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New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-23

| lie TEIPS.-This paper is one of the youngest
among The dnies OF Paris bat in point OF ability and
influence it already RANKS among the very first organs
Of tie Progressive pary. not only Of Trance but Of
Europe 1t cannot speak out the great questions Of
the day 80 freely the papers Of countries enjoying
liberty OF the press; but it has furnished abundant
proofs that It's devotion 10 Liberal principles is uneom
promising. In its sympathy for the United States
during as well ai.er the IL ia not exceeded by
any paper Of France. 1t is fr SUPERIOR t. ai other
French papers in It's cosmopolitan views OF the great
European complications, and Of the Nationality cues
tons which the French press as well as that OF the
other European countries are mostly trealng irOn the
marrow STANDPOINT OF the Interests of patlcuor state
lie Tarys is edited by NJ. A Netzer formerly editor.
Incie OF La Prcse Among its egur contributor are
nIEed L. FUrcIde z. ochereT Charles DoIls MluTIce
Book, Ions Ul'uch Il. bgui eau, a. LaugeL a.
EeVl8 and other well known names. 10 also
announces the forthcoming appearance in its
columns Of original contributions from Dillon
SmOn Engcpe Peletan and other ceebritie.
prominent feature Of the paper q IT, brilliant array Of
foreign correspondents. It's London correspondent IS
Lolis Banc The e1itors Of Le Tmps have reccuty
begun weekly edition, specially INTENDED for foreign
cuuuIlcs We have roor.yed the FIRST Numbers Of tots
edition from ". a. Kepetti, No. Cas- Broadway. New
York az Mt in the Unl.cd States To all tAe3e OF our
readers wnO read trench, and wish Of the best
lavers Of Europe we can heartily recommend the
weekly edition ot lie IcmPs.
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Near Chatham Village, on the line oi the
Uidaon and Berks,ogn railroad Monday afternoon.
an axle OF freight broke. throwing part of tie
train from the track aud instantly kilnng bd~arc
B,inn. brakeman. els0 seriously and perhaps iainh.
iuuruc Mr.. Flint. the conductor Mr.. husSe'' @ vac
40 badly hurt ard several other persons were more
or less bruised snd cut. The cars were smashed To
ruins.
The acquantances Of Mr. Denton Shirley OF
E0vardyc lndin-a, manifested thcig resnru iof A!s
In a facctous lizzie ,sii Lst Mondly week. The result
Of tic interview bgIng thnt Ar Nas O'l4 u las oSFu
New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-23
DAY TRIBUNE SATURDAY DECEMBER ss SHEET

with 43 cuts sabs upon bis head and face his leg
hid across block and his foot cut of. SiulSuary
enough, he was thought to he in way Of recovery.
Morris Ellsworth, the convicted negro mar
dereT has been repreyed by Gov. Parker Of New-Jr.
ser until Jan. 10 medical examination will be made
to test the question o bis sanity and if pronounced
not OF souGd mind he will undoubtedly have bis
teucc commuled to imprsopmen. for l.ie.
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CITY GOVERNMENT.
Bonrd Of Aldermen.

SPECIAL SEsyos-Thursd9y, Dec. 81, 1906.
or,,crs,r 2oclock, p. m
Tbe 6carA pursuant to the folowine cal; ~ sac.
=, IT. v...,., Ne eer. CLERK of Lic Common Council
sto. "a wh Please notify tie iarmb"Is OF The Bosra
~ Aldermen 10 Special Session, IN the Chamber Of
,b Rad in tb, iy Hal Ihursday the ls instant, ~
ccrt n r., Tor tle transaction OF such pubAc business q
may come before We HoaiG = 1T, r,.,
,,,is : ofttpfFN Alderman Fifteenth Di-iiict.
PETER MASrERs,lS Alasr'an Iairise.h pi,'I,st i,
c. 4 JE 'EIiIAH, At eTfD'n Iauia b,srct
IGNArIU5 FLYNN, a. d'rhan ti,.1 ~, Dist,;et
pTTGR SICK siOIn. Alderman Eign,h ~ .tliet
LANE, n n, YRS AIDE rlnsa Ninth Ditre-
JOns BRICE, AID rmsr tlevfn'h b.'tyG,t;
TcKESCE FARLEY, Aldefnisl SixteTnih District
pyr.stA deruan Moore Norton yuu. shsnnos Getncy-
MrEjt Kyers Jereman Giice, hey hlasserson, Ctiwes
o grn tarcy md Nan |ooghis--i5
Tl President being absent OF rol ca, ms;on oi AIder
man FaaiKY Alderman jeremiah called 10 the tL7r
The Of December -, 10 aud 10 were fedd tnd ~
proved
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FLOUR, MEAL. Irc.
GREEN, CANNED,

