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Proclamation.

OFFICIAL-Department of State, Wash.
ington, Feb. 17.-By the President of the
United S:ates-A Proclamation:
WHEREAS, Objects Of interest to the Uni.
ted States, require that the Senate should
be convened at twelve o'clock, on the Attn
of March, to receive and act upon such
communications as may be made to it on
the part of the Executive.
Now, therefore, I ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
President Of the United States, have con.
sidered it to be my duty to issue my proc
lamation declaring that an extraordinarv
special occasion requires the Senate of the
United States to convene for the TRANSACT
ton Of business, at the Capitol, in the city
of Washington, on the 4th day of March,
next, at noon, on that day; Of which ali who
shall at that time be entitled to act as menu
bers Of that body, are hereby requested to
take notice.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the
United States, at Washington, this, the 18th
day OF February, in the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
i've, and of the Independence of the United
States Of America, the eighty-niuth.
[Stgned1 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President:
w. 81. SEwA1D,
Sec'y Of State.
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which he paid $500. So says the Panora

which he paid =, 300. So says the Panora
Ledger.
The Indianols Banner states that little
son of Mr.. Trumbo, of Clark county, fell
from horse the other day, aud the animal
stepping upon his wrist broke it badly.
U. s. SUBsTITUTEs.-U.S s. Marshal Ea-
ton of st. Paul, passed through this city on
his way home few days since, accenpa-
MED by couple of Indians he was taking
to Minnesota for substitutes. If this ia al
lowed, we wonder that some enterprising
man don't 80 into the substitute business.
We have plenty Of Indians in this country
that can we'll be spared. -&enr Guy Jour
nat, llth.
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ST. LOUIS, Feb. lS.-The Legislature has
accepted an Invitation from the Chamber
of Commerce Of this city to visit st. Louis,
and partake of q banquet, and designated
Tuesday next as the time. The State Con.
vention is invited to share in the festivi-
ties.
The extensivespoke factory Of Woodburn
4 Scott, corner of Broadway and Scott
streets, was burned last night. Loss about
So, 900; insured for $44, 900.
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BosToN, Feb. 19.-The Hotels are filing
up with merchants from all sections of the
country, to attend the Trade Sales COM
mencing on Tuesday. It will be q great
event in the dry goods line, and surpass
any thing of the kind heretofore KNOWN
Over TO- 900 bales Of goods had been entered
up to last evening. .
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TnE PUBL1c DEBr.-In. letter by Mr.
Fesseuden to Mr.. Prince, member of the
Committee on Ways and Means, the fol.
lowing ofRcial statement Of the public debt
j. given ;, Aggregate debt bearing interest
in coin, sizes, $50, 436 so; interest, t63, 1885,
13l IS. Debt bearing interest in lawful mo-
ney, e605. SIC, $50 ~ interest, 329, 69e 10 Al.
Debt on which interest has ceased, $780,
'57ooe. Legal tender debt bearing no In.
tersst, as. l6o. 500. Fractional currency,
~, oo6, el3 9s. Total, lisa, 7s5, ~ %; in-
tsrsst, 81, ls1, 9ol ss. Amount Of unpaid
acquisitions, 4ls6, : 9o, 900. Amount in the
Treasury. 3lo,2s2, 6os is. Total, $l25,Sa7.-
O4lS4. The amount OF suspended requisi-
ttons abroad includes ali paid requisitions
for every branch Of the public service. 1t
is stated at the Department that at this
date, February 18th, this amount has been
reduced about nine millions Of dollars: al.
20 that the Department intends next week
to commence paying the Army OF the Pc.
tomac.
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The Banner Resiment.
Dies MONIES.

EDITOR aAwK-EIE-The9 .6 iowa CAV.
airy. Col. NJ. n. Trumbull, has acquired
this honorable distinction in contributions
to the erection and endowment OF that
great ana good enterprise now rejecting
SO much honor Upon our State-the "Soi-
dier's Orphan Asylum Tae following
Will SPEAK Tor itself:
'EEAoaR's 9TH Iowa CAVALRY,
BRowSsv1LLE. Ark. Feb. Oh, 1865.
AT q meeting Of the officers and soldiers
OF the 9ta regiment Iowa Cavalry, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, The Rev. Mr.. ingalls,, gene
raj agent Of Che "lowa State Orphan Asy-
lum, 2 has visited Us in the field, and soii-
cited aid to the tsuaaces of said enterprise.
Resolved, Taat we tender TO him our
thanks for his visit, and SHOW our appreci-
alton Of the cause he advocates by donating
and subscribing the sun OF seven tsoasanc
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Death Of an Editor.

