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How fHK VKRDlcr IN TIE BUSCH CASE WAS
REcEIvED.-The Chicago papers contain detailed
accounts OF the general rejoicing with which tho
verdict Of the jury inthe Burch divorce case was
received.
The announcement of the verdict by the fore
man OF the jury proved the signal for an outburst
which the Court vainly endesvored 10 suppress
The good hdings Of her victory was communal
Gated to Mn. Burch BY Gilbert c Dawson, ESQ
Of Albany She wa entirely overcome, and her
arms In Hood of tears In a few minutes the
jury visited her al the house Of Mr Skinner, and
were presenfed, many OF them unable to control
their emotions and weeping like children. The
immense crowd poured in until the house was
hiled to Its utmost capacity, and amidst tears of
JOY and passionate exclamations Of delight con-
fed at the flood Of sympathy and hosts Of friends
pouring In upon her, Mr. Browning and several
Of the counsel were unable To speak. hMn. Burch
herself was speec bless with joy and emotion.
journed to the "Preemption," which rang with
vociferous cheers. Every new man who entered
proposed three cheers, the crowd joining In with
their whole souls, till the rafters Of the old inn
Marx Beaubien, who Kept the old tavern In
Chicago thirty years ago, and who was beside
himself with JOY. announced about O'Clock that
the band was In readiness to serenade Mrs. Burch
at SIeighps Hall, whittier the crowd adjourned
The large hall was filed to overfiowing, and the
multitude, headed by the band. thence proceeded
to Mr. SINNERS resi- dence- The band took their
station in the grounds, the crowd remaining out
side.
After playing several airs, the door opened and
Mrs. Eurch appeared, leaning upon MT. Beck
with's arm. She was wrapped in shawls, and re-
ceived the crowd one by one, who congratulated
her again. A large number Of ladies visited her,
and unable to control their feelings, could only
clasp her In their arms. The congratulations
lasted until a late hour, and the crowd then ad-
journed to the New York House, where an i'm
promptu oyster supper served, and all was Joy
and hilariy until late hour in the night Before
the close OF the supper an honorary committee Of
the first ladies and gentlemen Of the village was
appointed to escort Mrs. Burch to Wheaton
This morning, at O'Clock, Mrs. Burch left
Naperville, escorted by twenty carriages loaded
down with ladies and gentlemen. for w heaton.
All along the road the scene was perfect ovation
At w beaton the crowd babe s'the little woman
goodbye and God speed, and left with shouts Of
joy which could be heard long after they had
gone. -.
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LIGHT THRorGH THE GLOOM F." we pre-
sumo MIR. Fulton in person, writing to tine Balti.
more American from this city, says:
There IL one feature Of good promise that has
transpired since the adjournment Of Congress, the
telegraphic announcement Of letter from Sena.
tor Toombs indicating disposition to listen to
terms Of compromiss. Heretofore he was for un.
conditional secession, and talked Of drawing the
sword and throwing away the scabbard. II Is re-
garded as an evidence Of the growth Of the senti.
ment In Georgia, advocated by Mr.. Stephens, to
fight the battles Of the South within the Union
Another good omen Is the defeat of the r hett
party In the election by the Legislature of South
Carolina OF the Hon. #. w Pickens as Governor
OF the State. Mr.. Rhett was the candidate of the
most violent secessioniss, and falling to elect him
| they united on Mr. johnson, but he was defeated
| strongest opponents Of notification an old whig
| and until recently Arm friend of the Union. III
has recently coincided with the secessionis,s but
| only to moderate extent, not being willing tc
plunge the State headlong into civil war and
bloodshed. He was regarded as the anti wal
| Candidate and his election IL bitter defeat x
| the Rhett faction, who had Joined SO hearth,
with Mr.. Yancey In his project Of pfecIpItatint
revolution on the cotton States"
There Is still another favorable indication O.
compromise In the refusal Of Jefferson Davis O
Mississippi to sign the dispatch sent South by Ia,
secessonists, declaring that all compromise wa
hopeless, and urging the immediate secession O
their respective States. He il the leading membe
In the Senate Of the extremists and II he has hon
| Of an amicable settlement, and Is willing u
accept OF northern concessions, all may yet b
well.
