon,
twenty years Of age, and is native of Calais. Me
''-' George Jordan handsome Georpe) has had
row and a lawsuit with Laura Keene, all about
DIS refusing TO play part assigned him LAIR,
discharged him. and he med her to recover his
weeks salary of 500. George recovered.
49, Mignot the landscape painter. is to be mar
fed In Baltimore next Tuesday, to the daug hitter
Of DR.. Harris, Of that city. Kensett, who has act
by bis easel in Washington for the winter, is to
DC one OF the i've groomsmen. $500
-. The distinguished comedian, VIM. e. Bur.
.on, - aid to be lying very i'll at his house in
,sscbs s0,I ais dses:e is Of the heart and has
a5 o. the result Mr.. Bonner, Of the Ny.
Ledger, u also seriously III.
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1--WE have received from Messrs TAYLOR &
Maury, 33i Pennsylvania avenue, the last Quarter
ly) number Of the Cosmopolitan Art Journal. u
CLOSING the year 1880, accompanied by superb
steel engraving Of Shakespeare and his Friends
This engraving consists of group, embracing
the following portraits, admirably executed
Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raleigh, Earl of South
amPton, Ben Johnson, Daniel Dome, Bacon
Fletcher, Beaumont, Earl of Corset, Seldom, Cam.
den, Sylvester, Sir Robert Cotton, and Decker
IL was Tainted by John Faed, r. s. A, and en-
graved by James Faed, exclusively for the Cos
mopolian Art Association, and Is presented
among other engravings, to subscribers 10 the
Journal for the sixth year-lS5Q-6O
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l. WASHINGTON, Jan Orders have been given
If9f the feufn to the ps't Of New York of the brig
Perry, now on the Brazil station.
The Post Once Department is already being an
ndyed by refssals Of contracts in different parts
Of the country to continue tbe caffsing OF the
mails Bids by other parties to perfofti The Ser.
former rates. A compliance With Eese demaads
work but little injury Whe.e Contracts are Sbout
TO expire, as are those Of the Middle states, but
for the Southern Atlantic States contracts for four
years service have just been entered into, and the
department declines to make agreement for extra
lordinary compensation for long periods. when 1t
is presumed that Congress will shortly organize.
The constant efforts of the Postmaster General is
consistent with the doctrines of his report that all
officials of the department should be promptly
discarded whose conduct brings i'm question their
lo!icial or private integrity.
Mi. Otero will introduce his bill for the organ
tiHation of Arizona soon as the House organizes
put there Is no prospect of its passage. subst-
ttute Will be offered, which has Been arranged
upon consultation with citizens Of Arizona now
lher-, providing for judicial and land districts,
and In favor Of increasing the Legislature Of New
IMexico to an equality with Kansas
| The Associated Press dispatch says.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 6.-The National Unfof;
Executive Central Committee met here last even
ling, Senator Crittenden in the chair. Some pro-
gress was made In charging the committee by
lEelectons OF members from different states, and
In arrangements for thorough organization
throughout the country. The committee have
received what they conceive to be cheering evil
fiences Of the ripening Of the people for this new
party. A circular was ordered to be issued BY the
secretary, and an address is in course Of prepare
Ition.
1t is said that sharp correspondence has passed
between the counsel Of the New Almaden Mining
Company Of California and the Attorney General
secretary Of State and the President in respect &c
the Instructions Issued to the consul i'm Mexico not
TO take testimony there a notary, as authorized
by act OF Congress-tEe counsel claiming that in
terdiction to be equivalent to a suspension alb
sion OF The rights Of citizens injurious in lite eec
, and Of dangerous import.
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GTAta John Brown meeting at New Bed
ford, Mass, on Wednesday night, George H
Hoyt the young Boston lawyer who made such a
parade of volunteering to defend John Brown a
Charlestown, and did nothing whatever after he
got there. made a rabid abolition speech in which
be let OF all his accumulated bile in abuse Of Viz
ginia and her laws He expressed his belief that
there was an understanding between Brown,
Virginia counsel (Messrs. Green and Botts) and
the prosecuting attorney that the public should
believe ne was having fair trial. while he wa.
IN truth having the form without the substance
He was to be tried, convicted, and executed in
the speediest posi- BILE manner
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IHE lRREPREssIBLE CONFLICT The progress
OF American popular opinion under the condition
OF public affairs, growing out OF the continued
non-organizaticn Of the House, Proves the truth
OF the adage that says that thefe never was an evil
out Of which some good might not possibly result
Before the raid of Brown there existed preat dan
ger of the triumph OF the party sympathizing
with him, in the Presidential election next year.
HIS efforts to carry into effect the principles of r.
rePressible Confictism on which the slavery views
OF that party are based, the subsequent and con-
sequens disclosure Of the fact that sixty.three
RePublican-party members united In lending the
weight OF their names to the circulation CT the
Helper book in the South and North, advocating
and enforcing, as Just and proper, what Brown
| essayed to carry out in Virginia. and the still
later persistent effort of the entire Republican
party OF the House to place the organization of
that branch of the American Congress distinctly
upon the same (HelPer-beok) platofm, have, to-
gether, created wonderful change already in pub
lie opinion in all quarters Of the Union.
