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IF no one has mnde the discovery and procured
a patent l hereby eIilin one far making soap
/ hereby give the benefit of the came TO 'h'
Clarion Office.
This morning my attention was called 20 POI
Of ley hominy by, my hotlseVyomail-too hl',en
wateT to get meal, and have 70 suhslss on At's
bouiiny at sao tiincs-I called the cook ana y
ree;ed the corn TO be taken aud tire leYsaTed hfs'
trvini il :lad ii,sa it to be. Le4;ef soap t4 is4se
s,e.,d .aro dollars II pound foF., sAsS9ss F-zttt
/ learn there was near thrse pesks CT corn anu
abont thirty quarts of strong leys and iteaea io'
four hours. The lominyis at thisinonlens n''aef
xonya cleaning to be eaten to- morrow rms J
! no ioke, aud think the man Nahot talked OF ma
/ king soap firm shueks, .niears corr. We hav'
I,eIexen cnttts of better soap EIiangon sof on
r eases would, have he full forty dol
lars for, aud tie honfny made 49,,
If / am rot in error tlis is = blessing IN ines
lines when grease is scarce. hope il may benz
it our peo,.lc, and thus l win be quite paid i0
: this. Il
I,at some other person test and thea seircHlste
"A REFUGEE OF MAY 90.
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FAIR NEGROES IN MAKYBAND.--The per,
;l.-or freeing sns negroes Of Maryland
ave beginning to be ssen by the Pl"nterss
Of thai State. Recently meeting. OF
those 7interested .Wss- held IN f. inc"
IsI,r,v After resolvip ~ ~ it was Their
81 as~eitizens 10 tE ke ,e..s present con-
di.;on, Of the freed. negroes into thew
sar;o o cons;deratien, they agreed not t"
en- employ any negro for ordinary field ser ss'T-
Woe, except bythegear and recon- In ,s,oo'
ed. lie adoption Of this mode. o. employ
-. nt f.lheir service for agricultural pur-
| woes. they also agreed, wishing to do
All. ey could fec these unfotunate people
~ =, y =. following scale of wages;
Firsf class negro men, wagesslTct TO e&-
coed $3.50 per n1'n and board mrs. ca. :
,,st 20 oxaeetl 20 ,,ar an num boys under
a;gh cen wears, wages mo- exceed 9oV
nor, sft.luGn and hfsJia%
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SlTPHEt1N GENERALS OFFlCE.
q ssfAc,,,,e Daf. ~ lst4

: Macon. Dee II, le64
CILCt LAR.
! Medical officers in tue State serviee VIII report
iat,ly by Latter to thiE ONCE Their ma AA
rrIil t-eir poe Offices.
~ Ax.i,nmef,ts OF medical otiiesrs made viii
80 eh.ns sd except with reference to the goes Sf
the scr vice.
III Tue habit OF tetegrsphing Instead Of FvfIEi g
will be dis ,onti. ael unless in of u'geat ncees-
sity.
w Medical officers negleeting 20 report whsn or
aore5 tor duty, ,.il have their ADMISSIONS reV"ked'
or be sent bcfo-e court marital
Surgeon General OF MissiSstfri
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Annn REEY

n.v he above reward fer my hoy, y1 tl
vbn len Ne iaisn on puese.y the 1 1. Yeats
he was carried Z. = 80 ao1 hsjf feet
rs ,4 y axss itsIas on lbs right ho r0%
nail being 81 RI his 1seI in ssAeuhee "a
90 feont RP eFTetA - '4~ j NBTNAN. I
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without material damage. On the Benton,
PertSl|s flag ship, one man was killed
Andatwo Wounded. The batteries ex-
tended along q line at eight miles. One
honr and a quarter was occupied in pass
ing them.
'." FRO be CONTINUED
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FOR sale.

NEGRo NAN, 2 yea - g. e ssf sSnse il .tc
AIMING business ae-,s. - - = ..4sFs8.s
Nsrfafar lin 4 lSRJnAftf
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uEADoRS DIST. MISS. ( Z. La
Jaeksen, Mis-, jan. 6, 1900.
