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RIcHMosD, January 29.-Ths rszoval OF he hitsh
in the exchange Of prisoners S ro The Of zueh
sossiitrao On ts part q both flovsruasa. and Con
grsssusn Fhs Senate has passed rssolafloH looking
to ths szch.nge o. s1ea free negroes from The North e
srs citizens Of Eorthsru sslss and have aksn up srs
against u4 The Hosle Juaissry comniitss hare eoa-
sasrud iha matter and The indications are sf arspo-t
favorable to sueh en- Erraugeasut ysia es Enade. A
zIaltsT o. ON statesman 50 favor of he Govern.
Hsni adopting he prnePis lsid down - .hs Law of
naiionar AMI exchanging prisoners Of war al Who
actually free residents q The Northern States snd
wioass 4eeogaiasa By The isu q these Ssssessa cs
ssHs, Iasn fsrmap-
Ia tbs msauiis, both hsuzs1 q Consross are oecu-
peala secret session Tie tax and earrebey bln hss
pared ths Home, and The military 81 passed tas SEN
some days sgs bu its provinces have uoi yet bean
nnsde pubic
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Al advsEtssnsats VII be charged t7ro donars ara
hslf PsF square for me ars iuserton--sud dollars
for each Eubasazent inssrioH.
LOsal DOeoss vln bs charged he rate ei afty aI
p 3 Ezs.
ehitaary nssisss saErssd u hs rata q sTsniT-Eve
"a lns snd all 5tss- articles =st Of ssasrs pubso
iufare-t other -ssvsrtIasmeusz
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Gbt aIenabis aggeaL.
PUaIIsHnD

Jehn B. McGIahshaR----BsEjsal :. Din,
Uador ihs sF1i snd styissf
AcCL.AEAHAN & DILL,
" wAon all testers On busassi Or sthsrwiso shssld
bs .aassssad.
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NNTECE.

gT-HE oopzrtnsrsliB heretofore existing under The
II name % PEASE . DAVIS, y this day dissolved
~ mufuEl consent All psraous lhviag ClsilcE Egaast
ar indshted lLs drm viii en- forward a. ones Tor
Hsttiemsut
1hs gsnersl eaulrssaion baiiBcss will bs carried
~ ihs Old stand (FF nahips biOch) BY FhiisEaer 2
psase AZ heretofore PEAsE A DAVIS.
atania g. FanuarR 9th. 1874 fia7-lm
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IA. ID. WHTMERSPO0Ns
= NaaissieR Merchant Ead Dealer Ia
Renestic Manufactures

q SALT. TOBACCO. RTC., cssnsg gh'lTEJ
sosA EzS sesaad Esrssss kasos Ca
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WTEET9 s. E,OE.FG.
= %.