Thus we see the entire South out Of Congress
ignoring former party views and relations to
present a solid front to those whom they very
properly regard as the enemies Of the Unions
while we also find the conservative opposition
men Of the North, whatever may have been their
previous political views. rapidly falling into line
| In opposition to irrepress;ble confctsm Thous-
apds on thousands there who not long since were
disposed to act with the Republican party next
fall are changing their views on the subject and
preparing to unite with the friends of the Consti-
tuition as made by our fathers, against them
Public opinion at home, is, in turn, operating to
close the conservative ranks in Congress, there
being at this moment far more general desire
manifested on the part of the opposition of all
shades to the Republican party, in the House
hall, to fall upon some plan of united action on
their part that will end in the defeat OF the Hell
Perites in the current contest the most i'm portan
TO the future of the Union that has SO far marked
our cOuntry's career.
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IL ''Touchstone,' - writing from Philadelphia

III 'Touchstone, writing from Philadelphia
to Wilkess Spirit under date of January ,, says
Don't be too sanguine about Keenan, beating
savers l saw his set-to with Aaron Jones ufl
Saturday evening, and observed him make sever
al mistakes in sparrng, which for obvious rea-
sons, Jones did not take advantage of. Tire.
times he laid himself open to severe punishment
and he seemed flushed and excited. Savers al.
ways thinks while he is lighting fear Heenan'
animal courage Will Danish all thought but going
in to win in bulldog style, and that won't dc
with practice hand like Savers, with bis youth
ana strength, he can wear out, if he will only
think what he is about. But we shall See
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II Sixty-six physicians of Virginia ha We signed
card stating that they are informed that some
medical men of Richmond are attending patients
10y the year, for specific sum. and believing that
tuis Practcc is Injurious to the interests and de-
rogatOry to the honor of the medical profession.
as well as hazardous to the patient, they reafrm
the opinion of the "Medical Society Of Virginia. y
as expressed in the ''Code Of kthics :" and of the
appended to the tariff of fees,'' and therefore
pledge not to attend patients by the year. and to
refuse consultations with ans physician who may
directly or indirectly be guilty of such Practice
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IL The Western States, so far rs money
trade and credit are cocerned, are not ont of the
Slough OF DespOnd, in which the panic of 1857 s
plunged them,-but 1t is gratifying to have assur-
ance that they are getting out of it, slowly but
surely. The Cincinnati Gazette, saws that the
mercantile indebtnesS of Ohio, Illinois, and
Missouri, has been diminished 20 per cent at
least since the lst of January, 1S29. and at tina,
time, we are told. it was much less than on the
LIST of January. ISIS
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II The Norwich (England) Mercury says that
later years OF mechanical labor and many math-
elnatical tests, MIR. James White, of Wickham
Market. has completed and has now in constant
operation self-windin4 clock which determines
the time with unfaiiiy accuracy continuing A
constant motion by itself. never requiring to be
wound up, ana which Will perpetuate its move
ments so long as its component parts exists - AS
this would be. nothing more nor less than per-
pttual motion, it would require more than 81 m
pie statement of this kind prove the truth of the
existence OF such an instrument.
II Lavater and his work on Physognomy
have so long taken their place among the fixed
stars Of science that it is almost startling to see
in the English literary papers, an advertisement
from his daughter, Madame Layater, at Zurich
offering for sale "a Memorial Of her Father,
his silver-mounted Medicine Chest and Jnstru
ments, to relieve her own distressed crcum-
stances That she should be so far reduced, is
scandal TO the scientific world. which oupht to
be remedied
AFFAIRS IN MODEyA.-A Turin letter of the
18th in the Paris Debate says "Facts are now
passing in the Duchy of Modena which are not
lies attached to the Grand Duke are leaving the
country and selling their estates"
~ Mrs. Maria l.. Jones, wife Of Mr. Jos IL
Jones, worthy mechanic of Danville committed
suicide in that place on Saturday last, by taking
laudanum. No cause Is assigned for the act She
is said to have been woman of much personal
beauty.
Be CAREFuL.-Mr John c. Miles of New
haven, while attempting to fix his metre which
had become frozen up. brought light too near
it, producing an explosion and very near con-
fagraticn.
IL Mr.. Albert B. Auer, the foreman in the
Press-rocm of the Chicago Leader Office has fallen
heir to the snug little pile Of 1000 by the
death Of a relative In Germany.
II A complimentary dinner was given bythe
State Senate and the officers of that body to Lent
Governor Jackson, at the Exchange Hotel, r ich-
mond, yesterday. =
I, II The residence Of the Hon. David c. Black
ston, near the head Of Sassafras, Kent county, was
entirely destroyed by fire on Saturday last with
most OF the furniture - So. = b
III The Danville (Ky.) Tribune says that ohm
Strech, q lad Of sixteen years, was shot in that
place on last Monday by his father, who had been
arrested and held for trial. --ge.s-lt
III On Sunday night last, the store OF Mr.
Abraham Miller, In Peterxburg. was entered and
robbed OF 81 600 worth Of jewelry
IL A party Of hunters few DAYS since shot
two wild cats In. Sullivan county, N Y One
weighed IS pounds and the other So pounds.