( Extract.

-s<er.raI ord er% EO +.
Major u. b. D. RILEY, Art'y P 4. G. 5 h'Vins
o,sd to tIIes. eadqusrters, m Oh 'dence TO spec
- Orders Ma J, from Ordnance Once, Dep'r' mem
Mss. anu East La, is assigned 10 GUY ID I'M,
ni.triet "a "Chiqt OF Ogdnaace ami Il ghs A''Ae'S'
=, rel:.vs Major a.. Z. Robelt4on
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TuR W1LY7NGToa NFws.-An obscure
telegram In our issue of yesterday an,
rounced the fall Of Fort Fish af. Eouio
the report rrove corrsei, we may pld
farewell TO Wilmington. Fisher Is us
kew.
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1, salt has advanced in Rscr mond from
eae 20 one. aloIlsr, in consequences OF ele
-. On. Snltyilie. Fortunately tire oily
f,lfn hshes 4ppixats fasi1 les ten pounds to
ss,.l.. ,.enaber at tweuty-eents-W poaEsd.
: -, e~sar q. fsrrIiish linzhke sgNnner.
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HoRRIspE.--We learn that man ~
a. ,,an,e of johnson was found dead
enc olag last week near keliy's oridge on
fob1tcher. Ii appeared that Johnson
bad bee a. TO nlisi Ind WIS "a tusni1g b ONE I,
when some dsl assassin l.waylala ana
not him. killing him instantly -'4Nos0. H ISL
Chroaicke'
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1,7LnXAXJE OfFfCf. DIST. HISS. & u. LA-
Jsckse,, Miss, January y lo'''
CIRCULAR.
sue district ordnance officers Will fo''g at" ~
or,se proap,Iy al reports sailed for a. tAe NM
.n..tio3. any neglect viii be reported 10 'ne S.''-
o.dn.,es Olfeer OF the Department, and the 0ii'o'
recommended for removal
n All requisi ION reCsivcdt at this "iAOe' "'0 ~
ouirsd TO como through Lac s"b-dlsfrls' %
heerS. - x;ti,., r.,
liz nrop.r inspections and report III tilae 10 AHe
,ro IN whose disstiet his eominah" "
lon, viii have lis name rorv AZ dcd TO this ONES
| Iy Euim Ate4 Ok fuad" req"irel Tor tHS
d.nsrtmeut CT he several 'csdisii elS' VIZ ''
Sxr1eI 81 n cir respective ord anec oi''s
lately. ...,.E tr'ff -, -
Nv s,mnsnd OF Major s1su. FranS G sFinen
j. 3. u. RILEY, -
4sj,r ana Chat Of ordnance ana l-'S"'
Dis,riet Miss and E&St Ia 49,
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Bv.oxmanI OF Esjor Gen Frank Gardner.
ED. L. HoCDLltF'
4. "A. G..
Meridian G.r lan. Mobile Adve'tister az d Reg
;.t..5 and crooLb yea Telegr- phi copy oAe wee anu
s.na bill to .nore hesd4us.rt' -
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/. 0nIy EvesEasvolationsvy pnnsioasFs afe
row living.
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Jan 3-Sm ~ w. INV 80
MARENGO NURSERIES,.
Sauen Miles Below DemopoMs, Wifhlii
Two Idi.es Oft ace's Landing
.t,uE p, istor q this popular ss'*ollSnn u.I
has Tho i asul e this season Of oiitF lns ~ 81,
use OF II not the IargSst, collections OF Vac n -
proved varieties of
FrIit TIRE eS
NOW 20 he found in the Ccnfs derasJ. Also oua~p.'
lies BaekberrieA o;r ste on the tolio wing 81 .:
An,le. one wear old. 81 e&eli two years "i.s %
each. peaches Gaines Cling BeansSsssrt" sis All
Iol,ns,au J.H Davis aud 54psna- 81 AZ sSen. a.
