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TIE FAzs or CnArrAHooaA.-Ths Atlanta r.
tiiossew, speaking Of the present situasiop Of a.
fAirs at Chattanooga, saysi

Tus FATs or CnATrAHooaA.-Ths Atlanta =.
tSuiosew, spanking Of the present sitnasioD af a.
fairs At Chattanooga, says,
Chattanooga presents wide scene Of ruia.-
The fencing Il all destroyeds avery SHADE trss and
ornamental shTab has been hswn aoWa or tram
pled In the miTei many Of the best baildtngo have
been burned or torn 70 piecss. The psws VI the
Presbyterian apd Methodiss Churches have been
cut pieces, and perhaps Of a the other ehurches
The sfl4s In the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
has I'll been broken. The chnrch-yards and VI
cinlty are used as burying grounds for dead Han-
kees. Their mode Of burying 10 simpiy 70 lay the
corpse on the ground and throw . few shovsl6 full
Of dirt up0n II.
Most Of the citizens who could, have LEFT the
city. A majority have come South. They are
scattered along the various railroad lines through
out 0eOFsia. Some have been sent TO Nashville,
and Others have been permitted to rstire into the
interior Of Tennessee. All males under conscnpt
age are retained within the lines. Females are
permitted to pass the line. All the men remaininl
are requissd 10 answer 70 their nsmss q . 4 n
every day. Among these msy mention Dr.. 2. D..
Sims, Df. Smith, Rev. Thomas McCeliie. There
afe many Others. These worthy men, when heard
from, had NOT taken the oath, and fslt they could
nos In heir dissse.s the ioyai csi:sns, as = sne
mon They nobly divided with cash other - the
last.
Aimoss without exception the negroes have gone
10 the Yankees. Negro guards are siaiionsd alcne
sitissn. Lawson DusSer, Capt. Spiilsr, Allison.
the Marshsl, are On steamboat chipping Ia pfovt-
sion fos the enemy. OF course they havs uken
iison, the silvsrsmith, Asshpr Wsakins, bivs
NcC0rkls, and one or Two others, have taken tn
oath. Dut taking them Altogether, what nob's
exampse Of loyalty have the citSens Of ChattAnoO-
q presented! F" TIE southern canse they have
mostly dssttute, and Wandering refugees In other
lands.
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Negro H1dag.-The prices ssked for ne
groes IN this city this year aro too high n
Ill conscience, and the tenacity with which
owners adhere to their demands Win inOvi.
tably result IN great pecuniary dlsadvaAtage
to them. While many persons ara sadly In
need Of servants, and would willingly pay
liberal prices for them, yet there h settled
determination to sufer any inconvsnlence
rather than Yield to the unjust emotions Of
the negro extortionen. What u the conse-
quence Of the high prices In this branch Of
eusineasf Why, you will fnd our strests
lures, greatly to the annOyAhce Of eitisens
who, have business ont OF doom, and at
night, in the neighbOrhood Of the hiring
agents rendezvous, they are huddled mp Ike
pigs In pen, participating In Ill kinda Of
dissolate and demeralixing' 'pnctices, while
IN other portions Of the city they aru skulk-
Ing about in private alleys ana RlundsEing
tho premises Of those who are In bed and
aeleep, unconscious Of the depredations
which are being made upon them. Would
1t not be better for those who have the hir.
ing ont Of negroes to take reasonable prices
for them, and thus at once secure good
homes and kind treatment; than keep them
In the market till half the year has elapsed
and eventually be compelled to dispose ol
them upon any termsf Taking into con.
sideration the present high prices for cloth
Ing and provisions, there u mot one negro
In dfty whese services are worth more than
what they can eat and wear, and We hope I'll
who can p0ssibly get. along without their
help will refuse to yield to the unreasonable
demAndD u which they ars now helA -
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Ligh Nsi0Ak-Jaeob Xeek, . butcher h
the Second 1arket, was araignsd Yesterday
on the charge Of selling aehoat to L Peyr0.
nett 1t light weight. The compiainant
but upon taking II home and putting It In
the scales himself he founA that there were
only ID pounda xeck, In his own defence,
claimed that when he cold the meat TO Pey.
