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TT CALLAHAN eS Co., have their steam Cot
ton Gin under full headway. They have turn
ed out about fifty bales of Cotton since they
commenced Operations. Their Gins work
finely and turn out cotton second to none.
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tB- Elias c. Boudinot, Esq. andJ. W. Wash
burn, came in on the stage Sunday morning
direct from Washington. We are pleased to
know that Maj. Boudinot contemplates set
tling among us.
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ceived Now is the time to make up clubs for
January. Our lady readers will find it well
worth the price Of subscription-s2,5O per
year. T. S. Arthur, Philadelphia.
cY- What has become Of the Lady's Book
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School N Office.

T,IIE undersigned have opened q School ;
male and female; in the METlO-
DIST CHURCH, Of this place, and will con-
tinuing for a term Of forty consecutive weeks,
at the following rates. payable monthly.
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Strange but True.

Every young lady and gentleman in the
United States can hear something very much
to their advantage by return mail free of
CHARGE by addressing the Undersigned
Those having fears of being humbugged will
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will please address their Obedient servant
THOS. +. CHAPMAN,
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tY- Maj. GeR. Ord, Col. Page, Alex. Nc
Donald. and Gen. Williamson and family were
passengers Down, on the Van Buren for Little
Rock
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~ We are indebted to Pat Morrison, with
Scott Lawson & Co., Little Rock for files Of
Memphis papers.
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a. We would direct the especial attention

,x- We would direct the especial attention
!, Cotton growers to the proposition offered
T. COLLINS & LANIGAN, Ft. Smith. They are
..rtlemen Of undoubted integrity, and will
!, ,,ictly fulfill any contract they may make.
see their advertisement to" cotton planters"
h our paper.
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Marriage and Celibacy, an Essay Of
warning and instruction for Young Men.
Also. Diseases and Abuses which PROSTATE the
vital powers, with sure means of relief. Sent
free of charge in sealed letter envelopes. Ad-
dress, DIR. j. SKILTIN HoUGnToN, Howard
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sS- Hon. j. VI. TEBBErrs. and W. POLLARD
cf Fayetteville. arrived in our city during the
Neek.
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The Parallel.

In Monarchal Prussia, the war being
over, the King has. issued his proclama-
tion declaring general amnesty and par
don, with restoration of all forfeited
rights, to all subjects who had committed
treason against his government during
the war. a 5@
In Republican q America, the rebel
lion being over, and all concerned in it
having quietly submitted to the authori-
ty of the United States, the dominant
party refuses to grant amnesty, and quar-
rels with the President for Issuing indi-
vidual pardors. 1t evinees determine
tion to forever exclude the late rebels
from the enjoyment of their constitution
al rights, and to coniscate and appropri-
ate the private property of individuals
who participated in rebellion.
If christian charity is the standard Of
national civilization, which is in the van
Prussia er America? s
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The Fenians.


The Morning Express says: There was
considerable excitement at the headquar-
ters of Stephens from an early hour this
morning, caused by numbers of persons
calling to learn intelligence respecting
movements Of the CO. T. D. The opin-
ion appears to be fast gaining ground that
several Irish merchants-in this city have
warmly espoused the cause, and will place
vessels at the disposal of Stephens ad u
kbitums. That he will take advantage of
their kindness is more than probable, but
not to any extent,as no reliance is placed
in using force with naval expedition
A landing is only necessary and then the
future fate Of ireland will be decided by
strength in the field tt is barely possi-
BILE that the Atlantic Gable may suddenly
cease to speak in short time en this
side, but whether It will be ;eut,or cap
tured is a question which must be in
allegiance for the present. COL Condor
and Capt Ammen have been successful
in their western tour, having organized
eighteen circles alone in Wisconsin,
Tennessee and Michigan are also decid-
ing in very practical manner in favor
of James Stephens. Colonel Thos. E..
Bourke and Capt. j. P. Condor are to
leave New York on Monday on an organ
izing trip to some part Of the continent.
mo definite place for their operations has
been fixed upon. Several other officers
are about to leave, perhaps on the same
day, in an equally mysterious manner.
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Night work.

