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, 1866-12-28
EXECUTION OF TWO NEGROES In
NORTH CAROLINA.

4 Shocking seeneThe Rope About the
Neck of Oue OF the Vlct1Eaa Slips and
He strue2ses Horribly for xKalf an
Hour.
The Sheriff Of thls county exec uted, on
ycsterday. Lswis Williams and Augustus
Williams, freedmen, convicted of highway
robbery and sentenced to death, At the LIST
term Of the superior Court. The execution
Was attended by laFge eoneonrse Of per
Der than ever has been known 10 attend An
execution here.
The condemned we're taken from the jail
shortly After ten O'clock, ard conveyed to
the place OF execution on the suburbs, under
the escort aud enard Of squad Of fsoldiess Of
The prisoners Hc7e attended By the Rev. ].
c. Thomas, who offered evtry consolation
and hope for the relief Of their souls Ar
irving at the place oi execution. they were
as calm aud collected Us could be expected
| Of those shout to face death, and from the
seaaold made parting address to the large
| assemb1aEc Of rersons. They both strongly
| protested their innocence or the crime Of
! which they were convicted, and expressed a
hope Of peace hereafter.
ii hslE1ast sevcn o'clock the fatal cord
| attached to the prop WAS pulled, and tu'
stantly two dangling, struggling for,n; Wert
died a1most instantly and without scarcely 4
| struggle, hut the fAtal rope .ttAched to tht
! neck of Augustus became misplaced IN tn.
I'LL aud gave rise TO horrible sut1cFings Whtcl
were plainly Indicated By the fearful ane
1 1nadden!ng struggles he made. In aoou
kslfan hour he too ceased to stsnggls' .i9s aps
the crowd dispersed aHfulsy impressed WILL
1 The horrible scene. .-
The execution proceeded with the utmos
| Quiet, no disturbance or attempt AZ fcseo
| having taken place.
, 1866-12-28
MEXICO.

Ill xfmilIan's Clrcrlar on hls Resumption
nf iuthorlty-Hapolcep'a Latest Orders to
HaKntnc-Esncuatiau Of snn Lais Potosi
bySsbc gn1peFtaliRts Confirmed.
NEW onIEAss+ December s7.-Ne1iean news to
the 2lst Is received.
The Emperor, in 4 circular, says he accepted the
throne, being assured that sneh waa the radonal
~nt. Eisti Wat. he says. nevertheless continued,
sud eonpc him 10 incur great expense. SAB
eeqrentlv - Emperor Napoleon announced thar
be would discontinue the aid be had advanced.
He w.., therefore obliged = Ni.a.
draw his troops and the =. dlssideuts
occupied q number OF dsies thus
abandoned. This encouraged them to increase
their Efforts to overthrow his government Then
came the action OF the un1tad States towards
securing a republican fora Of government
ANuslon u made to the manifesto ou tho subject
Of National congress previously issncd by the
Emperor when he arrived At rucbla. the 5ddresa
!rorn the Minister Of Foreign Affairs, and
Marine.
Napoleon has given explicit orders to Bazatne tt
cooperate With Macmillan In the interest o.
order and peace, md ctve hiua assistance 20 lcnG
as The French remain in Mexico. The lbetAlt
are very active IN Oaxara. Military despsScht.
hare been sent doen for tho last French steamers
which are missing. They are believed TO hsrt
been intercepted on tho road to Vera Cruz. whtct
ubonnde with ruesfllsa.
The eyacrasio OF San Luis Po!osi and Mato
lucia by tho Itnperialtsts Ia condsraed.
, 1866-12-28
The Ballot to Cols.cd Men.