LOUISVILLE, Feb. 13.-Coi. James Wal
lace, formerly of Philadelphia and for the
past six years connected with the editorial
department of theLcuisville Journal, died
this morning, from paralysis.
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ND.The 18th, odd and 18th Iowa infantrv
arrived At Savannah on the 10th ult from
the Shenandoah Valley via Fortress Mon
roe.
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THE HAWK-EYE
"Wednesday, February &c.

49, The caucus System, introduced by
Martin Van Burep Into national politics
dnr;nr yackson's administration, aud af-
tarwards adopted BY all political parties.
/, the great evil and besetting weakness OF
our Democratic institutions. By It false
public sentiment u manufactured, little
nosn sois.ed into big places oyer real abili-
ty-aishonest trickststs and mean dsma-
gogues, BY their prominence in public af-
fair, disgusting and driving out true men
and real ability. Our great want now il
enlightened statesmanship, and our want
Of stafeamanship II really owing to the
above cause. We have made it almost inn
possible for men Of real ability and integ-
Yity to bs elected to once. There 10 truly
IN immense amount Of corruption, to say
nothing about total depravity, in public At
fairs. II the father of his country was alive
now, and acandidatsi in New York, hewculd
be beaten forty thousand votes by Ben
Wood or any other villain that might be
nominated BY the dominant party. Merit
or ability are little thought about-are
hardly considered. Ward politicians are
OOOG0S w. SVAAv OsSSAVAh0e H0SA00ss AASAA
come the noise and heat Of the canvass, va
risd BY falsehood, detractton. fattery, Chi
ness gongs and .s'stink potsv' The man
who does not vote with hin ssparty'' is .
traitor, and il Of Celtic origin takes black
eye home with him. That Is the reason we
have % few statesmen. A man must needs
b rich and unprincipled to get position
Could We now have = relaxation Of this
system-a. period IN which honesty and
modesty would b worth something in pol
itiN, would it not be q good thing? We
should like to sec = time whom men-all
msn-could and weuld vote upon their
own ideas without waiting for somebody
to come round and tell them. We desire
to 80 Ill men Tree IA articles OF faith and
politics. Were they 20 in reality, wsshould
consider the millennium 1T hand.
~ Al
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The Warrington Stdrsays that about
two hundred desertsrs from Lees army
reached that city ON Saturday evening from
City Point, whore they took the oath of al
lsgiance. They were provided by Provost
Aarshai General Ingraham with passes
North. They represent the different South
ern States in rebellion. They said that
they had besn waiting 10 hear the result Of
the mission Of Stephens, Hunter and
Campbell; that the prevailing impression
in Lees army had bsen that We were go.
ing 70 have psaes, and that the war wss
oysr. Upon learning the very contrary Of
this, on the return Of the Peace Commits.
sionsEs, they determined for themselves to
fight no more, and accordingly seized the
first opportunity to escape and reach our
lines. They state that the dissatisfaction
amsng the troops in Lees army at the fail
IRE to make peace i general, aud that 1t
viii b shown in the number OF assertions
that will Immediately follow, unless some
vs-y severe measures are taken to proven.
it, which they think Il almost impossible
to do. Tnsy aaseft that Less army is no,
only subsntins On half rations, or what
would be considered half rations in on,
army, but that his men have suffered tor.
yihly during the late ssvere cold weather
for want Of sudacient clothing. They be
como moro and more discouraged ct THU
stats Of things when they behold the Yam
kss troops 90 comfortably att;red.
-. rs.
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0rThe Bloomington Nn.) Pcntagraph
says that . gang Of thieves who have been
dspredating extensively upon the citizens
Of piatt, De Witt and adjoining counties,
wers arrested at Old To-. ia Mclean
county, . few days ago. . .ght, men and
two women are now in the county jail
They seem to have been engaged in steal.
Ing horses, wagons, dry goods, DC. Ssve.
ri thousand dollars worth Of stolen pro.
psrty was found il their possession.
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- The report Of the Department Of Ag-
1icuiture for the month Of January has just
bssn Issued. The principal article relates
= tho cultivation Of the hop plant. sub
joct which has attracted much attention on
account Of the high price hops have com.
naanded during the tall and winter.
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0SUUkkOls
Mr.. Patterson. Of Eldora, kindly tender.
ed the use Of his house to the friends of the
Rev. r. Kendall, who wished to give the
latter gentleman donation party; and
when the event came OF some miserable
wretch stole toilet box belonging to Mrs.
Patterson containing gold brooch and
other jewelry, which she valued very high
~. So says the Sentinel
They are finding petrified wood 60 or 20
feet below the surface Of the ground at
Aasmosa, - We note by the Eureka.
Indians are occasionally seen at Boones.
borc. The editor Of the Inder not long ago
saw q representative OF the Musquaka
tribe, which from powerful nation has
dwindled down 10 . few families.
The same paper announces that the resi-.
dencs Of Judge Mcintyre, of Pleasant
township, was lately destroyed by Ore. A
portion of the furniture was burned. No
insurance.
Farms and town property in Guthrie
county are In ready demand, and prices
are constantly advancing. A farm sone
mile east Of Panora sold lately for $50 per
acre. 1som Reynolds of that county "a.
Gently bought $40 :dne wooded sheep. 70,
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smaCO r =
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MURDERS n s
fSovrNrYrTren