4 nnlea y I Drl 4 -. .4UniJ O nVce IutaN On,
~ luslel - 80. - .OI y b..-...----....J ~ q 10
Goou. T. bbl ....-.S5aS1i foreisn = D. 20
Lady,P pk 81 2Ju 81 % Peaches canned ,o-.o
Cfanberripa, l5a25 qt.---.--., M 9J "a m oo
Lemons = doZ. ....-. 3a'J IOmaioes,cAA O. V q'-O@"
Oranges - doZ. .5OGsl -
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BREAD AYD CRACKERS.

ytfot Dreaa. laf. .. 5aiO Crackers. Bos'n Pb -
! olf ...-......lOa- ood1 Y % -" -
! L.ia Pilot = 10 ..-IO0 ie. bnier & W.....--'.ioq
ClaCkcr,.3 .3we,t.P ib.ls ~ Nrah1,n 10 - 10 10
Ginger Snaps b o. -O9@ MIX HiseuiL = D.-2OG-i
gUtTrE. CHl II AND EGGS.
pr,ter nrire q i5 .OrS9 Cheese /. ib % y
v,liiu. -........ 45af-' lIuoapple. p ID .-a5Gts
Cook.ng...........3503s O. Egss $40 ior......-. -
Poll fru45I
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The sSultanan Disaster.
AddStin isI Particulars.

- L's's Nay L. Hon John Covode, q TIE WEI
o'"'"'i'''c' turn'sh' the ollosins Information 70
i'''' " we Suiin IA diseer. No tTocIe belousins
10 state. east o. Ia.s,re-. ZOE, " Covodc ,.v,
that the boat eric d,i. her registered o,,.c,,
tFns lot only three hun iIed All tc,enty-.S pasar
s''N ana shc had e,rb tw.nt two hundred pir.on,
a ,oef1 There ere other Scod ho.,. ct the time ~
VI "iu'r' Which some Of the panled soldier. could
h.v, been sent homo in inst 10 well a. not. hut the
,uth@ 'he' "oult not permit them To leave. IN,
psroled pifo '-s think there 1. Grimm. .on, III.
MISTER. The yea - Of the saltin. wri,o. TIA, re,-
" seventeen h,n lied persons were los, hy the d.
after.
Aiou; aOoo NOV puro Cd prisoner, we're At Viek,.
burg Wien the "a tNns left Three thousand othcr,
Ner" len NJ And, -.onville. in consequence of m.
rn.lloal hcipg dea royed hetvoeu Auders,uytl. and
J4ch Va. They VII . be sent 70 Anuspol. by va Of
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The II lcendiary Plots.