Eonstt It did weigh the number Of poun1s
1oy which he lad sold Il; hut tAAt Il was .
fact, which could be certified TO by al butch
srs, that piece Of meat which viii veieh 8
certain number Of pounds to day wll not
weigh q much IL . day or two sftesxsedA
reluctantly paid, and ct the Same time O;
nounced hls intention 10 take the natter -
fore the Grand Jury.
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:. TA11nApx n NAaAsslaa - Asscszeqpen6eaa q
the ClfeInSSd VImsssetf1y tveSt1t '1UQloeoogUGe
souns ." = rsesnt exhibition in Nashvillss
About a. Iudtcrous an affair q has como Under
my observation on this trip occurred at Naahvtlls
few nights ago. A young man fom Ohio came
down to that city 70 work under the auspiess Of
the Christian Commission. Among othsF eater
pffses he staged was . eontraband school. For
few nights bis school largely attended, and he
determined to add an additional attractive feature
In the shape OF tablesu n the conclusion Of his
school. All "nisgerdom' was on hand In the old
shufch to ees the "tabular show,' - they called
II. AtlsDgth the magnificent spectacle was pre-
sentsds 1t was the stableau of the parable Of the
Fen Virgins. Ten Of the sleeksst ssDinahs" the
house had in it, dressed In the most fantastic q.
tire, marched 10 'ssiusle die" upon the platform
and came to "fronts Each held tallow can
die, i've of which were burning and I've blown
out. Az they stood there grinning and srinned 1t,
while the lecturer radated upon the important les
son taught, who could have failed to be impress
ed? The school "broke up" in .. few days, and
the Christian Commission being unable TO apprs-
ciato the young mans services, he took "contra-
banaH recruiting commission, and was doing ser
vice In that capacity 1t last accounts.
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rssidence Of Hr. 7. n. Tsbb, on Broad a.,
near l1th, vas robbed of . considerabis
quantity Of jewelry, consisting Of ten ailver
table spoons, eleven tea do, and four salt
do !, val1ed Of d, 600 Notraces Of tho thief
could DO found until yesterday, when ofllcsr
Crone, having ieason to suspect woman
named Mary Sullivan alias Alice, went In
pursuit Of, and finally overhaulsd, her. In
addition to tho articles above enumerated,
she ha1 in her possession one black silk
dress and one worsted do, supposed to be
stolen, The case will be before the Mayor.
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4 4.sSstauts's Hiaeipal &hot6v 8o9ds~.-
A man named !. T. B. WeA,hsrf0rd .was
shot yesterday morning, while on his way
from. Petersburg to this city, by Frank GIL.
day, . member of the 18th Virginia regi'
msnt. It seems that Wpatherford was one
Of that class who has been affected BY the
resent action Of Congress with regard to
substitutes. Hewas In the custody Of Gil
day. and e. the train reached Rise's Turnout
he undertook to walk e6 without perUis-
sion from the guard to do 30. Falling to
stop, after being hailed three times, the sol
dier having him In charge pulled trigger
and brought him to the ground. Weather.
fordA wounds are supposed to be mortal
in .hs sho0line IN escaping prisoner Il he 70
fuses to halt after being hailed In the usual
manner.
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4 0tsdxabb GrammaSJbv aehooia a-Through
the publishers 1essrs. Geo. Dunn = Co,
We have received now and rQyised odi.
ton of "A Complete Grammar Of the French
Language, with Exercises and Dialogues, for
Il Q use Of Schools and PrivA4e etudemts. -
The work was originally compiled and pub.
lished by John Christiaon, teacher Of m00era
languages IN the Dundee public ssminaries.
It has bean highly spoken Of By those com
petent TO Judge, and b calculated to fAcili.
tate students who desire to learn the French
language Chas. Wynne h the printer, the
rscomm0dation for t1e high mechanical
execttion OF the work.
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M WA0 N8WDs
There were several diner6nt reports In cir.
eulation In the sity yesterday with reference
to movements In the army. Pnssengszs By
the Central train say that II ~ rumorsd
yesterday a4 0ordonsviIe that Nosby had
made IN unsuccessful stack upon the sarri.
