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NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

The Northern Monthly is the name Of lite
rnry periodical just commenced in Portland,
Mainc.
"A mammoth OK, weighing 4, 400 pounds,
has been raised in Augusta, Eainc-
-Slnyes arc cheap In MARYLAND. There
were sold at auction ut Frederick, on the I'd
inst, one slave girl eight years old Tor 81.
one woman for SIS, and woman and child
five ycars old for SIS.
There arc four brothers in Thorndikc,
Maine, by the name of Parsons, whose a.,grc-
gate hight is 25 feet 8 inches: The hight OF
each is as follows: 6 feet /, 6 feet 8, 6 feet 4,
and 6 feet7.
"A coffin which Was stolen at the great fire
at Gloucester, Mass, has been found BY OIL
rockers put on. Its occupant was live,
bouncing baLy. ,o
One of tlc ugcnts Of Hartford fire in
surancc company, senaing srunll remittance
of $4,000 from the West. the other day,
wrote upon the foot Of the check, "Good for
Burns.n
Tho workmen in Parrott's gun-factory at
West Point twelve hundred III number)
struck on Saturday last for higher wages.
They demand eighteen sli]lings day.
The Sultan Of Turkey recently went out
to hunt the wild boar; but the wild boar
turned upon and hunted the Sultan, disre-
spectfulIy knocked him over, and would have
made harem full Of willows had not some
of the faithful rescued the sportsman and put
the boar to fight.
A Mormon preacher lately said: "I have
hope that heaven will vouchsafe me good
many more. Before hundred years, my de-
sceudants will exceed in number the popula-
tion Of the Statc Of New York, which con-
sists Of four million souls.''
Perry Russell, one Of the pioneer set
tiers Of Western New York, who died In
Rochester few days since, emignated from
Berkshire county, Mnss., in 1874, to Farming.
ton, in that State, where he purchased land
at eighteen cents an acre.
- The recent ruins in Massachusetts, hare
swollen the streams to such m extent that
many Of the mills in manufacturing places
have been compelled to stop. At Lowell the
back water Inst week prevented the running
Of thousands Of looms.
Postmaster Wakeman Of New York offers
employment for six boys whose fathers have
lost their Lives in battle dnring the present
war. Here Is fine example.
An Odessa lady called Tambo has inst
had nap Of sixteen days, to the astonish-
ment Of her doctors. She received no susie
nancc during the time.
- In the Latrobc tunnel. in Virginia City,
Nevada Territory, a mode Of ventilation,
said to have been in use among the ancient
Germans las been introduced. 1t ts reported
that when the tunnel was In only few hun
drcd feet, IN air shaft had to be sunk, and at
about the same distance further another was
put in; at this point the bottom Of the shaft
was closed up, except hole about ten inches
square, through which passed q wooden box
nume Of that size, by Which the air Is con-
Quoted into the further extremity OF the tun-
mel. The draft is so strong that no further
shaft has yet become necessary The tunnel
now extends about twcnty-six hundred feet.
The Santa Fe Mine has adopted similar sss-
TEN of ventilation.
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New Railroad Conncct1on.

For como time there has not been little
discussion BY our citizens of project for
new railroad connection with Chicago, to be
secured by the extension Of the Mineral Point
Railroad, a distance of about 1fty miles. to
the east bank of the itississippt River, d.
rectly opposite the lower levee of this city.
Allow us to snggest to our citizens that the
expansion Of out business and tho prospective
increase Of railroad facilities consequent upon
tho removal of the Milwaukee and Pralrio dn
Chen Railway dcpots mile and half fur
ther from us, demand new railroad line east-
ward. We do not expect Other railroads
prosperity Of this city, but the line we have
referred to would contribute directly to the
commercial growth Of McGrcgor. aud with
it's western terminus opposite our lower levce
there would be three hundred yards ferriaee,
to elevators and depots, instead Of three
miles, rs 1t soon doubtless will be, to the
depot OF the NJ. Il P. du c. R. r., and now is
to it's elevator.
The route VIC have referred to would be
tie cheapest and shortest method by which
Chicago could reach the immense trade Of
Northern Iowa, and the whole of Minnesota
: This route is also quite practicable, as 1t
could keep the old military road line on tho
dividing ridge between the Wisconsin md
Mississippi Rivers for most Of the distance,
md find an easy descent to the Wisconsin
thence along its banks to the Mississippi
River opposite our lower levee.
