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Ayers Cathartic Pills,

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Dysentery. Foul Stomach, Erysipeias, Headache,
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Price - esats pr Boz; Five boxes 1ae 500
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remedies, but our space here will not permit the
insertion Of them. The Agents below named fur
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complaints, and the treatment that should be fol.
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Howard Association, Philadelylia,

For he Relief Of the aek. sad diayessed, soR,s
ted sclh V1utenf sud Chronic Disesse, snd
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MEDICAL ADVICE given gratis, BY the
W. Acting Surgeon,
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two or three Stamps forpostage viii be accept
able.
Address. DR.. ]. SKILLIN HOuGHTON.
Acting Surgeon, Howard Association, No. 9
South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
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WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS.
II Drs. Shreye L Macy attend to the prac-
ice of Medicine and Surgery. They may be
,ound at the Drug Store, when not profession
ally engaged [feb. %, 60-tf
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"Aiy brot1ef Jol1th41s
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S-ee Copy, one year, So
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recei.s Tie splendid ChristIas snd Fourth
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and take none but DR.. NLdne's. prepared By F.is,
Bros Pitstn3h. Ia. To thee wishing TO CIV. them
trial. will forward per mail. past lai % part
the United States box OF Pulls for twelve thro.o
posting. stamps or vial cf verInifnce &c fIrt-,
threecent stamps Ali orders from CaESli aust Il
companie by twenty cents extra
~ Roe sals by Druggists AL ooun;ry s,Hs Ks-psn
renorally.
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TROY, DONIPHAN COUNTY, KANSAS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY,

MILL practice in all the Courts Of the
w Second Judicial District of the State Of
Kansas. Collections of all kinds will be prompt
" made anc RENTED. Chancery and Admi-
rally practice will receive our particular atten
ton. Special regard paid to Land Office bust
ness. and to practice in the Supreme Court Of
said State, and Of the United States.
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0MA VIRGINIA AND HAVANA
80 SVOV CIGARS, which VIM be sold d
9eaes % IS per hundred.
oA10. C. DANA SAYRS
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DR.. M'Lane's Vermifuse

DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
IN any form; and tia, it is an innocer,
preparation, not capable ef doiy he
Slightest injury 20 de mos. tender mfm:
Adiross al or,l.rs IN
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Hon. TsUsrEx Polk, St. Louis. Mo-; Hon.
Jas. CRAIG, St. Joseph, Mo-; BKLA NJ. HuGHEs.
Atchison, Kansas; Hon. AUSTIN Smith, New
York; Hon. LA HARRIS. New York.
nov. IA, Cliff.
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found to exist,
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DIR. M'LANE'S VERMIFUGR
Will certainly effect a cure

The universal success which has At.
tended the administration OF thi, prepa,.
alton has been such as to warran, US in
pledging ourselves to the public to
RETURN THE MONEY
in every instance where it should prove inefi
fectual: "providing th- symptoms attending
the sickness of the child or aiu, should
warrant the supposi,ion of worms being tn:
cause" In all cases the Medicine to be given
IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIRECTIONS.
We pledge ourselves to the public. tia,
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WnslsinatoM Specials.
fWorl rs Dis ,atch.1