Other varieties Of t4e peach 600 IN nrmnrt3 - - Z,
PsAre d yvnrf saI Standsra-2e9' o. -r,r
81 20 csch according to size. Pluns, pe.t r.
Apraeots Necsariuss, luine1s gs "a $ lts-
a,amaotsl Dwarf and Useling Peachsss oAea -.
nalt TO 40 AID halt each "A to ssxo' ~ s,ol
seven = ost appr1vad vsrictles--t~o :" 49, 1na~ss
l.-s .sr doz an tvrelFe dollars Fer ees NJ
SO to 100 per thousand Bi>.koe1rcs ,9;rt,
imoru5y high busll six dollars per uozSa, u $500
dollars per hupdred,
Terms cash 80 . t;.. a. rrocuv1
rhs prooristor has madc Il . speciGlty 70 So
and propapate the early and very ats keeptne -
among wniel are several kin - OF la 6e Peete' tA
he kept s4.und ALI laat winter, s..s a. II,
An orders careiully packed ana CEN -, ssSs :.
ra l,aad depot, pemopoAs or s.eaIno2A'
a. alraea aftOr which all responsibility e%A
IS p ii Sc J MANNING. kfSPr1epOf'
~ PEw Agent, TsriSian EsSs.
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fro BE CONTINUED
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C1InXANJE OFFICE DIST. HISS. & u. u
Jsckeer Miss, January . 1000
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Marvellous Feats In Bread
Baking.

TEE sTEWA1r STOVE on TRIAL
FIHs7 ExfnknENr--Att the store Of W.ND. !
KEss1cuTT. Albany, N. Il. 40 b.. Of brad v.r.
oaksd with the ~ Stove; improved, foven %
Inches squase] without renewing The 6re. TIL.
stove was fitted for the occasion, by substituttn.
hre proof cement for the usual fire brick lining
and double size Top Baker for the smaller one
commonly used. In most other respect. :. ,~..
use. 43 Do. of coal were put in AZ tbe sts.t ~
I rs remained at the close. """
sAcoND ExFsklARkf.-At the aa.n. nl.oa .,s
WIN the same Stove, barrel OF forr va. L.LoS
into Dread, making 30 Ds., CONNIE ncinu II hon.
aIter the IRE was made. Amount az cn.i o",
sumsd, 81 hs. a&f H. " 0osi con-
THfRD ExrEBTMENr.-At the house 81 Tho J.,
ventor and patentee, in Troy, N r.. SEQ -. ~
bread Were baked with the same size Stove hnt
With no other appliances than the apnlic alton az
the full summer dress. No renewal OF the fire.
Amount Of coal CONSUMED, IS Ms. 51esT 1T
FOUKTu ExPER1NExT.- the store O + FULL IN,
WARREN Il Co., Troy, N. Y, IS loaves of bread,
weighing bs. each, were baked in three sepe.
rate batches in the No. 81 Stove, tOven II inch.
60 squared, with single stick of wood, II inches
In length, and 7inches square, commencing with
cold stove. The IRE was started with spiinters
taken from the stick. p" gttTeE5H- sfs
Notice il hereby given, that similar feats will
be repeated at the store of Fuller, Warren 4 Co.,
In Troy, as often as the -four shall be furnished,
upon condition that the bread baked shall be dis
tributed for the benefit Of the poor. .....
The above celebrated Stoves are for sale by
smAs SMITH BROTHERS, Upton.
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IOWA NEWS.

Senator Grimes has introduced bill
giving an extension of time to the rail
roads crossing this State from the Miss
issippi to the Missouri The act making
the grant was approved. May 18th, 1856,
AID the roads were to be completed tc
the Missouri river in ten years If not
so completed Tie land remaining un.old
is to revert to the United States. The
time has nearly expired and mt one Of
the four roads is yet half way acros. the
State. The financial crisis Of 81, and
the rebellion are sufficient reasons for
noncompliance on the part OF the rail
roads with the original contract. Hack
Eye.
!, 10 1886 a company of gentlemen
bought tho present site Of tie city OF
Davenport for $4,000. The first hotel
was put up that year.
