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Personal,

'..' Hon. Amasa J Parker and family, of AL
bany, y. Y. are at the National
-..' Hon. james Brooks and Mrs A. s. Ste
phens, n. ; and Capt. A. Murray, L. S. NJ, are
at Willards'.
Laura Keene, the actress, has been i'll in
New York, IN consequence Of the absorption of a
poisonous preparation used to whiren the skin
.'-' Senator Douglas was in New York OIL sat
urday- He received several calls Of delegations
and individuals at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where
he was stopping.
'''' professional correspondent Of Wilkes
spirit says that Heenan is the victim OF constitu-
hoDal disease of the worst type. which will pre-
vent lis winning the fight with Savers-that is
II he subjects himself to severe training
$3.50 Rev III. Il. Lewis late of La GrapUe and
the rePuted author of the Z" Harp of thousand
Strings, Sperts o. Just Men Made Psrfec' - is at
present running on the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad, as conductor. In filling this position
the reverend gentleman is but acting in accord
ance with the advice Of his physician who re-
commended running on railroad constantly as
conductor as a cure for bronchitis We tbou ht
"a trip TO EUROPE was always the prescri ption
for clerical gentlemen affected with bronch hits
$50 A Harrisburg, Pa letter says "a personal
recontre, or rather kind of collision, took place
to-day upon the street of this town. between
Fred Trace, the Democratic Sealcr of Weights
and Measures for Dauphin county and General
Simon Cameron. The latter has been at home for
some days. When the two met Trace said that
the General had Genre home to assist in electino
Clark-tte Peoples candididate at the snecisl
election on last Saturday, to ill Legislative va
Vancy In this county-aBd intlmated, as the Cam
eron version Of the story goes, that Cameron had
spent coed deal of money to effect the result
Cameron replied that the statement and insinu-
alton were both false, and ntimated that she had
often bought Trace and at a very low price
trace gave MIN tie lie, and Cameron struck at
him with his cane General Williams Of this
place, caught the cane, and the affair proceeded no
iuriher The affair has occasioned / greal deal of
.ture."
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IL fugitive slave made his appearance in
Stamford, Connecticut 4 few days ago Alarmed
hy the questions put 10 him by man Of whom be
asked a ride, he took to his heels; but was pur-
sued. found ensconced on top of an organ in a
church, which he had broken into: was broue ht
down, Questioned, quieted, fed and sent on his
way rejoicing.
IL the most striking feature of life in New
Orleans just now is the appearance of physical
renovation which she presents in the transforna-
ton OF her cobble stone quagmire streets into hard
The crowds are blocked up by the piles Of granite
waiting to be placed in position.
III The Boston Journal reports case in which
the City of Boston was the defendant. in which
the plalntlf recovered S9l6 damages for injuries
received by a defective highway la this case
the plaintiff was in the employ OF the city at the
time he received the injuries, as special police
officer.
H The Galveston News Of the 18th inst states
that an uneIampied immi grafton is now witness.
ed by the wav Of Berwick's Bay 10 Texas The
Orizaha, on its last arrival in that port brought
80 whites and 360 negroes. Every steamer on
Texas
IL Blondin, the rope-walker, has made a
great sensation AT Quebec, and is to perform al
the Falls of Mcntmorenci next summer He will
enlarge his circuit next season, We understand
his rope will be up at Niagara as before and be
may possibly put up one over the Genesse
LEGISLATIVE HosPIrALI1IEs.-Ona suggestion
by Gov. Morgan. of New York, to the Legislature
an invitation to the Legislatures of Kentucky and
Tennessee to visit Albany has been transmitted
IL John Brown, jr, refuses to obey the sum-
mons OF the United States Marshal TO appear be-
tore tue investigating committee Of the Senate 70
testify In relation to the Harper's Ferry outrage
VI A sensation las been created In New York
by the exploits OF circus man in hoops called
Ella Ee is said to dress and act with all the
grace of woman
IL Cornelius Conway FELTON,, the prceen,
learned Greek Professor, has been elected by an
unanimous vote President of Harvard College, in
place OF Rev. Jas. Walker, resigned.
III chimney has been built near Boston ten
feet high than the Bunker Hill Monument IL.
height is 2iO feet. There is one in Glasgow i5(
feet high.
