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REBEL fLAss IN WESTERN VIRG!NlA-NT
the 25th ulLimo: Vi
virginia, as | have had occasion TO saw before.
Is In civil as well as foreign war You viii
nave seen that the Convention at Wheeling has
declared the northwest independent. and one of
the objects Of MCClellan's force is to make this
declaration good TO make head agains; these
pniltical and military movements, Gov FLOYD
IN tne southwest, Gov Wise, I'm the Kanawba
valley, and Col Garnet la the noTthwes, are s.cb
raising : force which together, they think, will
DE sufilcient to meet the enemy In the field while
they severally will exert tbeiT great political
power In harmoniziag public feeling In the course
adopted by the State These are gentleman emf.
nently competent TO the task and as the Interests
at stake, TO Virginia at least, are very great I'm
TACT 10 the whole South, shall at least run down
In the direction Of Stsunton, and there gstbc,
what can, until advised by telegraph that II is
again important to bc with the army OF the Poto.
lilac. ~
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Col. THOMAS, THE ST. NIcHoL., P,R.,v AVN
HIS REBEL Commission Tbom,s g.
OF The late Hon. Richard Thomas, OF 81. MAJ.
county, for many years President of the MAJ
Iand senate, and nephew Of ex Governor lanes
Inomas IL appears rom the papers found in
MS possession at the time Of his arrest. that q
was MS Intention to pass while In Balt,mo,s
under the assumed name Of Col. r. T. ZaIoon.
eoioneis commission was found upon him
ron Gov. Letcher, together with a free n,..
sfannng him free passage for himself, men and
baggage over the roads, rivers, &c, Of Virginia
he had also with him a letter of credit on : Ri
.ore house for the sum Of 81 600, declaring ,ba,
tne check Of Col. Za,cona to that amount 1o,Ia
DC guy honored by Messrs. r. II. Maury & Co
OF Richmond - W.
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iNEasoNABLE hcIs.-One Condor. a butcher
Of 81 Mary's market, has been srre,tcd ana ,s
now In prison, on the charge Of having furnished
supplies to the bloc kading steamer BROOKLYN n
ms offence he fully proven, he ouy bit to hang
With the least possible DELAY
We learn that one Of our heavy Wholesale do,I
ers bias been charged with treason by one Of MS
clerks, In buying exchange on Liverpool n the
extent OF SO 900, and sending the same 10 a
house In Boston; all In violation of the act Of Ihe
Confederate Congress which declares IL unlawfnI
and Reasonable TO send money to the enemy
The clerk is member of a military comn,pv
and, having received marching orders called
upon his employer 10 pay him as much as was due
70 him OF this months salary; the employer abused
MIN Tor his patriotism, and refused TO nav him y
cent until be should serve out the full month
abolitionist, and went and made the above e.,
before one OF the Courts. We will give the fnII
particulars when the case comcsup-Nep Orl,an,
CyeSent. ~ "'''"''
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THE SEARCH For Col. Thomas, scYooyrn

The SEARCH FOR Col. THoMAs's SCHOONER.
Ihe steamer Chester, which left Baltimore I'm
search Of the schooner which brought up Col.
Thomas, alias French Lady," as noticed In the
'>ta' Yesterday, returned at midnight, having
Jailed In capturing the schooner, thoug they 20,
on her track. She went about six miles un the
Patuxeni river to Milestone Landing, and ascer-
talned that the schooner had been there during
the morning, having on board about thirty men,
all well armed with bright muskets The steamer
remained at the landing couple of hours. and
then returned to the city. The gunboat Ben
wood was ovcrhauled and put on the track Of the
schooner, and she will have to keep a sharp
lookout to escape capture
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III Rev. Mr.. Mobler, a Baptist minister of
mississippi, was driven out Of his parish there
pursued oy dogs, and only escaped being torn to
unprecedented in Christian annals ia nonmI.,if,,
regarded In secessia as capital sport
OTbe State Of New Jersey allowed in the
war OF 1872, bounty OF three dollars per month
20 al ine volunteers la the State, without regard
married alike ASie anu
" The correspondent Of the Philadelpbia In .
quirer asserts that all Of the sensation Journals az
New York are losing money-the leading one eY.
$3.50 ouh' VI
SINGULAR PHENOMENON Such yiolen, ,.o,u
iageo around Rice Lake, Upper Canada. during
the last week, that one Of the most h.sntifnt
. ands, called Riordin's Island, has entirely dis
III The Memphis banks have lust lo,n.a ,h.,,
s own no.es amounting nominally to slsS 600, for
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III Three Sundays since, a man named Cur
ran took drink at a bar In New Orleans walked
out, drew knife and cut boys throat with II
without saying word The boy was carried of
powPreless, aud the newspaper reporter supposed
that he died, at the time he wrote the account,
treating 1t as an everyday affair.