Wd'hngtnn, haD 2-1he srAn, Of thi. evening
sWa' The clrc'nusa 'nces ulder wh.sh the not IA
burn Philadelphia va di covered here are about a.
follows:
On Friday evening at sergeant A. r. MeKenuv. Al
tie Sixth street VII, r. discovered two -i,nieo,.-
looking individuals All Ing About In the DARK Who.
upon seeing they wcT en'iched maze off On saur-
day evening thcso men again made their .nn,sr
ance At the wharf, vhe u sergeant Mekenny iuforme
his commanding Officer Of tho fact Who in.tr,ie,ei
him to watch them clos .y. The sergeant seeing tho
two 'ren In conversation rot close enough 10 hear on.
ofthon inquire Of the OF her, 10 YOU think thev viii
meet to-nehir The r 'ply wos not heard. and tho
w'l rlln Ssrted 81, b. were follow ed by ssrTcaut
and ll.ii 7tfee', vhcE ono Of the msp ,ecISs
sr,eeI were foio"ed dr,W pi.tol rHd
.a.rt % hts ri,h hicE1, wear H. ~ , ,eo ~ nt
uately seseant McKengy VI 'pe lime p.cksso
Of "ttc!b N hi scfn' tio. i-h which ,HD ali 1,ssSJ
DE yelins the .S'r- 81 thr hri md p-cytnti,s "a.
i'' ,ihJ . set. d.. '. >" srgstant tcinr .lord
&'u'Lded n l' 80 alt .oucd not dAutpro.,ly
worn :. " AM 'ae frlo~s ,.e,ing me hai k.i't
h!il. DUmge n'rly nm OF, md made ,h,ir esclp.
sersoan SoAenn' upon rc,C INNS H. f,etdi.coyer.
tho th0t hG pulled ron he recl ct with 'hc ac.ror
pln i",u1., 20, to ne ql1tter', Sergeant McHcnny
ai.i % va ~ 'orrlneiv cont to Colonel Iigraham.
tir pafa'd Va or ip,t burn - Hal XII. Il,
H.rsy num- e. tcctspiIliors .a.c u takc pnrt tuf
joel h- TO mc VIA ldoI TO atove e BE- IN lasdcrh.,
on 'ho !t u Al a. a. m stict IH. to destroy the
cltv would be mil on the frat uhy OF Nav when
Pc lntI hos rSa lc st1ick, an. the o.ch not !ot
p. anti TIE CIV ~, IA Nh's and their po.a0is
50 81 vita t.ya.u-e. Coz. lngtnh an. a Ter ietIius
H." letter. iAl.e NLs, dirpAtchC ! officers 10 TIA
.L, tattoo, glen 1t we 1co 10 Ell thl, to
iu.i snHserng tie desCr.I'Io ,Oi those Who had e.
- i'1 tie te -feant, h. taken pvU the trAir
y -ch leh the dopOt airw mi1te.' before. iu'orma.
ton Of the drco%ory Of tLt pot hen e.raphoI
to Gen. CadwAl Tder. At PHILADELPHIA y ana cary nm
Snnds, oveuint- Capt. Potts, Chcf.M tho Military
coicctlvcI And ,Ac y .tIol- attached to Col fr-r-
b ans office we're Gisi1tohed To Phih dcphiA with
s Il de; Ais Of the Hot ~ had cone o. he KNOWLEDGE
OF the authorities LNre. Facts with N know edes
Of the AuthOrit.. lsre, which tho that theta
eigh, humid cd conspirstors bant ed
for the pnTp-o o. BURNING Philadelphh and other
northern ct4or. Tho affair IL now undergoing
thorough investigation
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From Mexico.
Another Batch Of Ru.uors and Report.

