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FRENCH SUCCESSES IN MEXICO
TIE FRENCH IN POSSESSION OF PCsBl.
AND TAMPICO

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The steamer Metgel,..
from New Orleans on the 9th Of Oecemh.,
aIso bearinT Key West dates 70 the 3ist ult h,,
arrived At this port
No event Of moment has traHsplred at Me-
Orleans since the last accounts.
Other vessels OF Banks ex expedition had a,
rived, and already 1000 newly arrived troor.
were In camp st Batcn Rougr
Gen. Ranks, IL was unders:ood, had propos.1
making Baton Rouge his headquarters.
per- rnp;ory order has been issued ey 0,.
Rsnxs that the sentence imposed on Ryereur
for cbaliep ging All officer should take effect
Christmas day WAS marked by unusual row.
dyisIn. Light persons wsre arrested for che.
ing JEFF. Davis, among them an English lte..
tenan' OF her British Naies,y's ship yeesu vim,
He was taken 10 the lookup and put in tia
s'oc,Ss. and fined $50.
The Mississippi WAS rising.
The French, At Is reported. hi We gained soma
succrs' - i'm Mexico.
Ar Austin (Texas) paper OF the 9th ult. hss
a :,,n Anionia dispatch OF the lth, stating tia,
he express from Monterey biRgs news tAs,
Preach force OF $500 had met and defeated A
Mexican division OF about 5,0Oc commando
by Gen. ortega- After a sharp aghl the Moi.
cans fed in all directions.
The Eictors took possession Of the CITY Of
Puebla where they aweit reinforcements s.d
then advance on the city OF Mexico.
French force Of six thousand took poss~.
sion Of Tampico. The port rs supposed to b
op, ned 10 the commerce OF the world
French frigate was recently seen by -
Mo xlcans Tass sing through tie FEEDERS al fleet q
the mouth Of the Rio Grande aud created
panic al Matanoras, they thinking that all &,
vessels were French and coming TO attack e.
tle town.
When the facts were known confidence Va
restored.
Cotton has fallen 20 cents in Matamoras.
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TIE MCDOWELL COURT OF INQUIRY

NJ , W IT'D SVCh Vf INVL TIT.
To-Day, the examination of Capt Ieskie W as
continued. He testified at length to the manner
in which Mcdowell disposed his troops TO the
end OF defending Thoroughfare Gap, inciu-
ding the movements and operations OF Ricketts,
Corps on that OCCASION; stating that Rickets
falling back 10 New Market was occasioned by
ms beIef mat mat step was necessary 10 pre-
vent his division from being surrounded by the
enemy. He eIplained 81 length The plan of
Gen. McD. 10 prevent the enemy from gettiur
through the Gap.
An elaborate paper was sent to the Court To-
day by Gen. Sigel, purporting to embrace
further information TO sustain his views OF
McDowelfs conduct, and naming witnesses to
sustain IT. and the Court cleared the rosra, 10
enable them 10 consider the question whether
that paper could De properly received and acted
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CONGRESSIONAL,
XXXyIIth CONGR ESS-THIRD SESSION
TUESDAY, January 8,

ShSArE-After the presents or a few ab-
clifton and bankrupt law petitions-amons
which was one from Geo. d. Cheever and other
I" Christian ministers" OF New York, asking the
President and Con 1rrss TO ema ncipStc all Amer
lean slaves, ther Of loyal or disloy al owners
with the view Of more speedily putting down
the rebellion
Mr.. Wilson, Of Mass, called mp his pending
bill 10 suspend the action OF the law sf the LAST
session TO punish frauds In Government con
tracts, &c; which was debated by Mr. W ilson
for II, and Messrs. Fessenden, Howe, Cowen
and Salisbury against II.
HoCsB-Mr. Wickiiffe offered q resolution
directing the Committee OF Ways and Means %
inquire into the expediency of authorizing the
Issuance OF Treasury notes bearing eo- 100 in
terest. Adopted.
Dir. Noell reported q bill TO provide for aiding
the State or missouri In emancipation; which
was discussed by Messrs. Clements, Wicklife
and Noell
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SECOND EDITION.
THREE O'CLOCK r. N.
LATEST FROM VICKSBURG.
That City Undoubtedly In Cur Pes
session.


