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THE Augusta (Georgia) papers al

THE Augusta (Georgia) papers an.
nouncc the advent to that city OF
Mise Ann Eliza Leak, who was born
in that State, without arms. She is
represented as exceedingly attractive
in her personal appearance, aud as ex-
hibiting the most wonderful dexterity
in the use Of her feet. She writes with
her toes much better than most people
do with their hands, besides knitting.
sewing, embroidering, crotcheting and
doing other kinds of needle-work with
astonishing ease and rapidity.
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COTTAGE AND HALL.

Baby has crept to his shcltcring nest,
Now that the day i done.
And with wee head pillowcd upon my
breast,
Has gone to sleep with the sun
Roses and dimples are buried quite,
/ Under the SHOWS of my bosom White,
And ovrrmy heart crecps ringlct bright
A beautiful golden one.
Baby is king In our humble cot,
Enthroncd In our hearts sits he:
And never Il king had Il merrier lot
Than baby, it seems to me.
For love in his presence waiting stands,
! With tremulolls feet and willing hands,
Ready to lily iS each whm commands,
And his humble slave to be.
Baby is heir to no title old,
Nowhere boarded away
Are deeds of acres and heaps of gold,
Which are to be his one day.
| But his is Il heritage hctter than fame.
| The we'll earned wealth of an honest name,
Which never has known the brand OF
shame;
God grant they never may.
so when my household tasks are DER,
| And baby, tired is he,
| ST, dow II here in the cottage door,
| In the shade of Il giant tree,
And watch where the broad roads wind
Till somebody comes through the gloomy
grey.
And loving hand on my own doth lay,
And kisses baby and me.
There's rich mans mansion over the way,
And through the curtains of lace
saw. in the arms Of its nurse to-day,
4 babe with Il wee pale face.
And saw through tears, what | saw be-
side,
For not all the trappings of wealth and
pride.
The little mis>hapcn form could hide,
Nor clotlic it With simple grace.
And a lady oft w the window stands,
have dreamed Of those rs fair;
But wonder ifcvcr the jcMclcd hands
The gems ofailrction wear,
Or the golden curls, over her brow which
stray,
Are ever for kisses brushed away;
Her husband has other loves they say,
And his heart has 4 home elsewhere.
So love to sit in the cottage door
With baby upon my knee,
And count to my heart the blessings DER
Which have gildcd my life for me;
For there is many Il heart which knoweth
The ioys and loves of my humble lot.
And would rather be queen of simple
cot.
Than lady Of high degree.
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A precious youngster being asked
how many gcnders there are, replied
.Three. sir--thc masculine, femi-
nine and neutral
"Wcll done, my son; now define
them"
"The masculine is men; the feminine
is women; and the neutral is Old maids
and poiitieians."
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TIE Lisbon correspondent Of the
London Daily News says:

The vine diseas has scnsibly dimin-
ished in Portugal, and it is fully cx-
pected that there will be a good vintage
this year. The farmers use sulphur to
the plants in large quantities, and de-
rive great benefit from its application.
Should the hopes of the vine-growe,r,s :,
be realized, the prices Of wine will iall'
and Portugal will again be able to re-
su;nc her exports to Brazil, trade
which France and Spain have monopo-
lizcd for several years past
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WdNDERFuL Under the head Of
Amazing Industry" the Philadelphia
Age refers to the testimony of the
Hon. John Covode before the Revolu-
tionary Committee on Reconstruction.
Mr.. Covode said;
81 will state that, throughout the
whole Mississippi Valley, the best
crops of corn l saw growing there, the
cleanest and in best order, We're these
on land farmed by negroes for them
sclycs.-About ten thousand Of them
have been employed for the last year
in that way on about that number of
acres of land, near Vicksburg, inclu-
ding Davis Bend.
Each black man cultivates an acre Of
landw
Each black cultivates M acre ofland
Wonderful display of productive in
dustry! And then to think, that this
amazing industry is the result of the
native energy of the black man in his
regenerated state of freedom! Let US
hope Cincinnati Enquirer.
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w. j. SLATER & co.
a DIRECTORY .

