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H. WHITNEY,

TNHE OLDEST AUCTIONEER AND
IL SALESMAN IN Dayton, is now selling every
evening on Second street, for N. Haas, where he
can be found. Room No. ss6. He will attend to ali
sales In the city or country. ian2T
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LIQUID Hair Dye!

FOR dyeing the Hair Black or Brown,
instantly, without staining the skin. War
ranted fuliyas good As Bachelors Cristadoros, put
up in same size boNes, and at one-han the cost
Price so cts. To be had only at the Drug Store Of
W. w. STEWART,
fehT No. 80 n ain St
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Q. NJ. LOGAN. H. j. OGDEN,
LOgan's Fire and Water Proof
Patent improved
Composition Roofing.


Patented Dec, y, O550.
ENRoM II long experience in business the inven-
IL tor has discovered the chief causes of the
failure of all Composition roofs heretofore in use
ano after complete system of chemical, artificial
and natural experiments, and thorough, practical
test, he has produced a roofing composition superb
or to any composition ever offered to the public.
This composition will not burn or Freeze and con-
sequeptly will not crack either from expansion or
contraction. samples may be seen at the City Ho-
tel State and County rights for sale. For surther
particulars apply to s. M, LOGAN a co,
Jan. II 1863. .-smd DAYTON o.
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threading N liter on Every Psge.Ll

unA. For Locals, Telegraph, and othe
matters Of interest and Information, see
First and Fourth Pages.
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d r. X "A RS II N EIS il
HlI.EGT.RO
THEnApEUTCRATHB
BRs j. &K, VI BosLER,
Homeopathic Physicians
AND SURGEONS,
! HAVING 0BTAfNED THE Ri6aT TO
II use aud administer On. RAnsHNrnu
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE BATHS,
Have them now in sucecsaful operation At their
OFFICE AND BATH ROVhis, l-
NO. I77 I-9s MAN STREET.,
West Side, below sixth street,
DAYTON, ONO
The following diseases are part OF tho many
which are durable by ELEtrhICiTY,--
Palsy, or Paralysis Of the Face, and every
description and variety of CONSUMPTION
in its irst stages; Rheumatism,
whether acute or chronie Neu.
ralgia, Torpid Liver, Bron-
chitis, Asthmn, Weak
ness ofthe Spine
Scrofula,
Dyspepaia, Deafness by Paralysis Ringing In the
Ears, Weak kyea' ,spasmodic Retention of
Urine, 81. Vitus Dance, ptolartus, uteri,
prOiapsus or Piles, Female Weakness
and lrregulariiies, General DebilifN
DerangementoftheN Nervous Sys.
TEN, stia Joints or Contract
ed Musolcs, Constipn-
tlon, Chronic Diaf.
rhmai sick Head
ache, oesfneBs,
fsoiicOrfhma, e.
Mona~snia and tits, g, from different eauass, and
We would state. for the benefit OF the epuulic that
theauecessful application Of Electricity asa Ihera-
peutie Agent tOt the above named diseases, and n
variety q others, is a fact weii establiahed by
Paralysis or Palsy, the great bane Of Hum n OK
istence-the hali-Wa house TO the Spirit Lapd--
Ind In this Immediate lief; aspcedy and pcrmsn-
I ant cure.
! The mode OF examination is very simplc, and
entirely newi and by It Diseases OF the Internal
Organs, or any part VI the system, Is in VcrA few
moments detected with facility and certainty.
The special claims OF the Eleotro-Raths consist
/ In Positive and Negative Bath, the electricity
being pasaed into the water and 40 control ed AZ
pleasure In its application to the Human system by
nAslPULATIoN, that we are able TO detect he
slightest disturbance Of the vitslizing force, and
determine with an absolute certainty the location
anu chAractero OF such disease,
This treatment cures q long list OF Chronic or
Nervous Diseases, OF which the Female Is the
great sufferer for years, by pain and expensive
Idrugging; Has she felt how gloomy are the proB-
poets OF life, and how meagre every hope or earth
ly happiness, while suffering each DAY from some
new pain, new sorrow, and new physical derangc-
mentl VIII, then not use at once that which Will
obviate sufferng and counterac the effects of min
eral and vegetable poisons, proving that this Agent
is an absolute specific In not reached through
any OF the gTOsser elemements.
Es-Patients from distance can he accom- noda-
ted with no AID convenient TO the Office.
| CONSULTATIONS FREE.
ment of LADIES. isne6-smd
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TIME Board Of School Examiners of Montgom-
Il cry county, Ohio at their regular meeting on
February 4th, 1850, Resolved to meet the first Sat-
urdAy OF each month in the Southwest school
House In Dayton, at O'Clock A M, and admit no
applicant alter 10 O'Clock A. NJ. By order OF the
Board. e. b. HARTMAN.
feb6-dAWlm
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Perfu I'M es md Han d kerchief
Extracts,

pUT up in beautiful gilt bottles of the
same quantity, and superior IN quality TO .ither
Lubina, Weight 8, Glen's or Bailey's, and sold at
e-third the cost. Priee-No. l, 20 cts-No. 2, 80
cts. For sale by w. w. STEWART,
feb1 DruRgiIt, No ba Vain street
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Toilet and Shawn. sonp.

