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PapRI Troubt. =.

Ii Plus the Ninth should be driven
again from Rome, he will have the
consolation of rejecting that he is
not by any means the first of the long
lines of Popes who have endured the
miseries of exile. The following list,
long as it is, does not comprise all
The Popes who have suffered from the
violence of faction and of war:
Pope Liberius was imprisoned bv
heretical Emperor. Silverius died
in exile. Vigilius was imprisoned
and exiled. St. Marem died in exile
q martyr. st. Leo III was driven
to Spoleto. Leo V was dethroned
and cast into prison. John XII shad
to fly from Rome. Benedict V was
carried off into Germany. John XIII
fled from q Roman faction and took
refuge in Capua. Benedict VI was
imprisoned and murdered by Ro-
man faction. John XIV was cast
into the prison of st. Angelo and
died of hunger. Gregory V: was
compelled to fly from Rome by civil
tumult. Benedict VIII was driven
from Rome by q faction. Benedict
IX was twice driven out. Leo TX
was dethroned by the Normans.
Gregory VIII went from land to
land, and from kingdom to kingdom,
and died in exile. Victor III could
not SO muck as take possession of his
See, and died at Benoventum. Urban
II was restored by the French Cru
saders. Pascal II was carried off by
Henry V and imprisoned. Gelasius
II was compelled to fly to Gaeta.
Honorious III was compelled to fly
into France by an anti-Pope who
usurped his See. Eugenius III was
driven out of Rome by Arnold of
Brescia. Alexander III, on the very
day of his conservation, was cast into
prison. He was consecrated, not in
the Holy City, but in village church.
He was obliged to enter the noun
tains for safety. He passed his time
wandering from Terracini to Anagni,
from Anagni to Tusculum. Urban
Ill and Gregory VIII could not
Luscious III fed to VERONA.
Gregory III was compelled by an
lnsurrection ut Rome to retire to
Pcrugia. Innocent " fed to
Genoa. Alexander " fled to Viter-
DO. Martin " never entered Rome.
Boniface VIII was n prisoner at
Anagni. Then came the Western
schism, which lasted seventy years,
during which time seven Popes reign
ed in Avignon. Urban VI. fed to
Genoa. Innocent VII fled from
the factions in Rome to Virterbo.
Gregory NI fed to Gaeta. John
XXIII fed from Rome. Eugenius
~ was besieged in his own palace
by an anti-Pope and was obliged to
fly to Florence. Still more recently,
almost IN our own times, Plus the
VII was held in captivity by the
First Napoleon. The Catholic sove-
reigns, in fact, have seldom scrupled
to make war upon the Pope when it
seemed to be for their interest to do
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The First DNY.

The New York World thus notices
the proceedings of the first day in
Congress-:
GA very old Latin poet described
to his readers how pleasant thing it
was to stand at safe distance on the
shore and behold the mad heaving of
the sea in a storm. We trust the
country will feel similar satisfaction
IN reading the account of the pro
ceedlngs in Congress on the opening
day of the session. Nothing more
violent, hostile, and we VIII add,
harmless, ever took place in legisla-.
tive body. 1t was mere exhibition
of impotent wrath, like the waves
lashlng themselves into foam against
arock-bound coast. The House voted
by a majority of four or five to one,
to repeal that section of the treason
and confiscatiQn act which authorizes
tie President to pardon the rebels by
a proclamation of amnesty. But it is
all one whether that section stands
for is repealed. It was mere surplus
age when it was enacted. The Presi-
dent possesses the power by the Con
stitution, and no act of Congress can
repeal u clause Of the Constitution.
President Johnson deemed this point
so clear, that he would not even seem
to imply q doubt by anticipating and
heading off this action OF Congress,
which he might have done by com
plete amnesty before the beginning
of tho Session. There is no court of
justice which will not regard the Pre-
sident's pardon as a bar to prosecu-
ton, just as all the courts always did
before that superfuous permission
was passed. The President will con-
tlnue to pardon or withhold pardons,
as he sees fit; and the repeal of that
section will neither induce Southern
grand juries to find bills of indict-
ment, nor petit juries to convict; and
it is onl y by juries of their own State
that criminals can be indicted or
tried. The President will not do SO
idle thing as to veto an act repeal
ing that section, but he might make
1T the occasion of asserting the au-
thority to pardon conferred upon him
by the Constitution. Silent contempt
might perhaps be better.
Another bill, of which notice was
given yesterday, des;gnates the 5th
of March for the assembling of the
fortieth Congress. That, too, amounts
to nothing. It is Ell the same to the
PRESIDENT as if It's were the first ses-
sion, when Congress, as q matter of
course, would continue to sit until it
chose to adjourn. The fortieth Con
gress can pass no act after the 4th of
March which the thirty-ninth may
not, with equal ease, lass before; and
we may safely conclude from the be-
ginning made yesterday, that this
Congress will leave no imaginable ex-
travagance for its successor to per-
petuate. The President is just is
free to exert his executive authority,
when Congress is in session as when
it is not, the only difference being
that all his appointments must be
sent Immediately to the Senate for
confirmation.
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WORDS OF VITAL INTEREST,"

