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Washington News.
Interview between President John.
20" .. son and the Fenians.

'" a son and the Fenians.
WAsHINGr0x, October Si.-The release of
! John Mitchell having been granted by the
! President, on the application of the Fenisn
Congress at Philadelphia, presented by q
special envoy, the Congress decided that a
depqtation should proceed to Washington
to give expression to the thanks of the or
| ganization. Accordingly. Col W. Roberts
of New York, President of the Sen
ate, and B. Doren Kelan, Of st. Louis. as
a special elegaton accompanied by Mr.. S..
Meany, ofyHoledO, proceedeyi to the White
| House, and were given an early interview
On being introduced, Colonel Roberts ad-
dressed the President as fellows:
1 Mr.. President:--I have the honor of being
delegated by the convention OF Irish Ameri-
can citizens assembled in Philadelphia,
representing large social class in thirty
States and Territories, to wait upon your
Excellency, and express to you how deeply
they feel the act restoring to freedom man
whom they love and venerate for self devo-
tien to his native land. They remember
nothing of John Mitchell's American career,
but they can never forget that he risked ali
a patriot should for Ireland. am sure the
American people viii have no cause to re-
gret the sympathy they feeI,and the friend
ship we believe they entertain for their
fellow citizens of Irish birth. We, Sir, are
not unconscious OF the fact that we have
found in America, liberty, justice and an
asylum. G-.ra ,r. ...-t --,...
President johnson replied in substance as
follows
Gentleman, am glad to learn that the
steps which have been taken in the matter
referred to, have met the approval of gen
tlemen who have sent YOU here, as you, sir,
delicately remarked, we could not remem-
Der Mr.. Mitchells American career, but we
were anxious, as a mark of respect and com
pliment large sections of our countrymen
with whom Mr.. Mitchell was previously
identified, to yield to their expressed wishes
in that regard. After some further eonversa-
ton of friendly character, the delegation
withdrew
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Renor,ed Exnose a, Barnum,s,

Last weeks Round Table contains the
following:
A scene was enacted at the so-called
Museum last Saturday evening which was
not announced in the bills. Ihe lecturer
who is employed to expatiate TO gaping
audiences upon the contents of that repos-
itory of curiosities was notified that after
that day his services would not be requir-
ed, so he improved his last appearance in
the establishment to- unbosom himself
He announced to his auditors that he had
practiced deception in his lectures at
the instance of his employers. The
tiny dwarf styled General Grant, Jr., he
declared was not yet eighteen years of
age, but mere baby, as they could see
with their own eyes. Furthermore, he
announced that the Circassian female with
the abnormal preponderance of hair had
never been in CiTcassia, or in any other
country but America, but was native of
Brooklyn, E. D., popularly known as
Wiiliamsburgh, and that she spoke Eng
lish with the same fuency as her country
women. Other subjects were touched
upon, to the great amazement of his hear
ers, who, if they credited what the lee
turer said, must have been cheered by the
conviction that by their presence in the
so-called Museum they had made them
selves illustrations of the oft-repeated
declaration that 'fhe fools are not all
dead vet
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Washington News.
RnlhafIfntn -

! SuD4NAAule TAX
I NEW YoRK, October 3I.-The CONNER
elal's special says: II is understood tha
4 Secretary McCulloch will recommend Con
gress to substitute tax on sales for Incom,
tax. .sif . 81 e-Il
Papers Of Service, G..r :
Herald's Washington special saYs.a Al
members of the 5th Corps having pspeft o.
service of that Corps, are requested to for
ward them to Gen. Chamberlain, st Bruns-
wick, Maine. ~.
Col. Dahlgren's body has arrived, and two
veteran regiments viii escort the remains
to the City Hail. where they will lay in
state. ''-- 81
The Posts special says It is reported
that the President is seriously. considering
the point of committing the sentence Of
Wirz to Imprisonment for life. No decision
is yet announced. -s...r
The Georgia State Convention o.
The President to-day received adYices
that the Georgia State Convention has de-
clared slavery abolished bya unanimous
vote and without debate.
-f- & To he Released.
A large number of persons sentenced to
imprisonment in forts and penitsntiaries
during the war will be released.
Funeral Services of Col. DahIgren.
The funeral services attendant on the
death of Col. Dahlgren were celebrated to-
day. The President and Cabinet and a
large number of army and navy officers
were present and hundreds of others in
the First Presbyterian Church, to which
place the remains were conveyed.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivered an
address on "The Beneficial Results of the
War" ....-t..
Order of Mail Service.
The Postmaster General has ordered the
mail service on the Alabama 4 Florida and
on the Montgomery 4 West Point Railroads.
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From New York.
The lSteAns<rV Victor.