IN every variety of color, form and style,
l. and ranging in price from to 20 eta.
For sale by W. w. STEWART,
febT-dAw No. 62 Main st.
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no TRADE !
FOR EXCHANGED

A Nexeellent Farm in Lawrence Q nlty, Illinois,
one mile from Railroad station, 10, h MIR. A)hAs
shout 100 acres under cultivation Good Dwelling
House OF rooms. Also, three other email DWELL
ings on the premises Barn and other out-buildings
This ls offered at about what the mproy ements cost
CHAS. X. CLARKE,
deei0 Clegga Building, Third ct.
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THE above choice articles are gotten up
with special reference to the present stringenc>
In the money market A fair trial will convince
the most Skeptical that the quality Of the goods is
As represented, and the very low ;ures at which
all. To be had only at the Drug store OF
DR.. w. w. STEWART,
feb1-d&w No. 50 Main at Dayton, o.
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DURABILITY, ,CHEAPNEss, ss,oONyENIBNoR
AND FACILITY OF OPERATION. '4a.


DIRECTIONS FOR USING.
Walking to the post, one taks hold of the lever
and pushes II back, when, as II by magic, the arms
Of the reel ultdown drectly before the face while
standing the very steps then occupied, the whole
frame may be filled tuning II need be from left
to right as to bring all sides OF 1t within reach
To bring the frame back to the horizontal posi-
ton take hold of the lever and puu it to YOU and
raise the lever by the post and retain II by the but
ton OF pin The upper end of the handle lever will
be noticed to have several notches, the object O
s 8. H. THOMAS,
st. Clair, near 7 Ihird ST..
DAYTON, OHIO.
s4~County Township and Town Rights
for sale ~SSa
janl9-tf
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NOTICE

T HAVE this day been appointed assignee
L of all the Real and personal property of John
R. CoblentI OF the city OF Dayton, Montgomery
county, State OF Ohio. All persons having claims
against him will present them to me within the
time required by law. All persons indebted to him
will 1Ake payment to me alone.
jAn3o-sW SAMUEL @. CAIN.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE 1T RAMA letter
from Lynchburgh, in the Richmond Dispatch
says:
A gentleman who resides near Boynton.
Mechlenburg county, Virginia, has aspired
to a new science-that of controlling the
clouds in order to cause it to rain at will.
With the view of attaining this end he has
built Il rain tower" which novel structure
is said to be about thirty feet in diameter at
the base, which size it retains to the hight
of lorty feet To this hight it contains four
tlues, each seven feet in diameter. The mum.
Der of flues is then reduced to two, which
run up twenty feet higher, the top of the
structure reaching an altitude of sixty feet.
The whole concern was erected at a cost of
about 81 900. The moduS opcrdndi of caus-
ing rain TO fall as follows: The fiues are filled
with dry pine wood, which is set on fire,
and which is kept up until the disired effect
is produced on the elements. His theory is,
that the great heat produced in the air above
the tower, will cause the clouds to concen-
trate over it, when plenty of rain will tall
in that vicinity. The originator of the novel
idea is said to be a firm believer in the prac-
ticAbility and utility of his invention. not
withstandng the fact that after repeated
trials, during which he consumed hundreds
Of cords of wood, his tower failed to produce
the desired effect on the unpropitious ele-
ments he having been q great sufferer from
drought during the entire spring and sum
mer.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

ScuooL CEysus.-P. j. Jocelyn, School Mar.
shall of the city, furnishes us with the fol-
lowing returns: Number Of white children
between four and s years, 657. Number OF
white children under four years, 3l6. Mum
Der of boys. asa. Girls, 5l9. Total number
Of fwhite children, 973 Born in California,
494. Deaf and Dumb, none. Colored chill
dren. 90 Chinese children, To- Indian chill
dren living with families, 4. Total number
of children, ,007
Mr. Walsworth. County Superintendent,
COMPLAINS that returns have not been sent
him from the country. This matter is very
important, for lists must be made out in or
der to entitle the county to its share of the
School fund. II Is strange that such thing
should be neglected.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

