, 1863-11-20
FROM WASHINGTON
tntcrcsftnE Summary Of News
aL IHE capita H1-CMrfosltfes of


AessEs. Sicolay and bay, private secreta-
ries to the President, hare had a few phnto.
graphic copies Of the Emancipation Procla-
nation taken. They are perfect fac simize.
Fl the original in every respect, and are really
me sPecimena Of the art. They wiu be des.
tined to wide circulation In this form. in
Which they can be reproduced ad i6if4uz.
cUR1osT1Es or THE 1sooME TAX.
Some OF the Assessors' returns exhibit
eome dubious statements Of incomes. and
some very astonishing ones. Fo. instance.
NJ. Farwell, of the hrRof Cooley, FarHsli
y Co., Of your city, returns an income of
one hundred and t,oentg-ose thousand dollars
pr a'sn'ua, clear Of everything; while the
senior member Of the firm returns over two
hundred thousand dollars. Potter Palmer. Of
your city, returns Ole hundred and sixty or
seventy thousand dollars. OF the dubious
statements, that OF noted ex-member of
Congress Of your city, supposed to be worth
eser llion,. ts the most surprising. He
returns an income Of tao Mousaad dollars per
ahnn1n. It seems to me, that this Tonld
ccarcel5 keep him Il bitters, even snpro.ingts
Lays but five cents glass for his Gin, Ilearu
rhat Els friends propose to take up q co11ec-
tl9p tqr his relief. Another man il Chicago.
supposed to be as rich as Crhsus, and no
t,a.,.. - -, T., $ho.s a-1,,... .s.u.as 11e' w
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IA s,1ts aan,, - hs,,a.o -a- a1'''A"' sa7
eAN'Ass In DELAWARE
on aeasc cansass 1or 1he election Of mem"
oes q congtess II delaware, to supply the
:acancg caused oy The death Of Hon. William
temple u now going on. The candidates
are: Nathaniel B. smithers, Union, md
Charles Brown, formerly Of PeunsylvaaIa,
cop2erhcad, OF the Va1l.ndigham. Woodward
aad Seymour stripe. The election comes of
On Thursday ne1t (l9th). 1t Middleton, on
Ehursday, large Union meeting was ad-
dressed By Gov. Curtin, Hon, D. s. Dlcsin-
son. Ex.Gov. ". r John.ton rc,v pon-
An If Wisconsin a. s.sa..1- . .as ...a. nal'
III. Dicktason's speech Is said to have been
.he ablest Of his lifc. Itfsexnected here that
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e .oA sA7 oo!oh eaaeo "an Aso
schteVe triumph, and that Deiaware will
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10 aa4Apro1 ol1e qoe'uon ot namAn afeeaom-
TIE CAPTURE or DRowssy11AE-Tm FREScu
IN MEXICO, dc.
Since uaIled my letter today, news has
pecn received Of the csuture Of Fart Hroan
I'D nrovn.v1,le re1,s hg csn psat.s
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ms hsanee us lace 10 1sce With the French
ID Mexico, who are within a few miles of
Nontamoraa. End hasten tn 4nfor,, nm
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- ae n1taA'4oa VI A4a''ef1 1oe1es anu 1n9
}To@ble views and Intentions Of our GoVetn-
1ueut. The Administration plainly sees the
fe1,cacz of the eitnation Involved n +hfs -sw
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pl'ase VI Lee 1eos1'oa. IL taey want Tor
ign WET now, they can as easily bring It On
ax Polk did the Mexican invasion r. tb-
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Ln' sAs oao NUT VI LIS aaaos az
tine II sumclent, be W1H avoid o collision
With the French troops, aud also al measures
,.htch uon1d 4and IN hrInr ona -, n.
French are n.tn-a11v % m5,;ti1e H1e ~. e4.,t.tIa
ma n1c1ac,nns nsan1a ~ sooosShst T.o.o' su.e
eapt Withal: and they HilI be fonnd
ttnsit:ye and prompt to resent sn injury or
eFe4 sng1ts, put upon them. The course OF
i,s bena1er m;1a, II s.op2ins Ing 1am
49, =" SNon s.m x1ao asea1nuce ol t9elr
useno " asoao al1Acntiy M1tn uS, anu As
!one as laeY mhnl1est snch desire taey viii
oe granhed. Ihe occupation OF the the Tex
En- side of the Rio GEaude by us will not
then necessarily change our relations and at
titude towards the French. and. {uleed. Il |
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