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MURDERS 81 s
COMMITTED.
The Ottumwa Courier, Of the 10th inst,
publishes brief review OF this criminal 9
career as connected with the murder OF
Laura J. Harvey. and also Of Geo. Law
renee, In the spring Of 1860. As almost Eve
years have elapsed since these murders
were committed. and the details have per-
haps never been seen by portion of our
readers, W thought short account Of them
might be acceptable, and therefore transfer
to our columns the following particulars OF
the terrible tragedy:
FIRST APPEARANcE OF THE PARTY IN
oTTUNwA.
On Tuesday, March 9th, 1850, party
consisting Of three persons, two men aud
q woman, arrived in this city and put up
at the Jefferson House, then kept by John
Potter. They came in common two-horse
wagon, with an extra horse tied to the back
of It. The team was put up at Mr.. Blodg-
ett's livery stable while they remained
here. While at the Jefferson House, they
attracted the attention of Mr.. Potter's FAM
lily, a. the conversation between the party
was anything but friendly towards the
young girl. While here the men did not
express themselves very freely in regard
to their destination or designs-but did on
several occasions say that they thought
they would locate somewhere near here as
farmers, without, however, coming to any
definite conclusion. They remained here
till Wednesday about two o'clock, when
the party left for Eddyville, where they
arrived the same evening. Here, also, the
suspicious of the landlord was aroused by
the conversation heard in their room. The
girl was heard to say that she wished to re.
-, - hnr v,nx,t1,os. frCuN vhnYs1 aho had
been stolen. They left Eddyville on Thurs
day morning crossing the bridge south
ward. Before leaving they said they were
going few miles in the country to look at
: farm. About II o'clock, that morning,
they were seen on the Chillicothe road head
ing towards this city.
Nothing more was seen or heard of them
until about II O'clock the same night, when
Mr. John Prosser, the proprietor Of the fer
~, Mr.. Barnes and two others were going
home from town; they had CLOSED the
river aud had gone some twenty rods-or
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The Southern Me mbers of Con-
gress.;