SON Of the enemy 1t Harper'G Ferry. We
think this report quite unlikely, - It Il
hardly probable that any cavalry force wsuld
attempt to assaults point % difacult Of 10.
esss. 1n.aAdition, the Federal force It Har
per's Ferry and in the neighbofhood il much
larger than the command Of Major Nosby.
sedgwicks corps Of the Yankee army waa
at Charlestown few days ago, which d but
eight miles diitaut
We have another report, brought by the
Fredericksburg train, that the enemy In con
adorable force have appeared in Westmore
land county. It Is not believed, however
that thear appearance there means anything
more than thleving expedition, for the pur
pose Of stripping the county Of its supplies
Of food and forage.
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~coNrsDBR sTE sTATea CONGRESS.

>CoNF8DBR ATT sTATea CONaABss.
Tho Senate yesterday was opened with
prayer by the Rev. Kr. Langhorne, Of the
Methodist Church. .
Nj. johnson, of Ga, Introduced bill for
the relief of Capt. VIM. W. Payne, Of the LIST
Georgia regulars. Referred to the Commit
tee on Claims.
Mr.. Hill, of Ga, introduced bin to regu.
late the salaries of Confederate District
Judges. Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
Mr.. Sparrow, from the Military COMMITTEE.
reported back adversely the petition of dem
tai surgeons of zen years practice to be ex-
empted from military service.
Mr.. Sparrow, from the same committee,
ported back the resolutions of the State OF
Alabama relative to the execution Of the
conscript laws and the extension Of the
limits Of the eonscript district of Gen. Pill
low, and asked to be discharged from the
further consideration of the subject.
Mr.. Sparrow, from the same committee,
reported adversely upon the bill to establish
and regulate territorial commands in the
army.
Mr.. Phelan, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported back, with an amendment, the
bill to grant to w ]. Hardce and g. h Gel.
Eel, q special copyright for "HArdee's Rifle
and Infantry Tactics" which, on motion of
Mr. Sparrow, was laid over till the following
day. -
Mr.. eemmes, from the judiciary Commit
tee, reported back, with amendments, the
bill to limit and denne the term of ONCE of
Secretaries or principal officers Of the Exec-
utive Departments of the Government
Mr.. Hill submitted . minority report In
opposition to the bill.
s.. On motion of Kr. Semmssot othe bill, and
the majority and minority reports thereon,
were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Hill, ffogAthe Committee ON the Ju.
dietary, reported, with the Recommendation
that 1t be passed, the bill to provide for the
Investigation aud settlement of the accounts
and transactions Of quArtermastsrs, comma
ssries, contractors, and; other financial and
disbursing agents Of the Confederate StateA
Ordered to be printed.
The House joint resolution ON the war"
was rsfsrrsd to the special Oommittss on the
Address to the Country.
On motion Of Mr.. Clay, Of Ala, the Senate
resolved itself into secret session.
In the HowS the Speaker announced the
following committee, undsr the rQsolution
Of Mr.. Goode, Of Va, to inquire into the
propriety Of impressing for the use Of the
army portion Of the bacon put up By par
ties for their own use, viz: Messn. Goods,
Of Va, Hilton, Of Fla, Mclean, of N. c.,
Wright, Of Tenn, and Thpps, Of Ga
The House then, on motion Of Mr.. Jones.
of Tenn, took up the bill to make addition
Al appropriations for the support Of the Go.
vsrnment of the Confederate States for the
Ascal year endin0DJune 20, 1864, asynopsis Of
which we published on Wednesday. The
bill was acted upon and passed, with . few
immaterial amendments.
From the Committee on Military Affairs .
bill was reported to repeal the act authoris-
ing the raising Of bands of partisan rangers.
The House. then went into secret session
for the consideration Of the bills reported
from the COMMITTEES on Currency.
