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soldiers Votes.

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-The votes taken
in Washington and Alexandria at the diff.
rs follows:
Ohio, Union 491, Democratic 90; 10 va,
Union a, Democratic So Wisconsin, Union
1886, Democratic 1888; Maine, Union 406,
Democratic 70: Pennsylvania, Union ,9s8,
Democratic 500. A despatch from Alex
andr,a states that the aggregate vote of all
the soldiers there is are as follows: Union
$40. Democratic les.
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NEw YORK, Now lO.y-Tbe steamer, AZ:
3Oth, arrived ut Halifax on the 9th.
Muller, The railway murderer, has been
sentenced to death without = hope Of re-
prteve. sre tsets So SHs1.
liverpool. Oct. 0-Breadstuf steady.
Provisions dssll. Lard frn. III. G. shares
50 to 81 discount. 81 49,
EARLY . defeat by Sheridan in the Shen.
andoal valley has caused decline in the
Confederate loan. 4.
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Has THE WAR.PRovHD AsFArnUar -.
" qatare the facts? Il f494H @6tE Vel 1-lsf@ n.
!, IN Ihe s area OF loyal territory, In 1850, was
800 900 square miles. 81 y - ~ =" ~
The area rescued from the rebels and
1ss.ored 70 the United States, is S56, OOI
ea Inc area still in rebel hands is only 346:-
800 square miles. 5sT7 \ ---1ssl MI
IN three and q half years we have rescued
more than, two thirds al al the cIa; med
when they began the war. l7 Is. I,
Does this look like failnre !. ss1--s
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NEW York, Nov. 10.-The Post says the
gunboat just built here for the Japanese is
detained under protest from the British
Minister, owing to impending hostilities
growing out Of demand by governments
Of England, France and Holland for the
opening Of the Japan Inland sea. An al.
lied feet has ere this gone to force an OPEN
ing &&4f@s ~ saE - ~
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CrNefSNAFI, Nov.9.-Yesserday's Infi-
annapolis Joxvn0l says officers from Chat.
tAnooga report that Sherman returned to
Atlantis early last week with FIVE corps of
his army. leaving two corps on the Ten
nessee under Thomas, to watch Hood. He
destroyed the railroad from Chattanooga
to Atlanta, and is sending the iron to the
former place. Atlanta was burned by
sherman, and he now marching on the city
of Charleston, south Carolina.
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Tslal 81 the sd. ALBUMS Raider..

\ MONTREAL, Nov. a.-The examination of
witnesses in the st. Adams raiders case
proceeds steadily. It is said no appeal can
be made to the English courts, as an act Of
the English Parliament limits the writ to
the United KINGDOM.
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BosroS, Nov. BY the capture OF The
Florida the honda OF the ship Southern
Rights and other vessels overhauled bv the
pirate. with several thermometers, money.
correspondence and other important pa.
p0rS, were seized.
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Measures TO preserye Peaee.

GuEREc. 9. E., Nov. l0-Prominent men
from the Eastern States are here urging the
Oanadlon government to energetic co-ope-
peace on the frontier. Efficient etoeas,,res
on the part Of hs Canadian government
hAfe been taken. ( - - -. = -
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new YORK, Nov. l0.-Gold yesterday
day at 252.
] NEW YoRK, Nov. iO-lOsp. M-Gold 500,
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AnHaRsTBURa, o. W., Nov. io.-The
propeller Georgiana arsived yesterday
Tne OQiieCeOr or CueGoms searched her but
lbund nothing suspicious; but he detains
her Gil further orders from his Govarn-
mentsa The owner issvery indignant. and
threatens to claim damages, -
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=: W. Eabens Of Fort Tee, NJ, is i'm.
porting camels to use on Dur northwestern
P1alns, particularly in establishing an
aaine0 caravan between the Missouri FLYER
A couple recently arrived at New VII =, ~
accompanied by native Arab keeper.
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At gainesville. Ohio. thereis man, Val-g
entine Perkins, 81 years Old, whose bones
has been going on sineehe was IL years old,
when his knee was badly injured, and tho
joint became ossifed. For thirty years he
has been blind and unable to open his
jaws. aud for forty years he has laid on his
side on a bed. Food isplaced in his mouth
and nature gets it into his stomach. His
appetite is good, and so are his memory
ard his general intelligence. sss
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oro, s. ms General Scammon, late pris-
ha wss III J,a aas South Carolina, where
now in command Of the Rrcc 40 AZ soI 49,. =
isiand' ana engaged in shelIing the city. ' :
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Fer McClellaa.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. iO.-The result in
New Jersey h about 500 majority for Nc.
