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PoLLAcK's
NOTION HOUSE

Just OPENED AND FOR SALE FoR-
- eign goods mostly of direct Importation,
bought at very low rate for goIdl
comprising gents, ladies' and chiIdTen's wear.
1000 doz. gauntlets, gloves, half gnuntlets
ana InlttS, consisting OF kid, castor Isle
thread, silk and silk worsted, in desirable
colors.
:, 500 dog Hnndkerchiefs, new styles in silk,
linen, lawn and cambria.
800 dog. Necl-tfes, embracing all new de-
signs in fancy, plain and ribbon ties.
,,; 100 doz7 Shirt Bosoms. superhne grades in
5000 Glace Paper Collars, OF Goldsmtth.s.
Congress, Comps and Evans manufacture.
m 2SPSdO! Ill Coats and stuar.'sgenuln
SONS. Stuart linen thread.
30 Ms. Italian sewing silk in skeins and on
50 doz- Looking Glasses, assorted sizes, with
tuil stock of pins, hooks and eyes, cnmnS.
brushes Perfumery, soaps, pocket books,
beads, thimbles, needles fans rubber rCs,is'
stationery, window blinds, school Books,
tasSels, velvet ribbons, iull line OF tafTeta
ribOonS, bonnet ribbons, skirt brsaids Goa
bindings rufttings, crochet brstIdS coat but
French cOrsets, fancy dress buttons and
large variety OF superior suspenders. I
which the attention Of close buyers Is re-
specially invited.
mr6 AUGUSTUS PoLLACK.
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The Pig IRON aInrket.

EAIISBUh6H, July q.
Very little pig iron Is now in the market
the larger furnaces being sold ahead. The
Lehtgh furnaces are, It Is understOUd sold up
to the 9Th OF October. there Is no stock Of
pig on hand In the Interior of the STATE. The
mills In this vicinity either now or are about
stopping for their usual annu i repairs. This
Will abate the demand for immediate cnn-
sumption for from four tn six weeks. II it
were not for this stoppAge there Is little doubt
but that pig iron would advance from 50 to s.
per ton at once.
The sales tile past week have not been
heavy. Prices may be quoted as follows:
Anthracite, No. 8, Red short. $45 cash, No.
3, Neutral. Si6 cash; Coke, S40SI2 50; Char
coal, from $50 10 SIS as per quality
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OswesO Market.

OSwEGo, July q.
Flour, 2sS5Oc lower; sales 100 bbls at 50 75a
10 20 Tor No. spring: Sll 5Odl2 W for red yyin-
ter, and Sli 80 for Xxx. Wheat quiet; No. 1
Milwaukee club held at 81 ~, which Is above
The Views of buyers; saies $50 bush good
white Canada at s. 50, and ZOO bush No !
Milwaukee club on private terms. Corn held
at &c for No l Illinois: no sales. Canal
Ereights dull; wheat l2Jsc, corn lie
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PIttsburrh On SInrItet.

=
The market yesterday was more active,
TO amount Of 1000 barrels. Retned-Bond
SS1lc, Phil .delphia delivery for August to
amount or2,20O barrels; BIZ bond in Septem-
Der, 500 barrels; IS barrels Green county oil
sold at DC, barrels returned. The stock of
crude In rehners hands small, while most of
them have sold ahead on contracts. THIS
strong probability that prices have touched
bottom.
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The Dry Goo.l. Innket.