- VIII IL Il - - - - - -
a.ornsriy % New orleans,)
ssrs door below spears CosBsr. Brosd street ColuEs
bua Georgia,
NJ How opening q large and very desirable Bsoid
"A Of DRT GOODS, aud other artieiss, recently
inuoltsd from EaroBe whlen they oiisr for sals
-ebeap Tor uaEh b. ne piece or package. lala i'm
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4. a. for -Four. and los. 15s heavy goods 10
Lordoa per 40 boxes bacon we're taken az os
5oo bbs our Is. ID $50 bales turs and 10 hhds 20
b1cco 25s To Rotterdam, 500 bbls. four al q sd 10
Glasgow pev steamer 200 bols Hour. Is ID is a.
Two foreign vessels ter Cork and marxet
with ret oleum at 5s ports 10 Great Britain or
6s the Continent, ana four or i've small foreign YES
bur-. with petroleum al 6s sd. Norwegian brig TO
petroleum. s.. Ca Two schooners TO Boston, one
win Eltzaoethport al ~ CO. and the other
hence, with brick. - 10. To Glasgow, $500 bushes
wheat, Ia bulk at about I'd.
FsUu.-rhe market quiet The auction sale OF
SICILY ru resulted as olows-200s boxes oranges at
from Acc So p and i,462 do lemons. "a so 81 TO-
GAnRIER-soo bales sold at l2Hc on the spot and 100
do, I, arrive, at l2bac
hors were quel; 80 bales sold at 20c a 2Gc.
Hemp was quiet, but generally held firm al lie for
Manila.
we @ nemlnally trife lower.
PRovloNs.-Receipts 2 $40 bbls. pork 635 packages
beef. I'll cut meats and l49 do lard The hog pro-
ducts in with everything else the merchan-
dse line, dun to-day, The army news taking up all
done The demand Tor pork was light and the TRANSACT
lions we're limited, both IN lots On no spot and for for
Word delivery, while prices we're even lower than on
Monday Eeef was In light demand, but there WAS no
change in quotations.. Beef hams we're quiet and normal
bacon was duh. There is stock Of consequence TO
operate WITH Cut meats dull; bat do quote
any decline prices Lard dun heavy and iriie
of. Butter cheese steady the former sold at
&c. SIC. and the latter at I6c. $50 The sales
were:-2 900 bbs. mess, buyer Juno, at $50 so
$50 To- 1900 old do on the spot at SIG u.s. Eeei-saes
zoo bbs at Sl5 SIC and Sl9 $50 70 tor extra
do. Lard--sales 500 bbls at 1850 a lic
PRrRoItuM.-Receipts none The market was duh and
nominal for bfth crude ana refined. there was very
little done, being confined to about 600 bbs.
crude, he ut Soc NJ which II was freely offered
LOO do refined n bond at 55c Tor prime 'ehi straw 70
white, and T50 do free, Csc. 64c. Benzine was
qnet; sales OF 200 bbs refined, GO 63 gravity,
SC.
RICE quiet; sales 100 bags Rangoon at 1lko., and
l0} do, In bond, at SC.
srKps-1ne market was very quiet. and we heard OF
sales OF only SEQ bags Calcutta 10 Boston, at 81 10.
SUGAR Tho market very duh and prices we're
trey nominal Only small sales we're reported at prices
which criterion market.
TIN.-Ihe market was quiet, and we heard Of no move
ment
TOBACCO was dull; rs bids Kentucky sold at from loc
CSC
TAILow dull and lower; sales so 1000 lbs at lSc
1870
wHsEEy.-Recepts. 957 bbls The market with
out decided change sales OF 300 bbls. al 81 20
81 81 for state and Western.
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SECOND BOARD.
I" -


] III
AsHx- Receipts 81 bbs Market inactive and quota
lions normally 50 80 for pots and sl1 so for pearls
Receipts 10 154 bbls -four, 80 bbls and
3Tb BAGS meal, 80 os6 bushes wheat, IS las do
Data to4 de- rye 4l2s DO barley 2i 800 d. malt
The decline gold and increasing receipts from the West
had depressing eGcci the -four market, and fur
ther dec submitted 70. with slight increase ..
lsincss at the decline. The sales VIC 800 bis state
Western, 500 do southern and 900 d. Canad n
RE -four dull AMI dropping, With SINAI sales within
our range Corn meal in better request and the
market ruled steady sales 900 bbls ss 60 80 e5 Tor
Brsndywine and 80 % Tor Jersey also 800 puncheos
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


Maras~u.
- buckNALL-DAv Franz nr ou-the- Main Eermany,
on lnufsday, April Ia at the Gencc bride bv
walton w. Murphy, Consul General the United stat $,
sna afterwards at the freLch hurch. tv the Rev j.
Fl'od, English chaplain, D. GEORGE puckHALI, Of New
YORK oAARY h. DAVIS daughter of fvgene sullivan,
OF san Francisco, California
ERows-MAerIS AT Newark, N. j. on Sund ~. May
3, at the residence OF II A. Banbridges, Esq by Rev.
DIR. Fysh. WIN. EDISON Brown TO MARTHA fLoREscE MAR
TIN both OF this city.
BiLiIsGs-GaAvKs.-0n sundsy, May 8, at Trinity
church. bv the Rev. Francis Vinton, ID. H., GEoRGK W.
BILLINGS to ALMA H. GRAVES beth Of Asentntyvill, W.
No Cards.
Windsor (vt.) Journal please COPY
CoRNIcs-PArrERs Brooklyn, on Tuesday, May
TO- by the Rev. DIR. Littlejohn, rector OF Holy Trinity
church, DIR. WIN. +. CoRNcK, U. s. A to ALEIIA Z !,
daughter Of Colonel Alexander Patterson OF Key West
fia. No cards.
Norfolk (va), Newport and Providence papers please
cory.
MEEgxn-PARsoNs--At Morristown, New Jersey, on
Tuesday, May g. by the Rev r. NJ Merritt, assisted by
the Rev. s. H. Hodges. OF Grace church, Newark. SAMUEL
MEEKER. ESQ., OF Newark, TO Miss LUcaEnA PARSONS, oil
the former place.
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Theatrical.
HIBLo'S GARDEN.