Will not our citizens take some concerted
action in tllie matter, SO as to lay before the
railroad men Of Chicago, aud tho capitalists
Of the country, tho importance and value OF
the railroad extension VIC have SO hastily
noticed:
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Tic AULQQIlEAlTE AuU NQ6kIlEk Aut1.p4AfNAy
teachings of the Roman Catholic Church In
I'LL ages, are only withheld from taking sides
with the Protestant churches on this
question, not BY the teachings Of oftheirreligion
hut by thc pretndices Of their members
Whenever they spcak out boldly without
rias. and in the name Of the church, as does
the Bishop Of Cincinnati, its anteeedents
compel them to be anti-slavcry. On the 9th
cr hand, wherever human dcprayity gets the
better Of human nature, we will not stop to
enumcrate In what various forms, there sla-
very Inns It's fast friends; and there, and there
nlonc, ut the North-eithcr in their practices
or In their lcwd imaginations, lacking only
Tue OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES exists,
As ttis class would be incapable Of doing
ohetwlse 1nan ptaet,clng 1t themselves, they
% are ansapaeae 9aae o. a..neutlng to others more
fenneo 'asu OF nignef IN ssrtue. Nevertheless
tem e .u That with the % dawpinp nTogo as IT be to
.ne'a, aua. WIZ tue ~" % u nseaon to
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BEEF CATT1E-The demand for Government Cat
lie has been considerably more active than for sev.
era1 days past, which has had the effect pfeTenting
any further decline medium grades. at all eTsnss
Tor the present. The receipts Of this class Of stock
TODAY have becn mostly taken MP, but hcre Is :: the
best hut hut very limited demand for all excepting
prime grades, and without government buyers being
In the market only low prices can be expected.
Primo to extra qualities hare been In very limited
supply, prices hare consequently retained their pre-
vtonE armness. OF tho few lots racatvad wa
note the following: 50 head Illinois Steers,
sold By Livingstone 4 Co., at the Southern
Yards to Rtem l. Co averaging LISA rs, at 50. nu-
other lot to hand, fed b1 J. Davidson Of Toaas Acr
lea. Henderson county, were sold at the Cottage
Gsore Yards, to carsady & Co Of 100 head Of and
yesr old Durham, stecrs, averaging ISIS ns, At s615
Ne hare had several extra lots this season from Da-
wilson, who dekervedly ranks as Fss class breeder
ofetock. At shermane Yards email lot Of II extra
Steers were sold By A. Patrick to so11s Reinneman
Co., averaging 1,4ss ns. at sd75 The entered sales
at the various Jasds amount to 13i head. Of $s967
bus principally At Sl.cas5o 2 100 ns- Prime sr1des
are in good demand and tolerably tlrm st previous
quotations. Medium and inferior qualities are In
limited demand, but vtih no change Oh previous
rn+e8.
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Joseph schot cid ian nellshman by birth,
bnt an adopted citizen of the United States,
now residing in Iowa, and who justly boasts
OF having two sons in the army, one Of whom
has just re-en1isted to fight for tho flag of Lis
country sends his annual subscription to
the Scientific american for another year, and
at the same time he soundly berates those
who do not stand up for the Government
He closes his letter with the following pun
gent remarks: f.: - =. !:
The traitors "coat-of-arms" consists Of a
flea, a .Ev, aF,hoN,fe, ond *ide Of bacon. .Ex-
p1anation: "A 1ea will bite either the quick
or the dead; 80 will atra1tor! A fly blows. -
contact with; SO will traitorl 4 magpic Is
always chattering, talking and lying; so is 2
traitor! a side Of bacon Is mover "cured +"
till 1t is hung; neither Ia q traitor!
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Few men In the community were known to
wider circle Of friends than Mr.. VIM. B.
Cozxens, Who died suddenly on Sunday morn
ing last at his residence near West Point
Mr.. Cozzens was born at Newport, R. l., in
and was for many years engaged in the hotel
business. Be kept Tammany' Hall during
the war Of 1872, and afterwards removed to
West Point, taking the contract for the mess
department of the Military Academy in 1890.
