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DHfN UuEIuiHE.
The following Is q list Of the 1oases:
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Iolh- R.A1ss0 &1tssaN
We were not able to get . perfec. list Of all
the losses and insurance. The amonnt covered
by insurance is ahout SIC. COO more.


The DownIeville (Eal.) -VesseHger Of Dece1n-
bcr I'd relates the following interesting change
In domestic copartnership: R. 8 Pitt, man
we'll known in the neishborhood Of Rowland
Fiat, and who has for several years been en-
ployed in meat market at Potosi, closed out
his business there about four months ago and
1ctt for the Eastern States in September. Ue
kindly consented TO take under bis protecting
care the wife and child Of an frtirnate friend,
in whose house he had ever received broth
er's hearty welcome, as well as brothers.
confidence. The Indy had left her fathers
home IN Michigan three years ago, n bloom
ing bride Of nineteen, and she was anxious
to visit again tho scenes OF her gir1hood, and
exhibit to the grandparents her beautiful
babc- And so, with many affecting tokens Of
true love, she babe the tather of her babo
eood-by aud reluctantly pfaced herself under
the unselflsh care OF her husbands friend
Time flies, and last week the Eastern mail
brought the fond husband md father a letter
from Broadway hotel, New York city. Pitt
writes: "Friend F.: concluded l could
love M better than yon do, and she thinks
so too, and We therefore concluded wc wonld
get married, which we did," And the pretty
young wife writes: +" Dear F.: Ihope yon
won't feel bad, but we thought It would be
just IS well for you, and better for US 10 get
married." And New York daily Of October
is, 1875, contains the announcement Of tho
marriage BY Row. D. D. Porter. OF r. g. Pitt 10
Mrs NJ NJ all of Cn4jfnrntr
, 1866-01-06
A Large Sized Sensation for 4 Small 1lli-
Yols Town-A 100000 Cotton Ssvin-

Correspondence Cincinnati CommerciAl1 I,
Ineyer knew Paris Gil. without sensation.
It VIII have It. Can't do without 1t. It has
one nova big one It L. o long story but
as it Is not lacking in interest. Win ten i:
During the wafr q Col James 7. R. Allen,
known as 'Pete Johnson and "Powder Horl
No. ." vas sent here from rebeldom to drill
the Copperheads Of Big Greek md Castle Fin
for reefstnncc to the drait; Allen processes
10 be, and perhaps Is, OF a family Of Louisi.
ana who were immensely wealthy before the
war. He commanded regiment Of rebels;
was captured, aud on his wny to Camp Doug
las made his escape to Kentucky, from whence
he Was Gent to this county to foment the great
uprising which was to have simultaneously re.
leased the prisoners. at chicaso. and
q number Of .dl5tssbanecs il this
county, and had bis dog-tenncl militia shown
as much personal courage as be did himself,
would hare made serious trouble. After the
war he reconstructed himself with dose Of
the amnesty oath, went on to Washington;
and, through the Influence Of Judge Walker,
to1mcr Reading Clerk Of the House OF Repre-,
sentatIves, obtained Special pardon from
President johnson. Walker knew Aliens peo.
pie, and had implicit confidence in him. Ali
this by Way Of prelude. Walker was Inter:
es!ed with Judge Hn9hes, Of Indiana, and
Others, In cotton specnlations. Grateful fo1
the Interest manifested In procuring hI4 par
don, Allen told the Judga be would put him
up toa good thing in the cotton line lie
knew, certain Robinson, Of Rohinson'S .
, 1866-01-06
An Ex-Countr- Judge Decamps from
Burlington, Iowa, with 100000 to
1000 Rorroyxe ed Money.