Mr.. and Mrs Birney Williams revived two well known
popular pieces Monday night before large audience
These pieces were An Hour 10 Seville and Irei nj as
Was. they excellent pieces in their way, and
always sure to draw. Hour In Seville IL the IN osi
wonderful OF proean plays for really has plot. Mrs
Williams the hero and the heroine-or rather
is the half dozen heroes the q dozen herones
the comedy and her rapid changes OF dress,
accent language and everything else certainly
very surprising The labor necessary play such pro-
team part 10 sing such different tongues and dance
such difficult dances, would suce for years routi inc Of
ordinary characters During her performance the ap
pause frequent and deserved In Ireland IL Was
which they have played about eight hundred times IN
ths country and Europe, Mr. and Mrs Williams were as
successful The only way 10 appreciate their ex
this touching domestic drama Is TO and
them act.
wALLAcK's THEATRE.
Notwithstanding the heavy rain and the great excite.
ment over the elor victory, q large audience
semb,ed here Monday night TO the performance q
sheridan Knowles play OF the Wife, 10 which Miss
Jane Coombs sustained the part OF Mariana Miss
COMBS l. much at home plays OF this character
than Ia the comedies tia, much vogue at this
theatre Her peculiar strength actress is
very much greater advantage in pieces deal with
passion than in those deal with manners she has
the teu save fash aud sparkle ia scene that
strs the heart but altogether ost in sherdaps obso.
ete pictures OF society," smotnered under the load
Bouccaults microscopic Jokes. Her performance the
Vile was admirsbleuil OF force, yet always within the
rnodesty naturesnd elected the frequent applause OF
an apprec alive audience.
THE OLYMPIC.
Mrs sedley Brown favorite little actress, takes her
benefit this evening Mrs. Wood appears In the Actress
by Daylight Mr.. Charles wheategh, who is going TO Cali
forna. plays 10 the Debutante, and MIS- Brown win act
Nan In the Good Tor Nothing This is a strong BILL and
ought secure crowded house. spite OF the popular
interest in the great military drama nov going on In
virginia, with General Grant as the star.
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There has been an inctease OF $SII 434 OF loans;
1888 s2s OF legal tender notes and SASS s72 OF deposits
The specie and the circulation both decreased slightly.
The aggregate value Of the exports OF produce and
chandse OF specie the port of New York.
during the past week was So 900, $50.
The money market in Boston on Monday without
any percepbis alteration, either regards supply
demand, rates OF interest. Borrowers good Sc.
curity found difficulty in obtaining their requirements
SIX per cent.
The foreign exports from the port Of Baltimore during
sbe past amounted in value TO sl67 200.
The earnings OF the Atlantic and Great Western Rail-
way during the month OF April amounted $l97 a67.
be receipts the road thus during the year have
haan
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Sword for Mcclellan.
TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.