The contract for buildino the Clinton,
Cedar Rapids and Missouri River rail-
road from Boonsboro, the present termi.
nus, to Council Bluffs, or near there on
the Missouri, has been let and the work
is to be completed within two years.
A party Of Winnebago Indians made
raidsinto Western Iowa, the other day,
and killed several hundred dollars worth
Of stock belonging to judge Whiting, Of
Monona county.
The State Agricultural Society will
meet at the Capital on the second Wed.
nesday Of January. The Board Of Trus.
tees Of the Agricultural College will meet
on the same day in which the General
Assembly convenes-the Sth Of January.
The Des Moines Register says: Sew
enteen applications for divorce were
filed in the District Cour. Of Jasper
county last week! Did you ever p
What is the world coming to? Deuced
dlscouraging to sentimental young folks.
A. w. Mcclure, Of Mt. Pleasant,
has been appointed Trustee Of tho Insane
Asylum to fill the vacancy occasiopcd BY
tho death Of Harpin Riggs. DR.. Hiram
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comes when al enterprises must be sus-

comes when al enterprises must be sus-
pended? No one can tell; but all know
that now 10 favorable time to succeed.
We learn, from the representations Of
the times-from the sayings and prophs'
syipgs Of those whom We look to for wis.
dom and guidance, that q criais 10 ap'
preaching; that this season Of pk ~'risy,
Of imitation taod expansion, will be follow.
ed by a season Of contraction and hard
times II Cur road wss now ready for
the iron and equipments it would be 40
easy matter to obtain them. If We are
ready next summer it can then DO had, I
believe. ! do not look for contraction
that soon; nor do hear or read that the
great political economists of the country
look for it that soon; but they do look
for it the year following So that il We
are ready next summer to 60 into mar
kct with the bonds Of the Road, those
bonds will buy US all we want to iron and
equip the road; but if We sleep away this
winter and do nothing, next summer will
find the mass Of tho people too busy to
attend to il until fall, and then another
winter will set in before much is done,
aud the bulk of the work will be left for
the summer following; and then when We
-" 80 .~~s-S-. 49, - ga. ls,.S~, sho shsa
ces are that VIC will find the whole coun-
try collapsed in financial crisis, all en-.
terprise and public improvement at an
end, and the bonds of no value whatever,
no one to buy, no one dare buy. no CAPT.
tai anywhere to build Railroads VIII q.
again the good time comes We will end it
too late, forever too late for Upton.
Now then is the time for US to work.
Let US secure this road before the ruin
comes; and to do this We must subscribe
the necessary funds now at once, and
then our worthy board of Directors will
have the means to 90 ahead, obtain the
ties while yet the frosts are in the ground,
and as 5000 as spring comes will finish
up the grading, aud then the iron and
equipments can be had. But if W. are
dilatory now and held back from our
whole duty, the season will pass and
nothing be accomplished. Then the
summer following will find US upprepared
to ask for iron, and after that I fear il
will be forever too late.
These are only my views, given gratu-
itousiy; but believe 10 them, and hope,
that for our general welfare there will be
enough others of tho same mind to secure
prompt aud efficient action at once for
the success Of our Railroad T.
Yours WELLS sPIcER -
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The Tiptom @drertiser.
TIT o n. Tow A:
Thursday: J: DECEMBER 81, 1865
Grand Wolf Hunt.

a. 06dBO "OsI f1UUts
Il Is On acknowledged fact, that
"peace" has not yet been declared with
tho wolves Of Cedar county therefore,
for the subjugstion Of said wolves, the
ci,ixens Of Su ,ar Creek towmhip have
decided upon having Grand Wolf
Hunt. on Saturday the 30th inst to
which all lovers Of sport are cordially
invited. The boundsries Of said hunt.
ing ground to be % follows, viz: To
com mence at point on Sugar Creek near
f. L. Hai.s, thence il northwestern
direction along the Davenport and Iowa
City road until it intcrsects the Musca.
tine::and Upton road thence west, TO tho
road 10 ding from Rochester to Moscow
thence north to Hebron school house
thence east. to point on Sugar Creek
near John 'Kelly's; thence south, along
the meanderings Of Sugar Creek to place
the Following have been appointed as
Assistant Msrshals: Capt. G. w. Miller
and Lieut.. J. T. Haight, to take charge
Of the south side; VIM Baker and Sol.