=. fFrou, the Burlington Hswk~Eyc, Ath.]
The sudden and mysterious disappearance
of hitherto prominent citizen of Burlington
WIS alluded to In our Issue Of yesterday, but
the reports concerning the event were so con-
fused and contradictory that we preferred
waiting until more reliable information could
be obtained, before publishing the uan,e OF:
the Individual. we have since ascerta1ned
ill that il known about 1t, and giEe our read,
crs the facts, u follows: -
The late County Judge Of. this county, Il.
c. Ohrt, left for parts unknown On Or about
Thursday last, having in his possession funds
belnu9lng to . number Of his German fellow
citizens, the amount not known, but sup
posed to. boz from. twenty TO- thirty thousand
dollars
For some time previous to lis final disap-.
pearance, be was reported to be very sick and
confined to his bed; and his most intimate A.,
Eociates were denied admittauce to hia rnom-
A few days after this, however, he was upon
the street lookIpsas we'll aa uaual, aud some
Of his friends having expressed surprise at
his sudden recovery, he. explained that he
was out Of his head or temporarily Insane,
lust, the day of his departure, he was again
reported sick, but suspicion was not aroused
until Sunday, when inquiry being made at bis
residence, bis wife reported that he bad gone
to Illinois on business. and being taken sick
had not been able to return This report, IN
CuNucltluA Will A+5 pASF4VtAo SA-aA-a0 a4-s
other, Unusual circumstances, confirmed the
suspicion that be had absconded. On Monday
when the new Count Judge went to take pos
session Of the office, the vault was found locked
and no key could be obtained. Mrs Ohrt not
knowing It's :. whereabouts. The lock was
forced and the County Records found in
almost fnc1tticab!e- confusion, mo attention
having been paid TO them apparently for
months. ar. OhEt has alwaya retained tho
confidence Of his German felloW-citlzens up to
the time Of his disappearance, and they had
fntrustcd him with their money to Il cpn5ld-
ernbie extent, Many Of them win feel the
loss Of their savings deeply.
l. It Is reported that Mr.. 0trt has been drink.
ipg hard: and has been Threatened several
times with the delirium trcmens- Also, that
his domestic Eelatlons were Lone Of the plea
santest.
From the foregoing, We inlez that the fear O
exposure, respecting tho manner In which ht
has discharged bis public duties, added to Q
knowledge Of his Inability to meet the de-
Mands Of his creditors, and these fears inten
| sified by excessive drinking, have caused hin
! to. make this dishonorahle exit from public
| life.
, 1866-01-06
EXTENSION of TIE ILLINOIS AND
M1CF{Nfs CANAL.

. There is no project more deserving the at
tertion Of the merchants aod capitalists Of
Chicago than tue proposed extension Of the
Illinois and Michigan Caun1 from LaSalle to
the Mississippi river opposite Davenport. It
Is we'll Known 10 our readers that the mil
roads leading from this city 10 Town are une-
quail to the task Of carrying more than mere
hnct1on Of the products OF that State; and
unless water communication is established tho
I vast irnde Of Iowa will hsve TO seek other
channels. So iar rs Iowa is concerned, the
Illinois and Michigan Canal Is at present
dc@d letter; for it Is simply impossible 10 ship
produce from that State to Chicngo by the
s rams horn route - Of the Illinois riycr. =
Tic distance from LaSalle TO Davenport Is
cnly abont seventy miles, and the route is one
which Will prove quito advantageous to the
construction Of q canal The citizens Of Da-
veppor are now cneaGed in making survey
and VIC may expect full information concern.
ing Il et an early day.
But apart from the advantage which the
construction of such a canal would be to Chi.
:, caEo, and to the producers OF Iowa, 1t would
prove inyalunblc to the farmers OF Wcstetr
Illinois, who are now oppressed ty the c1sor.
tionntc rites OF freight which they have to
4 rey to the railroad corporations. Produce
could be shipped TO Chicago by water at less
than one-han the rates charged by the rail
4 reads, and healthy competition would be
| Eept up which could not fail to prove satts
fnctory to all concerned.
| The State Of Iowa Is yet In its infancy
Only n very small f1nctIon Of It's soil is undel
cultivation but Its resources are being mp
1: fllv 1erc1oped Ten venrs hence II wifi r,ro
, 1866-01-06
Wolf Hunt in Linn County. 1oxvn.
Frou The Alal7on Register, 3d.l