IL A Newbern paper says that Mrs Alice Day
OF That city, was lately delivered Of four sturd,
boys We know not what Day may bring forth
III St.eeter and Me-ker, two Ohio abolition
Were travelling in the South for incendi ar,
purposes, have been arrested in North Carolina
IL Several business houses in Buffalo hav
concluded to decline receiving the bills of TIT
lliinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri banks
IL II is said that about forty thousand pairs O
shoes Were sent from Haverhill to Boston last Fri
day, consigned To South Carolina
II secret Democratic organization. called
| the "lnvisible Owls" exists in Brooklyn. Ny.
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AN IMPORTANT BILL.-Among the important
measures before the Legislature of PENNSYLVANIA
is "a bill introduced by Mr.. Dunlap, exempting
from sale or execution the homestead Of a house
holder having family. 1t exempts from levy
Tor debt house occupied a residence OF the
value Of 81 900, in addition to what is now ex-
enlPt 10y law; and this exemption is TO continue
after the death Of the debtor until the Youngest
child is twenty-one years old, and the death of
the widow Six jurors. summoned by the Sheriff
are to determine whether the property is more or
less than 81 600 in value. IL any lot or building
have been declared a homestead under the provi-
sions of this act, then it cannot be sold leased
for longer term than one year. but must he re-
served for the OF the family unless the wife
give deed, or unless 81 900 be paid over for IT,
To b. invested in other property for the use of the
family.-Pena. Telegraph, sd.
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II The funeral of Lord Macaulay took place
At Westmins'er Abbey on the 9th inst The re-
mains were inferred in the Poets Corner in the
midst of many of highlands most distinguished
authors Among the pail bearers were the Lord
Chancellor, the Speaker Of the House of Com
mons, Lord John Russell, Earl Carlisle, &c; and
among those present were great number of gen.
tlemen Of eminence both in politics and ntera-
ture- The funeral was essentially private, and
although Invested Of pemp and ceremony, was
verY impressive
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BLACK JoKE.-A negro wag at New Orleans.
the other day. engaged twenty carriages to 90
to funeral T he train Of carriages slowly wendt
It's way TO a church. No one at the church had
heard of funeral. The negro tried to get away,
bu; did not succeed. He then induced the funeral
cortege to move on to a cemetery. No funeral
there. The procession returned to Canal street
and the victimzed jehus proceeded to hold an in
quest upon him. He broke and ran hid in dry
goods store, and was protected till a constable
took charge of him. The darkev who can do
twenty-one sharpers like hack drivers, would do
to act as agent of an opera or a negro minstrel
trouPe.-LuuisriHe (Ky.) Democrat, Jan. -.
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VERY Cool AND DISTINGUISHED EIsIroRs.-At
New Orleans, a dcputaton of Kansas Indians,
twelve in number, all chiefs we suppose, pre-
seated themselves before Mayor Stth and clai med
the hospitality Of the city They said they had
come down on pleasure trip to See the sights of
this great place and as they had heard that he was
very rich, being the chief of the great people of
New Orleans, they supposed be would provide
quarters Tor them during month Questioned as
10 what they would need, they said they would
be satisfied W th house to steep in. with sutii
clent meat and bread daily, and some whisky, Of
cOurse.-N. o. PicaVuHs
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ELoPEakNT AND REMORsE.-A few DAYS ago
one OF our city officials, tired Of the domestic
shalhs thrown around him by an exactng wife,
resolved upon clipping with a Young IadT with
whom he had been for very long time des.
prsteIy srnitten. He secretly packed his trunks
and conveyed them to the depot of the hicago.
Alton and 81 Lonis Railroad. and the Young lad y
aforesaid performed i similar operation, and away
they went on the wings of love toward St Louis
BY and by conscience, that worm which suaws
into the very soul of guilt. seized upon him and
remorse followed. He wished himself back by
his deserted nreside thousand times
BY this time be had reached -, a little sta
ton, few miles this side of st. Louis he was
almost freaZied. He had not the moral courage
70 reveal his feeling To the guilty Partner of his
sight and meeting deputy sheriff Of this coun-
". lie begged him to extricate him from his pre-
dieament. His friend, the deputy, acceded to thi
reasonable demand, and when the abscondi ny
husband had seated himself i'll the car he walked
Up to him. and reading bogus warrant, arrested
him aud took him out Of the car just as 1t was
moving on, leaving the da,nssl To pursue her
journey alone.-Caic2gO Herald.