NEW IURks July u.
The following Is the report OF the Dry
Goods Exchange, jObbers' prices:
PTints-Allens lSLz: Amoskeag 10; Afnold's
1877; Empire l31S; Freeman Is; Garner & Co.,
2lE. Corset Jeans-Bates 10; Laconla %;
Naumkeag 2l; A 28k. Snirts-J. w. L. STAN
dard dress No: 30 per dozen 20 70; No. $50
81 80; No 52t 30 90. Paper Collars-MelropolI-
Hoffman & Co., Patent Temptation Proof,
Byron 800; Shakespeare 20 "; cuffs On. Brown
Drills-BOot Mills %; PePpenll 3; Stark A .;
Winthrop 49,. DenimS-Arkwflght brown
20; do. blue 70; Amoskeag 521S; Boston brown
30; do. Manufacturing Co. 271S. Hoop Skirts
81 O.; Empress Trail, q; MeyeTs's XXI, wide
tapes 6S9l To- XXI, narrow tapes, 4S91S.
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,hich can only be settled by consent

which can only be settled by consent
of the great powers.
MADRID, llth.-The Oderaelt minis
try resigned last night and a new cabi-
net was appointed with Marshal Naro-
mex President OF the Council and Min
lister of War,
FERRARA, July 11.-General 'Cial-
dine is marching upon Rasigo with an
army of more than 100, 600 Italians and
200 guns. The Austrians have evacua-
ted the whole territory between Minico
ana ani the odige; The greater part Of the
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chicago MARKET.


CHICAGO, July 81.
Flour-dull. wheat-dulI. and declined
596c; sales at 81 SS,9l IS for No. ]. and aSagIc
for No. ? CoTn-dull, at 56c for No. |. Oats
dull, and declined lc; 2S92Si{ cfOr No. l: PSI
9-bc for No. ,. High WineS-quiet- Freights
dull: Receipts ofiJQ0 barrels or -four, 700
bushels wheat, al 90 bushels corn, and 20 90
bushels oats, Shipments OF 100 barrels
hour; is 90 bushels wheat, 81 90 bushels corn
and % w bushels oats.
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BuHnIo MnrkeL.
BUFFALO. July q

Flour dull. Wheat quiet. Corn firrner.
sales 5000 bush No. az 6,@69c. Oats dull;
No. Chicago SdS9c; Wisconsin Iia 45c-
Barley nominal. Rye quiet; No. / Chicago
held at SIC, and No. l Milwaukee at qlc, Pro-
gle. Whisky nominal at SIS. Canal Freighfs
steady to New York; corn l5c, oats IOc; to Al
bnny; corn he oats SIC -
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NTiIWaukee market.

MILWAUKEE, July 81.
Flour dull at IS . for choice extras. Wheat
active mt 81 6Tal IS for No l. Corn steady al
$40 for No /. Oats dull at 35c for No ,
Receipts. 300 bbls flour, 4I,OOO bush. wheat
5000 bush. corn. sou bush oaIS shipmrnt-
l,2OO bbls flour, &, 900 BUSH wheat, % 900 bush
corn, u 900 bush. oats.
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NEW York, July IL A special to
the Tribune from Leavenworth yester-
day says, the report telegraphed from
Omaha that peace has made with the
Indians was a mistake: 1t was neces-
something done, while in reality twas
a failure. Peace was made with some
aged and infirm Indians and suuavys.
neither the chief warriors or head men
were represented. The inhabitants on
the border are arming and making
preparations for their own protection.
The Indians have given the overland
stage company six days to remove their
stock from New Montana, ON Powder
river route, and declare war to the
knife to all tresspassera.
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NEW YORK, July 2O.-The police ar
rested AZ liquor dealers in Brooklyn
last night for violation of the excise
law.
The woods on Long Island, in Suffolk
county, have been burning for several
DAYS, causing heavy damage.
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PHILADELPHIA, July Estate Sem
ator Wallace, Chairman of the Demo-
cratic Committee of Pennsylvania, an
nOunces the appointment of full dele
CATION to the convention of the 18th of
August, as follows: EX-Govs. Porter,
Bigler and w. II. Packer, and Chief JUS
tice Woodward, are delegates at large,
and Judge Ellis, Jerry Black, Camp
bell, Packer, and Frank Hughes and
George Wharton the district delegates.
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Nev York lIoney and s.oek .LaFket-