Last Saturday was tho time appointed for!
the rrand vol hunt In this county. Welearn,
from those present that the South, East ind;
North lines came in III splendid order-a large
number ln each line. The West line fafel tol
come 10 lime, and the half dozen wolves
which had been driven in By tho other lines
lad as flnc IN opportunity TO escape as ever
twolf could wskh-"'', Several Of the fastest,
horses In the county were on the ground, and
when Tie wolves made tor the opening on the
W'est, they were given fair opportunity to'
lest their speed with the" pests or the prai-
1ies.''. Nearc sorry 10 say thai the horses
tic race Everything considered, the hun" y, ,
was c1nlneutly satisfactory to tho wolves, and
The hunters sc understand arc moro than cvrr
conyiuced that "dlstancs lends enchaotmcat
70 sheTIe~." 80 i
, 1866-01-06
Fire 4t Titnsytsle, Fn.-Lo.a $50 600.
1V1om the TllusEiIIe Herald. jim. 2d.l

Yesterday morning fire broke out In tue
rear basement Of Smiths Hotel, On Spring
street. In few minutes the building was
one vast ehect of fame. The flFeenginc WIS
bose Connected with the Titusyillc mill race IN
the rear of the Atlantic Hotel. The propy1--
tors Of the adjoining stores Immediately COM
menccd removing their goods and fixtures
into the street. The flames soon reached the
adjoining buildings, VIZ, Haztzell's stables on
the east, and Stow md Dsnn-
sop,s bakery on the west Tho
scene now was exciting in the extreme. Capt
Tracy, Of the Atlantic Hotel, suspended
blankets al1 over the roof and in front Of bis
building, while the borders handed up pails
of water TO keep them wet. A large number
Of tdle1s helped themselves to the cigars md
liquors deposited in the street, bat the fire.
men worked nobly. The fire was finally ey-
tiuguishcd after 1t had reached Il. L. Hersh-
bnfr's building.
, 1866-01-06

'E The Radicals advocate fair play and
equal rights. They demand that the laws
shall apply IN the seeded States to loyal
blacks and disloyal whites without partiality
or determination. They ask no exemptions
in bel,alf OF the loyal four millions, and they
oppose comforting special privileges and
monopolies Of political rights On the disloyal
1--WE millions. Hence, they demand the re-
neal OF all the unjust and cruel black codes
which President Juhnson's fors3aonal Legis-
1aturcs and Conventions have been passing,
The Radicals ask Tor nothing tint is not
right, and they will ncrcr accept what Il
, 1866-01-06
j uoxee, nlystc1dously cha1kcd Is - n3aEA

How TIE NosEr GoEs.-Mr. Cummings
Il. Tucker, of New York, Is paid forty 1hon-;
sand dollars year for experimenting " ahe
new County Court Houae in that city. Inc
j'oa says that when II read the announce
ucnt, It imagined that Mr.. Tucker had under
taken to furnish all the materials IS well IS
his oRn services.
, 1866-01-06

WAsuIsaToS. D. C., Dec e, 1885,
Francis George Shaw. Esq. President N. F. r. i,
No. &C John street, New York.
M DEAR S1R: hare obtafned rom Gen. low
srd table, hereto appended, showing the precise
number OF freed. people, neu, women and children,
dependent upou the Government for food, and his
estimate Of the numbers likely to become depend
t1t during the II inter.
It1s probable that the proper beuedeIasies OF
the commission wall nunber tuo OF thsea times
~ many az nEo reported for ro.ions-large numbers
netft!ag some assistance, although not entirely de-
pendent.
there is no longer any question that all that cau
te collected will be peeded, to preyanr extreme
uyon Which lhe destiny Of tie rnce ia 10 tnsn.
Very respectfully,
]. 4. SH1puHHp. Secnatarv.
, 1866-01-06