III boy. at school out West, when called
upon to recite bis lesson, was asked: hat is
the German Diet composed Off" The boy replied:
/" so1rkrout, schnapps, lager beer, and nix com.
ROUGE" Boy promoted instanter.
III There are sixty thousand German resid.n,.
In London. There are rather more than that
residenfin St. Louis 500
=, III Miss Cushman il said to have retired from
the stage, aud 20 be making preparations for a
permanent residence I'm Italy
VI The Missouri Republican 10 now the
largest daily newspaper printed In America.
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Personal.

80. Hon. Benz Wood, N. Y; Hon RI Nm.
zen, Ohio; Capt Jas. S. Elliot, L. :. A.; are al
Browns 49, N "
-. GENERAL Leslie Coonbs, Ky /; Captain Pen
n no L, =. Gov Bucking ham, CT Col !
A are at WIllard's
800 All doubt Is now removed, and IL turns
OUT that the real, the fat, the genial Amcdio, Ia
the one defunc' On Saturday next a reauirIn
In New York CITY fA'"
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BILLY WILSON'S ZoUAvEs ARRIvKDAr PENsA-
C"r The Pensacola correspondent Of tie Mo-
bile AdrsTfiSlr writes on the 2ith Of June:
About seven O'Clock this morning a very large
steamer, supposed to be the Vanderbilt arrived In
The neet outs de Sic came up under full head
OK steam, and dropped anchor near the Niagara
The Vanderbilt sailed from New York on the
feighted for Fort fickens. with eight ten-inch
Coiumhisos, large quantity Of army stores lum-
Der, and scow, etc , TO be used IN transferring
her heaVy freight 10 the shore. She has some
thing on her deck which very much resembles a
scow Her decks appear crowded with people,
though no mention was made Of troops having
sailed on her
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Another Skirmish at the Great FaII.-Eo,r
OF Uncle Sambo's Men Killed and tw n
Wounded-They are Erecting N Batter,
There.
Especial Correspondence Of The Stsr-pcy GA,
once pony express
"Ar FAILS OF THE PorOnhc, July 90 pm
Ed"or o. The Star Yesterday there was con.
siderable diminishing between the pic kets OF our
Two companies here, under Major Chandler. and
Nose Of Uncle sambo's forces just over the river
oy which four Of the latter were certainly killed
ana two wounded. The enemy appear to he
throwing up battery the other side here
Your express cannot wait for me 10 write f,,.
thes particulars.
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The Tat Out of the Bag-What is said a,
FAIRFAX court House Concerning the Con-
tents OF the Letter brought by the Flag Of
Truce from Uncle Sambo TO Uncle sam,

truce from Ihcie sambo TO Uncle sam.
Especial CoHesr Jndcnce of The Star.I
NEAR VIENNA, Fairfax County, ". July 10
w ID. Ri!tach, Editor of the Stay: lcsrneo
half an hour ago, that much chagrin was mani.
Tested last evening at Fairfax Court Housc on the
return OF their spy, or observer, who, Oh the eve
ming before, got into the Union lines with a fac
OF truce The chagrln being caused by his fail
nfe 10 learn anything, or TO get communications
from traitors In Washington, such as il was r,
pected he would bring back
NJ Fairfax Court House, the contents of his
alleged dispatches from Jefferson Davis 10 Pres,-
dent Lincoln are freely being talked of among
the leading officers According to the story pre.
valent there, they amounted to nothing I'm Gods
world but high-fallutin letter from Baron
PomPolino, OF King Sambo's Court, the late
Hon. James NJ. Mason, ex- United State, sepa.
tor, assuming to protest Indignantly apsipst
the United States invasion CT Virginia,s sacred
soil, and threatening vengeance dire becau,c of
the Presidents recognition of the Wheeling gov.