New York Money and stock Market
NEW YORK, July 2I.
Money market easy with large supply at
9lO9L.
Gold more active and flrner; opening at
l4g; decllning to 1855, and closing at l5O54-
Total export OF specie to-day Ss30yOOO.
Government stocks are without decided
change; 6S OF 1881, coupons 1885,; SO coupons,
OF 1882, 1855; o-2s, registered OF 1862 iOfJ[:
20 coupons OF lsS5, lOl IS lo-4O coupons 9s5zS
7E<.
Stocks better; Chicago < Rock Island s7sz:
1885; Cleveland & Pittsburgh s4Js; Cleveland,
Columbus & Cincinnati ll6bS: Chicago &
North western $50; Chicago < Northwestern
burgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago 99JS: Chicago
& Alton l0l5{; Marietta & Cincinnati pre-
lerred ~; Minnesota & st. Paul, LIST, 30 Ohio
8 Mississippi certificates 2Sts; Western Union
Telegraph 531s; New York Central 1925; Erie
so; New York & New Haven liz; Reading
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of his thought to offer indignity to the
Rouse, ana as an evidence Of his respect
for 1t and for the law of the land, in
submitting to the abuse heaped upon
him, words had been spoken of him
here Ito which he could reply in no
other way than he had done. he did
not believe there was member on the
floor who would have submitted to
what he did. He held that no mem
Der had the sacred constitutional privi-
lege to denounce and defame and SLAM
der brother member on the floor of
the House. In conclusion, he said he
was willing TO submit to the punish
ment which the House had chosen to
lnhict on him, but he was unwilling
GnaL MS constituents should be in his
person Inundated in that way. He had,
therefore, sent to the Governor OF Ken
lucky his resignation, u copy of which
ne sent to the Clerks desk and had
EedQ' Inc resignation having been read,
mr.. SpauIdtng moved that Mr.. Rous-
seau, having resigned his position as a
custody of the Sergeant9at-Arms. This
gave rise to quite lengthy discussion
which was participated in by a great
many members as to the effect Of the
resignation of Mr.. Rousseau.
Mr.. Allison called for the execution
of the order of the house.
Mr.. Rousseau was called to the bar
of the house by the Speaker and he
took position in the open space in
front of the Speakers chair, when he
was addressed by the Speaker as fol-
lows: General Rousseau the House of
Representatives has declared you gull
ty of a violation of its rights and priVi-
legeS in personal assault upon a
member for words spoken in debate.
The condemnation they have placed on
their journal, and ordered that you shall
be publicly reprimRnded by the Speak
er at the bar of the house. No words
of mine can add to the force of this or
der in obedience to which now pro-
nounce upon you the reprimand. Mr..
Rousseau bowed and retired.
Mr.. ketcham, on leave, introduced
joint resolution requesting the Secre-
tary of War to transfer from the War
Department to the Executives of the
several States the rebel flags captured
by volunteer regiments of each State.
Read three times and passed.
The House proceeded to the busines
on the Speakers table, and disposed of
| it us follows:
The amendment to the House amend
ment to the Senate bill for bridging the
Mississippi.-The Senate amendment,
which provides for bridge over that
river at st. Louis was concurred in.
The Senate amendment to the House
bill granting the right of way to ditch
and canal owners over the public lands
in the States of California, Oregon and
| Nevada.
Pending action on this bill the House
adjourned.
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i. 8. RHODES