NEW YoRK, May 7, 1884
Please accept the enclosed dollar towards the purchase
OF q sword for "Little Mac" II was sent 70 me from
Nashville Tenn By John Hart for purpose Of putting
ths book 81 the sanitary Fair, bus arrived too
late. j. u.
TO re EDITOR or rHE HRALD.
with thin hand you dollar. being my surplus earn.
iuss for month. wish could send larger amount
This 70 aid In buying suitable sword for "Lte Mac"
Who, In my opinion. would have ended this long ago
II he had not bces nterfsred with by those In power,
who, whne protesting love OF country, doing ali they
can TO destroy H. A GENUINE UNlONHr.
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youngest son of Jane williamson aged Is years months
and 20 days
The friends and relatives OF the family respectfully
invited To attend the funeral tbs mother residence
u Charlton street, In the rear this h ed esday aftor
noon, at three O'Clock.
WARDRoP.-M Newbufg. Y, on Friday, Nav 9.
JAMES A. WAapaos, ins late Captain R.bert War
drop aged 81 Yeats, 8 months and 3 GAYS. ~
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The wheat market continued dull and depressed, aud
prices were nominally lower There were Sellers 10
rive wNbu the next ten days, at decline OF fully sc.
&C from current asking rstes The only sales heard
OF we're $500 bushels white Genssee at 81 ~. For
spring samples 81 80 81 s. was bid but
tnese oners met with response. The fret
TOW OF the season arrived last evening, bringing
$1,000 bushels wheat and the supplies now the way
are large. Rye plenty and poninally lover.
we quote 81 90 81 IS. Corn well held with sales
Of 10 900 bushels, old Western mixed IN store at 81 30
O,ts were less active and lower quote the range at
s6tsc $50, With e0c. payable 10 certificates Barley
aud barley malt were inactive ans prices favored the
buyer.
BxewAs a 900 lbs sold al bsc., and there we're re-
ported sales 90 Monday night Of 900 lbs same
price
CANDLES 800 boxes psrraans sold at slc and 1900
DO sdamaDiiDe % private terms.
Cyrros dull about $50 bales sold al SIC $50 for
0nddlings.
CsDKs quiet and nominal, without Of moment,
DrUoa 100 tons soda ash sold 81 $tsc. a4so 900
Lbs whiting ~ 1kci 100 kegs nitrate soda chiefly
Gtsc 300 kegs b carb soda sKc. rs tons China clay
poi 70 arrive ~ sts. 70 40. sal soda ssc. 100 casks
bleaching powder, $40.
Drswoops--l0o tons ~ Domingo loswood sold at $50.
FpGGsns continued Inactive, and rates were mainly
aonios To Liverpool DC. o. was asked for wheat. To-
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The TART.

The 1urf.
FASHION PLEASURE GRoUND-TR0TTING.
MONDAY, May s-Match $500, mile heats. best three in
FIVE, TO wagons.
Mr. Hamilton named &. 6. Billy. ............1 1
Mr. A. Elliott named b. &. Sam ...............2 0 2
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

TUESDAY May LOG p. M.
The stock market opened strong with disposition to
be active, this morning and with upward tenden
Nearly tae entire list improved the closing prices OF
last evening. bot the quotations the meeting Of
the board on Monday not fully reached. Compared
with the best early cash sales yesterday, New York Ten
trai declined per cent Erie Railroad = Hudson River
2 Reading = Michigan southern =, Illinois central =,
Gaeua aud Chicago i Cleveland and Toledo x and Can
ton COMPANY y. Erie preferred and Cleveland ana
Pittsburg sod Michigan Central advanced ~.
Chicago and Rock island ., Mississippi and Missouri !.
Cumberland Coal y, Quicksilver Mining 49, ana MARI
pcss /.
The stock market strong 10 the afternoon and
the tendency was New York Central closed at
1909 Erie Railroad 1O9H Erie preferred, 1917 Hudson
River 1867. Reading 100 Illinois Central l24sl cleve
land and Pisburg los Michigan Central, l39-an ad.
vance OF six per yesterday Michigan southern
Of Gaena Chicago, llT1a Chicago aud Rock isl nd,
llOL FORT Wayne ll2; Alton and Terre Haute ca Chica
20 and Northwestern, 541 Pacific Mail, 22T Cumber-
land Coal. 644, Canton Company, S. and Quicksilver
Miuing. TO-
The gold market was unusually active 10 day and
very large aggregate amount was sod The premium
not down TO as low figure II was anticipated by
many would be. view OF the numerous dispatches
confirming OF the great victory
tho Union has achieved III Virginia. and the almost
certain success which awaits our forces in Georgia
Those who burthened with gold eign to doubt the
accuracy OF the reports official and otherwise,
which have been published in relation TO advancing
ARMIES for the simple that they desire unload
themselves before the premium drops to point which
would be likely to damage their financial status and they
sufficiently fortified with persuasive powers and N
fuence unwary victims over 10 the mcrenuious
side. The bulls IN the gold market have decided ad-
vantage the in this respect. and thus the
liant he Sc ing al
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S HIPPING NEW S.

