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BOOTS, SHOES AND TRUNKS
III, q. 1HACHER,
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In addition to our large stock, already on hand We
J. are now reoeiving full supply Of Fall aud Win.
ter goods FOR Ladies, Gentlemen, Misses and Chill.
dren's wear. 49, rlr
Also good assortment Of Trunks. A large lot Of
Il. II. Bags, Gents fne leather sstehss. We wish
it distinctly understood that We intend selling our
Don forget he place. Ap4isys old stsnd, in the
yell known house Of Mrs, B0siisn, Asrkss street.
sunbury, Pa.
NOTlcE-Boots and Shoes neatly repaired at
short notice. II any bought Of ss shoaid rip hey
shall be 6xsd for nothing,
II, o. THACHER,
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sunbury, Sept. 20, 1855.

10OO Carriage Mslfrs wsatsa 4 boy yslIoss
lQUU sRe.ss. Esss, E.l:s sR.ipg. s.ads. Bc,s s
IN coFrrY 90.
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EQUALIZATION OF BoUNTIES.
L. Fl. KASE.

Attorney at Law, Sunbury, Pa.
I S duly authorized and Licensed by the Govern
J. msnt to collect all Military Claims against the
United States. Bounty money due soldiers undo
the late Equalization Act of Congress, and all mill.
ary claims against the State due soldiers Of 1872
for Pensions and Grstuity. Claims due soldiers OF
the Pennsy ylvania Reserve Corps from enlistment to
the date OF muster, promptly collected.
Sunburv kuyust4 1865
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w. HAUPT
and Counsellor at Law,
l side Of Market street, four doors west
Of Eyster's Store,
JNBURY, PA
promptly To all professional business
bis care, the collection Of claims In
nd and tho adjoining counties.
)ril Z, 1866.
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sanbury, August ls, 1853.

FINE Myrtle Pomatum, at the Fancy Store Of
ANNA PAINTER.
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ron PRrNrrNo,

We have connected with our establishment well
selected JOB OFFICE, which will enable US to
execute, in the neatest style, every variety Of
Printing .,e u
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-16

49, On Wednesday night of last week, the
Farnsworth Woolen property at Lisbon was
damaged by fire to the amount of $4,000 In
sured in Portland agencies. The damage was
chiefly confined to the Dye House.
The Belfast Age states that Capt. E. W.
Pendleton of Searsport, while passing through
the passage leading to the American House
stable, in the dark, on Monday evening, was
struck on the back part of the head from be-
hind with brick, or some other instrument,
and knocked down, receiving severe wound.
1t is not known by whom it was done, but it is
surmised, by some sailor in retaliation for cruel
treatment. Pendleton was some years ago,
tried in San Francisco for causing thedeath of
a sailor bystarvation and other shocking cruel
ties on a voyage out to that port
We learn from the Belfast Age that on
Wednesday last in that city young son of
Matthew Robbins, aged IA years, was run over
by dray, and SO severely injured that he died
in few hours. He was standing upon the
dray, when some other boys attempted to get
on, and, while playfully attempting to kick at
them, his foot caught in the iron brace inst for
ward of the hind wheel, and he pitched for
ward under the wheel
The entire establishment of the Bath SEN
tinel and Times, daily and weekly, ia offered for
sale by the widow of the late proprietor.
The Bath Times says the Mayor of Bath
has engaged Charles J. Noyes, Esq, to make a
survey of a railroad from Bath to Wiscasset,
and he has already commenced operations.
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NEW YORK, NOV. 10.
n: A magnificent banquet was given Cyrus w.
Field tonight by the Chamber Of Commerce,
at the Metropolitan Hotel Three hundred
guests were present. A. A. Law, chairman of
the Chamber of Commerce, presided, and made
the opening speech. Mr.. Field replied at
length, in which, after giving the history of the
Atlantic Telegraph, and an account of his ear
ly associates, he eulogized the British govern
ment for its zeal in the subject Atpresent the
aim has been to secure the prompt and certain
transmission of messages. The two cables
do their part well; if anything, the old works
better than the new cable, but the new is con-
stantly improving. The cable could now be
worked with battery composed of gun zap
and strip OF zinc excited by drop Of water.
He would not be content until a message had
reached New York from London in twenty
minutes. In paliation of the high tariff he
stated thatstwelve millions had been sunk by
different companies to establish the line. He
promised the tariff would be reduced in few
months to one-quarter what ii was at first. Mr..
Field closed with the sentiment, England and
America clasping hands across the sea; may
this firm grasp be pledge of friendship to all
generations" Speeches were also mace by
Mayor Hoffman, Ex-Aayor Opdyke, Rev. Drs.
Beecher and Bellows, John Jay and others.
Ielegrams were received from Lord Monck
and Capt. Anderson, of the Great Eastern, and
letters from President johnson, Gen. Grant,
Dix, Porter, Chase, Fred. Bruce, Secretary Sew
ard and others. Ga
D The following is the from telegram Capt.
Anderson: I1 il4. F47.t l,l.
"Loadon Nov. 15.-Will you tell Mr. Field at
your banquet, that / am with him in hearty
friendship, and hope his countrymen will give
due recognition to his unqualified efforts in es
tablishing the telegraphic cord between our
two countries" This dispatch was received on
an instrument at the banquet room, by +. A.
Callahan, OF Boston, and read to the guests
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THE ArrrMpr TO AssAssrsArr