VIII the thousands who read columns of
frivolous verbiage every day devote five
minutes to the perusal of few facts which
concern them nearly? Our text is Health,
and we will put our commentary into nut
shell. Weakness is indirectly the cause of
all sickness; for if nature be strong enough
to resist the morbid influences which pro-
duce illness, of course they are powerless.
Seek strength, therefore. Invigorate and
regulate the system. When the ouicksil-
yer ranges from so to Sc degrees in the
shade, the most athletic are enfeeblcd and
the weak are prostrated. It is at such a
time that such an invigorator as HOSTEL
TER'S STOMACH BITTERS is urgently
needed. What are the effects of this rare
vegetable tonic? Would that all who have
known its benefits could condense their
experience into this paragraph. They
would tell the healthy, to protect their
health they must use this great safeguard
against the debilitatinS influences They
would exhort the weak to discard all un-
medIcated and impure stimulants and cling
to this wholesome and unfaiing tonic and
alternative us the sEipwrecked mariner
would cling to a raft in 2 stormy sea. They
would, of dyspeptic pangs relieved, of ap-
petite restored, of shattered nerves re-
strung, Of headaches cured, Of disorlered
functions regulated, of hypochondria dis
sipated of miasmatic diseases bafllcd, of
fever and asue cured, Of liver complaints
arrested of heat, privation and toll dciied,
of hope re-animated and checrfuncss
restored. Such are the effects Of Nostet-
icrs Bittcrs. Dee is
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MOVEMENT FOR TEE D1s,sEMBER-
MENr OF MARYLAND. D.-Some of the
papers of Western Maryland, in
view of the great disparity between
the political sentiments of the citi-
zens of Western Maryland and those
of other portions of the State, are
advocating either the annexation of
the Congressional district now repre-
sented by the Hon. Frank Thomas to
Western Virgi aia, or the erection of
a new. State out of the four counties
composingit.
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\ New WHITF HOUSE. 1t is deter
mined to locate the White House,
and the presidential park that will
surround it, about two miles out of
the city, toward the Northwest.
Here the natural irregularitie, of the
surface and u beautiful stream of
water will afford every advantage to
improve nature by its development
IN the hand of al 1t is Intended
to make this spot to the nation what
Central Park is to New York-the
highest development Of park and
ornamental and artistic gardening.
The land will cost about 81, 500 per
acre, SO that half million will secure
the land.
{Cor. Ne,O Yorl; Ecening Express.
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The Eusircxx OF t..c Country.

The Nashville Union ond H.spmcA
says:
Exchange papers from Boston to
New Orleans reaching this table,
speak Of stagnation in business. The
whole system Of exchanging commo-
dities for money values is out of gear
and working badly. Whether this
state Of things is due to the unsettled
political condition, the operations of
spectators and stock -jobbers, the
deficiency in supply OF great staples,
or quaclkish attempts to accommodate
the laws Of trade to the necessities of
a redundant currency, with which
the Government has too much to do,
we do not pretend to say. Doubtless
el! these have more or less influence
in producing the result. 1t is fact,
however, that business is languish-
ing, and that there is general de-
cline'in values. To the great mass
with whom the cost of living is a
prime consideration, it becomes a
question whether the prices of the
necessities of life have come down in
UlOI. liC ilGW =; tttl IL ilU llstult,
and prudent men are beginning to
make their calculations for another
twelvemonth. How is it with meat
and bread? How about cloths and
calico? How about hats and bonnets,
and boots and shoes? How about
wood and coal? Are the middle men
those who deal between the pro-
ducer and the wholesale dealer, and
the consumer. reducing their selling
prices? How abouts rents? Circum-
stances are compelling reductions in
prices They are reducing the wages
Of laborers and the salaries of en-
ployees Of all kinds, and if people
who ''sell things" expect to get them
Off their hands without considerable
loss, they will act wisely to accommo.
date themselves to the downward
tendency. Everything will result
better if all hands come down to-
gether.
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From Mexico.