HAs REMOVED his STOCK 10 TIE
El Back part OF the Religious Book Store
ROOM. and viii open ont this morning With
Good INST colored Prints at Tx -
HEAVY yard wide Brown Musansa at Sc
Atwood DeLAtne8 In spring coloES at Soc
and other goods At Les prices than ever.
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NEW ORLEANS, July 2O.-Judge Abel
of the first district court of New Or
leans parish. was arrested this morn
ing on an affidavit by several citizens,
accusing him of treason and endanGer-
ing the liberties of citizens under the
civil rights bill. Abel was bailed in $500
to appear before the November term of
the circuit court. The affidavit is based
upon the recent charge to the grand jury
delivered by the accused to indtct these
members ofthe convention of 1854, who
would reconvene it.
Gen. Sheridan this morning publish,
ed his general order forbidding COM
memOration of the confederate menu-
ments in his department, and dissoIv-
ing all organizations for whatever puF-
poses.
Generals Steadman and Fullerton, of
the Freedmen's Bureau, have been in
vestigating the conduct of the agent
here.
The trial of nine men, arrested at
Jackson. La, under the civil rights bill
for padding mulatto school teacher,
has been deferred till tomorrow,
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by Telegraph.l
Spirit OF the stock Market.
NEW YORK, j
noneY nrticle saYs :

The Posts money article says:
The loan market Is over supplied, and rates
favor the borrower. The stock market IS
drm. Amer the board New York Central was
lOIIz: Erie 651<; Illinois Central ll91<.
The receipts OF treasure from California to-
day by the AriZonia were s2,O6i062
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Toledo Market

TOLEDO. July u.
Flour dun. Wheat quiet; sales rbita
Michigan, crop Of IS % IL; amber do No. /
81 80, and A aInber do g Il. Corn PIC lower:
sales No. mixed at 651z965c. Oats, 20 bet!
ter q S712Ec for No. L Lake Freights dun and
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The Latest News.
By TELE RAPH.
FOREIGN NEWS.

ny me Union Line.
Once, corner Of Main and Monroe street
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NASHVILLE, July 21.-The Sher If of
the county yesterday forced an en-
trance to the Capitol and arrest
ed Capt. Heydt, the officer of the
House, who had in custody Mr., Mar
tin, an Ascending member, The
Court discharged Martin, and fined
Heydt ten dollars and costs. Much
excitement exists relative to this affair,
The House considers it an infraction of
nifty.
The Union Convention met at the
Capitol this afternoon. After pass
ing resolutions, they appointed
delegates to the Philadelphia Conven-
zens OF Tennessee to attend, who can
make it convenient to be present. A
resolution was passed rejecting Sc
verely upon Judge Frazier for his ac-
ton in the matter of the recent ar
rests.
No quorom in the House TODAY.
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NEW YORK, June 2l.-The Herald,s
Ottowa dispatch says, in the Cana
plan Parchment Yesterday a de-
mand was made for the rea-
sons for the extending of GER
tain rights to American fishermen in
Canadian rivers by the present Gov
eminent.
Mr.. Gait replied that the public in
terests would not admit of the reasons
being made known at that time.
lMr. Mcdonald then stated that If the
British Government intended debating
to Canada, it was time to know it, and
in the course of his remarks reflected
very severely on Mr.. Blauvelt, one of
the ministerial party, who intimated
that he would hold Mr.. Mcdonald per-
sonRlly responsible,
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Steamboats,.
FOR ST. LOUIS ANnSTP1UT