Uoudnd, pT1i ply way Of santiago de CubN.
We have later Gatr' from Mexico. The French -icsra-
Florida arrived at that port the goth, uitn dat,s
from Vera Crur 10 the 18Th. At 1ohca there Ia
hecn constant alarm, the l.ibtra' tWestenine m
attack ON the night OF the 2nd. cievsn Of the ss-
-on, who had stort dine tn,e given in their sd
he,ion to the new oraes Of thin ~ passed over 10
the ,IuufiA,-oight with tttr arms Salblllo. tho
Nth ditpatrhes rom Ten. Nelis for ten Baron Az
rnuid, ~. rs,Hured ly the Jusf.,s nesr Vcyc7 Tho
inponai to,oc Of lpehta we've G;tacsel on the 27'1
MI, and ~ AIR bloody battle, the reynlutiouis.s
we're rep1ls,d AMI NJ sued 70 san Nigurlitn thf a
~ four lescuC' ditdut, al which peoe lSvs wee
sEain doea'ei" tommRntaut Afiamendi .agS, =
wounded. (" rnd that prisoners and anu, were oaptur
ed" that ''ihe hG,c't los was ak neu We toll
that Macmillan has 80 VI $4,000 20 Os1ach for st'i.
n'lon Hmong,' tho'e hll ilie' injured hy Are and n"
10 mitigA, = coue'ted Ict"At ard eies, near Nc.
ella The tevoluiionir's H. The vicinity Of Moreil
continue their dcpredstiou' Although thee forces
never dare TO present thsm,'h 90 before iLe nun
bcg OF lurctisits tho lal' upon' small rnrcs hich
the ow from interodtv oi nnnb"ts VIII have ~
~ "nnh. This has 'ust taken n.ate " u n squadron
matching to aoie!A Oh ths "a NJ p,t. un u &.
were attacked by aquadtupcsie nurnLet OF Juar'st'
The InpeIislis,s were OBLIGED 10 ieutat lnioie 1uel
an uhtluGl night a.teT seeing Nneir t2loncl nui
.lcc"edet In making twenty-five pll-oIe.t. The,
slto pok 90 horses, s6,ooO in gold esd conrdeTab'
baggage"
From Mchoacan we learn that "tNc news il had
funan no, Which for several dys heu Teen ihl ga
'ned h' the lual i-s. su1engec1 on n %ath 10 l'f
men under honls, ts, ella md Nuehin. ten hfn
communicates Officially from Pueblo on Il u :lrt us.
thHi public tIAL'lu .lity ID rrsiutcI In ppGllg -
som" forty OF more Iiavanl fecessiori-ts hnf
lluluet over President Iinc1lu'a Apu.-nnti ~, ari
thus IN orslcs vented their ncndiin ratlssetiou.'
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A Franco-EpsliAh Alliance.

Nv the latest arrival FINN Europe VIC have . re-.
port on tho authority Of the London Moa,I,a An
snrrHn' that Immediately on tho reception Of the
news Ia France tina, Richmond had been capturcd
Ire Emperor proposed 70 the BRUSH minister a, hi,
court, that England aud France should form an
oh-nsve and defensive alliance against the United
sHte' The object Of the proposition 4. to pro,ec,
Csnsds and the French iutercs, in Mexico from
Apprehended aggressions by cur Government
There may he no foundation for this report and \,
rue II is hardly probable that the Britsh Goyern
In'n' viii entor into any such compact; bu, circun
stances strongly indicate that NAPoLsos ia At le..,
hostile to this country, that he spprehends trouble
ID Tie results OF his operations in Mexico and II ia
h't improbable TIA! he 10 DESTROYS Of taking some
'NeNuie u provide for future contingencies. The
f''h'l Government has manifested a strong sym.
pam Tor The rebellion since the beginning OF
the war; aud The late stormy ,cepe
10 ibe legislative body, in which
Mr.. fhLLKrAS was booted and hIssod down
tor AL attempted defence Of our Goyernmsnt
SHOWS that late events have produced no change Of
feeling In sdainon 10 this, Il 10 stated on reliable
inihorliy thAt NAPOLEON has recently conferred
power upon the notorious DR.. GwIs, by which m.
ster is to take poascsson OF sonor. and hold 4, IN
Ihe interest Of NAPOLEON. From thcso and o,b.,
,orrobOratng circumstances IL 10 evident thu, tha
French Emperor Ia no, favorably disposed toward
sur Government aud that he feels extremely nm
Easy at the prospect Of reunion between the North
and the South. Being the prime mover In tho es
Ablishmeni OF . monarchy in Mexico, and having
Identified himself with the new Empire, he cannot
aoW, with Auy show Of consistencv. absndc, "A 10
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Important from Europe.
The Reported Ara,o-Frcnch Alliance, Etc