Clellan, and 2 Republican and 3 Democrat.
ic Congressman are elected. isl
Z BUFFALO, Nov. 1O.-Delaware has gone
for Mcclellan by $50 majority. $40
The States OF Kentucky aid Missouri al
so have gone Democratic, though but little
has been heard from the West in conse-
QLence Of the Storm. 4
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BY TELEGRAPH&.


Rt&OM 81 IAN = - - IL He II
Successful Bxpe1lllOn- 9ehel nc.
eork - 001of0oU Might sA&
NEW YORK, Nov. 8-The New York III
6wsks army OF tho James correspondent
says: A brilliant little raid has Just been
m9l1s Into Q4aFtet City county BY Major
09CVens and. hie4t. Davenport, Of General
Butler's staf, aided by one hundred cav
airy. They Crossed the James river on the
1st instant It Bermuda Hundrede .nd
rode oft into tho interior, scourtng. the
country e6et*uAlly for guerrillas, oi whose
prggsnce in that ueiehb0rhood they had in-
tellikenc0. They captured lSl burned tWo
Of their headquarters, brought 10 ZONE
thirty head Of sheep, forty cattle. ana eoout
twenty horses and mulsD. 4hey hed incor.
nation before returning that the rebels hao
started largo party OF cavalry ~ pursuit
Of them, but thy managed to e!ude them,
and arrived safely 70 day with al their
Rl TSe l,,o.ne.s city Point correspondent
ssvv Of the fcbSI attack on Saturday night:
The rebels made charge on the Sd divise
ion OF he "a Corps, in front Of Petersburg
Last might about midnight, and were re-,
pulsed With dIsadfuI slaughter, The loss
on orr side was very lighk We captured
about 100 prisonsrs. No los from capture
on O8E oAOosS ~ ,s4~as$ 3-5faFa
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ROMANCE or FIRST I4OvE.-Home thirty
years ago there lived in the city Of Londcy
an opuleut Jewish banker ofs{h0 name ~
r. As ri0A men usually havAL the subiect
Of - prespnt sketch hsaa lovely danSh.
ter. MjoiGng = the scrieeural nSsne of sa-
hood, her beauty, coupled with her father's
wealth, drew TO her feet many suitore.-
Only one, however, could gain the pie
and that was H., the son Of . rich HDiisS
nobleman. But when did the sscoursa ~
true love run smooth" II. and his fsfhsr
became mixed up in one Of the many rev.
their estates were confisceted. ana fhS,..
obliged to dee for their lives. With the
flight of HIS riches, r. discovered that his
intended sonein-laW would not do. aud -
told tho young people. The lovers separs-
ted with vows Of eternal constancy, III. en-.
igrating to this country, and Sarah re-
naming 10 London. But, AZ the COPY
book says, ''out Of sight OF mind" and 20
in this case. The sea had rolled bet Ween
the lovers about year, when rich suitor
paid his addresses to Sarah aud she MARI.
ed him. II. was almost distracted when H..
heard the news, but reflection came to IN
aid, and he cons0led himself by also mar
ryipg.s Years passed on, the husband az
sarah died last year, leaving her widow. J
penniless, and with eleven children. In !
the meantime the, wife of II. had died.
leaving him eight children. When b.
heard OF the abject condition Of his Ami
loves nh his old affections -retusne6,rm11s.,
pictured his Sarah, poor, and with . lara
family dependent upon her, which resuKSI il
IN his sending for her and children. Affer
mutu1s reiterations Of unchanged no. :
tons, the marriage day was fixed, and On
sunday the parties were married by :
hundred aud four years between then-ths
lady being fifty years Of age, with traces az
ner former great beauty still existing. and
the husband 81 years old. The newIvIe
married couple have = grown up family Of !
nineteen ollve-branches to twine around !,
their domestic hearth-stone 80
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WATEasg I; IS, Conn: Nos. lo-Hon. Jas
chosen Tuesday, died to-day. = - y,
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Item Tor Trask In Europe . man put
leaves Of tobacco round and over bis body,
in order. to smuggle them duty free across
a frontier he sweat, the leaves sweat, be
absorbed the juice through bis skin, audit
killed him. 8s3-s3
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7
tA1e ~ Ne1to0 County $50 u
Beaten end Reeee0eSs @Ssfss s
81. l0uls, NOV. s.-The following dis
path Is taken from 3 Lgavetiwurth paper
N2nsH no. Mo. Oct. 50. -0n the 18th inst,
1t osthres, O'clock in the afternoon, after
m4tching ali day and night previously, I
came up with criSe Ut Newtonis. with
Fordss ami Jenhjsoti's bri9ades Of my d.