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Z Fhon Nonpoex AsD PoaIsNorTa. .APasties who
rssehod Pesenhuv "Wednesday, bsonsAt iafosma-
tloa dlrecs fsom Portsmoath and Suffolk. 4 larss
negro force 10 being concentrated II foFssnouth.-
There are now there shout three thousand negro
infAutry. bssIaes baAallon Of nounsed men. Il
4 s.pposea that raid u contemplated towards ts
DiaekWa'er.
No Yankees bsve recently visited eunolk, bue
the paeksss ars stfll as Jsecho Ran, two milss -
low town, and camp Of cavalry h ssps sp q
Bsmasdss Nun.
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HonlosDl-Ou'~ Wednesday Last Olay Dsleil
was shot dead In 0fsenvills, Butler county, Ala,
by Taylor, who II viii be Tsmambersd killed @.
1lddsli, the father, some months ego. Bedall's
gun missed hss, and b wss shot several times by
HE opponent.
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Giytng n NhlD RsessnA- Commissioner
Sands continued his examination yesterday
of parties for rendering Ealso returns to the
Assessor Of the G. 8 War Tax Peter Law
con, . ou..ner in tho Second Market, was
put upon Trial, and after . heartug Of the
evidence against him, 10 wns remAnded for
Indictment, and admitted ~ BAH In the sum
Of q 600 for his appearances on the 10th day
Of February nexk This makes the fourth
butcher irOm the Second Market Who has
been arnigned bsfors the Commissioner for
attempting 70 deceive the Government ~
esoeoe q the collection Of the war tx
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THE lKaIsLAruRE.


&asatA-Nr. Douglas, from the Military
Committee, aaksd to ba discharged from the
further consideration Of the resolation for
repsaling the law exempting militia o1assrs
from service.
The bill for the relief Of BrigadieR General
Alfred Beekley was rejected, and the vote
subsequently, reconsidersd and the bill T.
bled.
A resolution Of inquiry for exempting In
specton OF tobacco was adopted.
On motion Of Hr. Collier, resolution
was adopted inquirine whether any and what
legislation Is requisite to pressrve and en-
force the writ Of Aabsas sorpsA Also, one
ipquiring' whether there ID constitutional
competency in the Confederate Government
to pass any law to suspend the writ Of Ia
49, sespus 20 - TO restrain : eAate Jddge
ffum awarding the writ In proper case
Adjourned.
In tho Hossa the Senate blu recognising
the State Peniientiay W. discussed and
pssscd By : vots Of syes, l0o noeh meme.
aenate bill for the relief Of the families Of
soldiers living within the rnes Or under tie
control Of tho public enemy, Was committed
"a the Committee on 1lnAacA
The Senate bin Interesting tAs salaries Of
certain o1lceFs Of tho 0esesnment w. Also
eommltted 70 eomm11tsA
a bin was reported trsaafsEsiDg the Bank
Of PitisyIvanis nom CAaGhan 70 Dauvillst
II. readlstou moved : resolution for The
Com mmitteo Tor COuyte e 1untaee 70 inquire
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SHOT yoR CewA wARDlos.-A letter Id the Peters-
burg Ez4r~s from Gen. Les's army sayss
> AnosASr dtsaSrssabfs incident took pIeaa in o1H
brigade ysstsrday evening, tbs shootiEg ofewe msa
for cowasdles and desertiQn, membeFs OF the 18th
Virginia reain|ent, named Capps and Wiikinson.-.
They were shot in the presence of the entire bri-
aade Ut sunset 1t II indeed fearful sight 20 see
men lhus shot down without the excitement Of the
battle Acid, but suppose Il must Be done 70 pre-
serve the morale Of the army.
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Tolsttu 9 Nwha or1inaaaa-WarDse
Carlton, whose piacs Of buslnesa u q th1
Second Market, -. asrslgned ysstedAy u
answer the charge of buyfng shaae 70 sell
Again IN violatioo Of the market opqlnance.
M. Carlton denied buyirg the hog 70 se1l
aEAin, but aaid Il was his intsotiua bDAASe
Il salfsd down for hIs Own usA Tie Mayor
had hle own convictio0o about tie tyan6nor
don, hoWeveg, anA ordered the coaleeaDioa
of the met, With 10 oddt1iono IN q ~
The hog wse valued q ollA
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NROM.rHa xlRinax.