The Cpn.gi steamship srotis which left Ti,crno-'
on the afternoon Of the ga aud Queenstown on the
I'D Anil arrivei here a. noon yestegday
The ioilowinr q the full ',s,emont OF the London
MoLsISG ADVERTISER conoe ming the reported ALI
snce between France Hnd England Tor the "pgosoe-
tion Of hoI.co!'
up receipt Of N" news Of The fsll Of Richwoni
band and rance should hv treaty Offensive aud de-
ienuiNr, make UontirH c,ufe nf"h,t ,the ht'i
a'tasfcl hy them france ,honl1 assist Ensani Vith
all her land and seN iOiCcs and that In the event Il
Emperor MAMMALIAN. or ~ suy wise endnnRcrinr
hi, throne" England should, in 'on JUNCTION with
France, defend and support MaAImilan In the sam
uaI.le and on the zane Iiiona AZ they suHtauc
the sutton q Turte, sraimt the AGGRESSION Of Rus
sis" Do not know hos this very cool overture ha
heen resolved b, ouT Goyc nnent, hu, We know Whg
cmph.tic answer Ou'ht 10 be. ON the r"-ssseu
bling nj rgrliau cu, neat week. this important sui
ice, ia rurn 10 receive unmeuiate attention, ard 81
idea v IA be den 1uucad In the strongest lAnruiR,
Stl more deep Wll he the ind ienAtion OF the
try the proposal Tor tbe whole nation still smsr.
al the lctneIpb.nHee OF the manner in which l.on
Nar1lcor treated ~ IN our unfortunate alliance sit
liza in the case NJ the trtnean War Were minis
even for a dav, II wouli tindle flime in the naiion
NJ h-.om which would he productive Of serious
effocts than the overthrow Oft cabinet.
The Pari. correspondent Of the London HEsAIp,
writing on the lsth, Says'
The possibility Of war With the United States +,
very bCNcraly cGuyassCi in Paris, both among tho
public At large md in politcrl circles. Yesrs viii
probably elap-e before the occupation Of MsGioo b.
the French is AZ cud, but they might he employed
wan IA lee advantage to European ntere,ts olss-
where Ntet having some Tar France cannot
cede. snd lhink hat those who i'm sgine that IN,
etd of riyin, offence 10 the YANKEES will induCs
the Emp or prcC p.ta ely 10 withdraw his tIoOI.
commit an eaerious Inisiake / must also note "a
si'n Of ,4a times Tumor that the French Cover.
ment h-a made overture TO our Cabinet for lot,
action, In the event OF the attittde OF the YAAkns
resp citing Canada or Mexico rendering an -esergsn
tp4Itt' advisable seCOni iTssSieiad equaaron ~
n.YI .f.. 900 thft &c.,. 'a pomatic rsmonEraneesT -
'r0c, tI'U's '-rt 1'sm il sdvisable 10 offer -
,. 49,. ~--l to.as u AQUA tRslls
pIlVe as'VssSA W D.. r"tnrf "
,-4-~saE
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Important from New Orleans.
The Il, bel Ram webb Affs!r-kIrby smith
Wants to SURRENDER spture of Mallory
CONFIRMED, Etc.

