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wAsHIroroH, May 22.-The Japanese will
visit the House Of Representatives to-nor-
row at ten o'clock They have set apart two
hours ON Friday and Saturday for visits TO
them by members Of Congress and their
The Republican Association Of Washington
are making arrangements for public meet
ing on Monday, to ratify the Chicago nomi-
WasHrSaros, May 2a.-1f Mr.. Hunter
should return tomorrow as anticipated, the
Senate COMMITTEES on Finance viii hold u
meeting on Mr.. MorrilPs Tariff Bill, as passed
by the House. That committee is nearly di-
vided, and Mr.. Toombs holds the balance of
power, with strong disposition TO favor the
bill. Before the Senate the prospect is deci-
dedly encouraging, unless the bill be killed
off by a premature adjournment or inten-
tional discussion. The whole Republican
force is certain, being twenty-five votes to
start with. s. mu. .r1il..
South Americans, and Bigler, Thompson and
Pearce Democrats, and thirty out OF thirty
three, which are necessary to full Senate,
may be considered sure, with fair prospect
of Bayard, Salisbury, Toombs and Latham,
without counting others who may be conye-
niently absent for the sake Of supposed party
policy. .,-..--.. -.
Mr.. Curtis will call up the Pacific Railroad
Bill in the House on Thursday, and endeayor
to reach a vote by the following Tuesday.
Opinion is much divided in the House be-
tween the policy Of one or two roads as most
likely to attain the object
Messrs. Sherman, Trumbull, Dunn, Nor
rill, Train, Aldrich and others have agreed TO
speak at the meeting of the Peoples Party in
Philadelphia on Saturday night, to ratify the
Chicago nomination and open the campaign
in Pennsylvania. Ull er .Iir y'H,
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NEW YoRK, May 23.--A private letter from
the South announces that Houston will run
us an independent candidate. Ii
Hon. Erastus CORNING, of Albany, and Hon.
Jas. G.. Wadsworth, of Genessee, have become
securities of John A. Dix, the wly-appointed
Postmaster for the city Of New York, in the
sum of $50, 900, double the amount of that Of
the bonds of the late Postmaster. i..,,.-..
Correspondence of the New York Tribunc.l
The Philadelphia Inquirer has a dispatch
from Washington to the effect that Mr.. Seward
has telegraphed 10 his friends that the rumor
that he had intended TO resign his seat in the
Senate, is strictly without foundation, al
though, says the dispatch, his friends are in.
dignant at his defeat, they state that he will
not only indorse the nominee, but make q
speech approving him and the platform on
which he stands as adopted at Chicago.
A large meeting was held at the Cooper
Institute last evening, with view to intiu-
ence the action of the New York delegation
to the Baltimore Convention in favor of Mr..
Douglas. Speeches were made by Hon. F.
B. Cutting, Hon. N. A. Richardson, of Illinois,
Gov Foote, of Tennessee, and several others.
There was considerable gathering outside
the building, and much enthusiasm was man
ifested 70 H '.
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ri. THURSDAY MORNING. MAY "a. 1860. !,

Another Gallant New England Clergyman
"A Minister Deserts his Own Spouse and
Finds his Ahinity IN Another Mans Wife.
The Worcester (Aiass.) Spy Of late
date says; Some eight years ago, Ellen NJ,
only daughter Of Mr.. Samuel Barrett, a very
respectable CITIZEN and for a quarter Of a
century postmaster of that town, now de-
ceased, married Rev. Mr.. Root, Congrega-
tional minister, then settled at Williamsburg
Mass. They subsequently removed 10 Spring
field, Ohio, where Mr.. Root is now settled,
and where the present unhappy troubles had
their beginning. Mrs. Root sometime since
formed an attachment for gentleman Of that
place, the husband Of a devoted wife, the
father of five children, a member and one Of
the pillars Of her husband church. How long
this attachment had continued does not ap-
pear but about three weeks ago the guilty
parties secretly left Springfield and came to
Massachusetts, together. The woman desir-
ing to see her friends in this county before
she left them forever, came to Ashburnham,
while her companion went to Fitchburg
Suspicion rested on the parties there, and
accounts came from Ohio that all was not
right.