ITO be or not to be-"
The matter Of admitting the members
from the Southern States into the next Con
gress has been prolific theme for newspa-
per discussion.
Mr.. Mcpherson, Clerk of the House Of
Representatives, had given out that he would
mot place upon this roll the name of any
person claiming to be elected from State
that has been in rebellion against the Gov.
eminent" There is a law Of Congress, en-
acted in 1928, which reads as follows:
"That before the first meeting of the next
Congress, and of every subsequent Congress,
the Clerk of the next preceding House of
Representatives shall make a roll of the Re-
representatives. elect, and place thereon the
names of all persons, and of such persons
only, whose credentials show that they were
regularly elected in accordance with the laws
of their States respectively, or the laws Of
the United States"
This matter of allowing the late rebels in
arms to walk into the halls of Congress at
the bidding of their comrades in rebellion,
and take part in arbitrating their own cause
after having been soundly thrashed and COM
PEELED to sue for quarter, and appeal to the
mercy Of the conquerer, without as much as
saying to that conqueror, 'by your leave"
is thought by those who have stood by the
Government through sunshine and storm.
t. be ST tch Of that capacious blanket of
charity which is likely to tear it. The Clerk
had just grounds Of doubt as to the legality
of the election Of those Southern fire eaters
according 20 the laws of those States" in
asmuch as the government of those States
had been broken up by the rebellion. 1t
had also been pretty well settled in the
minds Of all reasonable men that the rebels
having been beaten and thoroughly conquer.
ed, the citizens of the loyal States would
dictate terms Of settlement, and not the con
quered party. This crude reasoning, how.
ever, was set aside by The Democrat in its
last issue, which tells Mr.. Mcpherson his
duty, reminding him that he is but simple
Clerk, and finally settles the whole question
by citing case exactly in point and backing
it up by the opinion of John Q. Adams.
The following is the case quoted by The
Democrat:
son the I'd Of December, 1899, at the
opening of the 26th Congress, Hugh Gar
land, Clerk of the 25th Congress, refused to
call the names of the members from New
Jersey, because the seats Of all the members
of that State were contested"
Since the opinion of The Democrat has
been published, Mr.. Mcpherson has deter
mined that all rebels applying from the
Southern States for seats in Congress are
entitled to be placed on the roll, and he has
also favored our neighbor, The Democrat.
with an photograph letter" expressing his
highest consideration for the erudition of
that organ, and rendering his most grateful
thanks for the assistance rendered him in
solving so difficult problem.
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Served Them Right.o

In abiding to the rebel rioters at the polls
of the 4th District of this county, The Demo,
crat approves of their proceedings, which
consisted in driving men away from the polls
by threats and violence. Nothing is said.
however, of the Chesapeake City riot. 1t
was perhaps thought impolitic to applaud
that outrage against law and order; but it is
readily understood by its commentator of
the Fair Hill proceeding that it heartily APP
proves Of the more extensive outrages at
Chesapeake City. The registering officers
did their duty in fulfilling, as far as in their
power lay, the requirements of the law under
which they acted, by refusing to register
those who were proven to have aided and
approved of the shareholders rebellion. The
sentiments of the same Journal and the
whole party for which it speaks, were, four
years ago, in favor of the acts of the traitors
OF South Carolina. Served the Abolition.
lists right ~ was their cry then, when the flag
was fired upon and war made upon the GOV
eminent. But when these traitors are met
and chastised by the armies of the nation,
their towns and forts bombarded and burned;
their country devastated, and the punishment
they have wantonly provoked is visited upon
them, and their aiders and sympathizers in
Maryland deprived of taking part in the
government they sought to destroy, The
Democrat doesn't think they are served
right; but the loyal and true people of the
State and nation do, and their will is law;
and those stay at home rebels who are patted
on the back and Kissed on by The Cecil
Democrat, will be taught lesson that they
have not yet learned so well as their South
ern brothers," whose case has been attended
to by abolition teachers.
The Cecil Democrat fomented the election
riots at Chesapeake City and Fair HILL and
it is consistent in endorsing them.
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The Cecil Democrat Oh the
Rampage.

Our neighbor had very dangerous parox-
ysm last week, when it heard the election
returns, which were so opposite to all its
predictions Several questions are pro.
pounded by The Democrat, in its agony;
few of them we will answer, by way Of sooth-
ing its nerves How long will the people
remain wilfully blindY' says The Democrat,
" How long will they keep their eyes closed
to the dangers that threaten them ?'' They
appeared to be wide awake on last election
day. " How long will they tamely submit to
every outrage, or hug the serpent that stings
them?' They commenced to resist seces
sion outrages in '61, and succeeded in pretty
effectually bruising the serpent's head last
summer. "Will the people of America
never reassert their claims to liberty ?" They
have been reasserting it for four years against
the arms of your democratic allies of the
Southern States, and, we are happy to inform
you, have established the claims. "Is free.
dom dead ?" Not exactly; but slavery is.
Has reason lost her throne?" We think
nOb, 40 SIG occSstu W De Ill lull possession OF
it on last Tuesday week. Quite chapter of
such questions is asked, but the above
answers will suffice for them ALL
awe fondly trusted that the election of
the present week would show to- the world
that Americans had resolved again to be
free," says The Democrat in its agony
Poor thing an outlaw of human reason-a
raving maniac. Hear it rave still further
We could not believe that people who
had once tasted the sweets of liberty could
so tamely wear the chains of slavery. We
were mistaken!" All, quite likely; YOU
have often been. Folks in your condition
are apt to be. Crazy people think all the
world mad but themselves: and drunk folks
reason in like manner. But drunk men get
sober sometimes, and talk rational; so, we
conclude, The Democrat is crazy out right.
Two things in this town claim the attention
of the Commissioners the hole in the pave.
ment at Mrs. Purnell's house, and The Cecil
Democrat. The former will be the means of
breaking somebody's neck, and The Demo
craft will break its own, if it isn't attended to-
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Thanksgiving in MARYLAND,