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GENERAL scorr ON sscKssIos,-A telegrsphie
report from this city says that General Scott has
given the President an elaborate opinion In re-
ference TO the present condition Of the military
defepces Of The country, and what should be done
In view Of possible contingencies. He OF course
deprecetes secession, and begs his own state OF
Virginia 10 pause and the ills she has rather
thanay to those she knows not Of But, II seces-
sIon occurs, he says u win result not In the for
nation Of two, but -four distinct nationalites. The
correspondent gives the divisions, as near as he
can recollect them, a, fellows: The frst will
probably csnsis, Of New Y ork, New Eaglsnd,
fennsylvania,. Michigan. Wisconsin. Iowa, and
Minnesota; the second will consist Of Indiana, IL
linois, Ohio, Western Virginia, and % along
down the Blue Ridge, taking in Western Florida,
Alabama. Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennesee, Ar
kansas. Kentucky, Missouri, and Terms The
third will consist OF South Carolina, orgia, East
Florida, Eastern Virginia, and perhaps MARYLAND
and Delaware. The Pacific States VII constitute
the fourth. The General treats the exclusion Of
the grain-growing States Of the westfrom direct
communication with the Gulf Of Mexico a. an
impossibility, They win have free course TO 20
down the Mississippi, and win insist upon Pen
sacola N a naval depot He also gives, II 10 said,
an elaborate statement Of the disposition OF the
military forces OF the nation, and the condition
and needs Of the fortified places
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SECRETARY JACOB THOMPSON, Of the Interior
Department, having Obtained leave Of absence
from the President, leaves w ashngton city to day
for Raleigh, North Carolina-the authorities OF
the State Of Mississippi having officially designa-
ted him as that States special Commissioner to
the State Of North Carolina, and incidentally to
all the other slaveholding States
We have to say, from information In our
possession, that though Mr.. Thompson favors the
secession OF the cotton States he il for the
ton Of their relations with the rest Of the Union
on the moment the non-slaveholding States con.
sent to give the constitutional guarantees which
the united South may eventually ask at tneil
hands.
Moses Kelly, Esq, chief clerk, has been ap
pointed by the President Acting Secretary Of tn,
Interior Department in Mr. ThOmpson's absence
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A NoRTHKRN PROPOSITION TO ARRHsr DIS
uSIoN.-The Albany Atlas and Argus Publishes
an article on the country's danger, and q remedy,
proposing that Lincoln Administrations scquiesces
In the construction Of the Constitution as settled
by the Supreme Court. which puts Southern
property upon an equality with Northern property
In the Territories, and the following amendments
to be made to the Constitution
Congress may establish governments for Ter
ritories, and any Territory having population
equal to the constituency Of one member Of Con-
gfess and having adopted, by vote Of the citizens
resident therein, constitution Of the republican
form, may be admitted by Congress into this
Union as State. Neither Congress nor the people
Of the Territory, during the territorial condition
shall, by legislation otherwise annul or Impair
the rights Of property a. recognized by the Lawn
of auy State %
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Item. rele.raphed from wa,hins,on

WARRINGTON, Dec. 16.-Among other resolu-
tions which will be submitted to the House at an
early dav 10 one Of instruction to the Committee
Of the Judiciary, looking to an amendment Of the
neutrality laws, 30 as, In addition to preventing
armed expeditions against countries with which
we are at peace, TO rsssrase eoIxnfeer military
forces from going from one State 10 anothe, fer
the purpose Of aiding resistanes TO Federal Iacs
A number Of Congrenmen have prepared
speeches In reference to Federal affairs several Of
which are strongly in favor Of coercion, and Of
such character as cannot fall to produce add
tional excitement.
Leading gentlemen Of Missouri are privately
discussing the question Of the separate independ-
ence Of that State rather than be involved In the
extreme secession movement.
Private letters received here from Vera Cruz
state that Convention held at the Capitol. com
posed Of officers of the church and of the military
had appropriated $500, 600 per month Of the
churchs funds to sustain Miralnon in the defense
of the capital.
The various foreign Ministers, except the Min
lister Of Spain, were at Jalapa.
General Mata was the prominent candidate for
Governor Of Vera Cruz
Juarez has raised loan Of 5000 600 for the pur-
chase OF supplies for the army now before the
capital "a ... r.f
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THIRTI-sxTH COMMISSIONS SESSION.
MoSpAy, December IL

L THIRTr-siXTH CoN9REss-SRcOND SESSION.
+ MoSDAI, December IL.
L SENATE Several House bills were taken up
and referred.
|, Mr.. CLARK, Of n. n introduced a resolution
asking the President to communicate to the SEN
ate the number of men at forts Moultrie and Sump-
ter the state Of said forts and Of the pubic arms
In South Carolina, with statementof all instruc-
tIons which may have been given TO the officers
Of said forts, with the correspondents accompany
Ing the same; objected to and laid over.
Mr.. Fitch introduced resolution 70 print IS 900
extra copies of the Presidents message, which,
after slight modification, was agreed 10.