Editors Chicago Tribune:
Allow me through The columns Of your valu-
able paper, which hzs alxays been found on the
side or Justice and humanity. to appeal to our
white fcfloweltxens OF tillu0is Ia behalf of that
portion Of the Cuzens of this State who arc
w1ongfrtty denied a r,ght that Justly belongs 10
them, and ihAt is the bal!ot bux. The colofed
men Of Illinois are honest, a. lnarsuions, law
abiding. and "a loral ss anyy class Of citizens to
be found with!n or ont Ct Illinois. Then. fellow
eIuEena, do ron wish to withhold from us our
eoiof-MD.eh Is very fsiyolons, indeed. White
hold yonr assem-, but the time will come; then
We want vop men OF to-day 10 have the credit Of
doing fnll lnft1cc to your fellow men. I cannot
thtnk--neither will ! belieTe-thst any loyal
wnIte man OF The Prairie Slate w0aId Withhold bis
signature from the petitions which IRE In circula-
tion throughout the State fur signatures. Those
petitions Will be laid before the Legislature Of ths
Stnte At lis next teaslon, To pfay foF amend
rnrbt to the Etate Constitution whereby t1lored
men N1ltshnre liGht 10 The hxiint boz. Fc1low-
eitizcrs, the colored men Ut The State pay the
faue taxes that jon pay; ahle TO tho Same
jaus 8 that you afe In short, the coloted man OF
1lltnoIs psHorns every dnty fhat you perform, ex-
| cept two. And what 9re thnsc txof Why, that
wiIch is 1hs lnoet Important to every treeman-to
| send bis children to tho schools which he sap
ports md The b,11ot l.ox Those rights NE ask
| fur ~ men. and - 1aw.abidtng cltiEens VIC de.
| prrjndlce: look onr pTayer-ouf regneat-calmly
md 3lspaes!onately in the fscd oi Ill the chaugat
that Lave taken place IN this country IN the las
xIx years look Al olhef countries and other siBte
| siafea. Revolutions will not 20 backwards.
| A CnLnnEn NAN
, 1866-12-28
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

Prcsrs*a Of the RIos Investigating Commute
tcc-tsrcnt Drarth of a1aney-ArrivAl Of
The Conversational ExcurH'onlsts.
NEW OnIEAgs. December 27.-To.mosvow The
Witnesses, whose n1u1es have been furnished by
the lieutenant Governor, Mayo. and pirate Gu,
scut, will be examined By The Riot Investigating
Consnshce.
There Il a great dearth Of money here .or tnp-
pl,ine the needs Of the cotton plautef1. 1t Is
believed that short means will make the nn1l
crop Ar email ~ this ye1f.
The Congressional visitors arrived tonight and
were escorted By 4 large party Of eI-confeaesatcs
to their apartments at the vt. Louis, Among the
party arc Generals Howard. Sewell and Wood !;
Senators Foster. larc, Wade, Norton aad Ram.
sey; Representatives Hays, MarahAll. Whitley,
Lsdiu. Chanles, Uuhbell and Eesr.
, 1866-12-28
A Youn4 man Disappointed In Love
Dr1nkA LAudanun-Hc IL Arrested
and his l.tIc saved BY IN Emetlc&

4>AA~ ~AA A+AAANE-%$
From the St. Paul Pioneer, December ST.
ia this city attempt led to commit suicide by
drinking heavy dase Of laudanura, but for
tunatcly bis life was saved by PROMPT inter
ference. The circumstances arc a. follows
About dusk respectfully dressed oung man
and asked for some laudan mum. sls;ccting
that he might wish It. for an Improper
use, Sir. Alien declined to sell It to him.
lie at once proceeded to E. H. Br1gge'
drug store, on Third street, and called tor
tendance. questioned hin closely ., to the
use he intended to make Of 1t. Tho young
man easd he wanted to use il in his family,
come of whom were sick, On being qnes-
toned II be knew the qunntlty for i dose.
Be sSe e. eeet d'eRi Re 0q quite s9wp sas
pieious Of tho person, whose actions
seemed eccentric, but concluded to give
him tho laudanum. On hsndtng him
the bottle, which contained about two
ounces Of the poison, the stranger handed
ht,n bill. ME: Collier pretended to turn
eye on the party. Thinking himself unno-
ticed, he at once u1corked the bottle, md
applied 1t to his mouth Mr.. Collier spsaug
| u him and knocked II from his hand,
but not until the prisoner had swal:
Mr. Collier. ayes, said The stranger that's
! what mean. want to die, aud intend To
do eo." He then attempted 10 leave, but
Mr.. Collier seized him, and forced him into
chair. The would.be suicide resisted, but 1t
was no use. Mr., Vim. McKcnnedy. who was
in the store, now slipped ont aud soon re-
| ,u1ned with police officer. Just as Mr. Col
licr had prepared powerful emetic, which
he was cnlcasorlng to force the man to take
By the help Of the officer, he forced small
portion, down his threat. The officer then
look him to the City HALL.
HERE, to make q long story short, Or. Rtc-
ger wa4 sent for, and not without some
trouble succeeded, the officers helping, In
forcing an cmetic into the unwtllIng stomach
OF the suicide. In short time the landanum
WAS brought to light, and the mans life VAS
saved. He wns then put to bed very weak
from the pasoxysm he had passed through,
but sim declaring his Intention to kill him.
self at the first chance.
He turned out to be young fellow resid.
Ing down town. who Was recently "crossed
In lore" and goaded TO desperation By the
jecrs Of MS comrades, be lad actually tsict
10 put an end to his life At his earnest re.
quest VIC suppress his name, ~ he Is respect.
ably connected-bis father being m emineat
clergyman. Nc hope he will not repeat hi:
rash &ct-
, 1866-12-28
POLITICAL.