OaASes @. B.. Jan. lA-ls hsepeseiG
that Mostly attacked the YAnkee essiono o1
HVpsr's rsny few days aasg siEA ~
whole command, but. vss rspalssa v1oA
some lYes. owing to the prssipisaasy q -
attack on the part cf hls ads6aeo enaea
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NQN CRAMee0nE

CxAnx1e1ou, Jan. k-Ihe 0a0e -
kspe gp lively shs,ling to-1s4. TAesam
~ q sAsals Ara = the dty lfoa 1sD1ee
= = o'clock 70 halfpaat . tA6 svsaana, 1eGe
hundred snA ssvsaty-ooA esasaag ssao
damagA but - farAsr easaaltia 3AA
enemy have uauaaksd two or thssa usee
fssrotes q 0rsgg ehslling ssiu Asas1 -
svening. No move0ense of.the 1eoA
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OONYIDIRATY 6TITES TAXKR

TONID1RAT1 States raxss-Notiee to - per-,
I sons liable to taxation BY thu. Conlsdsrate
doysramsnt aDistyist No. IL. composed of that part
Ssr..t.y 81 authority of The Sesrsts1y Of the Tree
vhieh embraces the great mass Of the people cfths
distriet-.hat It i th.ir a%stZ DIT to se.s sof..rd
KYlsSY the ether Assessors u this Aistrict stsee
nsnt Of their incomes. salariss. and al other sub
jsss Of TAXATION that they may b assessed aeesfd
Thereby notify tbsm that j vni be found q my
oAaes, on 6h0ckoe PIacs, In rear Of nessrs Tsrdy
Williams's, from O'Clock TO O'Clock p II Of
each day until the 18th day Of Ysbrusry next to
Assessor for the 18th District Of Virgipia.
Richmond, Jan 18th, 1884 il lb--eodlot
KIOCIOH 10 TAX PAYRRs-State II Vrgina-
~ t9&h collection diatriot O waR tax, composed
Of ~ that paft Of the city q RioAnand which liss
All persons who have hesssofore bsss registered,
sF who BY law are required 70 rsgister, are hereby
ne(iasd TO ooas forward within twenty days fron
.aas s q ::ss
% wn Forbes or Elsts. the asssaooEs for this
dissrist.
And sll such 1.ssa1 are further notified thai thsy
are required - ea1ne 1Rward during the month d
January, leA 81 n.eistsr wiA for the year 1884
and pay ne ~ 49, TAX on gross aalss Tor ths
quarter end11g N oeeamber, 1855, but also thek
spsoi1c tx ~ ~ yeay 1sea.
Ana any psna = Aaling 70 register end pay bic
said taxss dusnG ~ month OF January, losl viu -
1bjecs - have hb said t.xe. 'onsled
- WOODS, oanss4H
FOR lzsh dssscs = va-
Rihnond. jan !, 1854. jas-h
Assr Q n Gss's o..Ics,
Js.uAsy q, 1894
Tux is Kin1 1-vssners eed elaasers are mon,
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On. BaAx1on BRAse.-Thts disdn(aishea vet.
eesn yeceived IL ieAds n Friday q the parier of
Cook,s hotel, II Coinnhia, esd the eharse 81 -
shs akir nues have hsea Aattedne - bic fesaineg.
n society he 10 eophatteally eenuenan. He
nale bui ons Atsenniastion ~ ne seeeedaa q
- ciV1itty ~ oas . - ~ lbs laetnes; bUt
Vneneter eosiiM vss psesenae9 - Mn he lava
siaklr1<t m With 3 warner eofotnueyy WhetAeg
y 6oSGoasA 70 ~ an oG1ees - private. Thlb
M q e1amVao weea 1esssvauG saaaEnee s--CAs
@. O. C6WtN
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MLKIRY FOTICEG

vTNO C0HsORrPTs. gentleman occupying po-
sition which sxemps the holder thereof from
he psrfornance Of military duty, being dasiFous ol
ieiaine . partisap CORPS, would resign In favor Of
some ons for sullsant consideration b thoroughly
eapip hinssG AL answers 10 this strictly oon1den.
tai Address "RAN0RR." J" Diapatsh o0ce.
n 1-1tf
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HHIl.UzKY Nokco.-FernonG desiring 70 tein the
MI a or ID company Riohuond HoWitsers, the
fo1hatan. aAlsn, or the old Rsokbridge battary,
viu plsaas apply . ne, At Col Wsrth, on Leigh IT,
bsewson elh and 1th -, giving their address.