Ihe following is from q special |,c-
spatch in the New York World, of the
5th
General Sedgwick, on the 24th,
made formal demand on Colonel
Canales for the immediate surrender
of NIatamoras, which was acceded
to, and Canales occupied tho fortifi-
cations, while the American flag floats
over the city. A sufficient number
Of troops occupy the city to render
the occupation secure.
Escobedo attacked Canales on the
9th, and desperate battle cnsued,
lasting three hours, resulting in the
defeat of Escobedo, with q loss of
six hundred men, including General
Esplnosa. Colonel Canales lost seven
ty-tive men.
Escobedo lays his defeat to the
interference of United States troops,
and indignantly complains of the
action Of General Sedgwick. He ex-
poets reinforcements, when he will
resume the attack. Meanwhile, the
American flag floats within the be-
sieged defences.
The city of Matamoras was surren-
dered to Gen. Sedgwick, command
ing the United States forces on the
Rio Grande, on the evening of the
oath instant. Col J. G. Perkins, of
the Nineteenth United States Colored
Infantry, was placed in command.
Col. Canales made an official state
ment to Gen. Sedgwick that, owing
to his inability to pay his troops, he
could no longer correct them, where
upon Sedgwick Immediately demand
ed the surrender of the place, which
was granted.
The following were the terms:
tlrst-Col. Canales shall place NIata-
moras under the orders Of the COM
mander of the United States forces.
Second-The latter guarantees to Ca
males and his forces their liberty, and
secures the safety of their interests
Ihird-The persons and interests of
all the inhabitants Of Matamoras are
to be respected, no matter to what
ASationality they belong. Fourth
She forces of Canales are to maintain
their actual position. Fifth-No
forces shall enter the place except
those of the United States.
vi OuuQity morning, the ZJtl, Co
lionel Perkins issued az order,
which was posted about the streets,
declaring that he had taken COM
nand Of the city, in the name of
the United States.
On Sunday evening, through the
lnstrumentality Of General Sedgwick,
an interview was arranged between
Canales and Escobedo, for the pur-
pose Of settling existing difficulties.
Much pickering and recrimination
ensued, and nothing was accom-
plished.
the attack began at 3 o'clock, a.
M, of the 9th. Escobedo opened
his attack, the American flag mean
while floating from the Government
House. A feint was made by Cortina
on the South side Of the city, while
the main attack was made on the
North side. Brisk firing continued
up to 7 o'clock, but the attack was
repulsed at every point. The Ameri-
can force in the city preserved peace
and guarded the ferry, practically
acting as provost guard.
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FEVERs, CHILLS, AGUE.

The cause OF fever is the contamination of
the blood by somo morbifc agent. The
nerves connected with nutrition and or
ganic contractility suffer alteration in their
composition. The muscles, deprived of
nervous influence, begin to waste, and this
waste produces heat. The heart is in
creased in its action, and the blood is rem
dered still more impure by receiving the
wasted tissues by the continued action of
the morbid agent, as well as by the func-
tons of the lungs, liver and spleen being
impcded. Purify, therefore, the springso of
life. the blood. Use the s'Queen's Delight" ;"
the great blood remedy, and all morbid
agents will be removed. The Queens De-
light has cured many cases of contamina-
ton of the blood, chill and fever, typhoid
fever; eruptise fever will be prevented by
the free use of the Queens Delight. For
sale by FISHER & HEINITsH, Pharmacists.
Nov II INV
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A PRESENT FOR Mrs. DAVIS. A
Norfolk paper, of last Saturday, says
that subscription list was circulated
yesterday in the Methodist confer
ence, for the purpose of raising funds
to present Mrs. Jefferson Davis with
testimonial of affection. Quite a
large amount was contributed by the
members present.
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Gen. Fremont has sold the South
west Pacific Railroad to the South
west Pacific Company, corporation
created by the General Assembly of
Missouri. The consideration is ST.
100000. This will not retard the
pr ogress Of the road but rather en-
ha nee it.
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CULGATE'S HONEY SOAR