The ATTEMPT TO AssAssINATE THE EN-
PERoR OF AUsTRIA.-The Vienna journals
contain the following Larticulars of the at
tempt on the life of the Emperor of Austria:
"On the evening Of the 9th of October, the
Emperor Francis Joseph visited the Czeh
Theatre, at Prague, where he was received
with the national anthem. His Majesty wit
messed the performance for about an hour, and
on leaving the theatre, just as the Emperor
had entered his carriage, an English Captain
Hugh p. f. Palmer, who was present in the
crowd, observed a man raising his right hand
with pistol in it, and pointing it at the car
riage. Capt. Palmer had already, before the
Emperor came out, observed the man in COM
pany with another, and thought he had seen
Something like a pistol in his hand, which
caused him to watch him closely.
When the pistol was pointed at the carriage
Capt Palmer distinctly noticed it being cock
ed, but could not see whether there was any
percussion cap ON. At the moment he observ-
ed this, he threw his left arm around the neck
OF the man, and with his right seized the hand
that held the pistol, pushing it downward, and
then it seemed to him that the man dropped
the pistol into the side pocket of his paletot-
AT this moment the imperial carriage drove
away, upon which Captain Palmer dragged
the weuld-be assassin across the street and
handed him over to the police.
When arrested the man dropped small
parcel, which was found to contain small bag
Of powder, a leaden bullet and three percus-
sion caps, wrapped in a piece of old silk The
pistol was found on the same evening outside
the theatre by some young men who knew
nothing at all about the affair. 1t was loaded
and at full cock, but had no percussion cap on.
1t was afterward discovered that there was a
hole in the pocket of tho man, -thrnuah which
the pistol might have dropped. The accused
is ajourneyman tailor and super" at the Bo-
hemian Theatre; his name is Anton Pust; he
is married and is the father of two children
He emphatically denies his guilt.
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FROM EUROPE
NEWS ny THE CABLE.