On Friday of last week he hired horse OF
Tilton & Pierce, in Leominster, intending to
carry the lady to Ftchburg and take the cars
for the South. Disappointed as to the time,
they drove on to New Hampshire, leaving the
team at Thornton's Ferry, and pursued their
way farther north. Officer Wetherbee Of
Ashburnham, as soon, as the facts became
known, started in pursuit, found the deserted
team at Nashua, and the fugitives at Mon
treal. The authorities at Montreal refused
to give up the man on the charge of lar
ceny, the only charge which could be sus-
tained against him--and the officer was COM
PEELED to return alone.
The man registered his name at Montreal
as J. W. Brechlow. He is forty-one years
old. Mrs. Root is almost thirty, pretty even
to fascination, and quite plucky. She has
complained bitterly of the unhappiness Of
her marriage relations, and declared her de.
termined purpose to abandon husband
person whom she had ever loved. She comes
from one of the first families in Ashburnham
and her conduct has excited much talk, tC
say the least.
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CANINE AMUsEMENT-DoGs DIVIDING THE
LABOR OF RAT-DEsTRoYING. = AT Bishops
Strotford, in England, there were two dogs
which belonged to nobody, and lived upon
the quay of the river or canal there. They
took the greatest delight in rat hunting, and
when the masters went about at night to sec
that all was safe, these dogs invariably fol-
lowed them. Their mode of proceeding was
very ingenious. AS soon as the door of the
malt house was unlocked, one rushed in and
chased round the warehouse, not chasing any
rat which might start, but pursuing its way
among the malt. The other stood at the door
and snapped at the rats as they attempted to
escape. The one standing at the door was
known to kill six rats, all of which had
rushed to the door at the same time. The
next room they came to they would change
posts; the one which hunted before, now
standing at the door and seizing the prey.
BY this means the dogs killed in the mating G
houses of one malster alone, upward of two
thousand rats in the course Of one year. One
of them on one occasion killed sixty-seven in
less than five minutes. They seemed to pur-
sue the sport simply for their amusement
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Cold BLooDED ASSASSINATION ON A STEAM

Cold BLooDED ASSASSINATION ON A STEAM
BoAT-Two MEN WANToNLY BUTcHERED.--
A deformed dwarf calling himself 3. L.
Sleath, took deck passage recently on the
steamer b. u. Hodge, at Shreveport for New
Orleans, and during the night went in the
cabin, and drawing Bowie-knife attempted
to cut the throat of Mr.. f. G. Jenigen, who,
though receiving a severe wound, frustrated
the attempt of the assassin. The noise and
excitement aroused the passengers, and one
Of them, Charles NJ. Fort, of Sprfnheld, Tenn,
stepping out of his state-room, was fatally
stabbed by Sleath, and expired in few min
utes, while R. j. Lyle, of Nashville, was
stabbed to the heart.
The Captain soon arrived and took the
murderer, who was armed to the teeth, into
custody. The passengers were determined to
lynch Sheath, but wise counsels prevailing,
was carried to New Orleans and lodged in
jail The prisoner appears indifferent, but
gives as his reason for the murder that the
men were endeavoring to kill him. He says
he is twenty-eight years old, native oi
Weston, Va, and that he has recently been
teaching school in Texas.
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Suit> of n Beautiful Parisiennc Against n
i Millionaire for n Breach of Promise.
The Paris correspondent Of the New Or

Suit of n Beautiful Parisiennc Against n
q Millionaire for n Breach of Promise.