W. hear ION undoubted authority that IA
telegram was received here at p. m. to-day,
from Gen. Grant, stating that though he has a.
yet received lao Official information or the fact
Va: from other sources OF information, no T.
satis fed that yicksburg is in our possession
It will BE- remembered that while we hsys
no telegraph extending from Eicksosrg in any
direction, the Rebels have one from that point
10 the vicinity Of the present position OF Gen.
CPS troops. The information confirming The
repor, doubtless reached him through seces-
siopIsts W no obtained il over that line.
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WOMEN AND CHILDREN GOING
SOUTH

The steamer New York will leave the wharf
at the foot OF Sixth street, Washington city, on
Wednesday next at II o'clock D. IL, taking The
women and children having permisston 70 go
to their Families and friends South.
It is desirable that all those in ths city, On
Tuesday, send their trunks, plainly marked.
to the steamer on that day, that the same may
be weighed and the contents examined.
ANY and all attempts 10 take clothing or
other effects, not specially permitted by pre-
yious notices, will result IN a con hscation or
the property and exclude the person or persons
from going.
Transportation and subsistence are provided
by the Government. l.. G. TURSER,
iaJ.s1 Judge Advocate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-06

NohIsATIoSs-The following nominations
were made to the Senate yesterday, by the
President:
J. r. Usher, Of Indiana, Secretary OF the In.
trrior.
Algtsrs.
Henry d. Garfield, Connecticut, Consul %
AtnerA.
Ltsuenants Bernard J. Mosller, 4. Caring
toa Bowers, Dominlck Lynch, VIM. B Wh,t
lag. and MelsRcton II. Woolsey, 10 oa com
mAhders In the navy On the reserved list
VIM. q. Moorenead. Postmaster Al Zanas
vile, Ohio
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vICKSBCRG, Is TAKEN

The Richmond Esaminer OF Saturday last
claims at that date iJsn. 81 the Confederaies
were yet In full possession Of ficksburS, and
had rtpulsed every assault. This Ite is later
than that of the Grenada appeal (3ist ult.)
which admitted that "the Yankees were in
possession Of Ficksburg." The question now
Is whether the Kxasisner's Information was a.
late rs that OF the appeal There can be no
QUESTION, we think, that yicksburg is ours by
this time, even II il was not on SATURDAY..
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DCMFRIES

We were correct yesterday in doubling the
Hulh OF the teiegrams announcing that on Fri
Gay last Stuarrs cavalry had made another
sncc' ssful raid in Dumfries. UP to noon to-
ssy the authorities here had heard nothing
Whatever OF II, and the telegraph line passing
through that village had continued in working
order since few hours after the last raid of
the same cavalry.
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PERSONAL,

l. Tl!C NOTICE is hereby given that the Al b.
j scribsr will not be responsible for auy debts ?
Ii Ines contracted in iler name without he.
written authOrIty NJ fTsBEfH IRDWS
Wa>hini ton, d. c., Jan. 2,153. ia 2-.oSt'
ma rs. l.. SMITH, u most excellent test and heal
lNl iDg Medium will give sittiDgs st 90 South A
street between list and ah sts Capitol Hill for
animation OF disease, seeing your living veil as
decreased friends, gets names, reads the future
Hours from a. N. till p m. Sittn.s 81.
de 2;-3Hs
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LATEST FROM MURfREESB0 ORC.
ANOTHER OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM
GEN. ROSECRANs.
TIE ENEMY FLEEING WITH GREAT PRE-
CIPiTATION.
REBEL LOSS VERY HEAVY.
TWO REBEL GENERALS KILLED.
GEN. BRECKINRJD0E AND OTHER RELIEF
OFFICERS WOUNDED

The following mas been received az head
quarters:
HEaDcUAGT Frs DEPARTMENT OF THE CUx-
nEELAsp Jan. 5-1ajor CENT II. ". Halieck.
General an Chi,f: We have fought one of the
greatest battles of the war, and are victorious.
Our entire success on the 3Ist was proven, I'd
by surprise of the right flank, but we Ia ~,
nevertheless, beaten the enemy after taree
days battle.
They few with great precipl tatio Saturday
night
The last % their columns of cavalry LEFT tais
morning.
Their loss has been very heavy.
Generals Rains and Hansen killed.
Clasdon Adams, ana Breckenridge ara
wounded. w. :. RosEcRASs,
MAJOR General Commanding.
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cLABhsYILLB CAPTURED, WITH A Mr.
Der or REBEL PRISONERS AND EIeuy
THOUSAND BARRHls OF PLOuR