Worlrs iS,atch
p WASHINGTON. Dec 2s.-z Gen Scott has
sent a communication 10 Sec'y Seward, but
its contents are unknown. gber
1t is settled beyond doub. that in case
Of war between the u. s. aid England,
France will remain neutral with lean:n,
towards England AaEst aiEs ~ ssf
Bot Lord Lyons and Sec'y Seward re.
ceived dispatches by the Arago.
The Auditor of Massachusetts, has pre-
scented bill of So 900 900 for expenses of
sending troops forward, 81, 300, 900 of which
will be paid now. sss.g, trss l., g4-, n
Times Dispatch.
Sec'y Seward gave a dinner PARTY on Fri
day evening. at which were present Lord
Lyons and the House and Semitic Commit.
tees on Foreign Relations. n oste 9aa s,gp
Minister Corwin has made no treaty with
Mexico. Gen. Miranaon is nSw on his way
from New York to Mexico 10 gather the
Fragments Of the old Church party TOGO
opcrats with the Spanish invaders TO cStai,-
fish a Provisional Government. Gen Mira
mon to be at the head, and subScq, emily To
erect Spanish monarchy. TgaGlz n
Lieut.. lIurd ofthe 2d Maine regiment WIN
rep r,cd the escape of himself and Col, Cor.
coran from Charleston is believed to be big
hnmbug. 4.Ea "'8n JIG 'as'"a 'h' '-g3
Congressman Ely brings a list Of 27no
prisoners. He states that there is no doubt
ofap extended and deep Union feeling in
Richmond and If the national army were
within 10 miles Of Richmond our old fac
would be hung out from hnulreds of win
dowS there, but atpresentI there is a perfect
reign of terror
WASHINGTON, DNc. 27.--It is reported and
generally credited that the Trent affair has
been adjusted. - Ila D2H@R iHR',
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 80. twill rejoice the
friends Of Coils. Corco,an, Mood and o her
gallant officers, held as prisoners by the
rebels, to know that on the suggestions OF
MIR Faulkner, their prison vii! be rendered
more comfortable. That gentleman, upon
his arrival in Richmond, raad the military
authorities lecture upon their neglect to do
so at an an earlier day, saying that even the
privateerS ,pcn in custody in the North were
he ter treated. ueI.HsF .r -s3#Hf ~
Mr. Ely received one hundred dollars in
gold by the hands of MIR. Faulkner, as a
CHI iIimas n e>en, from Schuyler ColaX, to
I've distrilnu q among the destitute private
soldiers imprisoned in Richmond, and so
dispcs 4 81 it,. 4 fra la.sf#f lr ara
Letters brought by Mr.. Fly from prisoners
sent to rusca ooSa, indicates that they are
quite comfortable None + the prisoners
at Richmond, Charleston or Tuscaloosa suf-
iered much from heat during summer
The manner in which Mason and Sldell
are to be delivered up has been left to Lord
Lyons, who will doubtless have it done in a
manner least offensive to this Government.
They will probably he put on board the
steamer America, which sails from New
York next Wednesday, and which will, it is
understood, he required TO stop at Boston,
to take the Rebel Commissioners on board.
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The End of 1861.