London, Noe 13.-This evening it is said that
the questions pending between the United
States and Frazer, Trenholm & Co. have been
amicably settled, whereby the vessels in dis
pute now lying at Liverpool, and all the other
property, have been released.
Spite OF many denials the rumors OF Prus-
SO Russian alliance continues to prevail. 1t is
even said that the treaty provides for the ad-
mission of the United States into the alliance.
with sovereign establishment in the Mediter-
ranean Sea, and guarantees to that nation
highly favorable commercial advantages.
The British Admiralty has resolved to keep
strong force of gunboats in the China waters
to suppress piracy.
The Jamaica committee has unanimously re-
solved to indict Gov. Eyre for murder
Dispatches from the East announce that the
Turkish government has ordered a general am
nesty to be granted to the insurgents of Can
dia.
The English Government and people seem
inclined to settle the Alabama claims if a de-
mand is made by the United States.
Constdntsnopte, Nov. IL. The cholera has
again broken out in this CITY,
LtUeTpool, NoU. 13.-The steamship Peruvian,
which left Glasgow on the 9th, became disa-
bled, and was obliged to land her passengers at
Ardrossan.
ST. Petersburg, Noy. 13-The statement that
the RUSSIAN army was to be increased by levy
is unfounded. =
Copenhagen, Nou. 13-The King has formally
opened the Danish Chambers He said he was
convinced that Denmark would soon regain
her natural frontier by popular vote.
Berlin, Nor BIT is positively asserted that
negotiations are going on for an offensive and
defensive alliance between the governments Of
Russia and Prussia
Brussels, NoU. 14.-The King opened the Be-.
gian Chambers yesterday In his speech>he
took occasion to allude to his friendly relations
with all the great powers, and asserted that
strict neutrality should be observed
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The ARCHANGELs TRUMP.-A good story is
told in Paris at the expense of a very hand
some and rich widow of the most exemplary
character, who has small and elegant retreat
in Versailles, in addition to her own residence.
AT this pretty ruraity she was passing a week
at the close of the autumn, having for her
guest a lad in his teens, who distant rel
ative, and who was thus passing his vacation
from school. Madam's housekeeper and cook
was respectable female, who, however, had
an admirer, a trumpeter stationed in the bar
racks near by, and the stolen pleasure of whom
was to come in and dine stealthily on the re-
manning dishes of the mistresss luxuriant ta-
ble
Madam and her boy relative having started
after dinner for walk, the trumpeter took ad-
vantage of the absence, but unuckily prolong-
ed his meal few minutes too long In his
hurry to conceal himself, when taken by sur
prise, he became ensconced under the bed of
the lady of the house, thinking to escape while
she passed the evening in her drawing-room,
as usual. Madam was tired with her walk,
however, and proceeded to retire for the night
Immediately on her return.
The trumpeter, in full uniform, with his bra
zen instrument beside him, was of course in q
position of considerable dismay. As he lay
racking his brain, the door suddenly opened
and i'll walked the schoolboy, who, to the as
tonshment of the lady, fell on his knees, and
made tumultuous declaration of love.
"In the name of Heaven" cried the aston
ished object of his passion, "rise and leave
this room immediately What would be
thought of me if you were seen in this intlis-
Greet situation and posture. Rise this moment
and retirep
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Mr.. EDIroR:-I notice in the Star of Nov.
18th, that writer in that paper charges gE,'
with being "very much mistaken" in saying
that Brooks ever lived with "his uncle" in
Lewiston. Now, it is ofno consequnee whether
he lived with his uncle or not. All the facts
stated in that article are substantially true
"E' did not intend to write the life of Brooks.
He knew something of his history previous to
his going to Mr.. LowelIs and that he had an
uncle by the name of Reynolds, but his object
was merely to show show he made his way"
from the time he left Mr. Lowell, (or his uncle,
as he sometimes called him. I think I am
quite as familiar with the history of Mr.. B.
from the time he left Lewiston as the writer in
the Star-he having been intimate in my FAM
lily for number of years.
In the main, however, his remarks are COR
rect, though he is mistaken in regard to his
high temper; on the contrary, he was al
ways mild and amiable, but persevering and
ambitious, and bore all disappointments with
the greatest equanimity. But enough said
not as "the lawyers say E.
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FROM CANAD4.
Conviction of two more Fenians.
ESCAPE OF ANOTHER PRISONER.