PHILAbELPHIA, Jan. 6.-The daily PY,ss a,
liz fourth edition, has a Nashville disps..A
saying that all the bridges in Eas, Tenn.....
have been burned.
Col Bruce captured Ciarks vile, rennes.s.
with q Eumter ef prisoners ana eight thous...
barrels Of -four. which he sends here.
The river is RAPIDLY rising.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-06

~ The Baltimore AmSrtcan Gays that the
same sort OF triekery governed the Corn Ex-
change election yesterday in that city that was
practined by tia di-lOyal members 1T tia last
elrcton. The consequence was that a di sloyal
ticket wa elected throughout with one sxcep-
ton, the Union members declining 10 vote
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-06
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK, Jan 6-1IH s. Tn.-First Roara :
L. :. Coupons, 1871, - : a9e \; 1910 Treasury
Notes, 1O2 I aio2as; Certificates, IS 4 ae5s; Goad
l3s saI3ih; Demand Notes. I29A aI2as.
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u L s. ASsRSSnR's OFFICE

u L 8. ASssSEOR's OFFICE
III per@ni IN the ated states
m-nt, on Licenses, Goods, Wares, Trades or Occu-
psTct Of DstriSt Of arch hereby noed
for
examination and inspection, and will remain open
from this sass, J.nusry 5, isaS sso that the IN
sassssignsd Will fG5 the sp.ss Of fssa days after
ton of said list, remain in his Office al the Place
before named during the hours between O'Clock
ali appeals which may be exhibited against the
proceedings of the Assistant Assessor.
All appeals must be made in writing specifying
which u decision il requ. sted, ana shall state the
s[Snndd @ principle of inesus,ity 9. eTr9E com
rs. Assessor for Collection District,
CIsA CARD The members Of the dramatic
u2 con- psny lately at ach- d to Perd's Thester,
which was so suddenly oestroye by re On the 9Th
their sss thai bs s
and stransers in Washing ton who ~ lincrally
On saturdar evenns ast the 81 it' ne'f
T.sater The ppde rsigned having been selected to
the sso to y tRs , by
members "i the company are especially indebted
Grover, who so generously placed at their dispo.s
r1i, .ntrs res"qr1es 81 m, nagnihcent establish
al j: curing the univ srsal patronage and perfect
RaiioIInanc. whr:h cha. a:terized the "rc,sioi.
tender q
hear felt thanks ui the Company to Mr.
II, eI-. stag man ger, AMI M. ALDER, Cassidy
eff. $1,000
The company also eIpr IS their t. anks t, the
CO ...''f tua:ly. ~ iuil,w< who AL yoiun-
teered their ssrvicrs for thr occasion:
Mis- e" HAT Denim, Sophie Gin Der, Lofty Hous b ,
lea D.lla F;e an, Fanny Ryan Minnie Monk
Jennie NJ nix A Monk, May Deville, Hora Lee,
az MT Mr.. n Co. GJnsnn s.,o,,u Or.
VII. 20 ee. n. McDOuall, Har Clifford, Z
Tarr, NJ. 4 Kennedy, Thos u. Weyms,, and C
kmYpi,z
The romi say are also greatly obi ged TO Mr. Sam
Ryan who XII dly - uuteer.d. and to the follow
ing Art>' :-Nistes AAte Pennoyer and Axn
s. uthr lad, Of the Canterbury Hall aod Missas
Z"r and e. relhine, and Messrs. Herusndez Berger
Ats! q SIS If the Varie les W. appa ared by con.
sfEt OF tGer re spPctiye pronrietnrs
The company recount wi much pleasure thar
Always, with plcasuar, member the Kindness
which they have r. Give attheir lands.
WIN II. BAILY-
Late Stage sanayar Ford's Th.at-r and
IT. Chairman on Committee IN Beneft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-06