Many Of the most brutal murders and
fgreatest crimes perpetrated in the city Of
New York ARE committed by persons un-
der twenty-five years of ago. This shows
very early corruption of morals, and as
an eminent jurist once said, is, easily
traceable to the habit of being from home
after dark. Lord SALISBURY stated from
the bench that in nearly all the cases of
great crimes, which came before him, the
evidence showed that the moral character
became vitiated' between the ages of eight
and sixteen. These two terrible facts put
together should make every city parent,
especially, tremble; and if it should lead
to the adoption of the following sugges-
tions, it will save many a.heart from go
ing down in sorrow to the grave, from an
;embittered old age:
Do not allow your children to form the
habit of going home to spend the night
with their companions-no, not once in
year. > q
Keep them out of the street after sun
down, unless you are with them.
!, Do all that is possible to have loving
cheerful and happy freside, as means Of
winning them from the street. Much
can be done in this direction by provid-
ing amusements, and having the children
occupied in something which is interest
ing, profitable or new. H
Keep the birthdays; let them be the
occasions Of harmless festivities; arrange
that all the holidays, too, shall be OBJ
served,,appropriately. Little parties Civ.
en- now and then to those of their. owl
age, are source Of much delight t.
children, and they may be SO conducted
as to be of great benefit morally, socially
and physically.
Let the father and mother remembe
that the exhibition before their children
of loving, affectionate and quiet deport
ment toward one another in the home cir
Gle, is a powerful bond of unionin fam
lily; the very sight Of it wakes up affec
tionate sympathies in the hearts of chill
dren, and cherishes the same delightful
feelings in themselves; and soon th
house becomes home Of love and quie
delight. Within a half mile of us
there are quite number of families o
this sort--sone of them among the veal
thiest in the city; but it is singular to OBJ
serve that in almost every case il is il
consequence of the mothers all-peryad
ing influence; mothers who are quiet
gentle, lady like; but firm in the right al
ways Many homes are made distastefu
to children by incessant restrictions an
criticisms; by innumerable rules and reg
ulatiens. A household is better regula
ted by an afectionate pliancy than by al
infexible rigidity; yielding in non essen
tials, but firm as rock in all question
Of right and wrong. The night worl
from eight to sixteen determines the life
; character of millions.-HdWs Journal o
Health ~ -ty g 4...fr.
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The MEXICAN mission.

1t is certain that the mission of Minis
fer Campbell and Gen. Sherman to Mex
leo is not for buncombe. 1t means work.
If on the arrival Of the Susquehanna at
Vera Cruz, or any, other Mexican port, it
is ascertained that neither Macmillan or
the French have left, and evidence is af-
forded that they do not intend to SO with
ont unnecessary delay, there is reason to
believe the President will recommend to
Congress most vigorous measures to ex-
Ipedite their exit. The state of affairs on
their arrival, if not the preliminary ac-
tion of the mission, will probably be as
certained by the. Government in time for
the President to incorporate his definite
and decided Mexican policy in his forth
coming message. ea
The recent letters from Mexico throw
ing discredit upon the information given
TO the public through the Mexican Min
lister, to the effect that the visit of the
Emperor to 0riziba was in pursuance of
his intention to embark for Europe, are
believed here to have been written in the
interest of the Imperialists. The belief
is entertained that Louis Napoleon de-
sires Maximilian TO remain for reasons
which none can explain better than him
self. -.
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The Cause Of the Democratic De-
feat I'm New York.

The New York World thus explains
the cause of the Democratic defeat IN
New York. Itsays:
s.The metropolis has cast magnificent
vote for John T. Hoffman, the candidate
of its choice. New York City giving him
the unequaled majority of $4,000, and
Kings County, $500. But in the inte-
.ior cities and towns, wherever the Irish
population is numerous, and where the
Radical Misrepresentation have not been
met andexposed as they have been here,
the Democratic vote has fallen of, and
the Radical vote has proportionately in
creased But for the Fenian vote John
7. Hoffman would have been elected by
a tremendous majority. When the Rump
Congress meets in December which at its
last session, with two-thirds majority,
refused to alter the present neutrality
laws, our irish fellow citizens will dis
cover whether the Radical pledges made
to them in this canvass will be redeem
ed
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The Negro Branch of the Radical
Party. se


The Boston correspondent of the New
York World writes:
'ssThei negro element in this city, en-
lcouraged at the election of one of their
number to the Legislature, are, figuring
for an Alderman. Councilman and a
School Committeeman from Ward Six at
the next municipal election. As matters
stand at present, the African politicians
have the inside track. The Radical ward
committee are becoming alarmed at the
impudent demands of their black breth-
rem.
"Gen. Butler ran behind his ticket in
almost every tswn in his district. His
majority. however is very large"
os The next Massachusetts Legislature
will be.a speckled afair-a mixture OF
whites and negroes, after the fashion Of
South Americans.
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a
THE MATERIALS OF PHoToGRAPHY.- =
A single firm in London consumes, en- an
average, the whites of two thousand eggs
daily in the manufacture of albumenized
paper for photograph printing, amount
ing TO six hundred thousand annually
As it may be fairly assumed that this is
but tenth of the total amount consum-
ed in this country. we obtain an average
of six millions of inchoate fowls sacri-
feed annuallyrin this new worship of the
sun in the United Kingdom alone. When
to this is added the far larger consump-
ton of Europe and America, which we do
not attempt to put in figures, the imagi.
nation is startled by the enormous total
inevitable presented for its realization.
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Divorce Notice. 3