vision. Prics had sone tnto ! camp ia the
quit The pptsust., Upon discovering our
advance, he formed one line of battle in
tho edge of the timber, and another in
front on the prairie, developing almost ten
thousand men. q moved forward rapidly
and attacked him with vigor. The fight
lxseed from three clock until dark. With
my two hrigades held the Geld without
support unti near sundown, when Sanborn
cameiup just i'm time 70 form on my left,
and repulse the thanking column Of the en-.
envy. We then drove them from the field
in Confusion. They retreated hastily, and
moved all night onithe Cassville road. q
Ny loss in killed and wounded il, about
lis, and about l:5 horses killed. A rebel
surgeon, who came with . flag Of truce,
reports the enemy loss over 100. Among
their killed are two Colonels. sa aaaf.
Aspy Of ours who has been with them
for several days past and during the battle
of the 18th. has come in, and reports that
Price aas l6. 900 men armed, and 10000 UNI
armed - hat he has still about 300 wagons.
mOs0y loaded With plumber. He says
Price VIII, not tight unless compelled TO
savo his train and the uuarmed cOnscripts,
butWill move ~ rapidly a. possibleto Red
River he also savs Price intended, If
possible, 70 make his headquarters this
winter at Kansas City. This is also corr
roborated by most Of the prisoners we,
have taken. Price told the Missouri re-
cruitA. that Kansas could not raise recruits
enough to distprh him u carrying out his
General RAJ Curtis ordered Iii. troops 10
march yesterday morning at three o clock,
but, before The hour arrived. an order
came from Gen. Roeecrans for all the for
ces Of Rleasantoh to abandon the pursuit
and return to the headquarters OF their re.
spective districts. Yesterday / removed to
this point 70 recruit my stock and rest my
men and % within supporting distance Of
Forts Gibson and Smith. - ss4sHAsa
Orders have just arrived from Lieute-
naut General Grant, which will, hope, en-
able US vet - do tho enemy more damage.
s--a.s ussss< JAMES G. blunt.
General Flax, commanding the District
of North Missouri, reached his headouar-
tern 1t st. Joseph yesterday, and Issued q
circular TO the citizens Of his district and
the Judges Of the election, In which he de-
zines who ought and viii be allowed to vote
and gives the rebels and their sympathi-
zers precious little comfort.
Jackson, notorious guerrilla, is play
ing the part of Bill Anderson in Northeast
Missouri.
Capt. Edwards, with detachment of the
I'd State militis, killed twenty Of Col, Birth.
wright's rebels on Saturday. near Sikeston,
Southeast Missouri.
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WAsHINaToN CoPPERHEADs.-Tti is sur
prising TO notice how many ugly Copper
heads there are in this city. I can 90
along the avenue and point out one humid
red shopkeepers who have made fortunes
large or small out of this war. Many Of
them are indebted to the Kindness OF the
administration for their success. That isit
might have given its contracts to different
men. A Democratic administration would
have done SO. Yet five out Of every six 81
these men are ugly Mcclellan men. It
would not be surprising, considering their
antecedents, II they preferred Mcclellan,
but they are ferocious in their opposition
to Mr.. Lincoln. / cannot understand this.
II must grow out of their pro-slavery pref
udices. They hate the negro. and next to
Mm any man who is an anti-slaveryi man.
When this election is over, ii the present
administration is supported by the people.
think 1t is about time to make these pro-
slavery ZealOts decamp with the booty they
have already obtained from the war. Let
them have no more cOptracts-nO more gov
eminent work, but let it 60 into loyal
hands. IA o general rule do not believe
IN any attempt to reward political favor
ties with government patronage, except 50
iar as the generalityofof are concerned
but 10 Washington i: is about time that
semi rebels should cease obtaining lucra-
tive JOBS from 3 war administration. IL
Mr.. Stanton would show bis ugly side to
them, instead Of to repu biicans and gentle
men who have no favoys to ask Of him, =
would be better for the administration, at
least 50 Tar as its popularity . ccnccerned.
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Tho Election.