SOLDIERS ARRIVING AND DKpARrrH
Within the last twenty four hours s red,
for the 9th New York artillery, and IS for ~
syivaaia regiments, have arrived 81 The Soi&(
Rest !
Yesterday afternoon 500 con valeseenD
from Mt. Pheasant, eco from HARDWOOD, =
from Douglas Hospital-wers seetr 70
York. LIS were ALEC sent TO Vermont II
The Mary Washington yesterday brousAI
IS sick from Aqua Greek.
One hundred and elk convslescenu
arrived, and viii be speedily forwarded~
regiments.
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DELAWARE STATE LOTTERY.
BRIL- LIANT SCHEME
o1G PRIZES OF 5000

CAPITAL. $50 900
DEIiHARE STATE LOTTERY,
Authorized By An Act for the Enco cement OF
Internal Improvements in the
State OF Delaware
John MORRIS 4 CO. Man ayers
CLAs- 81. to be drawn in Wilmington, Delaware,
OF SATURDAY, January 3lst, 1858.
Second Capital Prize ...---7 $50 Dollars
Lowest Three Number Prize 700 Dollars
SCHEME
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The Cumberland river is now rising.
1hfr'' IA now thr"" feet Of water on the shoals.
This will b. = matter OF satisfaction g., Nash.
vile.
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LATEST FROM EAST rEyNKxx,,

MORE BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENTS op ,v,
UNION TROOPS THERB
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[" Several negroes were attacked In The
s'rree OF hiF1"rdri", Saturday evening. by
persons IN soldiers CLONES and evere!y bsat.r,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-06

GEN BANKS FORCE Not VET GoNEuP Pm,
MISSISSIPPI TO ATTACK sICKsBURe
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LATEST FROM NEW ORLEANS.

TEN THOUSAND NEWLY ARRIVED usrm
TROOPS IN CAMP AT BATON RoU0R
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ALL The BRIDGES IN EAST TEysKss,,
BURNED
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BACK AaAIN.-Last night, Patrick kiroy
arestec by PatrolmAn Setoold, upon the en-
Of stealing Sle5 from Michael Bresnshan
WIS taken % The FOURTH Ward stsaon
locked mp for trial. He was arrested epSJ
same charge and sent 70 jail Tor hesrine =
dAys ago; but the witnesses failed 70 80
and he was dismissed yesterday. The w
finding HIM ost OF Jail had him rcarreesco'
promised 70 appear And testify.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-06

PAYHYuI AoofpBNT.--About SIX o'clocs
night a colder, somewhat intoxic ated, ~
Jumped from q car while IN motion. -
corner Of High and Bridge streets, 0eorses
and his LETT hand falling upon the ~
wheel Of The car passed OVER and crusns]
Serrrant Hewmaa and paSroAmxn ftnos|
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BOARDING.,

poARBING.-A few single e tlsmen can Re
- accommodated with god Board at 40. fGI I.
ct eet between 5th nd 18th. laG-3ts
BOARDING A very pheasant BOON suitable
- for n gentleman and wife, mr. trn gentlarua n
with good Board at No. 500 Twelfth * south
wrst corner Smithsonon grounds. II.
A HANDSOMELY FURNISHED sUfTY OF
u ROOMS, second HOor with Fi-gs- class
Beard } II now vacant at No. I Franklin Place |
street, between 18th and 18Th. Unexca ptions able
reference required. ia 2lw*
E1RST-CLASS FURNISHED ROOMS with or
4 without Board, Bath Room, gas, at No 43a
Hall; healthy location and the very best of neigh
bOrhOOd. de 3I-6t'
RUARDING.-Largean and we'll Furnished ROOMS
- for rent, with Board. single and communica-
Star ONCE. no Is
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S0NIC.-The members of HIRAM
~ LODi1E, No. 10, are reque1t d to meet at
their hall. on 18th street. THIS EVENING. st 7
O'Clock, to make sngesaents tn attend the fuue;-
al OF ther late Brother HKSRT 3opIEN.
By order of the W ,.
IL JOHN N. JEWELL Sec
n|sMITHSONIAN LECTURES-Prof. A.
uS GUYor will give the second Lecture of his
course en- ~EDN ESDAY EVENING January 7th .
Subject Animal Life The lower or involuntary
instinct life, the invertebrate The thr paus
of structura-Radiatss MOlluses, and Artculatsz,
An their Observation-Disclosures the three great
functions of involuntary life
The Lectures will comm ence at o'clock D. N .
A6mttapce free, jst-2t
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LOCAL NEWS