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ID daring robbery was committed by fel.
low just out Of Jail, in Petersburg, ON Tuesday
night. He entered the room of Mr.. Elam. aimed
a BLOW at his head, which the latter parted, and
jumping out OF bed, ran out for assistance, found
1t, and came back in time to arrest the robber
who In the meantime had stolen watch and 70.
voiver and was sitting before the fire, pretending
to be very drunk. .
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IL The Legislature Of Rhode Island will NEE,
In Providence on Monday next pursuant to its ad
Journnient in May last. One matter of impor-
lance to be brought before this session is the opu
pending question of boundary between hode
island and Massach usetts, to which, as we learn
from the Providence Journal, new turn has been
given by proposition for mutual exchange Of
territory, which will affect the entire eastern
boundary Of the Island
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u The New York Herald is informed that
Messrs- A. I. Stewart & Co, the great div goods
merchants of that city, have found il expedsnt to
discharge over fifty Of their clerks since the LIST OF
January, in consequence of the great falling of
In thelI Southern trade. Cccasoned by the indig-
nation OF merchants below Mason and Dixon 5 line
al recent incendiary proceedings at tie North 1t
also learns that over one hundred firms Of lesser
note have been compelled to curtail their estab.
hshments and their expenses from the same cause
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THK OYSTER TRADE.-The number Of persons
employed in the business of opening, preparing
ana packing oysters In Baltimore varies from INA,
10 2 500. OF those engaged in opening TOR shuc k
ing) about 6o0 are colored persons The pack
Ing and sealing gives employment to several hun
afed WINE men, the number employed in filing
the cans alone exceeding 2l0 - I e
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ID An event of the day-in business circles in
New York city-is the suspension of Mr. John
Genin, the well-knOwn halter, Broadway The
extent Of his liabilities is not yet ascer.ained but
1t Is probably large This is Genin's second smash
Up within two wears
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A NEW TRANSATLANTIC LINE OF STEAMERS
,,,Bu'leigh" the New York correspondent of the
Boston Journal, in letter, dated January l. SAYS:
"A new European line is contemplated. II viii
embrace, if formed, the Adriatic, the Vanderbilt
the Fulton, and the Arago, and will run to south.
ampson;, Parties in interest are sanguine Of sue
cess Ihe Collins steamships on the California
route, am told, have made no money. aud the
route does not paw
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II On Monday last, Judge Sutherland, of the
supreme court Of New York, granted writ of
error in the case of James Stephens sentenced for
the third time to executio for poisoning his wife
i be renittsr has been received from Albany by
Mr.. Ashmead, his counsel, so that Stephens fate
Is not yet sealed, and he Will, in all probability
have another trial
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u II is stated that the Hon. Henry A. Vie
late Governor of Virginia, has been engaged to
defend Walter s. Land who murdered Hannegan
In Princess Anne county, some time last summer
The trial will probably take place at the February
term of the court of that county
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IL The committee on the subject of sanded
cotton, appointed by the New York Chamber of
Commerce, have reported that they can devise no
better method Of checking the fraud than to re-
quire that the name of each planter be stamped
upon his bales.
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MoRMoNs GRowlNG COrIoN.-A letter In the
Mountalneer OF Salt Lake City, Utah, written
from Washington county, has the following !.
Our prospect for good harvest of cotton in this
place is very nattering, at present. We have al
ready picked between two and three thousand
pounds, and feel sanguine that We have yet tive or
six thousand 10 pickp'
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RATHER CoLD.At Pixies Peak, Dec. LIST, the
mercury congealed 39h deg below zero. Liquor
1roze IN the grog shops, and wine and ale bottles
burst, and an OK froze to death. Two wolves were
driven into town by hunger, and eat two calves
colder by 30 degrees than any time last winter
1t changed to ~ degrees in the space of thirty
six hours 10y
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II The Republicans have introduced in the
Senate Of Ohio, bill to punish all citizens con-
victed of raising military expeditions for the pur-
pose Of creating servile inserrectons in other
States
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II Tie man who under the assumed name of
Tempest was in Jail in Alexandria for some DAYS,
On suspicion of being Browns Secretary Of State,
Realf, is now in the North passing himself of as
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III Mr.. Peck, Treasurer Of the State of Maine
IL said to be defaulter to a large amount which
is accounted for by the further statement that h.
has been extensively concerned in numbering ope
rations in Canda, and, in order to raise MONEY "a
meet his obligations in that quarter, has used the
credit Of the State. He has held the office OF
Treasurer since 1856
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VICE COSsuLs.-The following Vice Consuls
have been recognized by the President of the
United States r. w. WEIGH, as Vice Consul
for the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg at Key West
Theodore Borup, as Vice Consul for Sweden and
Norway at Key West; and Jose Julio Martin, az
Vice Consul at Savannah
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NATIONAL WASHINGTON MoHUMYsT.-Mr
Richard Alexandria has been appointed agent for
the Washington National Monument Society. for
the Fourth Congressional District of MARYLAND
Mr.. A. will solicit contributions in aid of the
cause