The Paris correspondent Of the New Or
leans Delta relates the following:
Only few days ago, Mademoiselle Laura
B., richer in youth and beauty than In hard
cash, brought an action for the loss she had
sustained in the refusal Of a rather elderly
and decidedly bald millionaire to surround
her with the silken meshes Of Hymen, after
having solemnly declared that he meant to
do that very thing. The charms of Mademoi-
selle Laura had evidently made a profound
impression upon the susceptible elderly gem
tleman, and he had somewhat hastily pro-
posed. 0, Joy The loving Laura blushingly
lisps assent, and avows a tender reciprocity
of sentiment and, an utter contempt for ma
terial considerations; which the bald suffer-
not travelling on shape" scarcely expected
to inspire. The bridal presents were pur-
chased, the banns were published, and mat
ters were rapidly approaching a crisis, when
suddenly the papa Of Mile Laura received a
note from the bridegroom elect, coolly informs
ing him that the projected union was broken
off. Alas Must the truth be told
The elderly gentleman, less disinterested
than his charming Jfdncee had demanded q
price for his wealth Of love, and, by way of a
harmless joke, Laura's papa had promised to
bestow upon his daughter dot, which he
had not the remotest power TO pay. It was
for this trifling ruse that the elderly gentle
man declined to fulfill his engagement. Here
upon the heart of the deserted fair one was
dreadfully bent, aud in order to stop strong
tendency it manifested TO break altogether,
she asked the First Civil Tribunal of Paris
for the small sum of 10000 francs, to be taken
from the treacherous bald gentleman's Pile
thoric pocket-book and appropriated to heal
ing purposes. The Court, deaf to the sobs
and blind to the tears of Mile Laura, inhu-
manly refused to grant her request. .r....
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SUCCESS OF THE STEAM PLow.-The Prairie
Farmer has an account of the new steam plow
of Mr.. Waters, which the editor has seen in
Minooka, Ill. 1t turns over six furrows, nine
feet in width, at the same time; and in sew
enty-two minutes, including stops, it plowed
rather more than two acres and half The
whole cost of running the machine is esti-
mated at nine dollars. About seventy-6ye
acres had been over when the account was
written, and the inventor had just commenced
D still larger job. 1t is not pretended that the
Invention is perfect, but the editor thinks a
decided advantage has been made toward a
practical solution Of the problem of plowing
prairies by steam. ii. .ss,.t eas..i s.rO
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Thn Covode Inxe.tisation.

wAsHINGroN, May 22.-Mr. William G..
Barrey appeared and testified to-day before
the Govode Committee as to certain mail
contracts made by Postmaster General Holt.
He testified that in 1859 he bid for the Sea
Mail Service between New York, New Or
leans and San Francisco; his terms being
$3.50 those Of his only competitor, Dan.
was given to Johnson, who as the time ap-
preached for carrying it into effect notified
the Department of his inability. The service
was turned over to Vanderbilt for $l87, 900,
in spite of Barrey's claims that he was the
next and only bidder. ...
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A CHILD ADOPTS VERY vENoMoUs SNAKE
FOR PLAYTHNG.-The little daughter of
Mr.. McDaniels, in Mason County, Va, three
years old, a few mornings since ran into the
house house highly delighted with pretty play
its mother. The mother was astounded to
find 1t a large copperhead snake The child
had one hand just below the neck, and the
other about the middle, and the forked tongue
of the yenemous creature was projecting from
its mouth in the most venemous manner.
The mother was almost frightened TO death,
and our informant says that she has not gotten
over the fright yet. A member of the family
Immediately ran to the child, and, after some
difficulty, succeeded in rescuing it from its
perilous situation without being bitten.
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American Art i'm Europe Cropsey's Autumn
on the Hudson.