The Aotel Mt West Point, which is identified
with bis name, was first built IN 1880. In
1888 he removed to New York and opened
the American Hotel. In 16aS he built the first
hotel on his property, near West Point and
that house having been destroyed By fire lie
built the present house near the site Of the
old one, in 1eC1- His death was caused by
disease Of the heart. Hc had been in New
York during the past week, and returned to
West Point Saturday afternoon, feeling quite
rs well rs usual. He passed the evening with
his family, and it was observed that he was
never more cheerful, or seemed better to en-
Joy himself than on this, the last evening Of
his life. He retired to rest at an early hour,
and slept we'll throughout the night. He
arose Mt five o'clock in the morning, and
looking from the window of his room, spoke
Of the weather, and then remarked to his
wife that lie did not feel quite well, and be-
iieved he would Lie down again. He sank
into a chair near by, and in fifteen minutes
had ceased to live Even while suffering
from suffocation, tue energy which had char
acterized his life was shown in his rising from
the chair and walking to the bed, refusing to
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4 vegpcr service, as Memoriam Of Rev.
Thomas Starr King, recently deceased In Cal
ifornia, took place at the Church Of the Mes
elah, in New York City on Sunday evening
last. The church WAS crowded, the aisles
being filed with extra seats. Rev. DR.. Os-
good was assisted By Messrs. Farley, Bellows
and rockingham in the reading Of the Scrip
turcs. The selections from the Old and New
Testaments and the hymns were touchlngly.
adapted to the OCCASION. The deceased had
greatly endearcd himself to all Of the Chan
ming School Of Theology. &c was born In
New York in 1924, but passed most OF his
LIE in Boston, where he commenced preach
ing when q years old, and where he remained
til 1860, when called to California His sue
cess there in making friends, and in building
up society OF his OWL faith was very re-
markable. The committee in charge OF the
services placed IN urn upon the desk in front
of the pulpit, surmountcd by cross, par
tia1ly drapcd with the American flag, covered
with ivy from Washington lrEing's sunny
side, and adorned with flowers. MI. King
was grcat lorer Of nature
~ The President seems inclined, as Con.
gross is not disposed to MD him in getting
lid Of some Of the supernumerary Generals.
to put them on the stage, there to lag or run
as the case may be. The idea Of the President
ye suppose to be, that 1t is well to make the
men who arc drawing large salaries do some
thing in tur1-that is to say, reversing the
principle that the laborer is worthy OF his
hire, The proposition is, that the wages are
worth the work. This may be perfectly sonnd
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l1toon sno s4''. NV - =, .sH.'
of the number OF hogs packed In this city according
TO the reports rendered by .he different hoasss aa
houses was omitted. We now give the report IN fn!!
and together viii tas ayssags Tsigas 3sId of ia.d
It will be seen that the past season wasn very short
one about the saue, In THIS respect as that Of 1a;
rear eleven years. Indeed, BY referring to our
statistic; back for ygars, We fad that the
price In no during that time las been as high
d tue past There is large falling OF IN The
number hacked, as compared with LAST yesr. which Is
his State aud Indiana particularly the latter State,
from which a large number OF hogs arc EGnerallI
IN the numbrf brought from en.acky, in conse-
q1enca Of the Government hayu.: taken !aEsc num.
slow that the whole number packed Was 81! tho
average weight 1888 t1G n and the geld q laEd 2H
=. ~ ~ fEa t.sf fhirtR.braA year9 VIA as follows.
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plus Regensbergcs, Gays the New York R,s..
which remained 10 be tried over again, since
the jurors disagreed, were compromised by
the payment to the plaintiff Of $125, and a
recantation Of those injurious words that
had so disturbed the Ni1eonian heart. tsThe
money was paid, the cheerful retraction'
Was made, and the curtain falls upon the de-
fcndcnts no longer defending, and upon the
p1alEtiI no longer plafntivc."
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fdf III descriptions Of goots. There arc no sisa. Of
sny concessions having been made hJ nannf*ctuEers
y unpreee ente1ly 10y, re sendenc, Ct .ne market
tolsfsbly busy, both With country aad town oraers
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At charter election held at Litchfcld,
Montgomery county, Ill, last week, the
whole Union ticket was elected by decided
minority. Litchticld was formerly one of
the strongcsts Democratic towns in this
State.
Tho Aurora Beacon proposes the name Of
o. H. Miner, Esq, the present Chief Clerk In
the Auditors Office, MS q candidate for Audi
tor Of Public Accounts at the ensuing State
election.