The Helsua {Ndntaua) Houtd hxs N able edi-
to&iat On The ruurcai Future OF that Territory.
the leadipg features Of which wc VIII repr -duce-
Among the youngest Of the tst1ttoEtal depend
enc.cs Of the Union, Jet the peer Of eit3ar Or Ill
Of her 1iszla In anriferons deAea. &c1t@7s pssti.
e7lfy. Il ouutsipped by her poorest ceunpettors,
and u ruled to-day hy men whose party tsnets md
practices s1e At ope1 warfare with the enltxhtan-
ment Of ,he sRe. aow ahla happena to
be 10, Il detailed b. The Htrun as
to1lows: During the lattsr day. II the
rebellion, rhen the majesty and strength OF t5e
fleeing hortes Of Price, and rebel champions,
sought xatety In this TerritcrJ. Ftun the North,
there came about the saue tine. tntes1i1ed with
some ka d and upright men, pumbe1s Of coxArua
md Coppetttads. draft Seals and b.sckles4
| in the same direction, and now form dangerous
element Of socis,y. With loyalty At discount,
and treason 1t premium. the dominant party In
Aontz1a came into power In lsGi through the
votes OF : fuE.iire rebel eoldlcsy, ~ho, Crossing
the paairs - bnshwhsekers On the Southern
ronte, went fresh to the poll., clad m shelr
suits Of huttesnat md depostted saes Demo,
| cratic ballots Since then. the Repuh2f
caas, nIth no outspoSen organ In ,heIl
behalf, md no organization tn the rauks Of hi
party. have permitted the seveza! local md Tesr,
tost2l elections to 30 BY detault, and this Demo
cratic element has had dtAinFs their own way. Th4
1 GNFAA*s t4*S4 NA*Ia3s hAc P1EfEUt AnNxQU0 Q
A4ssirr. szJs toat smother year viii wltness I rada
ea1 change In The politics Of Mouhus, TIL. /,
crttcnt from the class Of Immigration th,k hs
coxed in from both the Atlantic aod rae.fc states
Thete Immigrants. nlne-tenths Of whop, at.
Union Repc a'icans, aud larxe number t,o:n th
ranks Of the Cnion ata1, will eceosae pesuaaen
setueEe, aud take the place ot tha acsentusrs n,
ya.abonds, who arc now gcne1 aily LEAVING for u
States. The HraId, m eopel1.,on, ssrs: "Wl,
the precedent. before iii Of Kansas sud Nchtask,
Colorado and Nevada: with The en1izrz,tou .
high tide setting u from the Eas4 snd the Wcs
towUd TIE rach au1itAsous sud Agricultural eo4u
| Try Of tic mountnlns; with men Of pse-erotnen
ability long In otr uidst-Hho have fourh
rebels In the deld and dened ther
at foue-as leaders: with 4 hos, Of goo
men tn our ranks, disposed to eonts: Ii
De1ocrate doctsire that the Govsrnucu
should not b. consolidated in 1he people NJ
Congress, hut be ditn.cd through one mar
which Is A. J. : With al these eneo 1.aseun;
tending inevitably to the highest realization &
!, or hopes. may VIC not predict for Noutsns
pchueai frtrrr bright wtta the tainbon OF p.s
! mise.~
A meeting OF the dIixens Of Camden, n. :
! was held On the sub inetsnt to rejoice over th
/ District sfco'urnbsa su.oacc Bill. Tbs colosc
people presented i handsome slS Gag to Ho,
I I J. u. Scovel, On the oee1.Ion.
, 1866-12-28
Weather RFnAffA

