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Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21
TO JOIN MARYLAND,

The Washington Star of Monday says:
The question of the consolidation of the
cities of Georgetown and Washington and the
county has been lately revived, and considcra,
bic has been said pro and con The PROPOSE,
ton has taken variety of forms, some advo-
eating the consolidation of the three places
under a Territorial Governor, and with a
Territorial delegate in Congress, and main
tanning that such a consumaton would be a
sovereign remedy for all the ills that District
flesh is heir to. Among thinking citizens,
however, this plan has few advocates. :: 4 *
The only proposition Of the set that seems
to meet with any general favor is that propo-
sing to consolidate Georgetown, Washington
and the county into one municipality, elcctine
its own municipal officers. The example of
Philadelphia and other cities has been.citcd to
show the advantages of such cons olidation
and many have been favorably impressed with
the proposition. But we learn that the recent
hostile legislation towards the District initia-
ted in Congress by Senators Sumner and
Wade and others, has caused thorough
change of sentiment in Georgetown and the
county, and movement has been organized
in Georgetown ola centrifugal rather than
centripetal character.
1t is now proposed by the people of George
town to separate wholly from Washington,
and seek rctrocession to Maryland, in view
of the possibility of the passage by Congress
ofncgro suffrage end negrojuror bills, coupled
with such penalties for the rejection of negro
votes as visiting upon the offending parties
imprisonment for thirty days on bread aud
water, as provided by Senator Wade's humane
bill The indications are, therefore, that
Georgetown and tine county will not incline
to unite their fortunes to ours, but will seek
to the utmost of their power, rctrocession to
MARYLAND
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21
NOTICE.

THE annual werting of the Stockholders of the
American Coal Company o fAllegfhy County, Ma
ryland, for 'hc election of IL Board of Directors to
serve during the ensuing year. and for the transac-
'on OF such other business as may come before the
meeting, will be held at the office of the Company,
NO; 20 Trinity Building, in the City of New York,
on THURSDAY the 18th day OF DECEMBER, instant at
ihe rolls will be opened from IL o'clock, ~, to
o'clock, 2. NJ. - '"
The transfer Book will be closed from tbc oren-
ing OF the 10th to the morning of the Goth December.
o.v,. u. +. LLOYD, Vice-Presidcnt.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21

Rtv Late Jamaica advices state that from
1000 to 1000 of the natives have been exc
cutcd (mrdered is the word) by the British
authorities, and that the land is offensive with
their corpSes. England is a monster. bloated
with pride, and glutted with blood. She
butchers innocent victims by wholesale and
calls it Christianity. She knows no law other
than her own will, and God grant that she
may soon have teacher who viii not spare
the rod.
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Holiday Prese ITS! Holiday Presents!!

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Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21

WESTERN MARYLAND Observation-Disclosures
town has now been made sure of the extern
sion of the Western Maryland Railroad to her
limits; but the officers of that road see as
plainly as we see, and as plainly as every one
else can and must see, that Hagerstown is
not the natural terminus of the road, and that
it must be extended to the rich coal fields of
Allegany county. Seeing this, the officers of
the road have determined upon its extension
to the city of Cumberland, where it will be
brought in immediate connection with the
Pittsburg and Conncllsvillc Road, and will
afford additional facilities for the development
of our great mineral resources. We have
never been able to secure transportation suffi-
cient to carry to market coal enough to meet
the demand. Our coal trade is what VIC must
rely upon, and if other roads are built, and
additional means of transportation furnished
instead of sending into the markets of the
East half million tons of coal per annum,
we would send at least two millions of tons,
and as we have an inexhaustble supply, we
could gradually increase it far beyond that, as
the demand increased The construction of
this railroad to this point would benefit Ia
gerstown and Washington county to much
greater extent than would the termination of
it at that point, and the people of Washington
county favor its extension. A project is also
on foot by capitalists of ability and energy to
secure this object in order to place Cumbcr-
land and the coal fields Of Allegany in direct
communication with New York, via the West
ern Maryland Railroad, Gettysburg Columbia,
Reading and Allentown. 1t is confidently
asserted that arrangements will be soon made
by means of which So, 600, 900 will be raised
for the purpose of extending the road to this
city. BE this as it may, we have every as
surancc that the road will be built. 1t is a
little singular that the citizens of Cumberland
and Allegany county do not see what is so
apparent to every one else, in regard to our
position Persons who have visited this re-
gion have been satisfied of the necessity of
these improvements, and they are the men
who will make them and reap the fruits there
of, while our own citizens stand and look on
We hope the day may come when they will
awaken to the fact that they have golden oppor-
unites, and that they will make use of them.
Dur prospects of commercial growth and i'm
oortancc, were never before 50 bright as now,
md we earnestly trust some effort may be
made to show to the world that We are not
gnorant of our advan tages, and are willing
n inprovn fhnm
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21