The city election in Bangor, Nc, on tue
1Ath instant, resulted mi the unanimous
choice Of Mr.. Honesdale for Mayor, and
Samuel D. Humphrey for Police Judge, and
the election Of all the Union candidates for
Aldermen, Councilmen, aud ward officers
without opposition.
The charter election in Bay City (Mich.)
took place on the 9Th inst, and resulted in
complete victory for the Union cause. Bay
City has heretofore been noted for its Cop
pesheadis1n, but now she has been redeemed,
snd that Party is routed. horse foot and
dragons. The eutire Republican ticket is
elected By sevcnty-tlve majority. Prominent
Democrats, who all along have been charged
with secession sympathics, nobly wheeled
1ut4 4llCt AQA A1AGA AA AlE EAOAAVAo HVAA~ 40
etraws indicate which way the wind blows,
so this victory indicates the manner in
which all lovers Of their country, at the
right time will be found on the right side.
Politics in East Tennessee, at the pre-
sent time, are attracting considerable atten-
t1cn. A large growing party are asitattng
for the formation Of East Tennessee into
new State, independent Of Middle and West
Tennessee. They are endeavoring to accom-
complisi, this, and in the editor of the Clint
tanooga Gdatt have q champion who fights
well. A very large proportion Of the adTo-
| Gates Of separation demand the calling of D
convention Immediately to urge IN amend
ment to tho Constitution, by which IN cleo
ton for legislators and Governor can be
held this fall.
| The Union men of Kentucky have decf-
ded to call State Convention at Louisville
on the 25th Of May to appoint delegates to
the National Union Convention. They Bit
| tcrly denounce the Louisville Copperhead
rump of the State Central Committee which
are trring to sell the Union men to the Cop.
| perheads. The Frankfort Commonwealth
speaks with emphasis upon this point. The
loyal people are thoroughly aroused.
| But two towns In New York are known
to have gone against the Soldiers Voting
Cochccton and Trusten, Sulli-
van county, (Niren's District) Their beha-
vlour is not ut all surprising, for they gave
Sc, mour 5s7 votes against 143 for Wads-
worth.
| -Mauch Chunk, Carbon county, Pa, has
gone Union by sixty-two majority against
! wentx last yenr.
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The Death Rate in New York city.

KtE fOUl tuC NJ !. EVE. 1tsls 2AfIGA '01U4
The Citizens Association Of New York has
recently made some Important movements
in relation to the sanitary condition Of our
city. 4 committee appointed ut meeting
Of the Association, held on the 29th ultlmo,
and consisting Of John Jacob Astor, JE., Au-
gust Belmont, and . number Of other distin-
isuiehed citizens, addressed letter to phyei-
cians. for the purpose Of obtaining from the
medical profession Of the city, the fullest and
best information relative to the great mortal
The letter Of the citizens has been respond
ed to By pss Nett PaEk the ons Mo8d7; .n,;sen an
othere Of the well known physicians OF tais
city. who sur that while New York ought,
from it's natural and other advantages, to be
one Of the hcalthiest cities in the worlq, .
feartnlly high death rate prevails here. Inc
total number Of deaths last year, according
to the city inspectors report. was twenty
i've thousanisone hundred and nincty-stx;-
equal 10 one death In every thirty-fve Of the
Inhabitants, estimating our population TO 90
ming hundred thousand persons. The letter
gives the following table, made up BY Dr. =.
4: Snow, health officer Of Providence,
Rhode Island, for tic year 1865, Of tho NOR.
fAl4ty Of E1X Dc1p1lh0r1nU rtffaE
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BEEWlcK, La, Feb. n, t6H.
Mn EDITOR: While our regiment was sta
toned at DeCrow's Point, Texas, we cndeav-'
orcd to break the 1nonotony Of camp life by
dabbling little in politics. As there had
been considerable stir in the North, at least
among the papers. In regard to nominations
for the next President, VIC thought 1t would
stood on that Important matter. After some
discussion, the proposition was made and
agreed to that we take an informal ballot Of
the regiment. In accordance with the prop
ositio1, the commanding officer Of each com
pany snperlntended the balloting Of his COM
manl, the result Of which was as follows:
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ST. CLAIR RIVER Or1N.-The Detroit dlre,9iser
BayB:%B By the arrival OF the slde-whctl steamer
Young america yesterday noon from St. Glar rtyeE,
learn that navigation between this city and PORT
lake Aron far tho can eItend Is also CLEAR
This event did not take place list e1E until the 9Th Of
hThc1o Is but little doubt thas the Saginaw route IL
also open to nayiEatton and ths. steamers piyin1
as snon sa m effort to that end shalt be msie.