Our feelings prompt Us 10 wish our read.
ers, as usual, Happy New Year, but so
SID are the times. and sorrow so profound
rests on the public mind, that We repeat our
accustomed salatations on this first day OF
a new year with min g'ed emotions of sorrow
and confidence. 1r ratI .ma3A 2
1861, the most eventful year in our
history, the year Of the commencement OF
the Great Rebellion, the year of a great con.
.spiracy, the year when bloody treason first
dared to walk openly over our land the
year when 6rst our glorious temple ofliber-
ty was seriously assailed, thisyear, ofevents,
of excitements, Of FAIRS, of war, has finally
closed, bat the, end is not yet.bhs aafa hne
We feel on this day like consratulating
our readers, that we have yet country ;
that the pillars Of our temple of liberty yet
stand that as a community, we have as yet
enjoyed the blessed favor ofsccrrity of life,
liberty and prosperity /; and vi tbat. accom-.
panied by the. greatest abundance of the
go'd things thisliiis. at. gm5 .gqag ggroa
1859! What shall be its experiences :
Doubtless this. year, uponwhosc unknown
experiences we enter to day, will be momon.
tous even more than the last. It is ronso.
lation to the brave and patriotic that the SO.
lution OF this question devolves in'part upon
each one us. Let US realize that The sal.
vation of the Republic depends, in part upon
each son and child Of the Republic. There
is work to do, yea, there is lighting to do, il
this splendid inheritance is spared to US
and those who arctic como aftcrsus. .s..
Let us then, as brave and sensible pco
pie, as the worthy descendants of Patriots
and Heroes, brace ourselves to the work be
fore us, and we may confidently expec, be
fore 1862 has run half its course, the rebel
lion will be suppressed, and the starry Aas
once more wave DER the "land of the FREE
and the home Of the brave"
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Washington News.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-The Brig En-
pire, sailed yesterday for Port Royal to open
trade. She took a cargo o fresh provisions,
&c Alsoa balloon and chemicals and an
apparatus for initiating it, Consigned to Gen
Sherman. ;. ~ rf,. ,rf,,re.
A note from Gen Huger to Gen Wool an.
nounces that he is ready to send $40 rri>.
oners Of war down the James River bv a
flag trncc whenever they will lac received
Gen. Wool will send a flag oftruce for. them
Thursday Or Friday.
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keeping Of -fereign state. Only the emp
tused persans, however, o. others, who are
interested in them couldfiustlv raise ques.
ton on that ground. II would tell little. for
our own claims TO the character OF Just and
inagnanimous people, If we should so far
Consent to be guided by the law Of rctalia
ton as to lift up buried injuries against ma
tional consistency and national conscience.
Putting beyond all suggrstionspf this kind,
prefer to express my satisiac,ionatthe AL.
justnfent Of the present cause upon princi-
Piles confessedly American. and yetas TRUST
mutually satisfactory to both nations con.
ceIned. a question is finally and rightly
settled between them which heretofore ex
-haustedInotohly all forms af pcaceful Discus
sion. but also the arbitrament Of war itself.
for more than half a .ccnturv--a lienated the
two countries from. each other. and pcrp'ex-
ed With fears aud approximations al other
nations, The four per> onS in, que. tion are
now held IN military custody at Fort War
rcn, in the State Of Massachusetts. They
will be cheerfnlly liberated. ei a&f iTrHZ
50 Your lordship will be pl ascd to inlicnte
a time and place for receiving them.
! renew my assurance Of my very high
consideration. 100 'F ifatFG53 . llH7
ISi.ncd, G WV. Fl. SEWARD.
a s.gaFse bf, Secretary Of State
A dispatch from NJ, Thouyenal to Mr.
MERCER, French Minister to this Goyernrnen,
is also contained in the correspondence, in
which NJ. Thouvenal urges that neutral
port To- another neutral port covers the per
sons and merchandise it carries, and adopts
the principles laid down in the dispatch Of
Earl Russell, to which Mr.. Seward appro
priatcly replies @ au @ra ~.
The following is from Lord Lyons to Mr.
Seward.
WASHINGTON, Dec. o..
To the Honorable VIM. II Seward
Sir: have this morning received the
note which you did me the honor to address
to me yestcrfav, in answer to Earl Russell.
dispath Of November 30th, relative to the re-
moval ofMr. Mason, Mr. Slidell, Mr.. Nc
Farland and Mr.. Eustis fiom the British
Mail Packet Trent will. without loss o
| time, forward to Her Majesty's Government
a copy Of the important communication
which yon have made to me. will also,
without delay, do myself the honor to cor,
fer with You personally on the arrangements
| to be made for delivering the four gonilc,
men to me, in order that they NAV again be
placed under the pro. cction oftha b ltisl fac
.zafm@| g have the honor to be, &c. 2
Oh banuFaH eTa vfgtaE7 ama LYONS III
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GOING EAST.
TICKETS Fol, 1UROPE.

Tickets Doth first and second CLASP for Cork
Eiperp0of, london, Udare Paris. Bremen, 0n0
Hamburg. sold at all the Ticket Offices of the b.
SM. II. r. II. tl fths "ttR Efis5 f'S -alltl gii.
Passengers ought to leave Bur!ing'onnot Later than
Thursday morning, in order connect with the
Steamers at New York. which leave there every Sat-
urday noon. These Steamers are built ~ Iron, in
water tight eompartments-carry each AN expert
enced surgeon, and every attention is paid to the
comfort and accommodation CT Passengers Thcra,
In First Cabin include Stewards fee and every re-
quisc. Third Cabin Steerage Passengers are fur
ushed with unlimited sppply Of cooked provisions
properly served at table three times daily by the
stewards. H. TIiIEISEv, ,5lg
Dec. IS, '6l Gen. Ticket Agt. b. & 81. Il. r. X
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South, we must first place ourselves in pc.
siliun 10 do SO. Before we can i'm any way
operate on the niggcr, ace ustsfrstget at
him and this cannot be done by going into
winter quarters ON the Potomac. II can
only be done by advancing into the rebel
country. When once there, with force
that will enable us to hold our position, if
we cannot ,qnell the rebellion without, then
1t us emancip,te, if this and tbs only will
insure Qur surccSc
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+pn. which shall be perpetual, (unlcSs revo-
ke4 for good cause shown,) and authorize
thd persons to whom. they are eiten to teach
in ANY Of the schools Of the&aStatc. The
course of. study in the Norm department. Of
the Ulsersiy'iS made theSstmilard efaual,
iiica,ion. Tie Board is required toh Nd an
annual session of one week. commahcinS on
the firstrnor.day after thes4ih of July, and
may hold sub spedal meetings as, may be
dermednecassarN - - y ~
An ,Aci. to amend an Act entitled an act
to provide Gov The election and t., define the
duties of the Secretary Of the Board Of Ed
ucation." This Act simply abolishes the
Ftravcling duties FORMERLY yconnectetl with the
ofiices andre luces thcgahcunt allowed for
CONTINGENT EXPENSES
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The News.