Major General Ben. BUTLER has resigned
his commission in the United States army.
General GRANTS report of the Fort Fisher af-
fair bears very heavily upon General BEN,
and had the effect of fastening the gentleman
out of the service, much to the qualification of
large number of his fellow citizens.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21

Es-A Railroad Relief Bill is now before
the Tennessee Legislature, which makes an
of bonds to the amount 81 Cos, :
900 for the purpose of putting her railroads
in good working order. Tennessee has al
ways been more liberal in her appropriation
for railroads and turnpikes than any other
State in the Union.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21

TerTwenty thousand eight hundred and
seventy cmigrants were landed at New York
during the month of November this yeor, of
whom thirteen thousand one hundred and
seventy nine were Germans
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21

GSPeru is at peace, and the new Govern
ment is being rapidly organized. All the
Ministers and Consuls in Europe and the
United States have been superseded and all
the officials at home will be superseded and
tried for political crimes, unless they have by
acts proved themselves in favor Of the revo-
lutionary party.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21
Paper and Envelopes!
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JUST received fine articles of white ruled com.
merciai note paper at 20 and Is cents per aure-
Good letter and cap paper at 30 conts per aure -
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Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21

Ey-A fire occurred at Oswcgo, NJ Y. on
Friday last, by which $50, 200 worth of pro-
perty was destroyed.
The splendid steamer Peerless was burned
at the mouth of the Ohio, on Saturday Loss
about Sl00. 600
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21

A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION the 18th inst
the whole of Washington city felt the shock
of an explosion of about forty pounds of
powder, in small frame building at the
arsenal, by which ten men, all discharged
soldiers, were blown to pieces. and four more
who were outside, were mortally injured
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21
BANK NOTICE.
FIRST NATIONAL BA

FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
CUMBERLAND, Dec. 0, 1865.
TIE stockholders Of this Bank are hereby noti-
ned that an election for Directors TO serve for tho
ensuing year, will take place at the Banking House,
on Monday the sth day Of January next, between
the hours of | and IL clock
December II, 1865. It,
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21

ENGLISH CONSISTENCY has just had another
demonstration in the conviction of Mr. Lucy
proprietor of the "AiSh Peopic"a newspaper
published in Dublin and devoted to the cause
of Fenians, and of Mr.. O'LEARY. They were
sentenced to twenty years penal scrvitude, be-
cause it was feared they might at some future
period of their existence become traitors.
England could blow from tho muzzles of her
guns the Sepoys who objected to her gentle
rule; she could condemn to death, and exc
cute over two thousand of her vanqushcd
foes on the island of Jamaica, and she can
without hesitation, condemn to a life time of
servitude two Irish patriots who did not like
her rule, but had not violated her laws, yet she
holds her sacriligious old hands aloft in hor-
ror at the barbarism of Americans who want
to punish DAVIS and LEE and others for their
black and hideous crimes. Her advice to
US under the circumstances is au insult, and
our acceptance of it would degrade and debasc
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21

THE CASE OF THE PIrTsBrRG AND Con-
NELLsvlLLE RAILRoAD.--In the United States
Circuit Court at Pittsburg, Pa, on Saturday
last, Hon. Wilson McCandlcss delivered the
opinion of the court in the case of the city of
Baltimore vs.. the Connellsville and Southern
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, ct al , which
was argued some weeks since in Philadelphia,
before Hon r. c. Grirr and Hon. Wilson
McCandless. The opinion states that owing
to the nature of the pleadings, in the cause,
g the complainants are not in situation to
demand fnal decree IN their favor, but are
permitted to file replication--and if the
question be not finally and conclusivcly set
tied by the State tribunal before the next
term o. this court, may have an issue ordered,
to be tried by jury, in which according to
the prayer of the bill, they may have san
opportunity Of 1'rosiaq that the PiasJu,y and
ConneHsrltte Railroad Company hare neither
m'sused or abused their 1rir'1cges" if
the issue in the Supreme Court of the State
be decided in favor of the company, the com
plainant may allege the fact in a taal Decree
If, on the contrary the charter of the
Pittsbure and Connellsvile Railroad Company
be annullcd in that proceeding, the defendants
may allege that fact in supplemental answer
or cross bill, and the bill will be ordered to
be dismissed" The court passed an order to
the above effect.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21
L. S. 4 Co., also publish the
FARMERS GUIDE,

by Henry STEPHENS. of Edinburg and the late j.
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1000 pages and numerous Engravings.
Price dolls. for the two voltunes-by Mail post
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Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21

CoTToN BURNING.-A fire occurred, re-
Gently, in Columbus, Miss, by which ST.
000, 900 worth of Government cotton was de-
stroyed
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21

Eg"On Saturday last steamers were in
jurcd at St Louis, by the leo, to the amount
of $4,000
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21