eminent, which Davis enclosed IN one of bis own
merely saying that he ssnt il at Mason, reop,.,
III this be true, there be little doubt that the
true character OF the truce flag bearer was ,ha, Of
spy, and nothing short oft
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INDIAN FIeHT IN MISSEsorA.-The 81 Paul
Pioneer OF the I'd inst, gives the particulars Of
night between a party of Chippewas and Sioux,
arrived at st Joseph, on the Pembina river, for
the purpose OF returning some stolen horses when
they were fired upon by a party Of Chippewss en-
cemped In the vicinity. The Sioux immediately
returned the fre. Six Of the Chippewas, three
sioux and ten Apiniboines were killed The
sioux finally escaped, leaving behind them forty
hors's Although the half breeds at St Joseph
RETAINED from taking part In the fght, they are
apprehensive Of an attack from BODY Of SiouI
now encamped at Devils Lake,
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APPortionment of Representatives Under the
Eighth Census

The following communication Of the Secretary
oi the Interior announces the aprortionmcnt Of
Representatives among the several States under
the Zig nth Census
DEPARTMENT OF The IHIEEioE,)
Washington, JVty, lS6l. {
To tht "ps0Fs, Of the House Of ReyyeSenfattreS:
!, caleb smith, Secretary Of the Interior, do
hereby certify that. In discharge Of tue duty de-
VOWED on me by the provisions of an act Of Con
gross approved May 23i, 1850, entitled Gan act
providing for the taking Of the seventh and sub.
ssqusnt Censuses Of the United States and to fix
the number OF the members of the House Of Rep
resentatlves and provide for their future apporton
ment among the several States - have appor-
toned the Representatives for the Thirty .efp h,h
Congress among the several States az provided for
by said actin the manner directed by the twenty
MIN section thereof And ] do hereby further
certify that the following is correct statement of
the number Of Representatives cppoItioned to
each State under the last, or eighth, enumeration
OF the population of the United States, taken I'm
accordance with the act approved I'D May, above
referred to, namely:
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=, IL. The true and bravs-heare ed champion of
tav Union, George ID. Prentice, editor Of the
Louisville Journal, has a son who is captain In
the Confederate army.
III Volunteers who desert otter having been
mustered into the United States service are liable
10 the same penalties as regulars In the army
III English authorities have Refused 10
allow Blondin 10 show of his child In a danger
Gus exploit on the tight rope:
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IL The Wheeling Intelligencer OF Saturday
arrived In this city on the morning Of the 3th,
and are still here. Their object is 70 get full
regiment of volunteers accepted here for Virginia
service The military officers here do not feel Al
liberty to accept full regiments They can be
received by companies, only. We learn that the
FennsylVanians will endeavor to have q special
oct parsed by the Legislature I'm order that thew
may be admitted TO service
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W AZ Nantucket, on Saturday last, the resi-.
dents Of the town were much snrnTjsed n, 81
appearance OF what seemed a light snow storm
but which, on examination, proved TO be the
FALLING OF dry, whitish substance, resembling
SoWn. III continued several hours, and 30 reser-
bed snow storm that the chool children reno,t
60 20 the teachers that II was showing. who can
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u The treatment of persons poisoned has
hitherto been that Of chemical decom position OF
correct their effects by another method, that of
administering poisons Of a depressing character
Ia connteract those of all exciting one This ia
me new Italian practice. Thus laudanum has
been neutralized by belladenna.
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WEnNKsnAY- LILLY Id


SZSATE.-Mr. Ten Eyck presented petition
in favor Of pensonng surviving officers and SOL
diers of the war of 1912. Referred.
Mr. Grimes introduced bill to promote the
efficiency OF the army and navy. Read twice and
referred
After the transaction of some other business,
Mr.. Clarke introduced q resolution for the ex-
pulsion OF all the Southern members Of the Sem
ate known ts have participated In the current
attempt to destroy the Union. Laid over until
to morrow.
The bill to legalize the acts of the President
during the recess made necessary by the danger
threatening the existence Of the Union, being
taken up, IL was debated by Messrs Wilson and
Polk ere the Stars report went to press.
HoUsE.-A message was received from the Sen
ate announcing the passage Of Senate bill No G.
TO refund or remit duties on arms imported by
States
Mr. Stevens moved that the bill be put upon its
passage.
Mr.. Burnett, in a short speech, denounced the
war, ana believed the whole matter could have
BEEN rcmedied by Congress
Mr.. Mallory replied, protesting against the Ian
guage Of his colleague, and declared that he and
his State would stand firmly by the Government
in enforcing and carrying into effect tic laws in
every State. Mr.. Mallory's remarks were fire.
quently applauded
The bin was then taken up and passed
Mr.. Stevens, from the Committee of Ways and
Means, reported bill making additional appro-
priations for the army for the fiscal year ending
June 80 1862, and for settling the arrearages ot
the fiscal year ending June 80 1861 Referred tC
the Committee CT the Whole
Also, bill making additional appropriation,
for the naval service for the fiscal wear ending
June 30, 1862 and for settling the arrearages o
The fiscal year ending June 80, 1851. Referred al
above
Mr.. Washburne, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported bill further to provide for tht
collection of duties on imports aud for other pur
posSs. Passcd-yeas lbs, NAYS 10
The morning hour having expired the Hous
resolved Itself into Committee of the Whole OF
tie State of the Union, Mr.. Colfax in the Chair
and took under consideration the special order,
bill authorizing a national loan and for othe
purposes.