BrT&A1o, December c..-Mcsrury 80 above
zero weather clear and dne a1efchInc.
m was So above xero.
Tonoxro, December 97.-The weather l. cool
hnt not severe.
ST. PATTI, December 91-Co1dest d2y Of The
SEASON, Mercury 1oc below xefo.
WHuxeTox, December s7.--Thc weather has
been xtrJ cold here al day. Aizh wind this II
tsynoon ind eyrpirr. 1t has blown 4 gale from
tnc northwest, which still continues
puuApf1pHIA December Silt IL Fezy cold.
tud hcAvy rs!e Is blowing from the northwest
Lor1sv1IIE, December 2i.-vcrJ cold and cleat,
Thermometer r.
ST, Lorls, December T.-Cleat and cold,
Showing It kansas City.
Bos1oN, December St.-A teFE1ae eattefty stosfs
Xhasycs ard shipping eonslderable-
, 1866-12-28
FROM NASHVILLE.

An Editor ofshe Lsndon Times Prospecting
Cotton Market.
NAkuy11IE. December es.-Mr. u. c. Ha1te,
comI1crcial editor Of the London 71nft, ls here
on tour OF fht Southern Stases, looking Into
their commercial pfoapeft1.
Cotton market dull. Sales, III bales at sseA1Sc.
Shipped, 4S bales received, 6sl.
, 1866-12-28
pers0nal.
morses, Carriages, Sc.

IA HORSES. weighing from 10 1-2 to II
eEt. tor sale. Hlt be 1t sre UnI "a Stuck farl
~ ~ = to1 tsE dt!t o31I Aozses nra Huron Co.,
, 1866-12-28
FROM THE PACIFIC COAST.

Smiling Of tho Fsrst Steamer in the New
BIupau Llne-Hecrults for Corona In Meg
leo.
SAT- FRANCISCO. December 9l.--1he merchants
ard bankers stgnalixe the departure Of the steam
er Colombo, for Japan. BY banquet ne1s Mon
day,
Two hundred men lett hero recently to saslst
Corona in Mcxco. under Max Hcnning-
EuAtom House dues last week $4,000.
, 1866-12-28

eve be appointed To propese isv 10 Be pre-
rontcd a fninre meeting C.r1ed. :,
The chair appointed Gtne,al o, L. hann. A: {.
Cue1L ]. j. Eeyerdse, n b. Bealcs and Captain
Il, e, Rc~d ~ such committee. By vote General
Thomas o. DabonEue md Colonel Robert a Gtl-
musz4rer. added 10 lhe Committee.
Cojupo, II. Il. box noyrd thar the committee he
fntgructed 10 report on Thursday, January :,
1851 10 meek In the Non,ont Ho1tc. Carried.
I'm trultnn. adjourned
, 1866-12-28

A REv&rE 0U1cEa CAsED.-Ycslesday after
nj on tic Assistant Reseuue Assessors Of tho Sec
ond Di.t1icl met at the Matteaan House. In this
CITY, and through their leader, ]. 6. Barr, Esq,
OF Kane County. presented d beautiful gold
mounted exec and 4 due etlver tca set 10 Duncan
Furr1nso,. Esq,. Revenue Assessor of The Second
Dlst1ici. The party then.' With their invited
guests, the Government officers Of or city, p4s.
took Of rcry nnc srpAst prepared BY mlEe ho.t
Of the EAtteton. After i brief ekl1uIah With
champagne coEEs sud soc1al eenumert, the party
stjourrcd to The Office OF the United States Dis.
trict Attorney and consulted Judge ShoelJr Is to
what eicps should be tx.cn tn order tn prsstnt
ptker Assessors from betn. similarly cSued-
, 1866-12-28

Gouuods grand opera, II nve acts,
FAUST.
MeSdsMes CAN1tsA and PATTI S1xAXnSCI, GtEnor1
1HStI, ECeIx1 and MAxRA IN The principal ro1cs-
FULL EHORUh GRAND ORCHESTRA AND COM
PLETE MILITARY BAND on THE STAGE.
Ya,s 4 n
, 1866-12-28

vt.it1ng ". ". bt1onr't Immense furniture wate-
house, a3 Randolph street. Warrant US l.. the he
leE that The above Is Mf p1ace 10 and any and sla
artlciea in their line. They are Offering Induce
mems during tho holtdaIa whic onctt 10 attract
evcrybody-as rnay he ecen BY their adveE.ise-
naerl on our ffat page, Or more particularly BY
calling 1t their furniture emporium.
, 1866-12-28