By a despatch to be found in another
column, we learn that the Mississippi q Mis-
soun Railroad Company hare reduced their
rates Of freight On grim 10c per 100 ths.
This is good example 10 our Illinois rail"
road corporations, We trust II will not be
lost On them.
, 1866-01-06

fu| approbntion and gratitude for tAeis strenuous
eftfte 10 project srd Ena1ntatn Hoerty and upnoi-
can Roveipment throughout 'as> country. 10 de&A
the schemes Of rebels, traitors .end their supPckt
rnle Of tiaitorus 2rt.tocracJ, which would DO
disgrace aud ruin (. Tits country. =
, 1866-01-06

we had occasion last winter to call atten-
lion to the expenditure Of our General AS,
serntly, under the head OF "ststloners on'
ve think they could take lesson IN TINS ul'
rcct,on from the Board Of Supervisors OF Eric
couuty. New York. Among the bills audited
1,y tlat body are the following curious items !:
, 1866-01-06
THE STATE CENSUS.

4k4S4 SAAA SkSNSOS<
In an item On the State census the other
day. VIC got The figures rathcr too large. Tho
nc.ua1 population Of Illinois in 1866 YVES two
md quarter millions. Here Is the progress
made:
illinois in population. COG
ll11Eoat IN 1Sao- vs. -...--+.--.....s.,4J9,VH
lnCeaee.-.+ --.-.--..-. ---.---.--...- oaS,NU
What State can show such progress during
the Wat! Between April, 1861, and April,
ls63, this State put the enormous number Of
a56, 600 men IN the field 10 help crush The IT,
bellion, snd Of these 191 900 were for three
years. Illinois Is the fourth State in the
Union IN point ofpopulation, and VIC wcstronEiJ
believe that she viii be the third At The next
census. Ohio is just little shead Of Us, but
VIC sre catching up with her rapidly. Chicago
will surpass Cincinnati in 1870, If The ex-
pe1imce OF the past fifteen years furnishes
any basis for IN estimate. Cincinnati Is bnt
very little In advance OF Chicago now, and
every month closes the gap. II not the En-.
pIre State OF the Union, Illinois will At least
he The Empire State and Chicago the En-
pitc City of the Great West.
, 1866-01-06

Kev1ew the history Of 60 yearT. Hall tsn!u!Y
since iha eecord war with Great Bt1tnin closea.
Leaving II well provided with mills and fnrnsSes.
iii actively cncf2ed. Money was, abundant. nn1s
IN demand. wneca high and he public seos n,sla r.
TEN, nd 1t once ii 1,as changed. Ai1ls and fn.n
aces stopped; labor went q 'begeing md p0ot
houses we're flled. Fsrd declined ip price tnohe!
ecsrrn ard interest high. Tho very taea e9t @
On mortgages; ard tho poor were ruined usa.:
Jackson afEed: "Whc1o has the AmetleanM q farmer;
amsRkat ioehis surp1ue psodueeT And % "as
, 1866-01-06

uerc the market was Irregular. 9ale4 OF caah
gold nr1e nadp pa he Stock E1thanze at l4aA0
, 1866-01-06

Instead Of plotting Instructions, the col
cred people made ready for peacefal fcstlr-
tiles, and when their traditional holiilny came
round, were aiaung the happiest oftho happy
nal, and 4 wonderful }oyfnlness the Internal
characteristics. At the Campbell Hospital,
at the head OF Screnth street, some generous
ladies laid plates for seven hundred, young
and old, aud Sojourner Truth declared It vas
de most happ!cst Christmas OF all de eighty
Chris'mases" Ehehad seen. General Howard
was present, and made m excellent address.
CHlcAGn.
, 1866-01-06
FROM ITALY,

Election Of Speaker Of the Chamber OF
Deputie.-Trlnrnpl, OF tho 11inf<tr{-,
Marriage Of Prince Ifunbcrt Likely
TO Fail-Meyerheer's Great Opera
<sTbe AfrIcnn.'-Adcllnn Patt1-CrIn1-
Snnl Statistics, dc. Z
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-11
COERAD LHHAH.