Mr.. Wilson, of Mass, introduced bill TO re-
consider the joint resolution In the DE Groot case
which was referred tp the Commit tee on Pensions.
Mr.. Kennedy, Of Md, called up Senate bill
authorizing the extension Of the baltimore and
Ohio railroad across tse Long Bridge.
The bill was made the special order for Wednes-
day next s.
Wednesday and Thursday Of next week were
set apart, motion Of Mr.. Green, for the consid-
Grafton Of territorial business.
The Senate then took up the bill providing for
carrying cut some provisions Of the treaty between
the United States and Mexico.
Housr-The Speaker>1aid before the House a
communication from the Secretary Of the Interior,
the deficiency OF 1861 and also the usual appro-
prlation for the wear ending June, 1862, be made
for the suppression of the slave trade. Referred
to the Committee Of Ways and Means, and or
dered to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. Carter, Of N. Y, Thursday,
the Sd Of January next, was set apart for the
sideration Of Districi business
On motion Of Mr.. Grow, Thursday and Friday
OF the present week were set apart for Territorial
business
The Speaker then proceeded to call upon the
several States for original bills.
Mr.. Barrett introduced a bill for removing the
u 3. Arsenal from the city of st. Louis; referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs.
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srrLL ANOTHER SENSATION Shortly after three
p. m, on Saturday evening last, an unfounded
rumor Of the sudden death Of Postmaster General
Holt Pervaded the city-then given up to excite.
ment growing out Of the resignation Of Secretary
Cas-, the tenor Of the address Of the disuuion-psr
80 members Of Congress, and the President'i
Recommendation Of the observance Of a day OF
fasting and prayer, such az we never before saw
eItant In the Federal Metropolis. Being uniyer
sally recognized as a wise, good and sincerely
patriotic statesman by all Of ali parties here the
belief that the country had suddenly lost the
counseis Of such man In sHek a crisis, wa.
sufficient to intensely increase the excitement then
raging In Washington.
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THE CHARLEsToN FORTS THREATENED -
THREATS TO TSHELL" THKM.-The Charleston
Is. C. Mercury has communication recommend
ing the offer of the command Of the maritime
forces Of South Carolina TO Commodore Shubrick,
in the event Of his resignation under the General
Government. The communication concludes:
"If 1t came to the sheIlfng Of those people in
the forts, his advice would be of the utmost ad-
vantage"
Another correspondent Of the Mercury says with
regard 10 the forts
''We are Of opinion that the policy OF master
ly Inactivity, with reference TO them Is the true
one for the present-that Is to say, until our Con-
vention has passed her ordinance Of secession
due notice thereof been given to the Government
at W sshDgton, and a reasonable time allowed
that Government for the withdrawal Of their
troops Then, IL these troops are not withdrawn,
they must be driven out, be the cost what II
may"
The belief 10 however expressed that the Gov
eminent will not attempt to hold them; but il Is
added
'If in this expectation we should be mistaken,
however, and the bloody alternative Of an escalads
left to us, we will accept 1t But let the Govern
ment at Washington bear IL In mind, that, we
will ask none-so, u. trii! girs no quarter! And
God defend the rightn'
The New York Ersning Post Of Saturday pub.
fishes letter written from the wife of an officer
stationed at Fort Monltrie to her sise.r in New
York, which says:
" Within few days we hesr-and from SO many
sources that we cannot doubt it-that the Charles
| tonians are erecting two batteries one Just oppo
| site us, at little village, Mount Pleasant, and
another on the end Of this island; and they dare
the Commander to interfere while they are gett nc
| ready TO fight Stzty men. n The soldier.
here deserve great credit; though they know
what an unequal number 10 coming to massacre
them, yet they are in good spiJits and will fgh,
desperately. Our Commander says he never ga "
nh hray ham 7 foal n
| Our only hope is in God. My love to father and
| all. Your afectionate SISTER,
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THE Ups AND Downs OF BusINKss LIFE-A
merchant of this city whose net profits during the
Crimean war amounted to at least one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, passing safely through
the crisis OF 1857, and who was reputed year or
two since to be worth quarter Of million, failed
few days ago with liabilities TO the extent oft
hundred thousand dollars, Of which 1t estimated
he will be able to pay only about fifty per cent.
A few weeks since business man Of Boston,
who heretofore has been remarkably lucky In all
his operations, made purchases Of sugar to q very
mated will reach at least sixty thousand dollars
Boston TrdreHsr.