Mr.. Vallardig ham was addressing the Hous
when our report closed
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ID The people of Nashville wish 70 have tina,
city the seat OF Government OF JEFF Davis and
offer him $50 900 house as an inducement The
savannah city government have already boup hi
a SS0,OOO house for Davis He can occupy them
successfully as his capital as Congress moves
Southwark from Richmond
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n PRESENT TO THE GovERNMKNr.-B.S Wal.
cott, Esq wealthy manufacturer and proprietor
OF the New York Mills" has presented 10 the
government steamer now lying at st Louis,
which he says cost him last year $40 600 Gen
Prentiss, In command of the e = forces AT Cairo
"akes The responsibility" Of accepting the gin
on behalf Of the government So
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The ENEMY IN TIE SoUSp We learn from ,
despatch received last evening from Dr. Tsyar
den, Mississippi City, that one Of the enemy,
fflgates, with cutter aud several gun-boats. bad
s2aln appeared la the Mississippi Sound, some
distance inside Of Cat Island The vun-boats
were cruising around, apparently taking souud.
ings, and had given chase to and fred into a
sail.-N. o BHIisGir, JEgv
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W me steamship Champion, hence for Call.
,,.nis me LIST inst, returned to New York on
..S having broken her piston rod on the
s s.n, mus disabling and compelling her to out
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a, ~" S:SS SdIt UtIHp Two hundred and tuIItY-
thrs e (233) Representatives
In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub
ISiIptu my name and caused the seal Of the
department Of the Interior to be afiixed this 5th
day OF July, in the year Of our Lord one Thousand
eight hundred and sixty-one, and of the inde
peEdence OF the United states of America the
eighty-sixth. C.IFaB SvTu
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NAVY YARD MArIEEs-The punbc,, y,n.cc
wen; down the river at O'Clock Yesterday eve.
ming, IL Is supposed, TO join the bloc kadlng
squadron In Chesapeake bay, under Commander
Craven.
me steamers Baltimore and Philadelphia this
morning took regiment OF troops to Alexandria
from the Sixth street wharf.
Hands were Ousiiy engaged all this morning in
loading the steamer Mount Vernon with ared
ammunition Of all kinds, to the amount of about
my tons, Including grape, shrapnel, shell, and
canister. che gees down TO Fortress Monroe tbI,
afternoon.
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TEE MATTER ExFLAisED-The truth of the
assertion that one secessionist is equal to Ave
Union men, IL proved by events in Northwestern
virginia IL takes four TO catch him and one 70
whip him.
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W Four monthrsince the sloop Of war wvo.
ming LETT the Pacific station for the east. since
nef departure nothing has been heard OF her
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" Com stringham has issued an order d.
i.cung all vessels to keep outside the Gulf
sueam Tor safety, es the Southern p,ivateer,
seldom 20 beyond that current
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W The Fourth Of July was celebrated on the
american coast this year by thirty-three regular
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" The steamer Cataline, burned q, ola
roih'' was owned by Thurlow Weed, Mr. P,..
man and Mr. Dickinson, who got third n,,,,' -
nave her Chartered for $4,000 per month "
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" The second batch of vessels ordered from
Eng land to the North American station ,,s al
9uhooats, drawing at an average not more than
nine ieet OF water. We annex their names.
vessels. Horse Power OfRcers and Man Co..
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.,JD
,, Zach OF these vessels will carry one IS pounder
me me d rnae.on' 81, (:crew) and the Dragon, O,
west. eN"~oot uoSt
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ROBERT WILLIAMS.
Assistant Adjutant u enefal.

SOUTHERN MARkET RgFoRIs.-" Nothing re-
rortfd -" No sales The New Orleans TIVE
Data Of the 10Th ult reports the markets Of that
city as follows:
Office Of the True Del'd
Tuesday evening, June Is, lo6l (
Cotton-The sales to-day comprised II bales,
and Yesterday 90. Receipts % bales. Eypc,t,
none Stock : 2l5
Tobacco-Nothipg reported Receipts none
Exports ao8e. stock Is SSt
Sugar-Fair 10 fully fair is selling at "a dikc.