AlzAsAc FOE NEW yoRx--rHrs DAT
SUN RisEs. ~ NOON .evo ii
Sun SETS. 10 RIca WATER .morn
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The following comparative statement shows the aver
condition OF the lending items Of the Philadelphia
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McTtEARy.-ln Brooklyn, OF consumption, BERNARD
MctIgARy, son OF Charles and Mary McCieary, OF the
parish traee. county Derry. ireland, aged IS years.
The friends and scquantances respectfully invited
attend the funeral, his late residence No las
Water street. al half past two clock this "wednesday
afternoon
California and Coierain papers please copy
McGovERS-0n Tuesday, May 10. OF consumption, Phi.
LIP McjovERx, 10 the 2stn year OF his aye
Ibe relatives and friends respect ally invited TO at
tend the funeral this "wednesday afternoon at two
CLOCK from the res dence Of his broher Iohn mellow
ern, No. 10 Watts street.
NELSON II Suddenly, on Monday, May O. HrsRy NrszoS
native Of Midtown, county Antrim Ireland in tue 4cth
year Of his age.
The friends and restives are respectfully invited TO at
tend the funeral, from his late residence NO 233 Smith
street, South Brooklyn, at two clock
Irish papers please copy
RupDss.-on Monday, May ., after long and tedious
Illness MARGARET RuDpEs, aged ~ years.
Tue funeral viii take place from her late residence. near
Calvary Cemetery, Long Island, at two O'Clock.
RyAN-On Tuesday, May 10, JAuEs FRANCIS RYAN,
youngest son OF Thomas Ryan OF Kilkenny Ireland and
nary Mmos 2, carlgsan, county Lsirim, ireland, aged
The friends aud relatives OF his pasens are invited TO
attend tho funeral from their residence No 12I west
twenty fourth street, this Wednesday, afternoon, ct
Enthusiastically, on Monday, May ., pnnrr Reilly,
the beloved son OF Philip aud Bridget Reey, native OF
the parish OF IAran county tavan ireland aged 80 years
Vincent OF Paul Conference Of St. Gabres church. arc
requested 70 attesd tos fusera this wednesday, after
noon Two O'Clock from his late residence. $50 West
Thirty nst street Mass will be offered for the repose Of
his SOUL a. eight O'Clock 10 The morning. at 81 Gsbries
church.
snrrH.M Chicago, H., on Friday, May 8, Asss ELIZA
snun. whe Arthur M smith, and youngest daughter
Of william I. Sweet, Of this city formerly Of Boston
The relatives and frIeads d the family respectfully
Invited 70 attend The funeral which viii take place %
q her father, Washington avenue Lafayette, n Y.
boeton papers please copy
wui4Axsos.-ou wosdsI. xg 10. Jogs 3. wupAxsos.
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A WOMAN WANTS A SITUATION AS GOOD PLAIN
n cook. washer and rouer; understands baking and milk
and butter Prefers the country Cali for days at Il
st. between I'd
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-08-25
The SONS of Liberty"

The "Grand Sacheu," and several ol
the members of this order have been arres-
ted at indianapolis, Indiata. uponthe charge
OF being engaged in conspiracy against the
Government Of the United States. Abuu-
dant proof has teen found, We are told, Of
ahe guilt Of The parties arrested, and this
proof exists in the shape of letters. arms,
devices. &c. a large lot OF revolvers
has been seized by the military au,hori.
ties in lndiana. aud also in the city of New
York. These seizures were made upon
the evidenee. or superstition, tha, ,it Sc
arms we're about TO pass into the h..uds of
the enemies to the country. and we're to be
used in fu,thering the dialoyaI purposes of
shx Sons Of Liberty eonspiratur-.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-08-25
SAINT kARY's GAZETTE
Letter f-oyn Er. Pseuss.