Taxes, Ta1eA,-The Heal aud Per-
s0nal fax, ios State. county and town purposes,
nov dun, and can be paid at my otnee. on Clark
street, Ecxr Randolph, under A. Il. Ailler's Jew.
clry store. Please bring last years receipt or
SuutN Chicago,
, 1866-12-28

Frs7rrAL.-Last evening the Sunday School
scholars Of St 1uke's Church. corner Of Wabash
avenue and Van Buren street. held sheIr ANNA,
festival In the lecture room OF the church. The
room VI. crowded, while the young and their
friends were enjoying themselves In every pos
SaIsa ClHrs wstis his huge grab bag. tho ''post
Office" fortune +elez. ealing and fancy tables,
were all well patsonIzed. During the carly part
nf the evening, the two classes taught By Mr. and
A,r. c. r. noes. presented thci- teachers with q
handsome silver pitcher. platter and goblet, -
testimonial OF their high esteem. tbs aaa.r Was
hour, when all returned gsa.ttcd With the work
done
, 1866-12-28
LOCAL MATTERS.

Wnra<1ens8 Pectofnl lsa1n1 IL the most
rleatant, eafe and efleaclous remedy thathA ever
be- discovered for the relief and cure Of Diseases
Of the lungs and throat II cau be- used by all
with perfect sAtety-tel1evtrG aud curing The
the Chest. For sale by al druggists. Burnhams
Van Schhaek, ch1caRu, general agents for The
Northwest,
, 1866-12-28

ssNIother,1 cannot eln. khe old &ong.s,'
trtttIed M II Foot @ iii Pints o. he sa6S;w. il com.
poecd by the popular writer, j. Henry White
merc: The p11ee T. only q eens, tad elegantly
price. Me4srp. Lyon & Healy have Just received
lou copies, and they arc going o. very last.
, 1866-12-28

Hair Dressing without n particle OF
greaee, .tGlyce1is" restores the hair. comraunI-
etes delicious cooling sensation to tho. scalp,
clesntes It from dandErl. and ts absolutely Tree
Casnsll, Mack & Co.. Nov York. Sold By Ill
deurp4ata
, 1866-12-28

NORWEGIAN r171EnAN CurEcH.-Wo some dine
pst, tcrcr,,d d 10 he above nzmcl church society,
which II April last Withdrew fron, The AuguatanA
ssrod. for The purpose Of connecting itself with
trrc Lutheran Synod" The following documents
show that this has becn accomplished both with
tcxard 70 lie pastor and people. The tub1ofued
is copy Of the m!nulca in a meeting Of the
Lutheran Church in An1e,ira, held In Deeor.h,
Iowa, uecemhee 9Th. 1865, and astested BY Y.
Korcn, Secretary or the Council:
"RespecticE The application Of July Nh, 1876,
from Phe.or c. J. r. Peterson and his church lE
Chicago for admission iuto our synod, The Synod
Courcil
e. Rffolr<s. Th4t Chieaeots Fisst Norwegian
Evangelical Lutheran Church aHd It's taIns1t.t
pastor C. j. T. Peterson, 1tc hereby received tn't
The Synod for the Sorwestsn Evangelical authes n
Church in America
, 1866-12-28

Esenmer Bzrped-Twe0eT llrca Iost.
VtcKsurua December g7.-Ihc steamer FAAh
ion wa hu1ued thls evening about twelye miles
below hesc. Iwen:y lives vert loAt, The On
eers Wete xared. She had eafED Of $50 halea o.
cotton. Iii OF which wns lost
, 1866-12-28

DR.. Stbbet. Phyaiclau for the Hair
and Scalp. Entrance TO rooms, No. ID Ela,k
e,5r ct, nearly opposltc the CoHrt House. Consul
tAtion free. Cures whr7Anted.s
, 1866-12-28

F1nK.-About oue o'clock this morning m
alarm Of nre was given from boz fortJ eight, The
.urtheea ho1 on The South Division. The hrt WAS
avenue, and none OF the engines went to 1t.
, 1866-12-28