A LARGE LUMP OF SILvER-The largest
lump of silver ever taken from a mine was
found in Norway, and placed in the royal
museum at Copenhagen. 1t weighed 500
pounds, and was worth when smelted about
$4,000, In South America a mass of silver
nearly pure. was found in 1894, which
weighed $40 pounds. These Jumps were ex-
cePlional Silver is seldom found in pieces
of many pounds weight.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10
The Great Four Mile Race over the
California Course.
REPORTED for the Democrat. /

On Tuesday last, the race began. Horace
Greeley entered tall, long legged, seraggy
black horse. Kansas Nebraska, find Bay
Pony, was entered by VIM. H. Richardson,
Pierre Soule d Co. "John c., kentucky
horse, of good appearance, but rather weak
in the legs, was entered by VIM. L. Yancey.
An old grey nag of sober aspect, and appar-
emily not very swift on the heels, was entered
by John J. Crittenden. Betting liberal. Most
of the old men and ancient ladies betting on
the grey.
AT the tap of the drum, good start was
effected, the Black horse showing quickly in
advance, with the Bay Pony, under a strong
pull, lying close at his quarters. The Ken
tucky horse very considerably behind, and
the Old Grey far in the rear, but his rider
putting whip and spur to him at fearful
rate. As they passed the judges stand, the
Black was some lengths ahead, and the Bay
Pony gaining rapidly. The Old Grey was
nearly clean out of sight, and was withdrawn
as distanced nag. The Kentucky horse
barely saved his distance.
SECOND MILE.-The Black, under whip and
spur, took some pretty long leaps, and re-
sponded to his rider with will He kept
his own all the way through and came out on
the home stretch 5000 inches ahead of the
Bay Pony. The Kentucky horse was dis
tanced' and Withdrawn, blowing like a por-
poise"
THIRD MILE.-The Black gelding still kept
a good many lengths ahead. On the back
stretch the Bay Pony made decided brush
upon him and came within 500 and odd
inches. holding it till upon the home-streteh
when Old Ebony seemed from some unknown
source to acquire new vim, and he passed the
Judges stand some 1000 inches in advance.
The Fourth Mile is yet to come, and that
will decide the race.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10
The Vote of California.

Our table this morning shows total vote
of lO4sl9. Nothing yet from Buena Vista,
Del Norte, klamath, Mendocino, Plumas, San
Bernardiuo, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, and
Santa Barbara-nine in all, which though
polling comparatively light votes, may yet
make a different showing. Should there be
any additional returns received, they will be
r...,.l 4 ,,nlnr thn t..lnnrn Il, IL hnnA
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

CASHMERE GoATs.-G. W. Ogden, of Fay,
cite county, Ky, has flock of eighty Cash
mere goats, or grades of that blood trans
formed by four or five crosses from the ordin,
ary scrub goats of the country to valuable
fleece producing animals.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

ELECTED IN NEVADA CoUNrY.-The Demo-
Gratis of Nevada county have elected VIM
Watt to the State Senate, and N. c. Miller,
and J. G. Eastman to the Assembly. The
Republicans have elected c. F. Spence John
NJ Avery and E. NJ, Councilman to the AS
sembly.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

The lady whom Edward Everett as said
TO be engaged to marry, is the widowed
daughter of Judge Pettigrew, of South Car.
olina. The lady is described as a blonde,
attractive intellectual, wealthy, and about
thirty years of age. Mr. Everett is a little
over &C, or just about double the lady's
age
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

In Philadelphia, woman named Ann
MeCannon, As years DID, was found dead on
the floor Of her house, and was SO covered
with blood as to lead to the belief that she
had been murdered. An examination dis
closed the fact that a cancerous sore on her
left wrist had eaten to the main artery, and
that she had bled to death.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

AN effort has been made to import boots
and shoes into the South directly from Ger
many. The Savannah Republican intimates
that enterprise is a foilure, the work COM
pairing unfavorably with those of Eastern
manufacture.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

VALUABLE RELIc-A Liverpool gentleman
possesses papyrus manuscript which Mr.
Constantine Simonides says is written in
Greek character, and which he pronounces a
portion of St. Mathews Gospel. bearing the
date of the first century. The proprietor of
the document proposes to publish it imme-
diatelv.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