Gen. Mcclellan was sick on the Goth. II
was expected that he would be in his sad
die in a few days. =.z..-...--.-a.-----
Col. Mu lgan and his men lave been re-
instated in their command tan
The reported escape of Col Corcoran Is
cont addicted. sii1 @ 7a#a. 9u
Gen. Sc6tt reached Washington from Eu
rope, on "Wednesday last, greatly improved
in health Ely also arrived the same even.
ing, direct from the South.
1t is said TIA. the President has resolved
to appoint Hon. o. Fl. Browning, Senator
from Illinois, to the Supreme Bench, in
place Of Judge Mclean deceased.
Fcnwick Island has been occupied and
Federal lines extended to Edasto River, 81
miles from Charleston. "a ...s-,. -..- a.,
Price is reported again fleeing southwark
in the direction Of Arkansas. M ..a.g,B3
The great event of the week is the sur.
render of Mason and Sl;dell to Great Britain.
They are now probably on their way to
England. The reasons for this step Of the
Government will be found elsewhere. Jc
The banks of New York, Boston and Phil
adelphia, have suspended specie payments
This measure will promote, rather thar i'm.
pair the interests and prosperity Of the coun
try.
An important movement has started from
Rol'a, Mo-, headed by Gems. Curtis. Seigel
and iishoth. The object is to intercept:
p rico +nrs -.r1 --af aFE5tfn.4He 81 atf .Hz aH
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Suspension 81 specie Payments.

We have the news by private dispatches
of the suspension of specie payments on the
part of the New York Banks. this (Monday)
morning. All the other Banks viii fellow
suit Stocks advanced in New York in
consequence. sHrEth.
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NIw YoRK, Dec. 30.--At the conference
Of our City Banks on Saturday evening. ny
n unanimous VOC they resolved upon All
immediate suspension Of specie payment
The heavy drafts on their cain caused by
their large advances to he Government rem.
derng this step, in their Judgment, neces-
Sary. g 4 gaasgnu vi
We presume it will be quite generally FOL.
lowed in the large cities though the diam
upon our city banks results from causes
which tend rather to straighten than weaken
the banks Of the interior 10 seB4d SIT esd
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Gen. Mcclellan was sick on the 2Gth. II
was expected that he would be in his sad
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BURLINGTON & MO. RIVER R r
GOING WEST.

y GhN AND AFTER December end and until further
i W notice Passenger Trains will LEAVE and arrive
The national Republican., 1862-01-06

GEN. LANE NO SUBoRDINATE.-The New York
Tribune, in its St. Louis correspondence, places
Ger. Lane In the position Of a subordinate to
Gen. Hunter, in an expe dition assumed to be
fitting out at Leavenworth, for the invasion of
Texas. This places Gen. Lane in false posi-.
ton. and does him injustice. He is now g
Senator, and will remain Senator until he
leaves that position to assume exclusive COM
mand of division nrganized to carry on
warfare upon those principles alone, by which
success can be promptly and effectualy
achieved, the rebellion annihilated, and the
country saved, in the least possible time AID
at the least expense. In this position the Cen
eral is heartily sustained by the Administra-
tiou, and the country will endorse it with
great unanmity.
The national Republican., 1862-01-06

MASON AND SLIDELL.-- The agent Of the Gov
ernment, who left Washington last Tuesday to
superntend the removal of Mason and Slidell
from Fort Warren TO the British sloop of war
Rinsldo, returned to Washington on Saturday.
In connection with tn sutjsct, we learn
from u gentleman direct from Boston, that 80
perfect were the arran ,;ements for conveying
the rebels thence, that the fact was unknown
to the public until long after their departure.
Our informant also confirms the truth of the
report that Slidell, on his way to Provncsl wn, +,
owing to the smallnsss OF the craft which con
veyed him and the high s"a which was ttsn
running, became excessively sea.sick, by which
it is fair to presume that he was relieved OF
much Of the bile which rendered him so uncivil
an spiteful while at Fort Warren.
The trausfrr was made from the tug to the
British vessel withoK any formal or written
Communication from our Government the Two
traitors being handed over sans ceren,onie.
The national Republican., 1862-01-06