cd s The eSfeAns<rgVfctor.
NEw York; October 81. Ascorrespondept
of the Herald States that thel stean.ef Vic
tor, hence for New Orleans which was
lowed into Hampton Roads last Sunday.
was almost complete wreck. .r...t
O.. f FrOm Mexico. .-
Messilla, Mexico, letter to the HeraI5
states that Jaurez was then at Ell Paso. and
that the French were on the way to that
place, and expected in few days.
Banquet.
NEW York, October 31,-The English can
italIsts gave a banquet to their American
friends last night
-r.U ~ FROM New OaIrans.
New. OK, October 3l.-The steamer Star
OF the enion, from New Orleans 22d, has
arrived i. =. rr
b. The steamer Perry, from Savannah pod,
has arrived with the loss Of her sails, and
other damage, during gale. 20 ~. -,
The steamer Eagle. from Havana Dist. via
Beaufort, y. C., 29th, has arrived.
Havana adviees Of the 2lst are unimpor-
t9nt. The health Of the city was good No
cholera had made its appearances.
No later advices received from Mexico.
% Freshets in San Domingo had done exten-
sive daInageto property. ur - t.
ire FenIan senate.
The Fenian Senate have engaged the new
hall Jas Broadway, where their meetings
will be held in future. f.#r
at private session held this morning.
the announcement by the President of the
release Of John Mitchell created great en-
thusissm.
1t is probable the important change in
The Premiership caused BY the death of |
Lord Palmerston will be the discussion be- |
lore the Spnnfa 60 60,
Fenian organization.
The st. Johns Disaster.
HEw YORK, October SI.-No further deaths
lmongi the passengers injured by the Sc. |
Johns disaster are reported to-day. The
iteamer will soon undergo repairs. OF.
a-.l laT Funeral. -a -t
The funeralof Francis and Mary LYONS
married last Thursday and sealded to death
N Sunday morning, took place this, after
loon at st. Luke's church.
steamer Searched.
NEw YORK, October 31.-An English paper
tates that the United Kingdom, of the line
f steamers between Glasgow and New
FORK, put into Lough Wiley on Thursday
morning, having a suspicious appearance. i
'rders were sent from Dublin to the author
lies to look after her. While steaming out
he was hove to by shots from the gunboat
'ightengale, and brought back to anchor
ge. On. being searched by the police moth
lg suspicious was found. "A .
A lady, armed with aformidable revolver, ]
aving in her possession letters from which |
ne authorities inferred she might be one of
enianism in America, number of coast
yards and police accompanied her to Glas- /
Dw to ascertain more particulars about
en- V-sg. r.a H.f--- .r-. o. -f Il
Gold.
New YoRE, October 91.-Gold is frmer
nder the forcing news of 5l2Os and cotton, !
nd the dullness Of trade at Manchester is
,nstrued as favoring the export of gold !
ON this side, and hence quotations are a
action higher. The quotations opened az
90, and closed at LAG, -,-f- 80 c
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A Haunted Hail.

The inmates of the Newport jail firmly
believe that the building in which they art
confined is haunted. They say that every
night about the witching hour of twelve
"when churchyards yawn," &c, very
ghostly looking man, wearing plug hat
glides into their cells, although they are
locked, and, after looking around a mo-
ment, departs. One of the prisoners, who
has been greatly. troubled by these noe
turnal visits, states that he attacked his
ghostship few uights since, and, after a
desperate struggle, succeeded in ejecting
him from his cell through the hole which
is used for the purpose of passing food to
the prisoners. All evil dOers viii consult
their interests by giving Newport wide
berth, for if arrested here they will surely
have to sleep in the haunted jail.-Cinci,s-
Jati Gazette. HN al. la
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DAILY LEADER.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER'I q, 1865
Arnssis In RrazII.