ES-The London Morning Herald, writing
about Fenanism in this country says, "the
United States cannot at one and the same
time be the territory Of a friendly power, and
the home and harborage of an enemy" 1t
always did make difference whose OK was
porcd
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s. j. ED WARDS & CO.,
DEALERS IN
Boots, Shoes, Eats. Caps, Leather
And Findings,

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HAVING purchased the entire stock OF G. W.
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They will
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They have good stock of Leather and Findings
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Call and see them.
S. ]. EDWARDS & CO.
Dec 81, 1865. ly.
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LIST OF LETTERS.
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PUIzlsaca, ~ authority q Tic Posl- ONce
Department, 1" the Ciottian and Telegraph,
as the Paper hocing the lugost circulation.
II ETTEliS remaining unclaimed in the Post Of
L i flee at Cumberland, State of Maryland, Goth
day of December, 1865.
va ITO obtain any of these letters, the appli-
cant must call for 'ddccrtisd letters, give the date
Of this list, aEh pay one cent for advertising
GREE DELIVERY of letters by carriers at the
residence of owners, may be secured by observing
the following rules;
81. DIRECT letters plainly to the street and
number, as well ms thr poSt-ohicc and State.
an. "a REQUEST for the RETURN of a let
ter to the writer, if unclaimed within 80 days or
less, written or printed with the writers NAME post
office and S'ae, across the left hand and of the en-
vclopc: the face side, will be complied with ut the
usual prepaid rate of postage, payable when the
n tier il dnliNcrcl to the writer -
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21

The interest OF these Periodicals to American
readers is rather increased than diminished by the
articles they contain ON our late Civil WAR, and
STILL considering their great ability, and the differ
cut stand-points from which they arc written, be
read and studied with advantage by the people of
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21

CONGRESS. the Senate up preparation
half million of dollars was made for the sup
port of destitute Indians Mr. Wilson intro
duced a bill granting one million of acres of
public lands for the benefit the public schools
in the District & Columbia. The Committee
on Commerce WV instructed to inquire into
the manner in whSh American vessels were
transferred, during the rebellion, to British
owners, and as to how they are now furnish
ed with American registers.
a resolution by Mr.. Foote was adopted,
shat both Houses meet in the Hall of the
House Of Representatives on the 10Th of Feb
ruary next, to manifest their sensibiity of our
public bereavement in the violent and tragic
death of Abraham Lincoln, late Prcsdcnt of
the United States. In the House, Mr..
Washburne reported bill which was passed,
paying Mrs. Lincoln such portion of the late
Presidents salary as was due at the time of
his death.
Mr. Baker, of Illinois, presented prcam-
bic and resolutions relative to class rule and
aristocracy, which was referred to the Com
mittee Oh Reconstruction.
Mr.. Thaddcus Stevens made speech in
Committee of the Whole, Tuesday, upon the
status of the States lately i'll rebellion, III
which he took the radical ground that those
States are absolutely dead to the Union and
must be revived by acts of Congress.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21

SEWING MACHINES. -The Sewing Machine
is confesscdly one of the greatest economics
of this economical age. The family that fails
to avail themselves of this economy, loses that
which can in no other way be regained. How
large proportion of the time of the female
members of the family is consumed in sewing,
where this work is done exclusively by hand
as compared with that required for the same
work where the sewing machine is worked
undcrstandingly And then, in the variety,
extent, and perfection of the workmanship,
the kind of machine used is an important con-
sidcration.
We have had il use in our family, for the
past year, one of the improved Grover & Ba-
ker Sewing Machines, and we desire now to
add our testimony to that Of thousands of
others who have used this machine, in favor
of its excellent qualities. 1t has truly been
dcnominated "a synonym for accuracy, COM
pleteness, and cheapness." No other sewing
machine combines the same equal qualities of
excellence, simplicity, and low cost. They
are the most readily understood and the most
easily managed of any of the machines for the
same purpose and they perform a range and
variety of work that is unsurpassed by any
of the rival machines. -Nco York Weekly
DEATH OF Hos. THos CORwIN-The death
of Hon. Thomas Corwin, of Ohio, which took
place at the National Capital at thirty five
minutes past two o'clock, yesterday afternoon,
sunders another link which united the present
with the preceding age of our Republic.
Adams, Clay, Calhoun, Webster, fancy,
Van Buren,, Tyler, Lovcjoy, and others,
have, within the last ten or fifteen years,
passed to the great hereafter, giving place to
a new race of statesmen,
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Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-12-21

tcenth day OF Docembcr, IN the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hun
49, drcd and sixty-fvc. and of the in
LIS. dependence of the United States of
~ America the ninetieth
Journal of freedom. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1865-186?, 1865-10-07