M ARIA GRosENBAcHER, of the city of
IM Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny,
in the State of Pennsylvania, is notified tina.
Stephen Grosenbacher did, ,on the 18th day
November. A. D., 1865, file his petition in the
Office of the Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas, within and for the county of Monroe
and State of Ohio, charging. the said Maria
Grosenbacher with willful absence for more
than three years, asking that he may be di-
vorced from the said Maria Gr0senbacher,
which petition will be for hearing at the
spring term of said Court in the year A. D.
1867. Dated at Wosdsfeld. this Goth day of
November, 1860. -
.oss'0 s4Sa AMOS &isPRIGGS.
sYy5o rs a83 Atty's for plaintiff.
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The Telegraph in its Early Days.
as5 Story of a Congressman.

A good story is related of Congress
man who, in It's early days, refused.to be-
lieve in the telegraph, and expressed his
incredulity, even after the Ane from Bal
timore to Washington had been many
days in successful operation, A certain
friend Of this honorable gentleman hap
pened to have little joke upon him.
Walking late one fine moonlight night in
the Capitol grounds, the doctor caught a
glimpse of his distinguished friend in
company with lady very much prettier
than his wife, Lest the jealousy of the
latter should be excited, the pair hastily
separated to avoid observation, and COM
ling over to the doctor, the Congressman
with communicativenes entirely uncall-
ed for, assured his friends that he had
wandered up the grounds "to get some
grass to feed his rabbits" The doctor
consented to keep his joke to himself,
with no restriction of his own enjoyment
of it. Nowwhen this same Congressman
one day entered the Baltimore telegraph
Office to demand an experimental proof,
and they told him to name whom he
would call in Washington, it happened
that he named the doctor aforesaid. In
very few minutes he was surprised to
get word from the doctor, of some COM
monpIace import. He still suspected a
forged message, and ordered that the fact
be communicated to the doctor. There
sponse was prompt: ~ want little grass
for my rabbits The operator was con-
founded. The incredulous honorable
looked at the message. With a blush he
tore it up exclaiming: "The thing works,
for that is Doc. or the devil"
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Sheriff Sale.
Nicholas Ritz & wife
- ess1 against s gfiai yEsvs bas
Frederic Mittendorf and Others eTs

By virtue of an order of sale in partition
to me directed from the Court Of Common
Peas of Monroe county, Ohio will offer for
sale, at the door of the Court House in
Woodsfeld, between the hours of 20 o'clock
A. N, and o'clock P. NJ, on
Saturday, the 22d dag of December, 1866,
the following real estate situate in Monroe
County, Ohio, to wit: The southeast quarter
OF the northeast quarter, and the northeast
quarter oflthe southeast quarter of section
thirty-one township two and range three, con-
tanning in all eighty acres more or less; sub
ject to the widows dover as follows: Com
mencing at the northeasteerner of the north
east quarter of the southeast quarter of see
tion number thirty-one of township two Of
range three; thence west to the 0possum
Creek road; thence south along said road if
ty-four rods; thence to the east line of the
above described lot; thence north to the place
of beginning, containing twentysacres more or
less. s4asstd sd
IS JOSEPH MYERS,
novl3w5. ID $50 Sheriff M. G.. o,
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Letter From Col. Lynch.
The following letter, written by the
condemned Fenian prisoner, Lynch, is
published in the Leader newspaper:
MILITARY PRISON.
!. ToRoNTo, Nov. 9, 1861