= The Boston 71rasscript of yesterday
says:
ii-l I'VE have Just seen the Basa,. VoJante,
Charivari of Rio de Janeiro, which an
swers, in q political and comic point of
view, more to the English Punch than any
publication in our country. This number
has one engraving and two capital bon nlots
on Agassis, showing the very high appre-
ciation in which the great naturalist is held
in Brazil.
IA short time after the Professor arrived
at Rio he was invited by the Emperor and
the President of Pedro II. College, to de-
liver a course oflectures on the glacial the
ory, in the French language The hall
was the reception hall of the Pedro Sc
gpndo College, room which contains six
/ Hundred people Agassiz refused any
compensation. On each evening of the
four lectures twelve hundred people sought
admission. The most distinguished pro
fessional men, noblemen and statesmen,
were there. The Imperial family refusing
to be seated on the usual elevated dids,
took seats democratically with the au-
dienee. 1t is said that Agassiz was never
before so eloquent, while in his native Ian
guage, discoursing in city where a pOpu-
g lar. lecture had never previously been
given.
y q At the close of the first lecture the
Professor, in his frank way, said that he
would be glad to answer any objections OF
difficulties in regard to the glacial theory.
Upon this arose gentleman OF some learn
ing (whose translated name would be DR..
Oak.1 who proposed certain objections
THE result was the blandest and most COM
plete refutation of the objector. But the
Bazar HoLaslte next week came out with
beautiful portrait of Agassiz, in the form
of giant standing amidst Alps and gla-
ciers' while at his heel was an acorn-head-
ed Lilliputian, with the branch OF an oak
endeaVoring to upset the giant. There Is
no explanation beyond big d and an \.
II Is dood in the Portuguese, While a Is
shees or sees. Renee the picture and let
tsrs read, The little oak endeavors to up
set the great Aggasses-
..1 SMost of the BrRzilians at Rio under
stand and speak French, but there were
some ct the lectures who, 1t was supposed
,-are deficient i that tongue. All of us
remember Agassiz' remarkable facility IN
;Il,stratine his lectures by drawings upon
the blackboard. One OF his lectures was
mon the general structure Of organized
beings; and fishes, quadruPeds &c7 skill
fnIIT drawn appeared with rapid success
sion. The Brazilian Punch meets friend
and thus halls him; Well Jose, were you
yesterday at Agassiz Lecturer In what
language did he speak or
aJoSe-s Now that's a good one. Ot
course in the universal langnage-the
French
asBut you didn't understand what he
said You don't know French.
!, = ssJose-'W Well, now you are nbearable
Is il necessary TO understand French t.
understand such genius as Agassiz? Oh
q. 1-hat clearness and perspicuity he EN-.
niovsi He takes the chalk in his hanc
ffkeliehtning; he draws fish. Whsi
can he add BY words? The thing Is al
ready complete II is fish,"
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More RhctorIcHI victories.

The Saturday Press reports Mr.
Wendell Phillips is said to have in readi-
ness three new lectures, entitled as fol-
lows;
81. The war of Independence = the
British victorious.
az. The Mexican War-the Mexicans
victorious.
"a. The Battle of Waterloo-the French
victorious"
The Saturday Press does not fully ap-
preciate Mr.. Phillips resources. We will
add that he probably has Gin preparation
as the publishers say, yet three other lee
lures, which we may name consecutively
4. The English revoIution of l668-suc-
cess of the Tories. .....
5. Luther's Reformation in Germany
victory of the Pope of Rome.
6. The advent Of the Saviour grand
triumph of paganism,
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silver Wedding of senator wilson.