Tho Election
NEW Yoa.x. Nov. 9.-The Tribune claims
all New England, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
New York, Maryland, Ohio, Indiana, Iii.
uois, MiehiNon, Wisconsin, Iowa, Mime.
sota. and Nnsass for Lincoln. Total l0o
Electoral votes, independent of the Pacific
States.
New Haakshire.
CoNcoRD, Nov. 0-Thewots Of 1872 towns
foot up Lincoln 25,74S, Mcclellan 23.687.-
This indicates . handsome majority for
Lincoln on the home vote.
|, New yeEk.
the state BY about msjority for Lin
coin. Tho return. s<on6 are very scatter
Ing and don't jn'S Sriw positive estimate.
The Argas e e that the democratic
BUFFALO, Nov. 1o-The Albany Journal
claims New York by at least 81, 600 Union
majority. The Argus claims the State BY
1900 democratic majority. The Times puts
the Union majority at Sd, 900, the Tribune 1t
20, 900, the Herald Sc, 900. The World claims
that Mcclellan has q majority of q. 900.
ALBANY, Nov. ,10.-There is nothing
more definite here tonight a. to the result
in this State. The Democrats claim it by =
few hundred, while the Unionists say they
have carried it by $1,000 at least. re.~ q
BALTIMORE, Nov. ss-The Republican
majority in Maryland is about 5000. Bal
timore city gives Z, 900 majority for Liu-
coin. "A gain Of 5000 over October. The
State has undoubtedly gone for Lincoln by
q considerable majority on the home vote
Union. is elected in the Sd Congressional
district. ~
BUFFALO, Nov. l0.-T'he latest returns
from Maryland show that the Unionists
have elected three out Of five Congressman.
The Union majority in the State is estima-
ted at 5000.
West Virginia. e
WHEELINo, Nov. s.-Returns f om nine
counties show large Union gains over the
October election. It 10 believed Lincoln
will carry the State by large majority.
eleven towns give Lincoln g, S95. and Nc
Clellan II ,975, showing q Union gain of 7N
over the September election. The Union
majority in the State In September was 49,
Sl4; the same proportion of gain through
out the State viii give Lincoln about II, 600
majority.
CONNECTICUT. Ia
HARTFORD, Nov. 9.-Lincoln's majority
in Connecticut in all but Is towns is 2,504,
The storm will prevent early returns. ~ 4
Tennessee,
LoUTsvILLE, Nov. 9.-Nashviile gives
Lincoln !, 267. a@ ss na A
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILANTHROPY, Nov. l0.--The hess es-
Inmates the Union majority in Pennsylva-
mia on the home vote at from 6, 900 to 10, 900.
The Age considers the result doubtful on
the home vote. sgaa 8e 3
i HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. lO.--Ths majority
Ia Pennsylvania will be from Il, 1000 to 20,
300 without the soldiers vote in the field.
Signed SIMON CAMERON. ~
asa Rhode Islana. !
y PROVIDENCE, Nov. i0.--This State com.
plete gives 1851 majority for Lincoln, ex-
,lusive Of the soldiers vote. 8a az
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.WAsHINarON, Nov. iO.-The Z. S, SAM
tary Commission sent an agent and stock
OF supplies with each vessel OF. the fleet
that has gone to Savannah to bring our pa
rolled men North. =
The Commission there has also made ar
rangements to alleviate the sutferings OF
those men on their arrival at Annapolis.
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The Albany Argus has at length discov-
cred the most admirable quality OF Little
Mac It sets him down as some on the
muscle. Hear it.:
Gen. Mcclellan, though small in person
has the frame Of Hercules. and those who
know his athletic power, know that he
gould literally toss i a The air man Of Mr..
Lincoin's size.
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WHY THE VALLEY WAS CLEANrn Orr
Those who take exception to the severs
military measures adopted in the Shenan-
doah Valley, will find occasion to recon-
slider their opinions, If they reason like the
Old campaigner with Sheridan, who. an.,
coTding to war correspondent, thus eta,
ted the case: 33 # =.
II asked them about Sheridan's orders
to clear the Valley" ..Well,r said one. ~
tell yos, tits pretty hard. We get orders
to clean out q section. The Captain. he
picks his mem there they I'LL grinned): "he
knows pretty we'll who to take, and then
we get orders to burn eyerv barn. every
stack OF grain, everything except the hou-
SEES, and then we start the people. !,
I'VE got out in squads Of ten or dog
en-, and the way we ride ID q caution. Yen
zee the most of ems secesh families the
women are UniOn--toa man. winked he.
land their husbands, and brothers. and
sons in with the rebs bat for all that it,a
hard when the women come out ON their
knees, crying and praying, and the chill 6
dren cliuging to 'em. y a Is Isl :tagF s.