I .
This celebrated Toilet Soap, in such
univcrsa! demand, is made from the
choicest materials, is mild anl emcl-
'ieHt in its nature, frngrnntly scented,
and extremely beneficial in its action
lpon the skin. For sale by AL Druggists
and Fancy Goods Dealers. March % Iv
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ARTIFICIAL EYES.-ARTIFICFAL
HUMAN EYES made to order and inserted
by Drs. :, BAUCH and p. GOUGELMANN,
(formerly employed by Boissonncau. Paris,)
No. 800 Broadway, New York. Oct II 1y
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A Jewish house, built two centu-
ries before Christ, has been exca-
vated entire in Syria.
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Gun and Blasting Powder

EUST received and for sale low, COM
81 plete assortment of Gun, Rifle and
Blasting POWDER, in whole, half and
quarter kegs, and in canisters, at wholesale
and retail, at very low prices. Also, Safety
Fuse, for Blasting.
50 Inquire for DUPoNT's POWDER
it is the best. J. & T. Il. AGNEW.
Nov 10
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SWEET OPoPoSAx FROM MEXICO. New.
very rare, rich and fashionable perfume.
The finest ever imported or manufactured
in United States. Try it and be convinced.
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PUBLIC MEETINE
ELECTION NOTICE.

CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
COLUMBIA, December 5, 1866
7 \ pursuance of resolution of the City
Il Council, an ELECTION will be held at
the next regular meeting of Council, on
TUESDAY, the 18th instant, for FIVE AS
SlSTANT POLICEMEN. Applicants will
hand in their applications, naming their
sureties, on OF before that date
J. S. MCMAHON,
Dec CITY Clerk.
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SWEET OPoPoNAX! Ladies, in their morn
ing calls. carry JOY and gladness, when
perfumod With Sweet Opoponax.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-12-09

SWEET OPoPoNAx! The only elegant Per-
fume. Is found on all toilets, and never
stains the handkerchief.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-12-09

SWEET OPoPoSAx! Is the sweetest Ex-
tract ever made. Supcrsedes all others.
Try it once; will use no other.
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New PERTUMEl Called Sweet Opoponax
from Mexico, manufactured by E. r. Smith
& Co., New York, is making sensation
wherever it is known. Is very delicate,
and it's fragrance remains on the handker-
chief or.days.-PhIdGG EUening Bulletin
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SWEET OpoPoNAx! New Perfume from
Mexico. The only fashionable Perfume
and ladies' delight.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-11-28
ANOTHER CHILD WHIPPED TO DzA7H

ANOTHER Child WHIPPED TO DE4TH
FOR Nor SAYING us PRAyERs.-An
eastern spondent relates tie fol-
lowing
Another case Of ehild-aoze;a-. if
possible more revolving in shocking
details than the recent LIuGsley child
murder IN Medium, \. Y. occurred
s. Sarnia, Canada, On " eGuesGav lasr.
the victim N this instance being ? l::ss-
tie girl Eye years Of age, named Kate
olb.ey, the illegiJimate daughter Of
Schuyler Si5ley, and q Miss Kate
Davis, and the alleged pgovocat.oa
leading TO the cruel at being the re
fusal Of the child 10 say It's PRAYERS.
rom the evidences ELECTED at the II
guest on the body OF the child. It an
pears shat on the night n question
the mother mad beaten the child with
q raw-Alde fer nearly an hour, and
when rendered insens:ble from pain
and loss Of blood, thrust is into a
chair and went to bed. For time
the child was heard 10 moan as if in
intense agony, but soon became quiet.
and nothing more was heard until
morning, when servant entering the
room, found the child dead, and imme-
dlately gave the alarm.
Upon lifting the child from the aoor.
where II had fallen. a most revolving
sight was presented. The head, face
and shoulders were scared and 6iscol-
ored from the terrible blows Of the
rawhlde, while the BODY, from head To
foot, presented a shockingly manCled
and bloody appearance. Old sears,
scarcely healed, were also visible upon
the body, testifyiug TO former cruel
hoEglngs. The medical evidence
showed that the injuries Of the fog
gIng were alone sufficient to produce
death, but that serious internal iniu-
rIes, the result Of kicks ana blows. had
previously been received, and the en-
tire absence Of food for many hours
had also something 10 do with the re-
suit. The murdeTess, in being exam
I0ed, confessed that a few davs pre-
vlous 20 the fatal act, the father of
the child had administered to ita most
Enmerclful beating for not saving It's
prayers. and ordered her 10 TO the
same whenever il refused. The Jury
returned q verdict eliminating both
parents, whereupon they were both
committed TO prison to await trial for
murder.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-11-28
II eu! Stray Law.