Hester, On tho west side John Mont
eomery and Capt. James Kelly, on the
north, and Isaac Kiser and James Wal.
ton 90 the east
All persons to arm themselves with
good club also, bring drums, horns aud
bells. No guns to be on the ground -
Bring your dogs, keeping them tied un-
til the ring has been closed. All persons
arc requested to be on tho ground ready
to move by 8 o'clock .. m. Turn out,
one and ALL and let US have q good time.
E. Y. CARL, Marshal.
Pleasant Hill, Dec. 18th, 1865.
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1t seems no more than right that men
should seize Time by the forelock, for
the rude old fellow, sooner or later, pulls
all their hair out. aH as@a
II you would have thing kept secret,
never tell it to any one; if you would
not have thing known Of you, don't
do it.
Old Mrs. Darn!cy is pattern Of houss-
hold economy. She says she mas made .
pair Of socks last fifteen years BY only
knitting new feet to them every winter
and new legs to them every other winter.
Some one sensibly says-"A man who
goes to church to chew tobacco and spit
on the floor, fought to be taken BY the
head aud heels and scrubbed upon the
soiled spot until it is made clean.
An Indiana paper says that during
trial ia Lawrence court, young lad who
was called as . witness was asked if he
knew tie obligations of an oath, and
where he would 60 if he told lie. He
said he supposed he would 60 whore the
lawyers went,
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A SURPRISE TO A WOOD THIEF
A gentleman living in Tsrre Haul, whose
stove wood melted away faster than was
warranted by the mildnsss Of the weather,
charged fine locking stick with few
ounces Of powder, and left it on top Of
the pile. The morning after an explo-
sion was heard in house near by, aud a
kitchen window was spared 20 panes.-
On going to the spot, sigh. mil ht have
been seen. The stove had joined peace
conference, kettle Of pork and cabbage
ahot up through the roof like an arrow.
A dish of apples stewing on the stove,
gave tho ceiling the appearance Of map
at California. A cat that was sleepiog
under he stove, went through the bro.
ken window, as though she was after the
devil or doctor. The cat has not been
heard from since, but smell Of burnt
hair pcrvades that house very thoroughly.
A A.t-irsn -. hoisted into . pan Of
dough, chair lost three legs, the WOOD
box looks sick, while the roof of the
house resembles bursted apple dunn
ping"
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RAIL ROADS.

Mr. Editor: Permit me again to men
ton the sutjeo: Of Railroads to you.
readers 10 this vicinity. lam one among
the many, who, after the organisation Of
the new Company and the meeting at
Wilton, looked for something telling to
be At once done-somethiog that would
give to the world outside an earnest that
We did intend to build the road lam
not discouraged; still have faith that
the year will not roll around until it shall
be completed to Upton.
Yet since the Wilton meeting month
OF more has passed and We are daily ask
Cd, - wh.' 10 sv'~s .sv"u -kv-. ..- as-..
rosd!' And the snswcr has been gene.
rally what tho old form Of law would call
"di|atory plea" or else the short, cold
answer, "Nothing"
do not wish to censure any one, nor
complain that any one has been too slow,
yet month or 30 Of our precious time
has passed. know that the Directors
OF tho new Company have been at work
perfecting thsir organization and max.
ing all the necessary arrangements for
consolidation and work. The Court 10
this county has just closed, having for
the two past weeks absorbed much of
our time. But al these things are pass.
ed now, aud clothing remains in the way
of going at the business we have in hand
in good earnest.
We all understand our situation Il
Is ours to finish up the grading and tie
the Road, then aid will be given US from
abroad to put it 10 operation. That aid
is promised US in such a way that we can
rely upon it; but the condition precedent
IS for us to PERFORM e. to finish the
grading and tie the road.