COUNTY OFFICERS.
VIM. e. Murrcll, Sheriff: ID. j. Martin
and Thos. II. Finch Deputies.
Nath t'rizzcll, Coroner.
7. J.Jackson, Circuit Clerk.
Ino. G.. EnochS, County Clerk.
u. r. EstilI, Clerk and Master.
ID. Il. SLATER, Register.
Il. J. Turner. County Trustee.
Ucrndon Green, Tax Collector.
JOHN I. Slater, Ranger.
Thos, Finch, Chairman County Court.
r. NJ. Pryor and Vim. Green, Associate
Justices.
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Daniel Webster was right when he

Daniel Webster was right wnen ne
remarked Of the press Small is tho
sum required to patronize newspaper;
amply rewarded its patron--I care NOT
how humble aud unpretending the ga
zette he takes. 1t Is next to impossip'e
to fill printed sheet without putting
into it something that is worth the sub
scription price
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Irving to Revive the Dead Duck"

Thad. Stevens, on Monday made
motion in the House to suspend the
rule, in order to offer joint resolution
providing that the State Department
furnish three copies daily Of Foney's
paper. The vote stood sixty in favor
and forty-four against the motion.
There was not q quorum, and the mo-
ton was therefore, lost
This is the result of an order of Mr..
Seward, that hereafter the Chronicle
shall not he sent to the diplomatic
agents as the Official organ Of the State
Department.
Since the above was made, a few
days ago, Forrey had been besmear-
ing Mr.. Seward, with vile, Shiny abuse,
infamous and personal, charging MIR.
Seward and Mr.. johnson, among
other things, with treachorously at
tempting to place the government in
the control Of disloyal men, etc. For.
ney seeks, by interference Of Congress,
to force Mr.. Seward to send to our di-
plomatc consular agents these vile
SANDERS against himself
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BURNS himself could not have portrayed
more charmingly the simple life and love
of the cOttagcr.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-04-28

.How do you like my sfrnin = said
a poet. "Oh, Ill pardon you this a'as'
but pray don't strain again f
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MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.

MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
W. J. SLATER. r,..................,... mayor
ALDERMEN.
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2d ward--A. G. Black. w. NJ. Whitworth
3d wanl-Wm. Stewart, Peter Waldman.
4t., ward-Wmson IIaggard, w. I. Lee.
b, I'urman. Wmson Haggard.
CoDsiaLle. Cierk
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MASON IC.

MASONIC.
Cumberland Lodge, No. los, meets 81
Monday night in each month. urf
Winchester Chapter. No. ~, meets tues
day night after 81 Monday night, monthly.
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Rates Of Adreltisin0.

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Affairs in Georgetown.

BUsINEss.-Tbe morning opened with fair
prospect for average business transactions dur
ing the day, but about noon the sky was OBJ
scured by clouds and the rain began 20 fall.
causing the sudden disappearance OF trade
wagons and pedestrians from the business To-
eallties, and the business Of the afternoon was
rather dull.
custom HousE-The books show no en-
frances or clearsnces since the 18th inst
FLOUR AND GRAIN MARKET-flour-The
week closes with but little activity in the -four
market Inc demand is mainly 70 supply the
Iocai trade, and transactions are unImportant
Supers are quoted At 80; extras, 1915 20 SO p:
family, sl3 10 SIS. Grain-Of wheat we may
say there Is none Offering; in other words the
sales are not snficient for reliable quotations
Corn-For yellow and white, sass cents per
bushel.
PoRK.-There was none offered from vagonx
to-day. The sales are all from the .tocE in
hands of merchants Prices this norninx
ranged from so 10 $3.50.
THE RIVER AND CANAL.-The moderate
weather of the past week and the falling rain
to-day excite hopes OF a speeding reopening OF
navigation. The steamer Baltimore, Of the
Norfolk line, reached her wharf At the foot Of
High street day. She has been looked for
during some days past, il being reported that
she was in the river. The ice in the canal is
breaking up, and this may be of advantage TO
those interested in the resumption of Operations
on this section of the canal. IL is stated that
the repairs needed on the canal are progressing
as rapidly as possible and will be completed
in time for The regular resumption Of business
along the entire route at the opening OF the
coming spring.
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A SIAMESE DECREE.