4. But, said he, it's q good deal harder to
90 along q road, and, right along by fbs
side ofthe woods, to find your own bfother
hanging to . tree. with his ears, his nose.
and his lips. cut Oh, a. I did mine Last
weeki These DEVILS said he, ssif they'1l !
only come out in clear day, and light %
as we do them, and not murder us. thew
never would have had their country
cleaned out, as We have been forced to
OO. ttf t&8s&s -#tfS DE- EEEE #t t88Ee8 Sf4r 9s3
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ia young woman IN jackson, Michigan,
has been carrying on the recruiting Bust
ness IN an original and highly peculiar
manner. She ma-ries aman on condition
that he will enlist and give her his bounty.
she being strikingly Handsome, the man
consents. After he il gone, she marries
another. Four men has she thus welded
and sent to the army. On the nth she was
detected" 80 Ta@ IT,. ia
4 is possible the young lady may have
Oeen animated BY the most fervent patri-
rotism, and that Il would be well 10 issue to
her recruiting commission. 1s7a
Statistics published in the latest Liver
poos papers show that forty seven vessels
ass Pow on the way to England from tie
f cast indies with cargoes of cotton ranging
i . 800 to 900 bales each. The ACgre-
s 8 amount is no less than 22l ,a6l bales.-
! aar hese vessels are at sea, and their ar
u, q Al Liverpool at different periods will
fR. Tue cotton mills in operation for .a
ccSnn coz part of the coming winter =
AZ Few heidsEeem to be doing we'll.
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PENNSYLVANIA.


Ply PROVIDENCE, Nov. i0.--This State com
plete gives 1851 majority for Lincoln, en-.
elusive Of the soldiers vote. saas az
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Ociu8 CoWuAtteO every nI8ut or TWO IN our
town, which Is supposed to be the work of
negroes. Are the citizens determined a.
sit with arms folded, and let the negroes
regu.a'e prices, control the town and coun4
try. and run at large without restraint
Every house that 10 square distant from
the proper owner or guardian should be-
born to the earth. Every negro caught
lettering around town after eight O clock
should be put in the lookup, kept twenty
four hours. and infiict q Punishment ofat
least one hundred lashes, unless be il there
unavoidably. Cannot our worthy Mayor
take this matter in hand? He is certainly
clothed with power to regulate and control
these things within the corporate limits of
the city. It Is necessary to institute !
strict watch over these government ne
groes.
There are many negro ranches through
the country without overseers, left f0r
weeks by themselves uncontrolled. These
are places of gen eral resort, which afford
the negroes the best opportunities for con-
Meeting their develish designs, and. has
tendency to create disaffection among the
other negroes. The owners Of the negroes
are more at fault than the negroes them
selves. They exercise no control over
them at all-all0w them TO hire their own
time and make their own trades, which
has basefut influence upon the other me-
groes and should be prohibited. No negro
should be allowed to trade and traffic, and
hire his own time and we should like to
see the old South Caroliua law adopted in
regard to dress, suffering them to wear
nothing but home spun. Nothing but hu-.
initiating steps like these will keep them
IN their proper place, What step will the
honorable County Court take in the preA-
ises :-Je7ersosa 1exdsl Bulletin.
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News and Items.
Christmas at Davenport was anything
but merry" to portion Of the people. A
negro and soldier quarrelled and finally
the negro was shot dead. The soldier
is under arrest and much excitement
prevailed. A young woman highly con.
nected, hung herself because of the insin-
certify Of her lover. There were also seve.
raj disasters on the river.
Somebody wishes to be young minister,
with pals, interesting countenance and a
very slight tendency to bronchitis.
Lees army has gone into winter quar-.
tiers at Gordonsville.
About one third of the Army of the
Potomac have re Unlisted. Cedar Mountain
is the Federal headquarters.
fancy has been very i'll, but is now re-
ported convalescent.
Jno. Morgan passed through Columbia,
s. c., one day last week.
Forrest fought Col. Hatch near Bolivar
Tennessee and severely cut up the Illinois
18th. Col. Grierson is after Forrest with
but little prospect of catching him.