CRIMINAL CoURT--ArsAer H,srG>r Cag-
ms morning, a fiOas pros. WAS entered IN a,
case Of Arthur Chase, eolored- indicted VIA
John Anderson for the murder Of James Gas
sidsy.
The ease OF Joseph Jones, charged with sal
murder o. James Thomas, alias EsmnY N
Haier street, Georgetown, ON i7th October last
was taken up, and the following jurors frCu
the r. guar panel sworn: w. -. Nenable, Thos
ID Larner. G. orge IL. Grant, Reuben wcrthias.
ton, John I. Garner, John Mead, Z. L. Ross
James +. BoiseSu, John NJ Silbert, T SturxiS
Henry Thorn, and VIM. King.
District Attorney Darlington appears for the
tBi'ec States, and Robert Beall and Morris 10
the prisoner.
formerly lived With q woman. and parted ffUu
her, and after wards she took up with the prisl
oner. In October last the deceased and prisoae1
had an aitercation, and the decreased threatene(
10 XIII The prisoner. On the night of the murl
DER The deceased got int the house where th(
WON an " As asleep, with a knife, and quarrS
iciiowea, when he ran cut in the yard and .
fracas ensned between Jones and the decease<
during which Jones struck tie latter with
stck, fracturing his skull, from which wounI
&c afterwards died.
Mary Brotcn, coiored, testified that Lanns
came 10 her house on the night he was kilIet
between i and 1 O'Clock He got into her rooa
through hole IN the ceiling. Wines said
smell him as soon as he got his legs throug
he sn:eiled Ike rotten crabs. Lanney scrspd
match on the floor and Lit candle and IN
advanced toward the bed where witness "
lying, bat she made such a fuss that he con
not get near her. He hid a knife open in
hand. Jones (the prisonerl was IN the bed
hind witness. The latter got up and ran dov
into the yard. and few moments afterwaI
Lanney followed him. Lanney ran ST Jo3
with an open knife, and the prisoner strr)
him, after repeated warnings 20 deceased 20
away. Lanl.ey had said = wce before thsS
would either kin witness or 90 20 hell with
eyes ofen. Witness could see all that ~
going on in the ard plainly from her positi
az the window. After Jones Knocked lam
down he went up stairs and got into bed Wi
witness. --'-
The testimony for the prosecution b
closed; snd Joseph Handy, eciored, was call
for the defence, and testified 10 Substantial
The same facts as above. All the time that q
ceased was threatening Jones with the knit
the latter was retreating and warning
former OF.
c. Newman, colored, testified to the despers
reyengefui character Of the deceased. Lam
had conn To The house Of witness about
O'Clock the night he W 50 killed, and was Q
drrtly under the inn uencs or liquor
NJ. Grease, no knew deceased, also teeu III
20 his reye1geful and desperate character
The case was given 20 the jury without
sument, Mt. Darlington sxyn thsi he voS
not PRISE = conviction. The prisoner was
ehsrge4 nom custody.
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Il NUTIU-
i FICE AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS DIV
ltIANS AND OTHERS
DEPOI OLE I. he Z

The BaLr~nd Com pnnies com pnsinx Aha lin. "a.
Vo,s s Sas III, an Ss~ r. ~ -,
fitted with bert. = ~nIsaH "
s.n,hst" rni rIprsssly Or osioArs, soldiers AMI
Of asiGus dis..ses The ear win Isav. on r II M
PAVE THtRSDAya AMI SATURDAYS fer Phiis
deIphia ats p EIyrsss Tram "
rss.cnsess Coins Wet sodiers civilians on corr
sIsd ethels thst nrs alex wounded :sra infarmsi
.nM stcf car Will l.sve tk- De poy every MON DAY
WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY At a m soin.
ShfeeSh 70 the chis rtysr without change Of cars
ard others on furinu sh or dtso aarzed viii
enc SAn the ss@spest AMI mos. Aabls rSst- fYr
ne W9ssJ fhis IL Vic only line that can sol!
from tkiR oJ.y " 'e7S~ "~ssASs
,caYrIOr 10 PAsssNasss -~as ONLY
y A. O.. a p -
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+ E:::;:ss';s:!s =.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-04-21
A Bewiucered Doctor.