The following is the Stray I.w
which was amended last winter BY the
LEGISLATURE, and approved Apria 6tb.
1866. For the ha1eat Of such per.
sons rs are uuacquaiE,e3 with It's bro
visions, we copy i below
AN ACT TO amend Sec. 3, OF chan
43 O. the revised Statutes. N rs!a-
ten 70 StE2vs.
The puol.e az the State Of Wiscon.
s:1, represented n senate AID as,
seubly, do enact IS follows
Sec. J. Sec ) of chan, 43 OF tts
Revised Statutes, Is hereby amended
50 IS 70 read as follows Sec. 3. II
the owner e any stray be unknown.
The finder shall within ten DAYS after
taking q the same, fle a notice there
Of with the town clerk of the town.
ana if the stray or strars so taken M
are Of less value than FIVE dollars. he
shall post up notices Of the taking I'd
Of such stray II , or pCb..c places
N such town, but if the stray or
strays so taken UP are Of the value
of more than five dollars, he shall
cause such notice to be publiheed for
four weeks successively IN some news
parer printed IN the county in which
he resides. unless there shall be one
printed Still nearer his place Of resi-
denco, n an adjoining county, in
which case he may publish it IN eth
er ra1er, at his option and IN case
there shall Be no newspaper printed
within twenty miles OF the residence
Of the finder of such stray or stravs.
he shall post written notices in three
Of the most public places in the cour-
y IN which he resides. All said no
UiCes shall contain q brief description
Of the stray, describing the same by
giving marks, natural and artificial. as
near as practicable, the name Of the
finder. and, near as may be. the time
At which the same was taken up.
The said town clerk shall transmit.
a COPY Of every such notice 10 the
ClerS of the County Board Of Super
v.sorss and any person taking up or
finding any sGch stray or strars, who
neglect or refuse 10 post up and pub
lish such notice IS provided for in
this section, saallbe liable tothe own
er Of such str1vs in do&Jle tho
amount Of damages sustained By rea-
son of such neg. ct cr refusal.
Sec. :: Tbs acs shall take effect
and he in force from ana after its
passage
Approved A--;l G. 1906.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-11-28

ENCOUNTER WIru RoDBERs.-A
Yankee who IS going through the
tropics for the New Yorl Tribune,
tells this somewhat tough story of an
experience with robbers IN the SUD
urbs Of Lima, Peru:
Leaving the mountains Of San Chris
tobaL on my right, 1 rode out Of Lima
on the morning Of the 2Sth ult., arm
ed to the teeth, but Uuexpectant Of
robbers. About one mile from Lima
the road got sandy and drearv, and /
was about 10 turn back when I VIZ
suddenly met by four young men. who
appeared 10 me peasants Of the couu
try travelling to Lima on foot. I greet
ed them cordially, when one Of them
crasped my bridle-rein, and Just al
this moment about ten more appeared
in sight. equally paasant-lIke IN ap-
pearance, while the gentleman 1T the
head Of nv noble mule demanded nv
money or nv life. I only had S. cts.
in my pockets, but did not want to
give him that. so / made g hesitaut
motion At M right hand trouser-p0ck-
ct. as IF 10 give him nv money. drew
my right band Derriuger. and shot
him through the head without warn
ing. He laid down in the red sandy
dust, whereupou Istralghtway struea,
another young gentleman II the face
with the discharged pistol, and dag
nv spurs into ny mule as far as they
would 60. desiring 70 get out Of range
Bv this time they had all drawn their
cuct5ILoss, as they call their Internally
ugly knives. and, as ! wheeled ny
steed, awaited my return l halted,
drew my seven-shooter. and began TO
pick them of ID the best Of my abili-
tv. They kept far away. Two roll
ed over IN the dirt. and the man whom
I had struck in the head with mv 9th
er pistol got on his feet and staggered
into the chapparel with his face BLEED.
ing. I then made tracks for Lima at
full sreed. and have heard very little
Of them since. except that the police
picked Up thres dead bodies. names
unknown.