The steamer Guiding Star arrived here from Scx
Orleans 2Sth, and Havana ,th, last evening
The destruction Of the rohcl ram webb ia fully con-
hmel. She p.ssed New Orleans under ,hc heavy
ale of cur war yersels, tho LAckAwruna .cnding n
go pound shot through her bows. Only one vessel
the iiol,yhock, Lieut. Commander GerhArdi VA.
ready 10 follow, which kept close upon the uack Of
she Web until - miles below the CITY, TIC rebe
saw the loo1-ofrm Richmond read, Tor seton, and
inrued for the shore the Hoyhock going straight At
her. The Webs officers and nred her in difIoI-
ent pisces and He'd INTO the swamps. roats from the
llolThock boarded her, aud saved man Who had
hctn abandoned, and VA asleep, They Wore unable
10 put out tho flames hom the inhanitblc nature Of
shr carro, and for fear OF explosion from the maga.
zine. The webb WIS armed with three gus. one /.
9e-pounder, ard was commanded by Lieu. c. " .
Reed, formerly tho ted States navy, aud con.
mander Of the pirate bark racony, which indicted
much dAmAre commerce. . year or so SAGE
There ~ bales OF cotton shoaTd besides ro.in
AMI tutyentuc.
The New Orean, Tlars o! The 18th report, that .he
steamer zen Hodre- Of the Rec River on the
"a, under nag OF Truce for the putpOso OF ncl
Nih Col. Spsague, Chief Of S,ad Of Gea. Pope. Tor
the surrender Of Gc1 Kirby smith aud hi. force
Col 'prure lett Cairo on the suubost lie tius.on for
the purpo'e Of meeting tho ten Hodg., ~ the mout
OF The Rod Rive, and there can be little doubt that
Kirby Smith has surrrndercd his entire force. The
term. a,e tho.e proflrIed b, Gen Grant TO Lee m.
Lexington and Hodges at las, accounts we're al.
eli I'D at Hos Point, few miles below ,he mouth Of
the Red River
Tho surrender of the rebel secretary Mallor,. At
Pensacola, IL confirmed
claiborne, Ala, had been occupied h. ou- cavalry.
under Gen Luc>', after victory over regim, nt of
retels north Vi Mount Pleasant. The rebel. lost 10
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N'e Orleans, AFrH q ~ Cairo Stay THE
rebel ram Webb Cap. cl, OF Isconv notoriet"
ooumuiing, past thi' sity TIL. afternoon. When
midway, she lowered tho stars and Ssf'p"' and
hoisted the rebel flag. She was fired upon, and one
l25-pound han pas'cI through her how. Gunboat-
started in pursuit o her, and when -he wa aboI a
nilrs eloy the city she fired by her crew. and At
4glP.M blew IN. Her crew, consisting OF a. 0en
and officers, took to the woods the left side Of the
river. The creator portion II thom ANerwayds sur
-r.dotr a. rterk hol'r' were rf0''rtCl o. not
con. Drg.. H..i, 10 c.ni's down i". N... -,
IT.. H,g 'p. ,rrr. s.'. I' %" WI. ,HI' l,-.-
ing COMA tAs .iL.n VA lsss<r~-r1
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Wednesday. Way 3.
Mallory Taken Prisoner,
lie Surrendrrr nj PcnrncOln.
Truly yours,
LEOSArp.

Neis Orleans. 4 PM -, ia Cairo Nay l.-ou tho
2otn ofhpdl Stephen X Mallory, Secretary OF she
Confederate Navy, surrendered himself To Captain
Gibson, Of the United states Navy At Pensacola
Mallory WA senator In Congr,As from Florida
from 1851 TO 1871, and u.ing that time served ~
chairman on tho Committee Of Naval Affairs, and a.
n meuIucr al the Committee on Claims. ha resigned
HE pitre IN the senate go February, 1861, ard AZ
once tont an grtiNc part w the rebellion, bavi.
mhking him Secio iary OF thc Ma, in hi- csbinetl
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Another Account OF Booth,s Death.

Hitherto, says the Washington RlpupLl,AS, the
accounts OF the cspsuTe OF booth have been uaIe up
aid publishcd by piccomeh. Tho follosine correct
riatcmenL given by Lieut. l.. II. Baker brother Of
Col l.. C. Baker, aud lelonelnr to his detective force
will therefore he 'ound exceedingly Interesting al
this time Il Is but Justice to add that Lieut. Colonel
Conser, detective officer, also detached Tor the sNDc
service Colonel Baker corroboratrs In oil parti,
lars the statement OF Lieut.. baker, n rlnan
OF intelligence, coro observer, and NaA with lA.h
constantly during his last hours
The party having arrived In the vicinity Of Gar
rett's house moved cautiously up and gu rrounde II
The old man Garrett came out Of the Kitchen door
and aaked, "WhAE thk Z" lie MA directed 10 ii, III
a caad and he would he told lie went in 10 az ev
the order. Meantime Co. ConseJ rtaIioned a small
guard near the barn Lieut.. Rakeg went into no
Ell candle. Baker caushI him b, the .loulder and
holding q pie nl meas .Ge Oh InLn'- 4eaG, -.lt e
hero this afternoon. The old man said he did no.
kpax, RAkel ssid. Ilaey ASo hnIe AID u .ysu dnut
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duee-neni for that step than be would now have
In framing similar conpac, 'or The protection Of
he kerieSn Empire against the spprehenfe'i ag-
erosion Of the rniicd sls,es. Ea.laaI wsS bis
ally then. and II, natural Tint he should ,u-n t.
her now, h, seriously coo.ern rlst.s alike course
Tho report Of the NoEStSG AnyEarisEA therefore,
Is no, Al oil unlikely; aud u true, tho facts must
soon come to Ugh, through Parliament which Is
now IN sesglon
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orR CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE
CHARLrSToN, j G., }
Saturday, april 10, l>io-P.Mt