TORONTO, Nov. y, 1866.
TO the Editor of the Leader: You
would much oblige the undersigned by
correcting false statement made IN your
issue of the 7th inst, in an article headed
"Fenians," with reference to myself and
family. The undersigned is the son Of
the late Thomas Lynch, of Headford,
county of Galway. My father never was
in the British army, but private coun-
try gentleman, and a younger branch of
the Lynches of Bolleyamen Castle, coun-
ty Mays, my uncle, the late Captain Pc
ter Lynch, of Bolleyamen, being the first
Catholic high sheriff of Mays county, by
the emancipation act. My mother was
neither English or Protestant, ut,thank
God, Catholic and Irish. | have no broth
er in the British service,and but one now
living for the last twenty years in Mil
waukee, Wisconsin,. So that instead ol
my father and mother being adherents ol
the Church of England, which haVeno
doubt would be of much service to me
at the late trial, l have. the honor to be-
long to one of the oldest Catholic fami-
lies in the west of ireland, and one o.
the twelve tribes of the ancient city o.
Galway. Respectfully, @
ROBERT BLoss LYNCH.
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n@In Ohio, the Democrats polled
2l3, COG votes at the late election. And
these are represented by THREE members
Of Congress. The vote Of the Radicals
Is 256, ,3O2, and will have sixteen voices
in the next Congress. Was ever gorry-
Wandering SO illustrated before?-Aari-
eta Tines. 4'o" = s. - VI
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The Herald's Washington says; at il
said thAt Hon. John A. Bingham, who j.
preparing articles of Impeachment agains
Mr.. johnson, will charge him with aiding
and abetting the assassi nation of Mr. Lin
coln.'' 81 o'iH ~
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rA-A Radical editor fears that the
n election Of one more blackguard to Con
.bgress, in the person Of Merrissey, the
bruiser, may corrupt that body. And
isn't be equally afraid that the next con-
llsignmen. Of sinners will corrupt help /
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THE GREEK CHURcH AND THE Poi

THE GREEK CHURCH AND THE PoPE
"A report has been set aAoat that the
Greek Christians of Turkey intend to
submit themselves to the Pope, who will
allow the priests to marry, make some
concession about giving the cup to the
laity, and leave yestments and ritual as
nearly unchanged as possible. Their
faith may possibly hang very loosely on
the Greeks, though that is not confirmed
by their history and the Papacy,o course,
would be delighted; but We do not see
what it has to offer. The Greek Church
in Turkey need not look to Russia unless
they like; the West will help them or re-
fuse help without much reference to
creed, and this is not the precise moment
to cultivate the good feeling Of Austria.
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At the recent colored Convention in
Albany, Mrs. Susan. B. Anthony asked
to be admitted as member, whereupop
Mr.. Peyton Harris, Of Buffalo, arose and
made the following very sensible remarks;
'sNoy, gentlemen, you are all aware
that hab great affection for the ladies
both black and white, batswe must not
do anything here to disgrace our precee-
dings, which am of the opinion we shall
do if We admit any white trash into this
meeting. - Great enthusiasm
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Master Commissioners Sale

John Henderson, Jr., EEx +, plaintiff,
.ti3is9 against 10
Trustees of Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, defendants. .esgoH
DY virtue of a mandate to me directed from
l.ta the Court of Common Pleas Of the coun-
ty of Monroe, in the State of Ohio. lwil Of
fer for sale at public auction, at the front
door of the Court House in Weodsfeld in
said county, between the hours Of ten o'clock
a. m. and a O'clock p. M, on
Saturday, the 22d dag Of Decemberr 1866,
the following real estate, to wit: Lot number
ffty-three in the town of Malaga, Monroe
County, Ohio.
EDWARD SALISBURY,
Mas. Com. Monroe Common Pleas.
nov20w5.
y5rs.sT ~ -
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PRUSSIA AND AUsTRA.-the final
terms granted to Saxony by Count Bis
mark are very favorable. The Prussians,
it is true, obtain the right Of placing a
garrison in Dresden and Konigstein, and
a war indemnity of 81, 100000, and the
control of the telegraph; but Saxony is
to have separate army and to regulate
her diplomatic representation in conform
ity to the general basis to be laid down
for the whole Of the North Germap Con-
federation" !" The Saxons, however, are
utterly ..disgusted with the whole busi-
ness, are demanding constitution, and
will probably ask, through their repre-
sentatives in the German Parliament, for
total absorption.
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Clarendon is dying of paralysis
brought oniby excessive smoking. He is
descendant Of the great Earl.
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1.-THE UNION AS. IT WAS, AND
THE CONSTITUTION AS.IT IS.n
II hold that THIS Government was made
on the WHITE BASIS, by WHITE
MEN, for the BENEFIT of WHITE MEN
and their POSTERITY forever ste
phen a. Douglas.
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3Woodsfield, Nov. go. 1866.

LEA union of hearts, union of hands,
GO A union that none may sever;
A union of lakes, union of lands,
The AMERICAN UNION FoREvER."