One night, at a convival party in, the
country, anumber of mad Eags determined
to get young doctor drunk, which, was
accomplished about ten o'clock at night
The poor doctor insisted upon going home,
aud the party accom- panied him to the
stable to assist him to mount his horse
which they did by placlns him with his
face to the an;marstail. -
"IIailop' said The doctor, after feeling
for the reins, Il am inside out on my horse,
or face behind, don I know which-some.
thing wrong. anYhow1",u .sy .esa
s SO yon are" exclaimed one of the wags;
get 81, doctor, and we dsill put you on
r'es aes ~ 80 s.!,s .ts4I
tor 40. you don't. Where's the use of
getting of? Just turn the horse around
and it will come rigbt-yOu must all be
drnnkp -, - 's-.s 49,,
The doctor did not reach bone until. an
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Laws Of He,rsna ners-

The courts have settled the folloying
points: tt-
l. Subscribers who do not give express
notice to the contrary. are CONSIDERED as
wishing to continue their subscriptions.
.. If subscribers order the disccntiuu-
Gnce Of their papers, the publisher may
continue to send them till all that is due be
paid. -..---. ~
B. IL subscribers refuse or ueglset to
take their papers from the Office T. which
they are directed, they are held Fesnonsi.
BILE TIL they have settled their III and or.
dered their paper d;1eontinuei. a-s
= II sna'-- erIbers move to other places
without Informing tie publisber, and the
paper is semitic the former direction, they
are held res ponsible. -f' Ef
5. Refusing to take the. paper from the
office, Or removing and leaving it uneullrd
for, is ''prima facia evidence Of Intentional
fraud" @ ~
8. A postmaster negleetingF 10 inform
the publisher when aps per is not taken
from the Office. makes himself Liable for the
subscription price. -u Era.- D. -.V
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3 VOL 90 , No. . d.
lErlportant resiilnonr.--

Several weeks ago. says d Western cor
respondent, when one Of eur pfeser-t i,tsl
tices OF the Superior Court was districtat.
torney If a / eiglboring county. rather a
ltughable incident occurred. as related nv
himself Court week he used IA oceprv =
bedNrSora at L0wis's Hotel. the sbfirrin,l
hotelat the county seat lie had his books
aad papers IN his rOOm--here he drew HE
indictments-and in important cases he
used to direct the sheriff to bring the ned,
pies witnesses for preliminary examtpa-
ten. .---. ,,.--.-.s
IL happened at one session that be had
an important murder case coming on. Tbe
celeSrated General (Row Judgal Nye w,s
cHhasei for the defendant. lie examined
.the witness, as usual, and took careful
minutes Of what they would state. on the
stand. lie found that a LADY was the n, osSt
important witness for the reonle. and he
also discovered that she was rather excit-
at lie and higL-strung, and fast talker.
A3prehensive Of trouble he thougb, bn'd
caution her little. So he told ber vben
she came on tie stand MOTTO talk. PRAY
attention" Gays the district attorney. to
my questions, and answer them, but don't
talk. And when Nye comes TO examine
you, You must be very careful and not get
excited ; for he's great biackguarci.. and
! VIII Try to get you mad. Just pay alton
non to bis questions, and answer tLem-po
matter how often repeated or how aunarent-
~ silly-5ut don't allow him to get Won off
your balance" ss-.- 49,.
The district attorney and wintess parted
Tor the night. The next day the case came
on. The district attorney called his wi,
ness, and she went through with her evil
denoe, On tue part Of the people. to his per-
Nye.
He went along awhile very spootblv-
/ Pretty soon he began 10 crowd her and she
began to flare up :" lie crowded Der The
more and she resented the more, and very
soon they had a regular breeze. Finally.
losing ell self control, she broke cut on him
as follows: -- -r.--
e won't answer any more of your con-
temptible questions you're a nasty, dirty
o'ackguard. and the district attorney told me
so! -
After the laugh partially subsidized, Nye
What. The district attorney told Won
sol .Hhen and trhere did he tell YOU
80 r" r--....... go - -. > :
'Hs told me 50 last nig4b up in lis JcR-
The scen6 which followed this answer
may be readily imagined. In the midst of
the shout Nye told The witness the might
pass"