A sure PILE Cure.-DF. tstlbert,1 Pile
rlies. ecnt hy mail On receipt Of &. Circulars
free. Sold By druRRtsts. Agents wanted every
where. Address !. b. RodAISK, Manager, No.
k.3 Hr,nsdtfaY New York -, -
, 1866-12-28

s.Orr ron CR1cAGo.'-Under this bead the iii.
no,s state Journal, published :, Springfield in
shts Statc. has The following in fts tasue Of The
t1,h ult.:
cittcus h1s losed ont the remainder or bis stock
Of jewtiEy. and gone to reside At Chicago.
Ills 10 n pursuance Of b ssIneas Arsaneemtnt
will his brother, Hi. II. u. MAYO, OF Chicsgo
with whom be hiss entered into i partnership bT
which he becomes Joint owner uf one Of tho izrE'
esf and be.; Iewelfy establishments In that city.
built up la1ce and prosperous buslaess 30 now
goes 70 latSes feld, and IL followed by tho hest
Uithes Of all who know him. Few neu enjoy the
to ereasrr c1tcnt than be, and we be4pcsk for
htra 5 cordial welcome among his new associates.
Tie afm cf II. II. 4 !. B. MaTo zrc located At ths
be glad to rec theis friends from Sansamou and
Morgan
, 1866-12-28

1tehl Arrntcnl -Noydsa mpataasrd
creen cnfea itch scratches. and all skin diseases
epec1siy sdap,ei IL children. Sold By all drug
Rlst1.
, 1866-12-28
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Paper HRnE1nEs aud window Shndes
1t greatly reduced prices. F. z. RigbJ. 80 Ran
inlnh-at.
, 1866-12-28
Wholesale CQee 81 PAtsauInE NJ h1p1ot

Wisconsin.
huuArxH. December E.--The fu11y or
Fr1nk Culver, living on Green lAke Falkse. nnss
iuno., Wieeon~jp eoust-ttnE Of h1 1msrlf and wiEe,
= sent;cmsu from Michigan, hired man AND
f,rsd cffi, wert potsoutd chrtts1aas night by
dI,nilsg icA N which atsyehnioe had eeen pat.
f,sij.n Who has been working for them u sus-
ecied 10 be he pe,pctrator. a he WIS disehasred
IN Chttrtmas and eafcumstAncea point strongly
10 nin. lsYt.es na1t gone ont 10 atEtat ntna.
, 1866-12-28

Ma~aAAases &f <S~a~vAl 2h<s-an,
CArRo, December E.-3euesa1 Sherman md
~ roxt4 fo1 ST. Louis, and the lattE for Phusdtl'
phls,
, 1866-12-28

RENT TnoUB1Ia.-Nrf. Riley. residing On JET
fesson strect rented portion ot scr houss to
MarI Ward. and It the Po1ies Court yestetdaT
morning ehe alleged tbst Mary was keeping 4
di.o,der]y place, not only refusing 70 leave the
prrnlpes, but threatening to remove Mra. H1ieys
liver, and making various other threats. Msry
vak &ued Elu,
, 1866-12-28
FROM BOSTON.

The :1tduor Law Enforced In Htsh Places
Proprtctors Of the LnFxe Hotcls Fined md
Seutencetf to tho tlupsc Of Correction.
, 1866-12-28
5trapRG ann StDlrn.

CTRAYLD-From the barn Of Mehr:ng
- Fuadt On Tie tiGts Of Dec. 74,h. Rlsck uorse
Abo0k Ek hands high. Ie1,e old. a Eruatu VIII Be
paid e Mhoer.E Hl return htu 70 Us Moth CAnalAt
MERKIEG 4 PDEpT,
, 1866-12-28

A Cure ut I4n1t.-AN those who arc
ruftr3ng from rheurnst an can be restored to pr
feet health BY taking few doses OF Aetcalfe's
GrcHt Rheumatic Aemedy. Lord l. Smith,
Acfpta.
, 1866-12-28

tt, LoEE, Deoanher q.
TcHAcco-UnchAoeed
CoT1cH-NcutnA1 1t 3oe.
FIocK-Qoiet and rnch1nEcd.
GEACxWhfht st16 and higher Gpftux ranges 1t f91o
aI1o; prime mn Il 8a1ot52s3: white 1t 37so. tofn
deciintnE ;aasse. elosinE 1t sszc QAta heAvy and
lQN et nt 6la66c.
Plov1s1oaseeVuiet md unchanged Basinesa t1naM.
Wu1sKHr-Cn3ett1cd.
Ho1s-Dutl packers Etandtrx on; pens fnn no aAles
reported on Change.
, 1866-12-28
THE CITY.