The twenty-hfth anniversary of the
marriage of Hon. Henry Wilson and NJ re-.
Harriet M. Wilson, was celebrated at their
residence at Natick, yesterday afternoon
and evening, by exercises showing the re-
gard of the people of Natick for the Sen
ator and his lady, and also the esteem en-
tertained by the general community of the
whole State. Not only Mr.. Wilson's resi-
dence, but that of Mr.. Aaron Davis his
next door neighbor, were used for the pur-
poses of the occasion.
Among the prominent persons present
were Hons Charles Sumner; Hannibal
Hamlin, Anson Burlingame, CT. Russell,
c. B. Goodrich, j. NJ s. Williams, j. w.
Bacon, G. c. Esty, Henry A. Pierce, Linus
Child, F. W. Bird, William Clafin, GEN
erals Underwood, Tilton and Hamlin.
The callers were introduced in rapid sue
cession to the honored pair. The Senator
and his excellent lady were in the best of
spirits, and bore their honors with affabil-
ity and grace. sfs
A view of the chambers of Mr. Wilson's
residence disclosed the fact that present
and absent friends had remembered him
with the most substantial tokens of their
good will.
On one of the tables was displayed
costly set of silverware consisting of an
elegant salYer and several other articles,
the gift of the Senator'S felloW-citizens of
Natick. In another chamber were to be
seen many beautiful silver articles of ta-
BILE ware, presented by General and Mrs.
Underwood, Mrs. General Banks, General
TltQn, Genernl Butler, Hon. j NJ. S.
Williams, and Henry Thayer. The value
of these rich and elegant gifts was not far
from five thousand dollars AT six o'clock
a purse of four thousand dollars in green
backs was presented to Mrs. Wilson A
list Of donors accompanied the princely
gift. t3U a.. flE
Late in the evening George L. Sawin
Esq, of Nantick, read letters of eongratu-
Mtioh from Rev Samuel Hunt, of New
York, who united Mr.. and Mrs Wilson
in marriage, Professor Calvin F. Stowe
of Hartford, and his wife, Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe, Secretary Stanton and
wife, and John G. Whittier Mrs. Sawin
also read poems written for the evening,
by Frank B. Sanborn, of Concord, Elizur
Wright, of Boston, and by an anonymous
contributor.
subsequently, Rev c. M. Tyler briefly
addressed Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson, felicita-
ting them upon the happiness of their un-
ion, and alluding to the national impor-
tance of the epoch embraced in the twen-
ty-fve years which have elapsed since
their marriage. During the afternoon and
evening the attendants Of Mr. j. B. Smith
kept table in the dining-room constantly
supplied with good cheer, and the Brig
ade Band performed at intervals fine So
lections of music.--BostOa Transcript, Sat
,trday Evening.
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VOL. XIX---NO. 26O.

which has just been received from Mr.
Adams, together with its accompaniment
. copy Of a note Of Earl Russell relating Il
the restrictions on American national YES.
sells which were lately maintained by her
Majesty's Government in British ports and
Waters.l The dispatch shows that all the
Objectionable restraints referred to have
now been entirely removed, and that i ID
the desire Of her Majesty, Government that
nnrestrioted hospitality and f-iendshipshall
be shown to the vessels Of war ofths United
States in all her Majesty's ports.
| The President directed me to make known
to Her Majesty's government his satisfac-
ton ior this pleasing manifestation of con-
Aderation and Justice on the part of Great
Britain. have to refer to the request to
Inform the naval ofhcersof the United States
that the instructions that have heretofore
been given them to make discrimination in
regard to their vessels in British ports, and
their intercourse with British naval vessels
are now countermanded and withdrawn
and that henceforth the most liberal hosni-
tality and courtesy will be expected to be
shown by the navy of the United States 10
the navy of great Britain.
have the honor, sir,
s. Your obedient servant,
(signed) l-- WN. II. SEWARD.
The Tribune's letter from FL Paso. Son
tember 10th, says: The prospect for Presi-
dent. Juarez to remain here for some time
IS becoming better every day. There ia at
present no appearance of the departure of
the French from Chihuahu for this place
1t is said in FL Paso that the French in en-
tering Chihuahu were received verv coollv-
as if they had entered a deserted city.
Ihere were but a few citizens who took the
trouble ofshowing demonstrations of honor.
According to some testimony a stata of
siege has been proclaimed in Chihuahu. and
an Imperial Junta composed Of the uotsbies
OF the city appointed.
Public places and promenades of Chihua-
hu are deserted.
Not single family has accepted invita-
tons from the French to numerous musical
solrees lately given to the inhabitants.
THE ELECTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
COLUMBIA, S. c., October 3o.-Returns from
all the districts give Orr, for Governor, about !
Duo majority over Wade Hampton.
Governor Perry was elected Senator to-day |
for the long term.
PRESIDENT JOENsOS's FAMILY IN SEW YoRK.
NKw YoRE, October 3I.-Ths family of
PRESIDENT johnson are on visit to this city. I
-a.li VESSEL DAMAGED.
Tho steamer Patapsco, from Mobile. ar
ived somewhat damaged in a gale. and
vas repaired at Port Royal.
IRON BiLTnoRR.
BALTIMORE, October 3l.-Ths body of Col.
)ahlgren passed through this city this P. H.,
nd was escorted by the military to the
depot. -l 4
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER |, 1866.