Editor y y Sun.
.ue great ceromoi.! u eS.er.!ay at Fogt SUMTER
u which gave you full account IN my last let.
ter, was in grandeur and.solerunity, all that the
mos, eu;h isisshc OF is Tsrt,c pants anticipated
rne memories Of the day will hugcr with Us VII lie
reason holds her scat. ] Fhal attompt no portrait
of sho impressions received on that Jubllsnt occa-
son. for language is utterly iu.d quste to the
tast. whoa tie oxciemonts attendant upop the
scene have sgbsided, and calmer thoughts follow,
may have tho hardihood 10 put upon paper some
faint expression Of this character.
Two days have been busily occupied in ylsiuog
points OF interest III and about t. . ISOLATE city.
o. every hand WAL has left Soc ireary foot
prints Almost every store IN the city is deserted,
Iai rnv The smallest rcssil csabis 10 ~. II lusi.
noes s-c oven.
To- .t 'u',e- part of thc city, m ami 7-ia 90: to
40 W., We deaalI Rse.+s AaVe leli Asig hIaOos
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24
Anocdote Of Henry Clay.

@Periey. tue Washington corrcspon-
dent Of the Boston .Joarap5. IN an arti-
clio on the Supreme Court. relates the
following anecdote CT Henry Clay "AIr.
Clay was Speaker Of the House Of Rep
resentatiyes when be was retained by
the Governor of Kentucky to appear be-
fore tho Supreme Court and maintain
the rights Of the State against she pre-
tentions Of Virginia. in long contest
ed suit growing out Of what was termed
che occupying laws When he rose, II
was with some slight agitation Of man
ner, but he saon recovered his wonted
composure, and held bis auditors in ad-
niring attention, while he pronounced
most beautiful! euloginm upon the char
acter Of the sons Of Kentucky The
judges sat in their black robes of Office.
sedate and attentive One Of them.
Judge Washington, Ga nephew Of the
Peter Potri0. was an inveterate snuff
taker, and availed himself Of q momen-
tary pause in the argument to indulge
himself with the titilating restorative.
Mr.. Clay observing this, instead Of pro-
ccedine, advanced gracefully to the bench
with his thumb aud finger extended, ard
helped himself from Judge W ashington's
box. As he applied the pinch he OBJ
served, / perceive that your honor sticks
to the Scotch. and Immediately resum-
ing bis stand, lie proceeded il his argu~
ment without the least embarrassment
So extraordinary q step over the usual
barrier which separates this Court and
the barristers excited not little aston
ishment and admiration among the spec
tators, and il vas Afterwards aptIy re-
marked By Judge Story, in relating the
circumstance to q friend, that he did
not believe there was man in TIE Uni
ted States who could have done that bus
Henry Clay =
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-08-24
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Our Dead at Andersonyille.


Not in the fsrce ana 4enzied shock of war,
Amid The raging battles heated breath,
And clash q arms, and deafening roar ot
guns,
Net theg, the Angel, Death.
Bat II foulprison-pens, With stealtbly tread,
lie came, and took them slowly, one by
And they that fingered saw their comrades
Close sadly on the sun
Saw their PATE eyelids close, and felt the
Draw nearer to themselves, till Death be-
came
AS one Of them, and with each suffering day
Familiar grew his name
Sometimes the sentry's gun, With sharp re-
port,
Would send some poor soul on his heav-
enwasd fight,
Who, weary Of his prisons gloom, stepp'd
Boldly into The light
Great God, within that book Thy Angel
keeps
Are such things writton-snch unhalov-
ed deeds
9 blot them from our memories, and heal
Each sorroNing heart that bleeds
Our Land is one vast sepulchre- sec rise
The swelling mounds; the dust which il
them lies
IS fhe rifh .,rice which cherished Froed0,a