MUKOEE ~ PocAzoSIAs CoUSTr.-
We are informed by Ie:ts: from Bel.
ingtoa, Barbour county, that DE-. P P.
Williams, OF thz: place, Vas recently
murdered On top Of Drop Mountain,
Poeahoatas county, by The hsIIIsh
reb=ls, or correspondent says, ..IiT.
ing On top OF thai mountain Dr.. WI.
uzrns Ezs a native Of Bath county, Viz.
gina; and married q half sister OF Pau
Mcneil, wealthy rsbzI Of Pooahontas
cooaty, within % miles OF whom Dr.
Williams family resided De had -
emily iCcatsd AZ Belington TO practice
medicine, and len tbere on the "a uli.
70 bEing his family; and WAS coEardly
sSsesSlnAle5, fo= the reason, It Is sup
posed, tina: he advocated sentiments OF
loyalty 10 the country. DE-. Williams
TEs aSood physician, whose loss is sad
II dePiored by his friends in Barbour
county.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-11
A soplp,,nratFree Trade.

Fr9r1 ~ PtEadelph5z -So-lh AucTioGa-
A reduction or the burdens OF TAXA
I ton IS spoken OF by the Presidents
message, the report OF the Secretary Of
the Treasury. the report ofthe Commits
siOnsr Of Internal Revenue, and will.
doubtless, be referred to by the report
OF the new Revenue Commissioner, Mr..
Wells. II seems TO be regarded by all
the members of the Administrator as
a settled thing that our national taxa
ton IS 10 be reduced, because the pro
duct IS a. present so great as TO warrant
are oppressive upon the people. We
must, however, say that the tone in
/ which this subjec: IS treated by the pub
lie fUnctionaTies is not SUCH as to merit
or to meet with entire public approba-
tion-nrst, on account OF its being some
what slightly dealt with; and second,
from the extraordinary position as
customs, duties and internal taxes
should be egualizsd. To judge from
what We read in Mr.. 3cCuIloch's re-
port, bs Is more impressed with the
need OF lower duties on foreign imports
than the necessity OF relieving the sui.
l fsElDg industry Of the country from the
1 present oaerous taxes, and he mixes up
Z his references 10 the tariff in a curious
sort OF way with the blighted state OF
many branches Of manufactures, as
though he believed that the latter re-
suited from the protective duties.
As we have observed the same OBJ
! lIqu!ty OF argument in some Of the free
I trade organs Of New York. we infer
that instead OF proposing 10 relieve the
/ country Of a portion OF the heavy in
I ternal taIes, the whole free trade school
E Of politicians now intend to use the
! general c!amor against the taxes as q
I means OF obtaining lower duties. In
plain words, the position assumed by
the government is,sthat unless we are
prepared 20 have a low scale of duties
on imported goods, We are not to hone
for lowering of internal taxation. II
man complains that, under the exist
ing inquisiIorial internal revenue sys-
tenn, his spoons are counted, his watch,
piano, income, furniture, etc, rated
and taxed, he is told in this report that
We must lower the duties on foreign
imports in the same ratio that we low
eF his taxes
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-11