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4 Or-oN0 ReWard-On sks night of the l3lh
j 4 inst, between the Aniefioau Hotol and vepable
d, . small frosted gold watch aad Ohatn. The abov9
reward Wi bs paid u Ieft u this once.
-
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a TTnNITON, Mayors Mounted Police Meet At
"A the City Hail en Friday evening, l6th inst, ct
foSoak p r.
By ssdee e Capt Engish.
"a 1A-4As ja ADAMa ..
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E0N DOLLARS Reward. .--fhe abovs reward wlf
eDUU be paid, and no questions asked, for the
return Of carpes bag and shawl lst in the ladies'
or Of the Richmond and Frederick railroad
Monday, 1lth inst supposed 70 have been left by the
lady on getting c6 ut Polscat station The carpet
ver, The other papsrs, bills. 0r, check ON Virginia
Bank Tor 441 So drawn TO tho order OF Mrs BOrde.
Also. 3 OS q money. Tas anoYe reward will be
paid BY leaving the same q
rHO5 PHILLIPS co.'s,
10 14-Slt Cor 7th and Broad etO.
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seventh of May. eightc., hundred and twenty.

two.
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That the
collectors and other officers of customs on the
said frontiers shall be authorized TO charge and
collect the same fees 40 are now allowed by law
10 be charged and collected by the collectors
and other officers of customs.
Sec. 4, And be IL further enacted That all the
territory, harbors, and waters on the eastern
shore OF the State Of Wisconsin, bordering on
Lake Michigan, heretofore embraced in the dis
trict of Michilimackinac, and lying within the
limits of the State Of Wisconsin, shall be, and
the same are hereby, attached TO and made part
OF the collection district OF Milwaukee, In the
State of Wisconsin.
See. 8, And be 10 further enacted. That oil
bonds given by collectors of customs, naval of
ficers surveyors, and by all officers of the GUS
toms throughout the United states, shall be ap-
proved by the Commissioner Of Customs, in
whose office they are now required TO be filed.
Sec. 6, And be 1t further enacted, That this act
shall take effect from and after the thirtieth
June, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Sec. 7. And be IL further enacted That the act
entitled Gan act 10 regulate the foreign and
coasting trade on the northern, northeastern,
and Northwestern frontiers OF the United States
and for other purposes approved second March,
eighteen hundred and thirty-one, and all other
acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act be-
and the same are hereby repealed
Approved, June IL, 1854.
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The laundering Courier hay
ing had enough of attacks on the
HERALD, first edition, addressed itself
Yesterday entirely to the Noon edition.
= y'cs's c-1c} our first edition c. -.
Saturday truthful paragraph about
blunderheads from the Isle of Man, and
after q weeks labor in making the ne
cessary changes in names, &C., whereby
the paragraph of course becomes false
and inapplicable, comes out with it di-
rected against the HERALD's Noon edi-
ton. AS we edit the first edition, we
will only say, LIST, that this pro-
ceeding of the Courier, indicates
an amazing want of power to
originate its own articles, and I'd, that
as friend, we advise it to look sharp
for an answer to its stolen, mutilated
and sadly perverted paragraph in the
"Noon edition" Keep your eye peeled
Mr.. Courier, for the "Noon edition. -
Price three cents per copy rebel cur
rency not taken,
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Local and state Items.

DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION - A
democratic" State Convention is called
to be holden at Montpelier on the 18th
day of July, to nominate candidates for
governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer,
and presidential electors. The so called
democrats" of the state are bound to
have the satisfaction Of going through
with the motions each year, at least,
and then waiting for something to turn
up" 1t must be rather poor satisfac-
ton, but is the best the circumstances
afford.