American artists, says the London Times,
are rapidly making the untraveled portion OF
the English public familiar with the scenery
ofthe great Western Continent. Mr.. Churchs
"Falls of Niagara" and the "Heart of the
Andes" recently exhibited, have found
companion picture in Mr.; Cropsey's Autumn
on the Hudson River" now on view in the
studio of the artist, who has been for some
time settled in London. The painting is a
perfectly faithful view of the locality-a val
ley running inland from the Hudson, between
West Point and Newburg--in the vicinity of
the Sleepy Hollow of Washington Irving, and
Sunnyside, the pleasantly named retreat in
which the last years of that popular writer
were passed. The point Of view is well
chosen for variety of effect. 1t comprises a
lake-like inlet of the river, the distant river
itself, mountains, and an undulating fore
ground of forest and wood. The singularly
vivid colors of an American autumnal scene,
the endless contrasts of purples and yellows,
scarlets and browns, running into every con-
ceivable shade between the extremes, might
easily tempt painter to exaggerate, or revel
in variety of hue and effect, like Turner of
the forest. But Mr.. Cropsey has resisted the
temptation, and even little tempered the
capricious tinting Of nature; his Autumn is
still brilliant, but not quite lost to sobriety,
as we have sometimes, we think, seen it in
that Western World. The result is a fine
picture, full of points that are new, without
being wholly foreign and strange to the
European eye. 1t is too grand in size, perhaps,
for our ordinary exhibitions, as it would dis
place dozen glens in the Highlands and val
leys in North Wales. But if exhibited alone
it will do much to increase Mr.. Cropsey's
reputation among us. 1t will take the ordi-
nary observer into another sphere and region,
while its execution will bear any technical
critician1 q
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INFERNAL MACHINES IN PERU.-"Infernal
machines, among other improvements, have
de Candamo, owner ofthe Railroad from Lima
to Callao received note from an anonymous
source, demanding thousand dollars, telling
him he should die on certain day if the
money was not forthcoming. Candamo, who
loves money better than his life, paid no at
tention to the threat On the day designated,
man entered his fine house, with box
under his arm, and was making his way up
stairs to Senior C.'s room, when he accident
ally dropped the box. An explosion followed,
doing good deal of damage to the house,
but no one was injured.
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Nomination for the Presidency.
The New Orleans Picdyune thus speaks Of
the Chicago nomination.: ..I.+. .,-.f
Among the other probable inducements TO
the preference of Lincoln as q candidate is
the popularity which may be supposed to
attach to him as a volunteer captain, of au
Illinois company, in the Black Hawk War;
and as hardy worker out of bis own for
tunes rising by the natural force of his abili-
ties from very humble station to the prom
inence now given him as q Presidential can
didate. He was born Ia Hardin County,
Kentucky on the 18th February, 1909; Is
therefore only fifty-one years of age. His
friends say that his first occupation was that
of hatboatman on the Mississippi River,
previous TO studying the law and commenc-
ing the practice at Springfield, where he still
resides.
These are elements for a certain rough pop
ularity, which have been doubtless carefully
speculated upon before the Republicans set
aside their trained old leaders to put up new
man. II is the experiment which the Demo-
Gratis have successfully tried with Mr.. Polk,
with whom they defeated Mr.. Clay, and after
ward Gen, Pierce, with whom they defeated
Gen. Scott and the Republicans attempted,
with less success, to initiate in 1856, by sub
stituting Col. Fremont for the veteran Seward.
The ticket has apparent elements of strength,
the real force of which can not be judged OF
until we see how it is received in those States
of the North where the Republicans did not
feel sure Of success, while they had internal
feuds, arising out Of controversies in which
the old candidates had been so embroiled, as
made union on any one of them precarious.
In its aspects toward the South the NOM
nations are quite as sectional and hostile as
that of Seward would have been, and the ne
cessity of some sort of concentration on the
part of all who are for upholding the Union
and securing the installation of conserva-
tive administration is not the less urgent.
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TIE MONUMENT TO LUTHER.-Rietschel, the
well-known sculptor of Dresden, is at present
engaged in executing monument in honor
of Luther, to be erected at some place here
after to be decided ON. 1t is to consist of a
statue of the great Reformer, eleven feet high,
in bronze, to be placed on lofty pedestal
assembled by steps; the pedestal having on the
platform statues of Frederick of Saxony,
Philip the Magnanimous, Melancthon, and
Reuschlin also, on the steps leading to the
platform, allegorical figures of several towns,
Including Magdeburg, Spire and Augsburg.
At the four corners are to be seated figures Of
Huss, Savonarola, Waldo and Wickliff. All
the statues, like that of Luther, are to be in
bronze
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BIRDS PossEssED OF TEETH.-Have birds
teeth? 1t has long been thought not. Geof-
troy st. Hilaire, the illustrious philsophic
anatomist, in 1906 found, in the fetus of a
bird, series of teeth which disappeared in
the adult; and accordingly he admitted a
temporary dental system. These first indica-
tions of St. Hilaire have been followed up by
IN. blanchard, of the Museum of Natural
History, Paris; and from his studies on a
certain species of parot he feels justified in
asserting the existence in certain birds of a
dental system of an equal number of teeth.