observation-disclosures Solomon, Of Wlscon-
s1 i ro% on q visit to Chicago, sud II the cue.s
.. lis relatIvr. General E. S. Solomon, County
r!nt4r
, 1866-12-28

PoLc1 PAnApE.-Tes.crdny afternoon there
nsa l'uh',e 3pR.ade Of Us r.embtrs Of the
police force tu their new uniforms. The patrol
rsn Of the a!ac1ont psrc!netr, ondes sEsir re-
tpettire Cspsslua and SerK-anis. nascacd In
douole die TO the Central stauou. ant between
Two and ,h:ee n'clock in tbs afternoon, wesa 70.
viewed by the MaYor. TIE Board OF Police Com
,nir.ioneIs and other municipal sutbonues. On
tnc Moth Elds Of the Couri House. Mayor Rice.
in bret and appropriate address. conpllmented
them npon thsIr encicncy and haadsone sppcar-
ancc, after which they were again mateael to
their respective stations.
, 1866-12-28
Milwaukee 31Afkee.

milwaukee M4fkef,
Especial Despatch 10 The Chicago T1trure.l
AuHAc~ December q,
FLorH-F1r1oer md more ACTIVE Sales Here: 1n3o
hels ii tlobo MT xI EprtnK, ts for choice < &25o
for superior winter and t7.s1 for tackwheAt nour.
GHAn-Wheat advanced A@5c- SAIe4 1t 3 A.. n. board
were: 20 bu II $7.ls for No, l. sl,M for No. s and
t!8 Sor rejected Hoon bo4rd-salcs we're: n 10 bu
At 1891 81 tor No. s.7sa1slx for No. and 316a0
1&s tbF rejected. Com nrn and higher. Sales wa1Gs
COO bu n Sc for old No. l. 0as steady. SAles Eeass
10 bu 1t 4tc mr. So.2 Ry& dull sales Eere :3Se
hu at SC fpr No. I.
P.ovr1osa-Se15 dull and no pnyers. Epoek
Ei6ro. Beef hams sc2Ece and held 1t 1900. ~ -
DxHn1D Hoos-F1fm azles NJ *63oss.1.
LITE Hoos-Deelined taley 1t 83,S749, s.
R1cxR1s-lE1 hsls nour. L, ,eoo bn wheat, a1oe bn
cats. 800 ro corn, ,+oo hu re, l5n dressed hogs rs
live hoRs.
snHR.t1s-Eao prls -four. Atoo nn WHEAT.
, 1866-12-28

NEW .OR1EAHs December II.
Corrox-Firmef. with sales Of A10o bales low mid
ding at SO sc Receipts 3,6n bales. Exports $500
bales.
GEoc1Rtxs-Aoasses steady. with sslcs Of superior
At ft7l6c; prime E4469c.
FLoEE-DuN and lover, with sales Of supeYnne At
t11.2 extra I'll !N2l3M.
PEoT111oxs-fork F19,o4. -.
MoSkr-uoid. = ; bank stefling, EK; New York
exchange y discount
, 1866-12-28

ALLEGED LApcx1T.-Chasles Heney, = dealer
In secondhand furniture. bArgasned with NJ
Rubeei for quantity Of old fasuiturc, stored at
Fitch 4 Ssnborp's. At the same place WIS sofa,
h;ed WIS mol Included In the sa1e, but when fhe
fuTpItu.e Kus removed the nota IVES taken ueney
WINS n:rc41ed for larceny and al tho 1o}ice Court
yeeiesLay afternoon he whs held IN bail till to-day
Tor farther examination.
, 1866-12-28

Pfttsbur1a Fetreseum Market.
prrrknEnaH, December n.
on merkrt sery dun. No 4rfrsls to report. Crude,
800 bsfA q lie packages included o brs st SCI 80
brs At &c. rackaKe4 returned. 80 brs To arrive.
nned IN bond. It zz1c, nee on board OF czns here
free oil ncrntE1l It tts@se.