A Strange SfOFy.A Messenger from the
Celestial RegiOns--A Stone Falls "a
the Ground with Characters Engrav,
ed Upon II.
From the St. Louis Democrat, October 10, 1865 ]
Mr.. james Lumley, an old Rocky
mountain trapper, who has been stopping
at the Everett House for several DAYS,
makes a most remarkable statement to us,
and one, which if authenticated, will pro-
duce the greatest excitement in the scien-
tific world
Mr.. Lumley states that about the mid
die of last September, he was engaged in
trapping IN the mountains, about seventy
or one hundred miles above the great falls
of the Upper Missouri, and in the neigh
borhood Of what is known as Cadott Pass.
just after sunset one evening, he beheld a
bright, luminous body in the heavens,
which moved with great rapidity in an
easternly direction. 1t was plainly visible
for at least five seconds, when it suddenly
separated into particles; resembling, as
MIR. Lumley described it, the bursting of
rocket iu the air. A few minutes later he
heard heavy explosion, which Jared the
earth very perceptibly, and this was short
ly after followed by rumbling sound,
like tornado sweering through the forest.
A strong wind sprang up about the same
time and as suddenly subsided. The air
was also Allied with a peculiar odor Of
sulphurous character.
These incidents would have made but
slight impression on the mind of Mr.. |
Lumley, but for the fact that on the ensu-
ing day he discovered, at distance of |
about two miles from his camping place, |
that as far he could see in either direction, |
path had been cut through the forest,
several rods wide-giant trees uprooted |
or broken off near the ground-the tops of
hills shaved off, and the earth plowed up
in many places. Great and widespread
havoc was everywhere visible. Follow
ing up this track of desolation, he soon as
certained the cause of it in the shape of an
immense stone that had been driven into
the side of a mountain. But now comes
the most remarkable part of the story.
An examination of this stone, or so much
of it as was visible, showed that it had been
divided into compartments and that, in va
riOus places, it was carved with curious
hieroglyphies. More than this, Mr.. Pum-
ley also discovered fragments of sub
stance resembling glass, and here and
there dark stains as though caused by a
liquid. He is confident that the hero
were the work of human hands
and that the stone itself, although but
fragment of an immense body, must have
been used for some purpose by animated i,
beings.
Strange as this story appears Mr.. Lum-
ley relates it with SO much sincerity that l
we are forced to accept it as true. 1t is
evident that the stone which he discovered
was fragment of the meteor which was q
this section in September last
1t viii be remembered that it was seen in !
Leavenworth. in Galena, and in this city t
by Colonel Bonneville. AT Leavenworth
It was seen to separate in particles or ex- !
Dlode. ~ Ii
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The Ohio Thanksgiving Day.
A Columbus special to TIE Gincinna

Commercial says:
Governor Anderson viii issue his pro-
clamation shortly, designating the last
Thursday of November as Thanksgiving
Day.
There is,some dissatisfaction manifested
by clergymen Of different denominations
that President johnson did not select, as a
national thanksgiving day, the one OBJ
served for many years in November, OF
different days, instead of waiting until
December 1t is understood that some of
these gentlemen have had an interview
with Governor Anderson for the purpose
of procuring his intercession with the
President in favor of a change Of days,
and that the Governor favors their views.
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The bark Alberto had arrived from China
with cargo of two hundred and fifty
eooiles' including over forty women. They
were bound to labor five wears at four dol
lars per month, clothing themselves. their
other necessaries to be provided for by their
masters, who were also to take care Of them.