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IL The Boston Traveller saws. " It Is stated
that one Of our wealthiest hants hO has bee
engaged extensively In trade with the Pacific
coast of South America, las become insane from
recent heavy losses and will be taken to an insane
asylum. He was fearful that he would die poor
in consequence of his losses though worth half a
million y
III A correspondent says the manufacturing
interests OF Augusta Ga, are large, and it being
moreover one OF tie great central depots of the
cotton trade 1t wears more the air Of a northern
manufacturing town. Its storage eds for cotton
are capable OF covering 60 600 bales. 1t has four
large cotton factories, two woollen factories. a
stove factory, and foundry and machine shops
u Mr.. q. w. Brown, editor of the Kansas
Herald OF Freedom, has, ii appears, got himself
into trouble, accordin TO Lawrence correspond
ent OF the Leavenworth Times. He SAYS: 1--WE
have little scandal I'm our goodIy CITY, Mrs G
w. Brown has applied for a divorce charging
her lege lord with adultery and inhuinan tfsat,
ment.
H Resolutions have been introd uced into the
California Legislature directing the Representa-
tves Of the State in Congress to procure the pas
age Of an act organizing new Territory in Wee.
tern Utah.
IL Duane street Methodist Church erected in
1897 in the city of New York. and the ground on
which 1t stands, were sold on Thursday for s72,-
$50.
IL A bin has been introduced into the Alaba-
ma Legislature to protect females from insult and
injury at public assemblies.
" The right Of way for street railroads In
New Orleans, has been awarded to the omn bus
men OF that city, for SI3O.OOO. :
II Hon cassiusM NJ. Clay, I'm q communication
10 the Country Gentleman, states that for MANY
years ne mas grazed a thousand cattle wear.
w The Lowell News publishes the int.nt;ons
OF marriage In that city. - w
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STRANGE DIsEAsE.-A gentleman states that
he has for long time had I; favorite dog in his
family, which, day before yesterday, seemed to be
troubled with an itching in one Of the toes II
commenced licking, and finally gnawing the part
untll 1t was bare to the bone. The gentleman
then muzzled-it, and bound up the wounded foot
The next morning he visited the patient, and
found that during the night it got rid Of the
muzzle: and had gnawed off its leg some three
inches from the foot. 1t was covered with blood
and presented most shocking spectacle. He
humanely relieved its misery by putting it TO
death DuGpgUe Herald
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Al IMPORTANT PATENT SUIT.-ln the United
states Court at Cincinnati, Ohio, (Iudge Leavit
presiding the case OF Junius Judson against
Moore, Wiistock & Keys, has recently been tried
iot aa infringement of Judson's patent gradu-
snng governor valves for steam engines judy
ment was rendered for plaintiff, and the patent
sustained. Messrs. Lee and Fisher were the at.
torneys for plaintiff
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u The grand jury i'll Philadelphia recon-
mend that every establishment where medicines
are dealt out should be so regulated to render 1t
impossible that prescription should be errone-
ousiy compounded, or that dangerous prescrip-
ton should be compounded at all, without note
from the physician to attest its accuracy and as
sumo its RESPONSE bility"
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VI The Hon. Joshua H. Giddings, in letter
70 the Cleveland Leader, intimates to the public,
and particularly tc the Harpers Ferry Investigating
Committee Of the Senate, that he will be at home
~ LIS residence in Ohio, on tue 18th and 10Th of
February, when and where he will be ready to
entertain any process that he may recognize as
respectful or LEGAL
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FUNERAL OF A LEG-Paddy's famous bull. in
wishing that friend might live long enough to
go TO his own funeral, has been verified Sunday
morning All Irishman one of the dredge boats
in the canal seriously injured his leg in some
manner, and il was amputated at the thigh in the
evening. A big wake was held over the de-
fTnct leg all night. and Yesterday ii was buried
with all due ceremonies, the friends Of the Irish
man, or lis leg, attending ma>Ss.-LouiSrta.