Our Consul at Bangkok, Siam, in his dis
patches 10 the State Department, incloses a
proclamation of the King Of Siam, removing
the restrictions imposed on the expectation OF
rice and leyying a tax on cocoaaut OIL The
following extract is from the decree imposing
the tax on oil:
"The tax on cocoanut oil was first imposed
in the year of the cow, and was one hundred
cowres per tree. His Excellency Chow-Phya-
Phra- klang says those who use cocoanut oil
have been complaining tor a long time that it
was becoming too dear, until it was made
known to his Majesty, Some ditch Phra-
Chaum- klau- Chow Yu-Hua, who, in the year
of the OK, ordered a new examination OF the
trees TO be made, and reduced the tax to one
hundred cowries for three trees. 1t is estima-
ted that LESS catties and eight tumlong Were
lost to the revenue by the removal of the tax in
the year of the rat.
The charge of circulating the decree was
given TO Pra-kaao K'aruratta bawdee chow
krOm. K'oon Pc pat-ta- kawn. palat over the
left, and K'oen We Scotia, palat of the right
The decree was issued on Monday, the I2th OF
the waning moon, 9th month of the year of the
rat by Phya- Pei pit PO-kei.
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THE RECEPTIONS,
THE PRESIDENTS

The ladies of the Executive Mansion will
receive visitors every Tuesday evening from
~ to 10 o'clock, and every Friday from 1 to
3 p. m.
MEMBERS OF THE CABINET.
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs. Welles,
At home on Friday evenings, January 10 and
D, and February 2, at s o'clock.
The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Nc
Culloch receive Thursday evenings, from to
III o'clock, during the months of January and
February, and Mrs. McCulloch also on We'd
nesday mornings.
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Har-
Ian will, for the present. receive their friends
on Monday evenings. Mrs. Harlan and the
ladies Of the family will also receive on We'd
ncsday afternoons.
Mrs. Secretary Stanton will receive her
friends on Saturday evenings.
Mrs. Attorney General Speed will receive
her friends between the hours Of and O'Clock
on Wednesday afternoons.
SPEAKER COLrAx.
Speaker Colfax's receptions are on Thursday
evenings from sH till IL.
The reception of Speaker Colfax s mother and
sister, Mrs and Miss Mathews, for ladies' and
gentlemen accompanying them, are every Wed
nesday afternoon from 12 TO 3.
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COLONIZATION oFFREEpMEN

Colonel Osborn, Assistant Commissioner of
the Bureau Of Refugees, Freedmen. &c, for
the district of Florida, has submitted plan to
Major General Howard for the consideration
of the Government for colonizing freedmen in
Florida. He suggests that the United States
purchase from Florida all that portion of The
State below the 2sth degree of latitude and give
it territorial form Of government None but
freedmen to be permitted to buy or pre-empt
land, and each head of a family to have eighty
acres. BY his calculation the portion of the
State in question contains 600 townships, or
2l,6OO square miles, without including rivers,
lakes and swamps. There are 400 townships
having an area of 15,iOO square miles, or about
100000 acres, suitable for settlement and cul-
tivation, which would accommodate 1I5,OOO
families, giving to each homestead of eighty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-20