1t is now winter, and DO grading can
be done before spring; but the ties can
and must be obtained this winter
The subscription books of the Comp.
ny are now open and read, for your
names. This book must be filled with
tho necessary subscriptions th;~ ~;o.e~,
or our chances ofa Railroad are perhaps
lost forever We know what we have to
do in this behalf. We know the al.ount
aud that it is large enough, but we can
aud must raise it. All VIC have to do is
for each man to put his own shoulder to
the wheel and give it his best lift aud
the car will move. Let each man con.
slider himself . committee to act 10 be.
half Of obtaining this Railroad, aud then
be assured success will follow. Amect-
ing will be held this week for subscrip
tions Let every man interested attend.
1t is his duty to do so. The Directors
of the company can do nothing uness tho
people themselves come forward 10 their
might and help the enterprise along -
The iron is now hot; let US all strike with
oil our force and weld the iron to the
shape desired Let Us not procrastlnste,
for 10 this lies our danger. It is now
reason Of prosperity; money and wealth
II every Kind is abundant; but how long
viii it remain SO? How long will it bc
'sfors hard times sel iD; before crisis
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The Latest News.

10 the Senate, last Thursday, .eso-
luton was offered instructiug inquiry
into the expediency Of providing by law
Tor the adoption by the Government, of
the eight-hour system of labor. Mr..
Foot offered resolutions Of respect to tho
memoryof the late Senator Collamer !;
"~2 o~i~s;.s- ape .A- s------s- -.-.--,
man were delivered by Messrs. Foot,
Harris, and johnson. The Senate ad.
Journed till Monday. In the House, the
committee to inquire into tho condition
of the late so called Confederate States
was announced, as follows: Messrs Stew.
ems of Pa, Washburne of H., Morrill, Of
w., Order Of Ky Bingham Of Ohio,
Conklirg Of N. Y, Boutwell, of Mass,
Blow Of Missouri, and Rodgers of N. J..
A bill appropriating $4,000 to repair
and refuroish the Presidents house was
passed; as also was bill appropriatipg
sl5,44o 900 for the payment of invalid
and other pensions A resolution declar.
ing that treason is crime that ought TO
be punished was adopted unanimously.
A resolution was adopted that no Rep
resentatives from rebel States shall be
admitted to seats until Congress shall
declare that such States are entitled to
representation also, resolution instruc.
ting the Committee CD Reconstruction to
iEq2ire into the expediency of establish
ing Natiousl Bureau Of Education,
without regard to race or color, upon the
population of all such States as shall fall
below standard to be established by
Congress; also, a resolution looking to
reclamation by the Government Of its
Jurisdiction over that portion of the Dis
trlct of Columbia ceded TO Virginia.
The House adjourned till Monday.
An important announcement is made
from Washington in reference to the
national finances The Secretary of the
Treasury has discovered that the War
department expenses for the next fiscal
year will fall much below the estimate.
that no further loan will be necessary
that the na''onai deb. WHY NO. have 70 bn
increased, and that it will be somewhat
reduced during the next year. These
facts, if correctly reported, put new
and more cheering phase to our national
financial prospects. ~
A Washington dispatch states that
Gen. Logan has finally declined the mis-.
sion to Mexico.
1t is said that the Emperor Napoleon,
short time since, addressed a letter
direct TO the Secretary Of State, asking
for recognition by the United States Of
Maxlnllan's government as a govern
ment de Iacto. The grounds upon which
he based his request was that it had
maintained itself for nearly two years,
and was therefore entitled to such recoo.
milton. 1t is said that the Secretary Of
State has replied to the note, and that he
emphatically declined to accede to the
request and gives at length the reasons
therefor He denies that it is govern.
ment de facto /; that the whole people Of
the United States are pledged against
any such recognition If there was any
grounds for it, which there is not, that
from the best information obtained from
that distracted country, the Liberal par
" have not yielded obedience, and do
not intend to; but, on the contrary, their