Molasses-PrIme to choice fermenting is quoted
at 23d2ic.
Fiour-The sales included 2OO barrels good ex-
ira at 90 SuPerhne is sold as low as g., but re.
tails at 81
COrn-Salss 800 sacks mixed and white at 7Oc
Oats-NOthing reported.
Bran-1OO sacks sold ct 81 30
Pork-Mess retails at SIS 50.
Inconsistencies retail at lie rib sides al
lie, clear at l6s aud sugar-cured hams at IiG
l6c.
l.ard-Ws did not h.ar of a sale.
whisky-ReCtihed retail at 81 \ 64Oc.
Bale Rope-iOO coils handmade sold at as &c
cash
Gunny Bags-5O bales medium sold at lie ., a nd
40 at l2Hc cash.
India Bassing- Holders ask I5,aI6c cs.h, ard
liza lSc. on time
COhee-Nothing reported.
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xxxVITM CoNGREss-ExTRA SESSION

SENATE After our report closed yesterday
Mr.. Anthony delivered eulogy upon the late
Stephen A. Douglas; and the Senate sdjourned.
HousE.-Aftef our report closed
message was received from the Senate, trans
mitting resolutions Of respect to the memory of
ncunced by Messrs Richardson, McClernand,
Arnold, Fouke, Crittenden, Wicklife, Cox,
Diven, Walton, and Law.
Mr. Richardson moved the usual resolutions of
respect to the memory of the deceased Senator;
which were adopted; and the House adjourned
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HsodqUartsrS Department Of Annapolis,
H. I,,l. fGGt

HsudqNartsrS DspdrfDItnt Of Annapolis
Fort Nc Henry, July 10, 1861. )
The regiments now stationed near the csnter Of
the city Of Baltimore will break up their camps
at O'Clock p IN to-day, and resume the positions
heretofore occupied by them In the suburban por-
tions of the city, viz
The 18th esiment Pennsylvania volunteers,
Colonel Lyle, near Fort McHenry.
The lStn regiment Pennsylvania volunteers,
Colonel Lewis Federal HilI
The I'D regiment Pennsylvania volunteers,
Colonel Morehead, Mt Clare station
The both regiment New York volunteers, Col.
Pratt, Patterson Park
The 18th regiment New York volunteers, Col
Smith, on West Baltimore St
The Sth regiment Massachusetts volunteers, Col.
Kinks, on Baltimore st
The battery Of light artillery, Massachusetts
volunteers, Major Cook, Nit Glaze station.
,. When reestablished In quarters the COM
handing officers will not allow the men OF their
respective commands to visit the city without
permission obtsined for that purpose from the
commanding officers Of the company and regi-
| ment to which they are attached. W hen such
permission is granted IL will be for good cause,
aud those who receive IL will be required 10 leave
their arms In camp, TO avoid controversy col
lision with citizens, and 20 carefully observe and
obey the laws and ordinances OF the city.
No soldier who violates the rule should be per-
mitted 10 enjoy the privilege a second time. Any
soldier who violates the ordinances tAblshed
for the government of the city will be punished
by the civil tribunals according to the laws Of the
State the Commanding General enjJlns upon
all officers In command, I'm addition to the mill
taTy instruction OF the officers and men required
of them, especial attention 20 the I'D paragraph
OF the army regulations, viz:
"Au commanders ought TO encourage useful
| occupations and manly exercises and diversions
among their men, and 10 repross dissl patton and
immortality
BY order Of Msjor Gen. Banks.
| ROBERT WILLIAMS,
l Assistant Adjutant eneral
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" government has commenced the purch,s.
army purposes. '' 'oi
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IL New Hampshire 10 about to raise and eouin
another regiment for the war.
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MOVE III THE RIGHT DIRECTION Com
missioner of Health, DIR. Force, is moving with
pfonP.itude, we hear, for the suppression not
only OF the bone and OffdI nuisance OH Wate,
street, Seventh Ward, but to rid the city of kim
dred nuisances elsewhere within the city limits
which Threaten to breed pestiIence, II continued
We believe he has represented to Government
'ne urgent necessity Of Withdrawing the cattle
aughter-houscs, with all their disease breeding
aolnncn, from the city; and the proprIety of such
removal 10 so apparent that We doubt not his
representations will receive the favorable con.id-
Grafton they merit. Meantimc. the nsr,tes ,,,h,
are offending against the public health. and de.
osncy, for money-making purposes, will be an, to
catch the full benefits of the law. al least