FOR ST. LOUIS ANnST. PAUL.
~ The fine and elegant passenger
LsltsSsSs steamer. AZ ENT0N, !" Capt. Dun
day, the 24Ih instant. at 10 O'Clock. a m.
EoE t5elghJ or passage, apply on BOARD or TO
IyA--2t BOOTH, BATFELLE& Co, ACTS
FOR CINCINNATI.
r. The hne steamer 'EDINBURGH,'
APT Isaac Thompson, q. w.
above, Wednesday 18th inst. at O'Clock, p.
Freight received and bills signed ut The
Wharf Boat until the hour Ofstnning.
jy2+St BoOTH, BATTELLE & CO., Agts.
FOR ST. LOUIS.
The magnificent steamer .sKEN-
L-elEssEs.53s TON" CAPT, !. y. Dunlap, will
dIate points on Tuesday, July 18th.
MAIER & IcKiSI " P'i Asr! 81 10
lyzS-zL Al Water street
FOR PARKERSBURG.
r. The fine steamer ''JULIA NO. ."
LIess5Stf tSapt. J. Harrison, viii leave every
- Tuesday, Thursday and saturday.
For freight or passage apply on board or 10
lSz1.I BOOTH. BAI-TEELE & Co. Agts
FOR CINCINNATI.
- The fine and elegant passenRe
s4Ls& lsteamer IRE VENu +, !" CaSt
- Wash. Kerr, will leave as above
on Saturday, the 2lst instant, at O'Clock, D,
For freight or passage apply on toor1 mr. n,
lylS-St BOOTH. BATfELl.E a CO., Agents
For MARIETTA and I'arEeFsburr.
The new and light draught stea-
LeIleaEsl33 mer, NEW 8 STATE" Can't HaT-
E-NAlan, will leave as above every
MIonday, wednesday and Friday, in place OF
For freight or passage apply on board or to
,,,s BOOTH, BAfTELLE & Co.
gSl9 Agents.
c: H BOOTH. j. C. JELLY.
W. @. BATTELI.R IONS wULRTpgE
BOOTH, BATTELLE & CO.,
WHoLEsALE AND RETAIL DEALERs IN
FAMILY GROCERIES
Boat stores, Produce,
FRESH & CURED MEATS, LAKE ICE a
CANNED FRUITS, &C.,
Corner Monroe and Water Streets,
WHEELING, w. VA,
TN CONNECTION WITH THE HOUSE
i there Is q Wharf Boat, and It is the design
OF the nErn 70 90 forwarding and Commits
sion and Storage business act rs Steamboaf
pertaining thereto. iyIS
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.-The United
States steamer Saginaw, which sailed
for Victoria and Petropalua, encoun-
tered heavy weather, and has returned
damage to the vessel is not reported.
Three millions of dollars in treasure
have been received from the interior
during the present month.
Disease among cattle in reported in
San Joaquin county.
A Ruby city, Idahoe, letter says much
excitement was created by intelligence
that Captain Jennings and party, fifty
miles distant, were surrounded by In
dams. Two hundred soldiers went to
the rescue, but on their arrival the
Indians had disappeared. The be-
sieged We're two days without food.
They killed forty Indians and lost but
one man,
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COMBS, DC, DO.
Also, complete aaurtment Of the pureSt
AEandiss, Wines and Liquors, for msdicina
WeFunld can attention 70 our
facilities for aTing PAvsieiaaf
FFnlaEiptiona. Our DEuesand
Medicines are carefully selected
in eastern markets, with
Spooial Inference to that
branehof buainela Our
store isopgn at ALI. RoURs,
both nightand day.
Weneyertrust pre-
1eEiPtions to boys.
Our youngest
PraaaEiptionlst
hhshad
seven ye6s
exp1rienca.
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Of the steamer Herman and
Citv or E8nrIa -s
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BaItImore 1--we stock Market.

LIVE sroCK SCALES, July q.
BEEvEs.lThere were received at the fol.
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~ The fine and elegant passenger
49,. steamer. II ESrON," Capt Dun
1zzZsln lap. will leave MS above On TueS-
Gay, the 2iLh instant. at 10 o'clock, a. m.
TOT 9s e nj or passage apply on oari or TO
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1866-09-22

-a EEEEENF4 EsFS-L EaEe8-EL EL#zt&+L aE#ssEEa
o bfuti@en pubiitun nj.
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BERN . !. When IN Minneapolis tiueetreten,
semabrt 60 opr3iglipe @enugtpuung, ieine1t
reutf9tn 1ttuneen III benntpin uup bsn benad-
barten &ounties an3uaeisen, bab man ibn In BEN
10 betannten @tpre tets bereiit Fnoen NTH. Ml.
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g5hnetf@nft unp Mnerfannuna ber{elbsn aa per.
btsnsn. Mbilip M. meber,
bel q. g. MlIen.
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Grfe 9iriffpn Der
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@pmpa9nie.