RETURN OF THE BISHOP OF MoNTEREy.-A
journal Of Madrid notices the approaching
departure of MOnsignor D. Tadeo Amat from
that city for California, to which field of &C.
clesiastieal labor he has been assigned as
Bishop of Monterey and Los Angeles. Mons.
Amat will be accompanied by a number of
youthful Galatians who aspire to share the
responsible duties of the Missionary. Mons.
Amat had been on a visit to Spain from
Rome, for the purpose of procuring funds for
the construction Of a church at Los Angeles.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

COlusa County.
CoLUsA, Nov sth.
EDgroR DEMOCRAT Below | send YOU the
result of the election in Colusa county.
Douglas, 24o; Breckenridge, S92; Lincoln,
250; Bell, &C. Assemblymen-Spaulding,
(Breek) 8S5; burst, (Doug) $50; Parker,
Rep9 ll2; johnson, (BelD S5.
burst Doug is elected Representative for
Tehama and Colusa.
All heard from.
Respectfully yours.
H. A, LEASE.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

PEGGED OUr.-'Fhe Salem Statesmen says
that the famous quartz lead near jacksonville
in Southern Oregon has given out entirely,
and been abandoned. No quartz is now
found. 1t was very rich while it lasted.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

The New Orleans Picayue finds, in the i'm.
portance of the commerce of the Pacific. a
strong argument in favor of the harmony of
the northern and southern sections of the
countsy
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

Tue Neapolitan Minister at Washington
has taken formal leave of our Government,
since Naples has fallen into the hands of Gar.
ibaldi AS there is no longer a kingdom of
Naples, so there can be no longer Neapoli-
tan Minister.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

RIon YIELD.-The quartz lode owned by
W. W. Fowler and others, on Applegate
Southern Oregon says the jacksonville Sen.
tinel has yielded extravagantly almost from
the day it was first discovered. 1t is worked
by arastra, and yet with this simple and
slow process it pays equally with most
quartz worked by mill power. The last
crushing proved very rich. From about
twenty tons of rock the product was
l3l ounces and twelve dollars The vein
grows richer the deeper it is explored.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

EMPIRE Day GOoDs SroRE.-L. Cohn 4 Co.
have received large supply of Fall and
Winter goods, which they offer cheap Cohn
& Co. are very clever gentlemen. sHd justly
popular. Their advertisement will be found
In another column
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

ABOLITION SPLTrrERs-It is stated that the
Abolition party, of which Gerrt Smith is
the candidate for the Presidency, is about to
split, or has split. A portion of the party is
too strong in the faith for Smith, and will
vote against him because they fear that if he
should become President he would be too
conservative. This split may imperil Mr.
Smiths election.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

The REASON Why have so many Demo
cratic Senators and Assemblymen been cleo
ted, and SO few Breckinridgers Simply be.
cause the people did not want VIM. NJ Gwin
returned to the United States Senate. That
is the secret of the big difference between the
aggregate vote for Douglas and johnson cam
didates for the Legislature and the vote
for Douglas and Johnson Themselves What
a rebuke to Twin
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

A correspondent of the Philadelphia Press
writing from Washington, specuates con-
corning the visit of Lord Renfrew to the
White House as follows:
lie Is the first Prince that ever slept in the
White House, the habitation of our elective
not hereditary, Presidents. Will he be the
last one And will there ever be a time
that Prince will not be mere guest. but
constant inhabitant ofthat house, viii this
country, like the Roman republic ever have
its Octavius Augustus? Rome was re-
public for more than five hundred years
Will this country be a republic two thous-
and three hundred after Christ? Or will. in
the meantime, civil war, dissensions and mis-.
fortune reduce the people to the dire neces-
sity oil perceiving in the ascendancy of a
celebrated general, a second Augustus. the
only salvation from ruin and destruction
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

The Nevada Transcript of Friday says that
As far as heard from, the amount collected in
Nevada county, for the Washington Monu
ment Fund, is $24s 20. Nevada contributed
500 10; Rough and Ready, $40 90; Chero-
kee. $50 81; Omega, $50 65; Blue Tent
$40 GO.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10
MARYSvILIE.
AGENCY NOTICE.