TORONTO, G. W., Nov, IA.
Daniel Wheelan was tried to-day, found
guilty and sentenced to be hung on the 18th of
December. The prisoner received the sentence
without manifesting any emotion.
John Quinn, formerly of Rochester and late
of the rebel army, was also found guilty and
sentenced to be hung December 18th
TORONTO, C. w, Nov. Is.
The Fenian trials which have occupied the
attention of the Court during the past eleven
days, will close temporarily on Saturday next
AS the Court will not set during the term, as
it was at first supposed, such of the prisoners
as had not been brought to trial before the
Court rose would have to await their trials at
the January assizes, but it is probable that ar
rangements will be made by which they will be
brought before the Court sooner. A special
commission is expected to be issued in a few
days for holding these trials Immediately after
the term closes, a fortnight from next Monday.
It will be Mr.. Justice Nugent's term to take up
the business at the time
Two Fenians were discharged from custody
yesterday, sufficient evidence to place them ON
trial not being forthcoming, and two more
were discharged to-day for similar reasons.
Thos. Ryall, one of the Fenian prisoners es-
capped from Jail early this morning
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NEWS s
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Friday Morning. November TO, 1856
FROM WASHINGTON.
General Order No. "A Not
f3d.1si ReUOkeG. 80 HlG-
of Sevem-Thirty Notes
Into Five-Twenties.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.
There must be mistake in the statement
that Gen. Grant is in attendance at the horse
falr at Baltimore, as it is said at headquarters
OF the army to-day that he has not been out of
Washington the past two days. ir AIS
MAJ. zen. Slckles is among the latest arriv-
ais from the South.
The Washington agent of the Associated
Press, in view of the comments of the New
York Tribune to day, deems it proper to saw
that both the President and Secretary of War
having heretofore denied that they had revoked
General Order No. A. he on Tuesday enoured
at the headquarters of the army, and there
learned that neither had Gen. Grant revoked
it. This was the basis of the dispatch in ques-
ton. The letter to Gen. Sheridan giving Gen
Grants construction of the Presi dents prucla-
mptiOns as nullifying that order, was obtained
by members Of the press from a source other
than headquarters of the army.
The rapid conversion at the Treasury De-
paItment OF seven-thirty notes into five-twen-
ty bonds, is attended with manyEdiffculties, on
account OF lost numbers or stolen seven thirty
notes sent to the Department.. Banks and
persons dealing in seven-thirties should re-
member although coupon bonds of the Gov
ernment are issued, payable to bearer, SO that
they will pass lby delivery Gthey are good, al
though lost or stolen, when in the hand of a
bona fide holder. The case is different with
seven-thirties, which are issued in blank, but
with the words s''or order" instead of "or bear
en-thirty note remains thus in blank, it passes
by delivery like coupon bond, and a bona
tide purchaser for value can collect the same.
Notwithstanding it has been lost or stolen
But in case the holder of the seven-thirty note
fills the blank space withhis name, the note then
becomes his property, payable to him or order,
and he cannot therefore be deprived of his
title by any loss or larceny of the note any
more than the holder of check or draft paya-
bic to his order, and this is the law, notwith-
standing his name may have been so skillfully
extracted by acid OF otherwise, as to leave no
trace of the name. If the holder of the note
can prove clearly that his name was once writ
ten upon the face of the seven-thirty, his title
is good notwithstanding the erasure, and even
against bona-fde holder for value, and will
be recognized by the Treasury Department. and
upon proof the note will be paid to him.
All persons dealing in Government securities.
ought carefully bear in mind the foregoing pecu.
liarity of seven-thirty notes, which may be-
come convertible into negotiable securities
payable only to order, which cannot be the
case with any Of the coupon bonds of the Gov
ernment.
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WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE. ,
Secretary Mc CatZLOcls's IN
2aasaJ Report.
THE ASSASSINATION PLOT.
General Sherman en- route for
Vera Cruz.

ss~sss..eA .s =, NEW YORK, Nov 10. =
Inc Posts Washington special dispatch SAYS
Secretary McCulloch in his annual report, will
simply repeat his former recommendaticns as
far as the currency question is concerned; will
ask for authority to issue long five per cent.
bonds, which shall be exempt from taxation,
and for discretionary power TO reduce the vol
ume Of currency. LIFEa
1t is understood that soon after the assem-
bling of Congress, the House Judiciary Com
mittee will review the whole subject of the as
relative to JEFF. Davis completely
The morning papers have the following spec
ials from Washington:
Gen. Sherman will stop in Havana, where
ne Will be Joined by Gen. Sheridan. They win
go thence to Vera Cruz by the Susquehanna.
The French Minister here has sent a dispatch
to France on the subject of their mission to
Mexico
Gen. Steedman is still here. Report again
connects his name with the office of Secretary
of War.
Portions of all the annual reports are being
placed in type; that of the Secretary of the
Interior is about completed. The reports of the
Land, Pension, Patent and Indian Bureaus
will be unusually interesting. 81
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-16
MORE ABOUT THE BLACK THE
following is an extract from letter from Tex
as dated Ontohar 90