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A LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE IN
TURKEY.-A literary and scientific institute
has been inaugurated at Constantinople, by
the British community, during the past week.
1t was considered that some means were
wanting to bring the English residents more
frequently into contact and thus produce a
greater degree of sociability and harmony
among them. The institution was hit upon
as an expedient, and series of lectures, for
the delivery of which several gentlemen vol
unteered, was determined on. ---....
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RennhIirnn nIantinG.

ST. LOUIS, May 23.-The Republicans held
a large and spirited meeting in Lucas Place
last night, to ratify the nomination Of Lin
coin and Hamlin. $50 l'ti -
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SERIOUS PoLITIoAL AFFRAY IN KAEsAs.--A
bloody affray happened in Lawrence, X. T.,
the other night, between VIM, O'Donnell, a
Republican, and n. Petrican, a Democrat, re-
sulting in the serious injury Of each. The
parties had quarrel about politics, and, the
lie passing between them, O'Donnell drew his
revolver and shot " Petricsn, the ball taking
time and missing him, he again snapped his
pistol and then ran By this time Petrican
had also drawn six4shooter and shot AT
DDonnell three times ms he fed, one of the
shots passing through the thigh and lodging
In his groins. lllnl lhl ID h..9. n un--Nl
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Strange nnd Romantic Story-A French
o Youth Meets His Virgin wife After Nearly
n Half n Century of Separation.

u nun " CcutuTy Ot DcpuruttOus
In 1912, says the Paris correspondent of
the New 0rlaans Delta a Lyonese youth,
nxious to escape the CONSUMPTION, saw no
other means of attaining his end than by get
ting married. He accordingly visited pub
lie ballroom, and offered to espouse the first
dancing-girl he there encountered, agreeing
to make her present of thousand francs
on the wedding day, on condition that an
immediate and eternal separation should take
place between them. The girl having con-
sented to the proposal, the bans were pub
lished, and as soon as the legal formalities
had been fulfilled, the marriage ceremony
was performed. A few days subsequently,
Mr.. D.. the husband, went to England, and
remained in that country forty-seven years.
In 1859 he returned to Lyons, possessed Of q
large fortune. His chance wife had been
long residing in Paris, and the pair had never
seen each other since the day of their mar
riage.
On Sunday last, Mr.. D. was informed by
his servant that an elderly lady was below
stairs and insisted on seeing him. He or
dered the visitor to be introduced, and found
her to be no other than the dancing girl he
had SO strangely married. many years before,
changed into wrinkled old woman, but not
less legally Madame d. She was accom-
paniedby a lawyer, who declared his client
to be in miserable circumstances, winding
up by demanding fifteen thousand francs
cash, or life annuity of eight hundred francs.
Mr.. d. refused to entertain this demand, and
his wife has appealed to the Courts to
compel him to receive and support her, or
make her q comfortable allowance. In France
neither voluntary separation nor a long
term of dessertion is ground for divorce, and
the unwilling conscript of the first Empire
will probably have to pay, under the second
for his early want of patriotism.
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CHARLESTON, May 2l.-The Charleston
Courier has a special dispatch stating that the
steamer Pocdkontas has arrived at New. Or
leans with Vera Cruz dates Of the 10th inst.
Zuologa issued decree on the 1st, deposing
Miramon and assuming the Presidency. The
movement caused great alarm. Miramon
had sustained several reverses, and impose d
heavy loans on the city of Mexico and the
Uraga, with six thousand Liberals, occupied
Guauaj uato, on the 9Th, preparatory to at
tacking the capital.
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A GInL VIOLATED by HER srEp-FArHuR.-

A GIRL VIOLATED BY HER pTEP-FATHEh'-
Joseph Malone was arrested recently, in
Cuivre Township, No, on the. complaint of
Alice NJ. Crippin, his step-daughter, who
her person, in February, 1852 and threatened
her life if she revealed the fact. The girl is
about eighteen years old, and had no rela-
tive in the county capable of affording her
protection, to whom she could complain, and
the crime remained a secret, known only to
themselves, until about the time Of the ar
rest. Malone was committed to jail.