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II o I H 4 PU 3 L i C

=. Having large AMOUNT of money to pay prior to
ton OF business, We have determined to Offer An
extra lndncemsnt for purchasers 20 buy of Nh for
oash, aD4we now propose to mSke q discount IF m
Per cent on Al cash 50 'es during the next Sixty
DAYS, in order TO reduce our very large stock ~
goods, and realize the money for them previon. ~
opening our spring supplies ~
a, Cash customers will readily see the ADVANTAGE.
tney WIN hsseln trading with rs, the terms pro-
posed, as 40 examination OF our stook and pr oss
wiu show for themselves whether or not We sYe
ton Of our Fancy Stock has already been MAJ Sed
down since the crisis began, we feel confident that
appreciates By every one having goods to buy Vic
are az al familiar with the Prices generally charss
We need hardly sad that our stock, owing to The
stsis 81 tAs finlss is now rsy large. in many kInds
VII pc able 70 supply themselves with almost every
and - cur iins o. business az very low prisss
oon. The lowest price viii lnyesiably be named q
No. ss oppcsits Cssssr MssEss, Il
%4-lotdeo6f between Nh and eth sts>
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FOREIGN SENTIMENT ON CoTroN CoNFKDKR-
AcY.-The Richmond correspondent OF the Pc
tefsburg Express Is unpleasantly affected by the
tone Of the English and rench papers. He says:
The comments Of the English press on the
election OF Lincoln must convince Us of the South
that Great Britain tronld be most xRs:abls Teyi-
ancs for Cotton Conf.dsraey, should superior
Power threa en- the security of the latter. With
out exception, the English journals rejoice at the
result Of the Presidential campaign, as indicative
Of the ultimate extinction Of negro slavery In
America
" The French press, too, SO far as 1t has spoken
out on the subject Of Lincolns election, gires us
little to hope from tbs friendly feeling of Frame,
even If looking to Louis Ma poleon for protection
would not be qnisa agnum eonlr,ittere fHpo--like
giving the lamb to the wolf Such vulpine init.
macy Is to be regarded with immense distrust,
considering the character of the Emperor
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NAvAL-The frigste NJ Macedonian, Capt Glyun,
Is being prepared at Portsmouth, ". r., for ser
vice I'm the Gulf or Home Squadron Her CON-
pement of officers Is complete, with the exception
Of Paymaster, andMr. J 3. Cunningham Is under
orders from the Navy Department 10 join her i'm
mediateiy. Capt Gfynn In one of the most intel
ligent and energetic sfacers in the Navy. His
early movements, years ago, in openiag eommu-
nication with Japan are matters Of public record,
and well known 70 the country.
Mr.. yosephD. Primer, Of Portsmouth. Va, has
received an Appointment N carpenter In the U.
s. Navy, with orders to the St. Mlrys, on the
Pacific station.
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A NAME FOR THE NEW RKPuBLIc "A cores
pendent writing TO the Columbia South Carolinan
from |" up country wants the true name Of the
new Republic " Columbia Republic" and says
may have the false Americas vespucIus." The
Louisville Journal says that IL the " up county,
writer wants the true name he must remember
that Chrstoval Colon discovered America, and &c
the " Colon Republic" would be proper. II
would also be judicious, for should the new Re.
pub c la the process Of time, divide, one fraction
might be called the Z" Colon" and the other the
" Semi-Colon.n
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Ex-SRcarrARY Coss having worked a. much
misc hief TO his ow particular trus-the Treasury
Ospartment-and TO the country, as he well could
here q. probably by this time In Charleston.
There, he IS plotting, planning, and scheming
with as insanely violent men as himself, how
surest and soonest to plunge the country In the
horrors OF civil war, the now only probable
means Of inducing border slaveholding State CO.
operation with the disunion schemes Of the OIL
garchists On taking office here, he found the
treasury In stronger condition than ever before
since the foundation Of the Government. Hts
first official exploit was to paw enormous bonuses
to lot Of spectators In stoc ks-not few of them
protesting to be his devoted personal admirers
and friends-in the shape Of purchases Of United
States securities at enormous premiums, to rid
the treasury of Its then existing surplus. He
adopted this system to deplete the treasury against
the urgent advice Of his wise predecessor. His
next exploit worthy Of notice was to seek to
induce capitalists to loan the Government ten mil
lions OF dollars when knowing that II he sue
ceeded in the scheme for the Governments des-
truction he was then laboring to consummate,
those who might advance that money would be
utterly ruined by SO doing.