Mr. L. p FISHER is our only authorized Agent at
San Francisco to receive advertisements receipt for
the same and to transact business generally for thc
DEssocRAr. OAce-No. 171H Washington street
nearly opposite Maguire's Opera House, upstairs
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

SACRAMENTO HosPITAL-There were 102
patients confined in the Sacramento Hospital
during the month of October. ]. F. Mont
gomery has been reelected physician.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

The race between Skyrocket and Selim,
over the Pioneer Course. near San Francisco,
for $500 a side, resulted in favor of the latter,
who won in two straight heats Time, 1855
-lG56.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

PLuMAs CoUNTY.-Quincy-Breckinridge
6S; Bell 49, Douglas 33; Lincoln A. Senator
Irwin 81; Buckbee 6s; Cox &C. Assembly
Wood Al; Cunningham II. McGarigal so.
A letter has been received in this city
stating that Meadow Valley and Rich Bar
have gone for Douglas, and Spanish Ranch
and Nelson Point for Breckinridge; 10 fig
ures given. Watch and pray.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

Foor RAcE.-To day. at the Pioneer Course
near San Francisco, the race for $4,000 be-
tween Forbes and Carr Jersey Boy) will
come off-distance, 100 yards
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

IN Taliaferro county, Georgia, man has
been fined two hundred dollars and sentence
ed to thirty days imprisonment, for selling
one drink of liquor to q negro.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

9fEAKER.-lt is understood that the friends
ot ~ Greene Curtis, of Sacramento. saws the
onion' will present him for Speaker of the
next Assembly. Probably no man has been
elected to that body with superior ouoli6o..
tions for the position.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

DIVINE service will be held in st. Johns
Episcopal Church. to morrow, by the Rev.
ii. Smeathman of San Francisco, at IL A. NJ.
and u 1P.M.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

The Stockton Argus says that new dig
gings have been discovered near the Stanis-
laus river, about Is miles above Knights
Ferry.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10
GUNS! GUNS!

INHE subscriber Is largely engaged in the manufac
principle with which few are pra. .tically aeonaint
ed. he has secured the services, for two wears. of
N.Y. kobers, who has been engaged for several years
lishment Of w. Binghurst, Rochester. Y
kl1es, Target Rhes, double -barreled Rides. one
above the other and Rife and Shot do. Telescopic
double and single Guns, Pistols Powder FlasEs Shot
bags Caps and Percussion Pills Three kinds Of wad
ding and ammunition Of all kinds kept constantly on
improve their shooting essentially. ~ '' W
and set. r.. RIGETow ''N
nqv6-my - MaTysviie
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

The editor of the Albany Knickerbocker
says, that wash composed of lime, salt and
tine sand, or wood ashes, put on in the ordi-
nary way of white-washing, renders the roof
hfty-fold more safe against taking fire from
cinders, or otherwise, in case of fires in the
vicinity. 1t pays the expense a hundred-fold
in lite preserving influence against the effect
of the weather The older and more weather
beaten the shingles, the more benefit derived.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

WILD GAME-This game, says the San An
dreas Independent. is again plenty among
the oak woods along Murray and Willow
creeks, but feeding as it does, almost exclu-
slVely' on aeorns, the flesh has bitter fla
Vor. The wild pigeon is becoming an annu-
al vjsitapt of the hilly country OF California
Last Autumn there were plenty of them in
the same localities.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

Tue Alta informs us that the walls of the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum at the Mission Do
lores. are up, and the work is progressing
finely
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

In recent issue of the London American
we notice that, for the week ending August
18th, seventeen English patents were granted
for American inventions.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10
COlusa County.

ADDITIONAL FROM BUTTE County, Doug
las, 1,4S4; Lincoln, 1866 Breck, 1910
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

DAVID and Moses Abrams, grocery iobbers
in San Francisco have failed.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-11-10

INFlDELIrY IN New YoRK-The third an
nual meeting of the Infidel Association of
America was commenced in New York re-
Gently, about one hundred persons being
present, including Mrs Ernestine L. Rose and
three other females. The men were general
ly venerable in appearance, and wore long
hair and boards. Horace Seaver. Of Boston
presided From the New York Express we
take the following report of a portion of the
proceedings;
After the routine business of opening the
session, MIR. G. 5. Murray read series of
resolutions, setting forth that the Christian
saviour was an ignorant man and knew moth
ing OF cosmogony, geology, geography, the
planetary system, the science of electro dem
tistry, the circulation of the blood. compara-
tive anatomy, electricity ETC., etc; and that
according to His own showing, He was the
son of an ignorant, unwise and unnatural
iather. These resolutions, which in the de-
tail were rightly blasphemous, were warmly
endorsed and passed mem. con.
Mr.. treere, of Ohio, then read the platform
OF inhdeity, which was unanimously adop-
ted. Its chief p.anks were. that the Bible il
the greatest evil that men suffer under that
1t is the mission of nfidelity to teach men
that Bibles are nothing but human books
and therefore that they need not be afraid of
them that intdelity is the most joyful mes
sage that ever saluted mems ears; that the
prescriptions Of infidels before Law is an ont
rage on our free institutions; that the Sunday
laws are a crusade against human rights, etc