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@rten Dipifon ber st. paul 4 pacife Babn.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-03-23
DIED.

FUNERAL NoTIcE.-The friends and acquan-
tances of the late D. F. HooE, of this place, are
requested to attend his funeral tomorrow, Sat
urday afternoon at 0, clock, from, the depot OF
the Orange Il Alexandria Railroad.
At the residence of Gen. n. n. Halsted. New
ark, n. j., on the 2lst instant, Mrs. MARY s.
WYER, relict of Rev. Henry o: Wyer ~ The
friends of the family are invited to attend the
funeral from the Baptist Church, tomorrow:
Saturday afternoon) at oclock
In Upper Marlboro, on Monday night last,
after lingering illness, Mrs. SARAH B., wife
of G. G. Magruder, Esq, and daughter of the
late Col. Henry Waring, of Mt. Pleasant, aged
Al years
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Fun IN THE HOUSE OF CoMofoNs.-It is
seldom that anything like fun occurs in that
grave assemblage--the British House of Com
mons. We may well imagine how even so
parsimonious boon from Momus as that which
follows was received in SO dry and circumspect
conclave:
THE IAN WHO Had THE RINDERPEsT-
In the House of Commons, on Thursday night,
February lst. the most amusing speech was
was contributed by Sir +. Crossley, who slow ~
and hesltatingIy uttered the startling words,
I've had the rinderpest-'' and when the
burst Of laughter following the incomplete SEN
tence had subsidized added, II Immediately
sent for the Government Inspector" The re-
port in the Times is as follows Sir F. Cros-
sley begged to state what had occurred in his
own case He had the rinderpest-[ much
laughter ON his farm. His bailif immedi-
ately sent for the Government inspector, who
recommended the slaughter of the whole thirty
bullocks that had. heen in connection renewed
laughter with those that were attacked :
London paper, Februaay4.
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The New Orleans Crescent contains the fol-
loving statement illustrating the low rates at
which property is now changing hands in the
South:
The plantation of Mr.. Drauzin Fortier, situa-
tea 10 front of the courthouse of the parish Of
st, Charles, twenty-five miles above this city,
was sold last week to Mr.. Leon Larpy, for
$4,000. This plantation has front of TWEEN
ty-two arpents on the Mississippi, by depth
extending to Lake Pontcbartrain The dwell
ling house, OF itself, is worth more than the
purchase money,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-03-23

New HAMPSHIRE ELEcTIoN.-Th Boston
Herald gives the full vote of New Hampshire,
with the exception Of few smal towns for
Governor. and the result is Smyth, Repu0-
liean, 35,O22; Sinclair, Democrat, 80 440;
Republican, majority 1852, against 6,l2S last
year The total vote OF the State now is 65.
480, an increase of 3,26l, over last year. The
Republican vote shows an increase of ST, and
that of the Democrats 2,423, leaving a net
.an of |, 546 this year for the Democrats.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-03-23
.AIEXAN 7DRIA.
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH %; 1856.
MANuFAcruR1NG.-Let. us recur to our

IT, MANUFAcTURING.-L us recur to our
Old and often urged subject, now so impor-
tant, so vital, to the interests and future
prosperity of Alexandria,- e1pediency
of establishing MANUFACTURERS. It is man
ifest thatf We could have this a Manufact u
ring city, we wouldsoon have a thriving city.
The internal improvements which we 50
much depended, just now, a.e not fulfilling
our expectations-our commerce does not
cannot yet flourish as it formerly did. But
il. this were manufacturing place, as it ought
to be. railroads and commerce would again
exert their influence upon the general welfare.
Wesdo no not refer here to large manufactu-
ring companies, ecczusauely there are. many
branches which could be conducted by andl0'd-
ual means and individual enterprise Some are
already under way-more ought to follow
and we hope that allmay flourish. Let US, we
repeat, strive to resuscitate business, by max
ing Alexandriaa manufacturing city.