MORE ABOUT THE BLACK CAvALRY"-The
following is an extract from letter from Tex
as, dated October 30
In the northeastern part of this State (Tex-
as), the negroes arein deplorable condition.
In the county of Red River alone there have
been killed not less than thirty negroes since
this year began. The number that have been
whipped, some so severely as to receive lashes
by the hundred, amounts to nearly one-half
the number. There is no Freedmen's Bureau
in that county; and the plan adopted is the
work of what is called the Black Cavalry
This self-organized cavalry are disguised by
having their faces blackened, and whenever
they have reason to suppose any of the freed
men CT freedwomen refused to work as may be
desired, and to whom, and for what may be
proposed, some ten or a dozen of them thus
disguised, take up these negroes, generally at
night, and whip them shockingly. In fact
this species of slavery, as it now exists, is
worse than at any time before the war. At a
meeting of the District Court, the grand Jury
were many of them personally acquainted
with these facts, yet such was the fear of pub
lie sentiment that they did not dare to indict
any one for murder or any less crime.
The crops are now pretty generally matured,
and in great many instances the negroes
have made an arrangement for portion of the
same, but, in many cases, the negroes, after
having received lashes, are told that a repet-
ton will be visited ON them in case they claim
any part of the crop tor their wages. My in
formant tells Exc that freedman, formerly his
slave came to him one night and begged to be
taken back into slavery, alleging that the treat
ment he received was such that he preferred
his former condition. but his former master
did not think it prudent to have anything to
do in the case, and gave it as his opinion that
were it known that the freedman had applied
for protection it would be very unsafe both for
the negro and himself
These are the men that accept the situa-
tiOn'"
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FALLING OF WALL.-The independent wall
between the block of stores now erecting by
John Mussey Esq, and that of Hon. Jacob
Mcclellan, and which was up as far as the
third story, fell with crash yesterday morn
ing, carrying with it the timbers and floorings
OF the three stories. Fortunately no person
was injured, though about a dozen men were
upon the point of entering the building for the
purpose of lathing it. Some men who were in
the building at the time escaped by running to
the Temple Street side of the block
1t is supposed the falling of the wall was oc-
casioned by the softening of the mortar from
water which had triclzled down between the
two walls
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r The SHOOTING STARs.-The New Haven OBJ
servers of the small meteoric shower of Mon
day night were more successful in their search
than those in this neighborhood. The Journal
says: rNGH
Monday night, six hundred and ninety-six
shooting stars We're seen by party on the
tower of Alumni Hall, between ten minutes
past eleven in the evening and half-past five
in the morning. During one hour no observa-
tions were made, SO that this number was seen
in five hours and twenty minutes.
AT the Scientific School tower observations
were made, and from twelve to two o'elocls one
hundred and eighty six were seen. Atthe Sci
entifc School the Professors post on The roof
of the building, in different places, a sonad Of
students, who sit shivering, bundled mp in
oyereoats, and watching particular section of
the sky, and when they observe star shoot
ing, they shout "one," then "two'" and SO on
m 1or an hour, when they are relieved by new
ioS, VINO take their places. The professors, IN
the mean time, sit below and keep tally and
Keep warm. Last night this mode OF getti,hs
the number of shooting stars was repeated
The number observed Monday night wsS, not
quite equal to the usual NQyembe"' shower
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THE EMPRESS CARLoTTA.-It is gratifying to
find that there is decided improvement in the
health of the Empress Carlotta Her physi
clans have been able to grapple with and con
siderably subdue the monomania nnder which
she was laboring short time ago. Her mind
has been greatly calmed by the arrival at Tri-
este of merchant vessel direct from Mexico,
conveying from her husband better tidings
than have recently crossed the Atlantic She
is represented as being able to eat and drink
regularly, and she passes her time in embroi-
derry and receiving visits. The medical men
have prohibited newspaper reading, from
dread of the excitement it might cause; her
reading is, therefore, confined to the perusal of
the New Testament and works of a religious
character, intermingled with books of travel;
and confidence is felt both at Elramar, where
she lives, and at Vienna, that she is in fair
way of recovery. All traces Of the old symp-
toms have not. however, quite disappeared, for
she still insists upon all the food which she
consumes being first tasted by a person about
her in whom she has confidence.