THE WESTERN Hoe TRADE-The Cincin-
natl Price Current, Of Wednesday, contains
some interesting statistics in relation to the
Western pork trade. They embrace returns of
the packing to the date and the estimates for
the present season, together with the total mum.
Der packed last season, at the places heard
from, so far, which include all the prominent
points in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois,
Missouri, and Iowa. The total number of hsgs
packed and estimated to be packed this season,
at the places included in the returns, is 1,l43,-
Price Current remarks:
This deficit is equal to over IS per cent.
There 10 nothing to lead MS to suppose that
there will be any increase or decrease at the
places yet TO hear from, TO essentially change
this ratio; and IL this will not vary, then the
whole number packed will hardly exceed
100000 There will be an increase in their
weight, however, equal to twenty per cent,
we think, which will make the crop equal to
about 100000 hogs. The final result may re-
duce the deficiency from this estimate, but II
seems to MS now pretty clearly that the crop,
in pounds, will not exceed two million hogs oi
the same average Of that OF le%-5.
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TIE VOTE ON TIE NEGRO SUFFRAGE

1t seems TO be the fate Of this District to serve
as the catspaw for political maneuverers of all
parties. While it is undoubtedly true that the
Republicans of the House are responsible for
the passage of the negro suffrage bill, an analy-
sis of the previous voting shows that the Dis
triet is mainly indebted to the Democratic wing
Of the House for the particularly objection
able form in which it passed. For party
reasons the Democratic members preferred
that II should pass in this odious shape, and
voted against the motion to recommit the
bill as desired by conservative Republicans
who proposed to engraft upon ii important
qualifications, making it much less objection
able. Thus, the Democrats, in order to make
an electioneering card for their party through
the country, showed themselves quite as heart
lessly Indifferent to the fate of the unfortunate
white people of this District as the bitterest
radicals and the singular spectacle was pre-
sented Of voorhees, & Co, and Thad Stevens
& Co. marching up arm in arm to vote against
recommitment and amendment. Our people
have abundant reason to exc.aim to these rad
ical extremes, Republican and Democratic
. A plague on both your housesr' We trust
and believe that every conservative or Demo-
cratic member who thus, for party trick, was
willing to sacrifice the interests of this entire
white community Will be held to sharp account
by his constituency.
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THE RECEPTION At SECRETARY WELLEs

The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs welIes
received their friends last evening, and ex-
tended their Inequalities to oneSof the most
select and distinguished assemblages Of the
season. The rooms were well filed, and every
face was lighted up with enjoyment.
Among the more prominent guests present
were Secretary Stanton and Mrs. Stanton:
Commodore Winslow and lady; Senior Romero,
the Mexican Minister; Speaker Colfax, mother
and sister; j. Watson Webb, Minister to Brazil;
Hon. Isaac Newton, Commissioner of Agri.
culture. and lady; Major General Banks and
Lady; Senator Foster, President Of the Senate
and lady; Commodore Radford; Senator Pom
eroy and lady; Major General Hunter; Sen.
ator McDougall and lady; Commander len.
kinsi Hon. j. X. Moorehead and ladies; John
Van Buren,; Admiral Dahlgren, and many
prominent members of Congress-
At ten O'Clock refreshmennts and choice CON-
fections were served, and in a side room a
table stood containing refreshments for the
delectation of the gentlemen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-20

~From j. Shillington, Odeon Building, we
have the following budget of good things, from
his abundantly spread counter: Harper's Nag
ANN, Atlantic Monthly, Our Young Folks, Spare
Hours, all for February. NeU York Weekly
Magazine and Erery Saturday, for January 20
Also, "The Crock Of Gold" and "The Twins
and Heart" by Martin Farquhar Upper, and
Cora Belmont" novels just published from
tne promo press OF Peterson & Bros, Phila-
delphia.
Also, from the publishers, Ticknor & Fields,
Boston, we have copies Of the Atlantic AontaIy
and Oar Young Folks, for February. 1t would
be difhcult TO say which Of these publications
Of Ticknor & Fields has the greatest popularity
In lie respective parish OF readers.
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RECEPTION AT THE WHITE HoUsr