GooD NEWS FOR oRMAR1NEEs-The want OF 4 safe and
nous weather 90 Lake Eric has long been felt which,
1ocated at point that would be Of saying
t1c and distance would be OF tncalculabe benefit to
the numerous craft passing through THAT h1ghEay.
Nc are pleased In being able to state TINT the Port
DarWeu Harbof Company have already commenced
operation g. and ia dne tic will have the same co-
pfeted which Will aRord entrnoce for vessels In
This point ID loc1sed about midway between Buffalo
10 1opaer be under the necessity Of being driven to
either extremity OF the lake for shelter-De:oH dd
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exclaimed TIC Gonera1; throwing of bis cost. .
"lools here, Mccue; there ia; g aeneral Cheat.
ham and tho shoulder straps ;shere istFrank'
Ptggic was not slow to, accept the: invita-
ticn, inadelor Frank, and In two minutes
bad whipped him soundly.
The General, smartlng under his defeat
started for Ills horse, which sudden applfca-
ton Of Peggie's foot assisted him to mount.
General, rems1kiug as be did go, pointing
first to the rider, and then to the coat. =.
:" There is the whipped Frank Cheathan.
Of the Cumberland army; here is Ma1or Cen
'eral Cheathom, commander Of q division
General, you can repeat that operation as
often rs you desire. you will always find
Peggie ready for you"
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THURSDAY EVENING. March H. 1851.
HOGS.-The receipts Of Hogs Amounting to about
1.a0 head, having been more commensurate with the
requirements Of the Market there has been improved
acsisitJ In the yards; aud although the list Of sales
Bhows no Increase previous questions, yet, consid
erne that the bus Of stock received consists Of light
hoEs weIghing undt 200 the continued high rates
which prevail furnishes very conclusive psoof OF the
unraryfng nrmusss Of the market. The principal
purchases made to day have been for the Baltimore
and New York. markets. the demand for which ap-
pears 10 be as active a. It was some two OF three
weeks since. The entered sales amount 10 22s3 head
ut Sf.2@75o, mostly at $6r@750. There has been In
creased nrmnekB in the market, but with no advance
on our previous quotations:
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Many OF our Cincinnati readers will re-
member queer specimen Of the genus homo,
who used to be employed on the river boats,
and was known as "Peggic McCne.n Nc
Cue is now in the rebel army seeking his
rights. During the occupancy Of Missionary
Ridge, By the enemy, an incident occurred to
Pegg1e that 1s WORTHY o Of record: It s.ne vas re-
Pcecic was engaged one day rs teamster, and
Gen. Frank Cheatham. riding along, caught
him in the act Of pummelling the mules with
q billet OF wood. Riding up in towering
rare, Cheatham denounced him as Id
son Of a., and ordered him to cease his
6rp!2 6rp12l ' Tpsaing about and a confronting m
Frank, be remarked.
1Gencral ,ou are d-d coward. You
know your shoulder. straps protect you or
vou would never apply that cl'ithet to me-
IA coward, AM !, you miserable devii."
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Thus showing vote Of S5a, with q MAORI.
t. OF 1D4 for lincoln Although the yotc was
not as unanimous for Lincoln as expected,
ism m does not exist IN our regiment. Butler
is indebted for his vote to man who consId-
ers lincoln too much Of IN abollttonist-
/ kaye no doubt that In case either Of the
two prominent candidates in the above ballot
received the nomination Of the Union Con-
vention, unanimous vote would be pol1ed
for the candidate but the unmistakable feel
Ing in the army is that General Grant cannot
be spared from the field, and that change Of
pilots for the old ship Of State, at present, Is
not necessary OF desirable.
]. II McCU1Locu,
Capt Co. C, 77th III. INF.
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~ Major, Mark L. Means, for uanv yea,

~ Major, Mark L, Means, for many years
leading Democratic politician Of Missouri,
died nj Jerseyville, Illinois, On the 1lth inst.
Major Means was for some time Receiver in
The Land Office at Warsaw. Mo. In 1856 he
was prominent member Of the Benton Con
ycntion- In 1860 be carried the vote of Mis-
souri to Washington. He was also editor Of
the Southwest Democrat at Warsaw No., for
many years.