STATE OF MARYLAND, EXECUTIVE DEPT.
We hail at this time, with lyelier sel,bi-
oil'ty than usual, the approach of our custb-
mary season OF thanksgiving for not only
has mercitul God, in His Providence, spar.
ed our lives, averted so far from OR State
the pestllence which has infested other lands,
and crowned the labors of the wear with
abundant truittulness, but in answer to the
prayers which have been everywhere so ear.
nestly uttered, He has vouchsafed us the
blessing for which all hearts have of late
chiefly and devoutly yea.ned.
The clouds of war which for the last four
years have so feariully darkened our pros
pect, have been dissipated the bright and
blessed light of peace again Eliminates our
who lie horizon; the traternal strife in which
we have been engaged is ended the Nation
has been preserved, its authority re-estab
lshed and universally acknowledged, and its
people, preparing to reunte as of old are
looking forward again 10 the glorious destiny
OF the American Republic under auspices
more encouraging than ever before greeted
US.
With hearts gladdened at the thought of
these results, and grieved only at the relnem-
brance of the gallant men who have persisted
to secure them, let us join in the public
'""ihoSiNihS thdi tllc NullOUal autnOrltleS
have already ordered
TO that end. l, Augustus w. Bradford,
Governor of Maryland, do by this, my pro.
ciamatlon. appoint Thursday. the It'll day
OF December next to be observed through
out the State as day of general thanksgiv-
ing and prayer. Let us upon that day alb
stain from all ordinary business pursuits, and
with meek and reverent hearts return thanks
to our Heavenly Father for these and all the
other mercies received at his hands, and in
voking his especial blessing upon the widows
and orphans Of our honored dead, let us en-.
treat him so to direct the hearts of their sur
vivors that they may prove themselves wor-
thy OF the great sacrifices by which their de,
liverance has been accomplished.
49, Given under my hand aud the
I SEAL. great seal of the State Of Mary.
49, land. at the city of Annapolis,
this 10th day of November in the year of
our Lord 1860, and of the independence of
the United States the GOTH
BY the Governor: A. W. BRADroRD.
VIM. B. Hill, Secretary of State.
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nlarrico.

SCARBOROUGH-A Nov. LIST.
at the residence of the brides father, by
Rev. S. W. kurtz, Howard SCARBoRouGH
and MARY f. ABRAMS, all of this county.
-GIFFORD.-Nov. 9th, at the resi-.
dence of Mr.. James Clifford, ST., by the
same, Thomas KIRK and LIZZIE L. G1F.
FORD, all of this county.
McCAULEY--SULLIVAN.-On Tuesday
morning, l4th inst, by Rev. T. A. Nor
gan, JOHN W. McCAuLEY and HATTIE Sui
LlvAN, both of Baltimore county, Nd.
PEARCE-PRYCE.-By the Rev. Robert
Lloyd Goldsborough, in st. Augustine's
Parish Church, on Wednesday morning,
the 10Th inst, EDWARD THOMAS PEARCE
and MARGARETTA MATILDA, daughter of
the late Hobart Pryce.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Elkton, Nov.
18th, by the Rev. NJ. D. Kurtz, JOSEPH C.
BARNARD, of Hartford county, and SARAH
A. WATSON, of Cecil.
JONES-KNIGHT.-A the same time and
place, by the same, GEORGE NJ. JONES, of
Hartford county, and LOUISA E. KNIGHT,
of Cecil.
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Deafness, Blindness and Catarr',

I 1SAACS, NJ. D., Oculst and Aurisl
-. Professor of the Eye and Ear, formprl,
OF Leydcn, Holland, located ut No. 81 Pine
street, Philadelphia, where persons afflicted
with diseases Of the Eye, EAR or CATARRH
VIII he scientifically treated md cured, if
durable. The Medical faculty is invited, as
he has no secrets in his mode of treatment
q Artificial Eyes inserted without PAIN
No charges made for examination.
Jan 2S, lS65-ly