The reception by the ladies of the White
House yesterday afternoon was largely at.
tended. Among the distinguished visitors were
Major General Hancock and lady; General
Vincent, of the War Department.; General
Salgar, the Minister Of the Republic of Column.
bia Mrs. Senator Trumbuif; the daughters OF
Senator Foot; Senator Howe, of Wisconsin;
Senator salisbury and lady; Mrs. Major Gen.
eral Augur; Judge Loring, of the United States
Court Of Claims; Hon. William Shade; Hon. f
A Pike, ano Clark Mills, the sculptor. Owing
to slight indisposition, Mrs. Slower was unable
to be present, and the guests were received most
gracefully by Mrs. Patterson. Hon. b. b
French made the presentations TO Mrs Patter.
sOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-20
xxxIxTH CONGREss-FIRsr SESSION

SATURDAY, January 20.
SRNATE.-A joint resolution extending the
time for the completion Of the Burlington and
Missouri River Railroad was passed
The bill for the appointment OF pension
agents by the President was taken up and
passed.
Mr.. Stewart gave notice that on Wednesday
next he would call up the bill for the admission
of Colorado.
Mr.. Trumbull called up the bill to enlarge
the powers of the Freedmen's Bureau
Mr.. Cowan offered an amendment RESTRICTING
the operations of the bureau to the States lately
in rebellion.
the operations of the bureau the States OF Ken :
lucky, Missouri, Delaware and Maryland
Mr.. Guthrie commended for the exemption of
Kentucky from the operations Of the bill
The Senate at As adjourned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-20

- Snow fell to the depth Of three feet q, G,
he, vies. faII ON On sunday last, which is the
rxGsn pa.n. mat place.
Orleans: Jackson and Great Nor,sarr t rs;, ne%
OF which he Is superintendent i"iir oao'
81, During the year ending May, lsss > o.o /.
vi pairs OF boots, and q, 62O, $50 pairs
were manufactured in Massachasetts isnoes'
0A grand ball Is to be held at Ro.,o =.
rinse a fund for the benefit of soldiers. W
"Edward Ketchum, the great foroar =.
now safely lodged in Sing Sing prison. Wnsr Is
he 10 learning the shoemakers trade.
~Goy. Curtin, Of Pa, and family, have "a.
turned from their trip to Havana
~The new police organization costs the
city Of Richmond SPA $50; ad vance of Ssl 650
over the old one.
81 Brigadier General Robert II. Anderson
is chief Of the police force Of Savannah.
~ Murdoch and John Brougham are acting
An Chicago.
ga French critic has been made q senator
for favorable notice Of 'sThe Life Of Cesar"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-20

6rIn is now announced that General Simon
Bolivar Buckner has quit editing and gone into
the grocery business at New Orleans.
R-The New Orleans Delta thinks it ominous
that pontoon trains have been ordered to the
Rio Grande. They were ordered from New
Orleans by direction of General Sheridan,
whose Chief of staff is now at Brownsville.
SrAn ron theatre, with hotel attached, is
being contracted at Sydney, Australia, to be
erected at the new gold field of Hoktika
~There are twenty United States war YES.
sells in the Gulf of Mexico, distributed from
Cape Florida to the Rio Grande.
SHarangues by officers at negro meetin gs
are prohibited by the Mississippi Freedmen's
Bureau.
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CONFESSED ATTEMPT TO swINp1r

The officer who attempted to swindle the
Pay Department yesterday, by presenting a
fraudulent leave Of absence, is Capt. Jas. Nc
Mutt, recently dishonorably discharged from
the 195th regiment, New York volunteers He
confessed his intention to fraudulentiy obtain
money from the Government If il Were possi-
BILE, and would have succeeded had 1t not been
for the acuteness and watchfulness of the
officers employed in the Paymaster Generals