His third notable exploit as an executive officer
here, was to absquatulate the moment after the
beggary Of the Treasury by and through his inan-
cial achievements and disunion labors combined,
turned public attention intensely upon the fact
that the national and financial state of the times
was attributable, most indeed, to him. So soon
as IL became clear as light that his entire COM
mand of the columns Of the Constitutions news
paper and his ceaselesS correspondential repre-
sensations that the extremists should now destroy
the Government, 1.-THE latter borrowing their in
fuence wholly from his official position,) he
turned tail and ran away from his late post We
submit that he Is the preperest statesman con-
ceivable to attend the South Carolina secession
convention in the character Of outside adviser and
generally lobby conductor Of the scheme to break
up the Government and make the border slave
holding States the seat of bloody civil war, that
the South may hereafter hold towards the North
the sentiments so yenunciatedi in the United
States Senate by Messrs. Iyerson and Wigfall
and through the press, by the Charleston Msr-
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JrDsR HANDY, Of the Supreme Court of Missls-
hpPi, was In this city day or two since, on his
way to his native State-Maryland- which he
has been dispatched by legislative resolution as
commissioner to induce her (Maryland) to act
Win Mississippi in the current crisis. A brief
month or two ago Judge Handy was candidate
Tor Federal oface-the seat upon the Supreme
bench made vacant by the death Of the late Judge
Daniel He Is now said to be a rampant imme-
diate secessionist and disunionist per SO. His
views Of the fitness Of things, we are ha DIV to be
able to say, will not prove so handy in MARYLAND
ss he will soon find out as In Mi,si.s,nni
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~ THUs; DOW INC, AuO,IOnser.
THIS AFTBRNooN q TOMORROW
By A. GREEN, Auctionoer.


TRUsTEE,S SALE OF BOUSEHOLDAND
Of. rent and Il Sss
seerth day Of November, Isse and one other Gsar-
ec IN ons Of tss ans IeeoTss 81 s1S GUY
county An me IissSt q GSIntis ,ha Al
Kitchen Furniture in the -four story 6riot house
:sa Dn eo5e str tss on
The following comprising part OF the Edeots 10
One nan leone VALIANT Parlor. Suite, consisting of
ssMs M, sS,s nsstoIs sHd Side Chairs. eOv-
Ma ble-top Rosewood Center Table,
Ottomsns. Whetnot, and MzhOsany Tables.
Walnut BoofOs.e. wiitns Desr. ana Oak Bi nlGs
Ss r. rs: ma Sd sss S..... p.
Wssh:t.nds. Tables. and Chairs,
pamass Lounges and Easy Chairs,
HsiT Mattresses, FestSer Pillows and Bostsrs,
Eins Linen shsets, Cases, and Dsmssk NsPiios,
Bed Spreads. Comforts. snkets, and other Bed
Cotton Top .nI Hu,k Mattresses,
Stair Z IDS. oiIoloths. RaEs, and Door Mate,
China Vases, Candlestiots, aid otho6 Mantel Or
On: Fl:s SslS band French cAlns Di.s;r Set
One Plated Castor Coffee and Tea Set,
4 isis. ios q kitsSsn ks suIsits..
Terms: All sums Of and under SIS cash over
SIS credit Of 81 and g. days. for approved en-
dorsed notes, b, arlng interest from DAY of sale.
l WIN. X. WOODWARD, Trustee
de u A. GREEN, Auct-
By WALL BARNARD. Auotioneers.
| POSITIVE SALE or
II CHINA, CUTLERY, PLATED AND OTHER
II " COSTLY WAEH, PARIAN AND BIsQUET SfAru-
BIRs, c., AT AUcTIoN.-Ou TUESDAY MORN
ING, the 18th instan 10 O'Clock. and continuI NJ
each morning at 10 o'eock, and evenIrg ~ ooh,
oil ell 10 disposed of, We viii sell, 90 the Store Of
Ches. h. Green, 214 Pa av. between 18th and 9Th
i reets, next door 20 the kirkwood House, his
stock, comp Using large and varied sssortmest-
French, Stone China, and other Dinner, Breakfast,
and Tea sets of the latest styles,
Paran Risquet, Lava, Sevres, Bohemian, French
4 and American Glassware,
Parian and BisQuet Statuetes,
Ornsmented Punch Bowls, Notices,
Sevres Cups and Card Receivers and Fruit Stands,
Cordial Sets, Table and Wine Castors,
Plated Spoons and Forks. and Cutlery,
And large sssortment Of other Silver Ware,
Ano general assortment of American. Belgian,
and English Ware Of every description.
This ssle viii be found worthy the special atten-
ton Of housekeep and those wishing 70 purchase
holiday presents, the goods Of the finest and
l fastest importauons.
Terms SO cash; over that amount q credit OF
90 and 60 days, for approved endorsed notes, beer-
deIs WALL 4 BARNARD, Ascts.