any be still living who Originated -
prrcittitated the revolution, are not auu
curably impenitent. You are az I,bo.a'-
to assure ~emphatically any at the ca,;,y
whose curiosity it might gratify that nc
w~ithsianding my unworthiness of sucS
privilege, have deliberately ArrproS
myselfon the side of the much-loyaJH
ever-memorable (thongh alas, thr;ca
basely assassinated) Lincoln in the sacroa
work of Universal Emancipation. lbora
become identified In their eminentlU
kphilanthropic objects, (by the grace Of
heaven determined ever to be to the ey'
tent of my feeble powers) with Sumner
and Chase, and Cheaver and Beeche and
Tappan, and Garrison, aud Phillips. If
on coming South can do anything to
clinch the nail of triumph which was
driven at Fisher and elsewhere by aiding
to bring about free suffrage in my native
State; / shall feel hat | have not lived
entirely in vain. AS to whether fall
or not in the effort it signifies little, but
whether in that fall | be found leagued
with truth or with error is to me (and
God grant we may all go feel as to each
other) of the utmost vital importance. .
The committee on the officers of the
Equal Rights League reported the fol-
lowing:
President, j.. II. Harris, of Wake {; Vice
President, j. R. Good, Craven; Core
spending Secretary, Isham Sweat, Cum
bsrlana Executive Committe, William
C~awthone, Warren ); g. w. Milcher;
Cabarus VIM. Smith, New Hanover
j. Roberts, Chowan j. Borenan, Cum
b~erlan1; H.Fuller, Franklin; A. Pratch-
er, L. johnson, Wayne Thompson, j.
7. Schepck, Mecklenburg j. Nixon,
New Hanover.
After the adoption of a resolution en-
~couraging sub-Leagiles in every County,
the convention adjourned.
EvENlNG SESSION.
The convention met at early candle
light, and was addressed by the Rev. Mr..
Fisk, Sup't. of Freedmen's schools for
the cate of North Carolina, on The sub
jiect ofeducation. After the conclusion
Of Mr.. Fisk's address the convention adj
iourned ! de-
Journal of freedom. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1865-186?, 1865-10-07
MORNING SESSION.
TUESDAY, October Sd. III

~OOS'
Vice President Harris called the body
to order. After prayer by the Chaplain,
the unfinished business was taken up,
being the 18th resolution, concerning the
celored teachers for colored schools, and
when they shall be considered compe-
tent.
On the motion to adept, a lively de-
bate ensued between Messrs. Green,
Galloway, Ellison and others. The reso-
luton was finally laid ON the table:
The following resolutions were pre-
sented by the Business Committee and
were received and adopted.
ResolUed, That tho men4sers Of the
Coaroution who assembled in Raleigh
on the 29th of September, in the African
Methodist Episcopal Church, return their
hearty and sincere thanks to the citizens
Of Raleigh and the members of said
church for the hospitable a in
which they have been entertained also
that we heartily thank the officers of our
Convention for the manner in which they
have performed their duties.
Resolved, That our grateful thanks are
due to those benevolent societies at the
North who have SO literally provided for
the education Of our children : and to the
Freedmen Bureau for their efforts in
our behali-that we are especially CRATE
full to the intelligent and excellent ladies
who are now laboring in the Schools of
Raleigh and other parts of the State.
Mr.. Sampson moved that on the ad-
journment of this Convention it resolve
itself into a State Equal Rights League.
A Committee of nine were appointed in
relation to the matter, consisting of
Messrs. j. 81. Harris, Randolph, J. P.
Sampson, Bass, Schenck, Groom, John
ston and Llttleton.
Bills for printing, &C.. to the amount
Of dollars were ordered to be paid.
An appeal was then made to the Con-
vention to assist in burying the son of a
poor refugee colored woman. The sum
of 81 was raised for the purpose.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Ths Committee. appointed to report
upon the Equal Rights League asked that
the nominations of it's officers be referred
to a special committee which was ap-
pointed, consisting of essrs. Randolph,
Nixon, Schenck, Brooks and Csswell.
The general Committee of nine report
ed a constitution of the League which
was adopted Is follows - /
The Business Committee, through their
Chairman, j. P. Sampson, reported the
following Preamble and Constitution for
an Equal Rights State League:
PREAMBLE.
Feeling the stern necessity of encour-
aging a we'll ordered and dignifed life,
and emulating the efforts of the friends
OF Equal Rights in New Berne, lookingi
to the same end, therefore we are met in
concert With the determination to organ
re more permanently, consolidating all
Efforts looking to u general elevation,
operating in harmony with the NATIONAL
or any other national organiza-
ion looking forward 70 the same end.
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE !. Resolved that this Mass j
Convention shall be called the North
>arolina State Equal Rights League. /
Arr. 2. The object of this League ,
hall be to secure, by political and moral Z
Journal of freedom. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1865-186?, 1865-10-07

why Is an eagle like a good Christian.
he always preys (prays) before