Democrat. January ~.
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UrThe advices from Bogota report that auot,

VI The advices from Bogota report that anoth-
er battle was expected at Ba'anquilla between the
government troops and the forces of the revou-
tloniss Ii Was thought that the United States in
terests would be largely debated in the next Con-
g-ess. The contract between the Secretary of the
United States Navy and the Chiriqui improve
ment Company excited good deal of attention
tx-President Mora was to leave the lsthnus Oh
the 10th instant to again try bis fortune in Costa
Rfc.
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IL The New York Express says that the defeat
OF the election of Smith as Speaker by Pennsylva-
MIA members who have all along been preaching
conservatism, kindness towards the South, &C.
has created profound as,oniShment among busi
men, professional, and other citizens in New
York city, and almost without distinction of
rtU
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II Arrangements are being made to commence
the working Of gold mine recently discovered
on the premises Of Mr.. Lebbens Ewell, in Prince
William county, Va. a steam engine viii be
employed to ProPel the machinery
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Spirit of the Morning Press

The Constitution, in answer to the question OF
who are the disorganizers, says: "The people
should know and remember that Congress would
have been organized and their business attended
to had they and their interest not been deliberately
and faithlessly betrayed by John Sherman, Ed
ward Joy Morris, Benjamin F. Junkin, George
Scranton, and John r Nixon
The IntsHigsnesr is devoted principally to the
great Legislative Union festival at the West
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IL From Shillington, Odeon Building, we
have Crank Leslie's New Family Magazine"
for February; also, the February number Of Halls
valuable Z" Journal of HEALTH
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IL Mrs. Martineau deuounces crinolipe. and
says that the pettcoats of the present day only
serve as mask Of the human fOrm-a Deyyersj on
OF human proportions. woman OH a sofa looks
ike child popping up from 4 haycock A girl
In a dance looks lik Dutch tumbler that YVES a
favorite toy in my infancy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-28

WISCONSIN, ITEMS -Thsz1pAme court Of Wis
ccnslh has decided that legislation authorizing
towns ana cities to loan their credit to railroad
>ohlPaniss is constitutional and valid
an tlteuon Tor chief Justice of the supreme
"curt Is TO take place in April The present in
cuinbent Judge Dixon, in a recent case having
decided that the fugitive slave law is consttn,
cans generally, although he is a membe, ~ I'll.
p'Ityi and IT has been suggested to the Democrats
axe him up. us
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LIT HIM SLIDE.-A white-look: ng man calling
himself New York drummer, came down ON tn
ualn on Monday evening last; who. on arriving
AT tee hotel, manifested So much regard and socf.
ability for the darkes about the hotel. by bowling
and speaking to them, sha king hands & c. that be
created suspicion which led to his arrest by the
snerln, who: after examining his trunk and person
and finding nothing to confirm his guilt, per.
mitted him to side.-.Netrbern ~. c. R,eistty
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III The Count Joannes has had benefit given
MIN In Boston. AT first he designed to increase
the price of tickets, but further reflection con-
WINGED him that his nature would not allow him
to associate with the proposed benefit any none
taIy consideration Whatever" SO the cards of ad-
mission Were sold at the usual rates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-28

IL IL has been suggested that any surplus tina.
may remain over and unrevoked Of the Lawrence
relief fund, be transferred to the National Wash
ington Monument fund
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1.-THE Legislature of New York on recon-
mendation Of the Governor, have unanimously in
vited the Legislatures of Kentucky and Tennessee,
now on visit at Columbus, Ohio. to extend their
visit to Albany.
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CHURCH GoINe SoUTH We learn from the
C:mbrd9e lntelli2encer that the Methodist F:nis-
copai Church on Taylor's Island intends joining
the Church South On last Sabbath 1.-THE 21d
the matter was brought before the congregation
and unanimously concurred in. They will apply
to the Southern Bishop for supply; in the mea n
Time the preachers Of Church Greek Circuit will
supply the pulpit till the sitting OF the Phlade-
Phia Conference.