Letter rom Er. Pseass III !
We have bcen shown better from Il
4. Preass, Esq. 70 q men,ber of our
Board Of County Commissioners. which
speaks eneouragingly Of our prospects to
be relieved from the draf:- As agen, for the
county, he is making sti tienu~us efforts to
obtain . credit gpou our quota for the
slaves enlisted here; and. up to present
writing. we have credit upon she coming
draft of about 40. Dir. Preuss states
that be already has evidence which enti-
ties Us to an additional credit Of over 200.
This evidence has beap laid before the pro-
pc; authorizes, and asssrapces have been
given that justice shall De donc us. If
t'ese assurances shall be faithfully ohscr-
we'd, We shall have enough to fi.l our DUO
Ia. Our county has. we arc satisfied near
1000 slaves in tie u. s service. and for
ea1h oneof these we are entitled to cred
u. Mr.. Preuss has the names of 700; but
'hus far, only 492 are credited to Us. IF
he shall succeed in getting the remaining
2oS applied to our credit, our quota will
have been flied, even under the present
erroneous apportionmeut. II o new enroll
merit shall Ie made, and our quota prop
erly estimated. We shall then have an ex
cess OF about $50. Much crcdi, ia dne
10 Mr.. Preuss for the energetic effort be IS
making in our behalf. and, if he shall sue.
coed in having US relieved from the coming
draft. he will be entitled to our grateful
and lasting remembrance.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-08-25
RATIFICATION NOTICE.
Ia Circuit Court for Saint Mary's eountv
sitting as Court of Equity.
James H. Coursey and others
VS.,
Matthew J. Wheatley and others
No. 5. New Equity.

Ordered that the sale made and reported
BY Geo. |. Spalding, Trustee in this case.
be ratified aud confirmed, unless cause 10
the contrary be shown on or before the
third Monday in November nex,; proyi-
ded copy Of this order be Inserted 10 tho
Saint Mary's Gazette once a week for
three successive weeks previous to the
third Monday of November next.
The report states the amount of sale to
DE five hundred and five dollars (S5O5. }
JNO. \. CAVALIER, Crk
Ct. CT. for Saiut Mary's county.
True copy-Tes,.
JNO. A. CAVALIER, Crk.
So August 18th 1864.
Aug -oo-sw
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-08-25
b Otto

4 IL persons indebted to the la,e firm Of
IA Seott & Go. are hereby r.que>t~l 10
come forwar! and se.tk iher accounts with
OFT delay |, is desirable that the estate If
;he late JAS p. Nevitt, member of the tirm
shall be speedily administered, and 10 ,hi.
end, an early settlement of NIL claims due to
the late firm is imperarively demanded.
JOHN A. SCOTT.
Surviving Partner, and
admir- a
Aug -lS64-tf JAS. p. Nevitf.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-08-25

"A CARDINALS HAT.-The Courier de,
Etats Unis. of New York. says that Plus
lX is about comforting Cardinals degree
upon Archbishop McCloskey, of New
York, in response to the earnest soiici;a-
tions. Of the Roman Catholic priesthood
of The United States. The late Arch
bishop (Hughes) died without obtaining
this mark of esteem, with which bis sue
ccssor is about to be honored.
St. Mary's gazette., 1864-08-25
----'----- - sDs b
The New Test Oath.

The Maryland Convention has incerno.
rated test-oath CLAUSE 10 the Constitution
it is framing, and has established it as a
qualification for voting. This oath applies
not only to the present ard future, but
likewise to The past. Indeed, it is SO all
sTeeping in its bearing. that we should no,
be astonished if it were to disfranchize MOI,
only one half of the good people of our State,
but the other half likewise TIE incidents
Of the 10Th of April 1861, are still fresh
in our rnemoryi and the antecedents of ma
ny men. now Intensely loyal" loom up
unpleasantiy in the background. What
will BECOME to Gov. Hicks. Mr. Charles
Fulton and others, that belong to the gal
vanized clan? Shall their past sins not be
forg given. and their good deeds rewarded I?
Where is Mr.. Lincoln's amnesty proclama-
tiou? WouldtheMarylanti Con vsntiou ignore
that. or does it impeach its validity p
What has the Convention to do with the
sympathies, thoughts, or even the words
of voters? !? Whilst man remains loyal
within the spirit of the law, who shall dare
assume the right to pronounce him felon?
These questions are respectfully propoun-
ded TO the wLito-wasbed brotherhood that
sit in conclase al Annapolis. When they
shall answer them to our satisfaction, and
shall produce record evidence that they,
themselves, do NOT come within the scope
of their own musty fulminations, we shall
look less harshly upon their action in the
premises. Until then, however, VIC shall
regard the adoption Of This test-oath sys.
tenn as a well-laid scheme for individual
aggrandizement, and az an infamous and
unscrupulous effort 10 control the future
political destipies of the State.