Nh GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, Of
New York, gentleman OF ripe schol-
srship and culture, an author, lecturer,
and at present political editor Of Ra--
PeT's Weekly, Is spoken of in connection
with the New York United States SEN
a;orship, and in competition with Mr..
Greeley and Senator Harris. Il appears
70 be generally thought that Mr.. Gree
ley's last manifesto about uni
versal amnesty and impartial suf-
frsgs" has damaged his Senate
rial prospects. Some of those who
were his warm friends before, have
since grown luke-warm, fearing that
Mr.. Greeley is too much welded TO i'm
practicable theories 70 be either useful
OF safe where serious business IegisIa-
lion IS needed. One Recommendation
Ar. Greeley uugueztionably has-his
enur4unssldsh honesty, and sympathy
with the spirit Of human elevation and
progression that deviSes literally for
al races and classes Of men. Had ne
been les honest and mora discreet, he
perhaps would have LEFT his last say in
the Tribune, before going West, unsaid;
hut than he would not have been
Horace Greeley. The Missouri
Dsn0zd, thinks be now holds
2 Proudsr position as the indepen-
dent, and honoEed editor Of a leading
paper than he could ever hold as Sem
atOr; from which weinfer the Dsnoera,
prefers Mr. G. where he is: and from
what follows, that it prefers Mr. Curtis
for the senate:
Mr.. Curtis. possesses in a rare de-
gree the powers which 1T man for
usefulness in The senate. He would
soon become a leader OF opinion-ons
of the tormost men of the nation. As
pure and honest as Mr.. Greeley, he has
more practical wisdom. New York
has no other man in public life whose
abilities aud character 50 well fit him
for the Senate"
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been made up about as complete as il
was given, from our own returns re-
ceived ~ this once directly from the
several countless but we preferred, in
publishing Il for future reference, 10
await TIE Official returns and make il
Absolutely correct Il the TfE.zs had
sent a reporter TO the State House to
collate the returns, We presume every
facility would have been Afforded him;
and the returns might have been pub
hshed in The TIgiss As early Is, OF eyen
earlier than, in the ISEEIsESCER II
the Tines did this and was refused The
privilege or copying The returns, then
il has reason 70 complain. Otherwise
Ne fan 70 Sc The ground q is diszztis-
faction. OF course The Tines, OF o:her
papers IN the interior, could no,
conveniently send . reporter 10
The capital Eo- this p1rposs; and
therefore vs In0ossRily supposed ;aa.
IN oolEaGng and Publishing the elabor-
ate tables % -e.arus and lists Of oRcz-s
elected, We we're really ob!I=fng our
readers and exchanges in other parts OF
The State, and did no; dream OF giving
them odence By giving tasm this iufo--
nation.
fit Is unpleasant for the TTzss. in lis
intervals Of metropolitan conscious
ness, 70 copy from ths LSTEuLSEScER,
Hs ehszTfuIly give leave to make use
without credit OF anything that may
aPPs% IN ou- columns We only aim
10 b ussiul 10 the p1bIic- When our
friend has been IN The newspaper bust
ness long enough TO realize that Success
in It depends on private enterprise and
industry We hope 70 Dc able 20 copy
from Eis columns matters valuable and
interesting 10 or readers. and to Go II
in a considsEaIe and not uugensrous
spirit
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Another Ronntr RuI.

The announcement that Sir. Schenck.
OF Ohio, introduced bill for the equal
( iLation of DOunties into the House Of
Representatives WAS made in the re-
port Of the proceedings of that body on
Monday. This bill, which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs, provides for the allow
ance to every soldier, sailor, or marine,
who has been or shall hereafter be hon
oTably discharged from the service, a
bounty Of IS 80 month, or 500 a year
for all the time during which he served
between April IL, 1851, and April le,
| 1853. II he has been discharged on ac-
count OF wounds, the bounty is to De
paid for his entire term of enlistment.
II he has died, then the payment is to
made to his widow, If she has not re-
married, or, if there be no widow. to
his children under 10 years of age.
From this bounty, however, deductions
are TO be made for all bounties paid or
! payable under existing laws of the
United States, or by any State,
city, county, town, or other municipal
organization; aud in the cases of sail
ors and marines, or all prize money or
other bounty paid or payable. Bounties
under this bill are not to be paid to sub
s6utes, or rebel prisoners who enlisted
IN the Union armies, or persons who
were discharged at their own request.
unless such discharge Was obtained with
view 10 re-enlistment or promotion, or
transfer to another branch OF the ser
vice, and the person actually re-enlist-
ed WAS promoted or transferred avcor-
dinghy and no bounty shall be paid
where discharges were obtained on ma
rents or gardians' applications, or on
the ground of minority Transfer OF
interest in this bounty is made unlaw-
full. The Extra Bounty Law of Con-
gress is by this repealed, but applica-
tons for bounty made under that law
will be considered as fled under this
act, and will be used Hereunder for
the beneht of the applicants. This bill,
introduced by Mr.. Schenck, which is
evidently intended TO supersede the Ex-
ira Bounty law of the last session, is
now in the hands Of the Military Com
| mittee of the House.