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BALTIMORE POLICE ORDINANCE The new null
ilhcation police bill Of the Baltimore city council
us pa ooaoiy been vetoed by Mayor Swami, that
functionary regarding its provisions as personaIly
rejecting upon himself
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IL \ frame stable was burnt in New York on
Friday evening, and ten hsrses suaocated by the
smoke and flames
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IL The Boston Journal Of the DIST saws there
was great panic on that day among the parents
and children Of the Adams School District. in
East Boston, in consequence OF a rumor that the
schoGi house was unsafe. 1t appears that since
East Boston sent letter to Mayor Lincoln stating
That the building was unsafe, and requesting the
attention OF the city authorities to it, Yesterday
AFTERNOON The Joint committee of the city govern
ment went to the school house during school
hours, and made a critical and thorough exam
lnation of the entire building, from cellar to gar.
ret; aud they came to the conc usion that the ru
mors Were entirely unfounded The children
however, seeing the examination aud overhearinp
the remarks, got the idea that the walls were
gong to tumble down at once, and went home
with frightful stories to their parents
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Az IMPORTANT ENrERPRIsE. - We learn that
BENZ Ficklin, Esq, a gentleman connected with
the business of Messrs. Russell and Major, the
well known Army contractors, left this city OH
Saturday last for the Far West, to estab lish an
independent horse express across the Plains to
California, which shall make the trip between
the extreme points to which the magnetic tele-
graph now operates, in eight days; which for the
Transmission of news will enable parties in New
YORK and San Francisco to communicate with
each other in that time, eight days. as the time
required to communicate by telegraph between
New York and st. Joseph's, Mo, and, again, be-
tween San Francisco aud Sacramento, will be
unappreciable. Of course.
Between st. Joseph's and Salt Lake City, Rus
sell and Major have stations every TWENTY-FIVE
miles, and between Salt Lake City and Sacra-
mento Mr.. Choporng, the mail contractor, has
stations the same distance apart Mr. Ficklin
proposes to run the horse express weekly along
the line of these two sets Of stations. The dis
lance between ST. Josephs and Sacramento is six
teen hundred miles, and it is proposed to make
with the express) two hundred miles in the
twenty-four hours, travelling night and day A
hundfed letters embracing Geographic nessag. s.
paying IS each will pay the expense of the trip; and
the projectors Of the enterprise feel very certain
that its operations will commence in April next
with an average of quite that number of letters
which looks reasonable indeed. One Of the best
points in the affair is, that they do not propose to
ask Government pecuniary assistance; a new fea-
ture: indeed, in any such far western enterprise
The WKATHER.-The following report Of the
weather for the morning is made from the Amer
lean Consolidated Telegraph Line to the Smith
sonian Institution. The time of observation is
abOut o'clock
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The SPKAKERsHIP.-we cannot figure out, in
advance, an election of Speaker to-day, though
MraPennington, IL supported by the entire Re-
publican party, can obtain votes enough within
two, or, it may be, vote to secure his election
If, as the Republican managers claim, Mr.. Riggs
(AntI- Lecompton Democrat Of n. } will vote for
him, and returning by noon absolves the Repub-
lican-party gentleman with whom he Is at present
paired off, then Mr.. p. will come within one vote
Of being elected; for 1t is well known that Mr..
Adrain will vote for him.
If the Democrats stick to Mr.. Smith, Of North
Carolina, Mr.. Winter Davis will hardly venture
to vote for Mr.. Pennington, we apprehend. The
Republican managers, however calculate on the
vote Of Mr.. Winter Davis with great certainty
we know not on what assurances from that gentle
man, if any Judging from bis political antece-
dents.we shall not be surprised to find him voting
with the Republicans from the moment the DEM
ocrats cease to support Mr.. Smith with the una.
nimity they manifested In his behalf on Friday
last. The trouble in Mr.. Pennington's path is the
apparent determination Of handful of RepublI.
can-party members to stick to Sherman "until all
is blue" IL they carry out that determination, a
conservative will eventually be elected - but
hardly otherwise. 1t seems to US to be impossible
that an election can be postponed ght hours
longer.
Mr.. Corwin was the only opposing candidate
Ito Mr.. Pennington) i'm the Republican-part
caucus held on Saturday last, but no formal vote
was taken between them, insomuch as it was evil
dent to all that quite four-ffths were Pennington
men, as against Mr.. c.