How THEY FEEL ABOUT lT.-Mr. Phillips of
Virginia, an Auditor of the Treasury in the
good old times Of Gen. Pierce's administration,
but now fighting on the secession side, owns
the house on Capitol Hill occupied by Rev.
Mr.. Butler. Upon receiving, u few days ago,
through daughter who resides here, an offer
of four thousand dollars for the property, be
declined it, upon the ground that the Confed-
crates would soOn be in possession of Washing
ton, wh.n he should be able to get better
price. This is only one of innumerable facts
within our knowledge tending to the conclu.
sion that the rebels instead Of being disc lur-
aged, regard it as settled fact that they can
not be las they express ~ s't1ugated."
We note, IN this connection, that there ia
vast amount of property of rebels in this city
Any other Government than that OF the United
States would have c0nfscated it long ago
The national Republican., 1862-01-06

Mason AND SLIDELL's DEPARrrRE.--The Bos-
ton Traveller s,ys that Mason went of in good
humo". Iude"d. he has recently been in good
spirits. and his borne his Imprisonment with
th. ar of u philosopher.
NJ slid II was somewhat eulky, and not at
al piraed II s'tny in such An uuostentatious
N ner, nd n ,uch vessel, which was nothing
bu, an old ins hrat. He evidently expected
that a steamer would come here especially fol
them Par, a. n' i'll nature may be owing to
his hYl'h, "h eh as not been good Tor some
weeks, keeping him pretty close to his room
although he has Mt called for medical aid
When they reached Provincetown. the iou,
rebels were put on board the Engi-h ,ioop Of
war Rinaldo, when she Immediately ST. sail.
The national Republican., 1862-01-06
THH ACT OF AUGUST 6, IN RHLArIoN TO
SIAvss.-Iu bis order Of December ls, 10 rsla.
tion to certain negroes, Gen. Halleck Gays:

THH ACT or AUGUST 8, IN RHLArIoN TO
SIAvss.-Iu bis order Of December 10, 10 rsla.
tion to certain negroes, Gen. Hslleck Gays:
"As l am informed, most Of these negroes
came v ith the forces under Major Gen. Frs-
mont. from Southwestern Missouri, and have
either been used In the military service against
now In arms against the Federal Governments
but that none Of them have been condemned
In accordance with the aot, approved August
6, 1851, and that no proceedings for suoh oon.
domination have ever bosn instituted"
II Gen. Halleck will condescend to tabs the
trouble to read Shs sct of August 6, be will
find no provislontn it for the condemnation of
negroes, and ne proceedings prescribed or
authorized in It, for the condemnation Of
negroes. That act simply releases all slaves
used for insurreotionsry purposes, from the
claim upon their services heretofore appsr-
tanning to their masters. In other words, tho
act makes suoh negroes free.
Get all you can, but hold all you get"
That is safe rule In affairs. Congress will
probably pass an act conascating and libe-
rating all the slaves belonging to rebels. But
until that is actually done, let US iosist upon
the proper construction and enforcement of the
act OF August 6, which lioerates all slaves used
for insurrectionary purposes. That act was
passed after fierce contest, and Is : great
point gained. 1t will free hundreds Of thou
sauds Of slaves, even II no further legislation
In that direction is obtained.
The national Republican., 1862-01-06

The MASON AND SLIDELL SECESSION TRAr.-A
theory has been started in France, (aud we
have no doubt Of its correctness.) that "the
seizure of Mason and Slidcll entered into u
general plan Of rebel tactics for ule rs,ccss of
secession. Ia other words. that il was trap
laid for our Government. into which it incon.
tinently fell. In proof Of this, it is asserted
that Captain Pegram, of the rebel steamer
Nashville, announced in England that Mason
and Sidell would not arrive a, their destiua-
ton. and that the La Plata would bring news
Of their arrest 1t is also colteud"d that the
British Government was in the plot"