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Commissioners Q0icc,
.MarfinshHra, JufY 10, 1866.
IN CliANCERY.


rnfss.s.lt 30 Al. 0l,lel Of the Cireul Court
Of Berkeley county, made at May Term 1866
in the above cause notice is hereby given that
hail attend at my Office, ia Martinsburg,
on Wednesday The sth day ot August, 1866,
to ascertain and report
ist. The personal assets. administered and
ujat'sninstcred u the estate OF Samuel NJ.
Alhurtis, deceased.
I'd. The real estate Of which the decedent
died seized, or entitled, TO the liens thereon,
and the privites thereof.
3D. Ia audit and settle the administration
account Of $. NJ. Alburtis, Administrators of
SAID deeedent, and ascertain the debts and
liabilities of said estate, &c, and any other
matters deemed pertinent to the settlement of
said estate Ali persons interested are there
fore Notified to file their claims, accounts,
Vouchers &c, on that day in order TO enable
ne to execute the Order OF the Court in the
3t.t we cause.
r. L. sOMMERVlLLE,
Gemni.Siofef Ia IhancerY,
.iniN =, i''a'-it lrudIeion j. q
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THE attention of Conservative Tn
ion men in this County, is respectfully
directed to the call for Convention
in Martinsburg, on Saturday the 2Sth
instant. 1t is hoped there will be a
good representation present from every
township in the County.
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Miss ELIZA JAMIsoN, of this place,
was one of the four Postulants received
at the Convent of Mercy, Brooklyn,
New York, recently.
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A TUNE with the sole worn Off
Tramp, Tramp.
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The Secretary of.State will please ac-
cept our thanks for a copy of the laws
enacted by the Legislature at its late ses-
sion.
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NJ. Us. II. WALKER

Mr.. JAS. H. WALKER has left on
en- table an oat stalk over five feet in
length, and the 'shead, from the first
Grain to the tip, about eighteen inches,
containing 219 grains, all plump and
of good quality. Hard to beat.
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CTATE OF WEST VIRGINIA: In
- the Circuit Court of Berkeley county:
John Crone, Prf
Us. In ChanCery.
c. Chromister, Deft.
Commissioners Office,
Martinsburg. Jtly IA, 1866.

1HdItt7tSOU7Y, Jt7y II, IoOO.
Pursuant to an Order of the Circuit Court
of Berkeley county, rendered at May Term,
1866. in the above cause, to ascertain and
report the liens and priorities upon the fund
in the hands of the Garnishee in this case, as
between the complainant and the claim stated
in the deposition filed Herewith, notice is
on Saturday, the 18th day of. August, 1866
when and where all parties interested are re-
qured to appear, and file all vouchers, claims,
&C., to enable me to execute the order of the
Court in the above cause.
r. A. SOMMERVILLE,
Commissioner in Chancery
July 10, 1866 Pendleton p q
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The melon-cholic days have come.
Vide green groceries.
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TIE NEW ERA.
,ocAI AND MISCELLANEOUS,
Railroad Trains.

,;roI and Departure Of the Mail Trains
Af n 1Wn,.tinsburg, East and Vest Baltimore
a. ohio r. r.
NAIL TRAIN WEST ARRIVES AT
Martinsburg, u z. NJ.
g leave. 2 33. %
NAIL TRAIN EAST ARRIVES AT
Martinsburg, 10 % a. NJ
/" leave, 10 As q
formal and Departure of the Express Trains
~ nj Martinsburg East and Vest, Baltimore
+ Ohio r. r.
EXPRESS TRAIN WEST ARRIVES AT
Martinsburg, 4? a. NJ.
u leave, | SO q
EXPRESS TRAIN EAST ARRIVES AT
Martinsburg, 30 a. NJ.
q leave, = SO
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SALE.

In pursuance of Dearcc of the Circuit
Court for Morgan unity. in the Of 2. G.
Pendleon Executors, Us. Park, &c, at the
May Term, 1856. the undersigned, Special
Commissioner, will offer for sale At public aue
ton, on
MONDAY, Sd of SEP TENDER next,
1856 between the hours of 10 o clock and of
the same day. before the front door Of the
Court II louise in the Town of Bath, ii certain
agsnHOUSE AND III ALE LOT OF
GROUND,
in the Town Of Bath, situate on rhe corner Of
Wilkes and Congress streets known in the
general plat of said Town rs half lot No. 80
Terms: One-half Of the purchase money
on the day Of sale, and the other half in six
months with interest from day of sale; and
the title to be withheld until the deferred pay
mcnt is made. w. g. CATLETT
July 49, 1866 Special Commissioner.
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10 HEAD OF MtLGH COWS AND
YOUNG CATTLE,
Is lie A d OF III Gssss

four-horse Wagons, l two-holse WAGON {
Cart Buggy. Carriage, set OF blacksmith
Tools, 200 BUSHELS or NEIF lYHEATi
Farming Utensils, consisting of l W heat Fan
Cutting Box Barshear Double and Single
Shovel Plouehs. Harrows &c. several SETS OF
Wagon and Plough Harness; Household Fur
niture, consisting of Tables, Chairs, Bed
steaas Beds Bedding and Stoves, Crocllery,
together with many other articles not neees-
sary to enumerate.
TERMS OF SALE: \ credit of six months
will be given upon all sums Of $40 and up
wards, by the purchaser giving bond with APP
proved security; all amounts under 10 will be
required in cash, upon delivery of the prop
ertv; the bonds to bear interest from date
but If paid at maturity the interest will be re
mitted.
ragAThe Wheat will be sold for cash.
b. CUSHWA.
administrators of John p. Walters, decd
July 10, 1866
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i UEB IL G S A l. e !!

BY virtue of an Order of the Circuit Court
of Berkely county, at che May Term, 1865, in
the case OF B. Doll, as White &c, the UNDER
signed will offer for sale, at public auction
before the Courthouse in the Town Of Mar
tinsbur@ on
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Crane.
1902. Major James Stephenson, Mangus
Tate.
1903. James Campbell, Mangus Tate.
1901. General Elisha Boyd, Samuel
Boyd.
1905. Matthew Ransom, Judge Philip
c. Pendleton.
1906. Judge Philip G. Pendleton, Mai.
Sames Stephenson.
1907. Judge P. G. Pendleton, Aaron
Fars.
1903. Aaron Faris, George Porterfield.
1909. Judge p. c. Pendleton, Magnus
Tate.
1910. Magnus Tate, George Porter
field.
1871. Major Andrew Waggoner, Thos.
Sheerer.
1872. Major Andrew Waggoner, Archi-
1913. General Elisha Boyd, Col. Ed
mund Colston.
1871. George Newilirk John r. Cooke.
lsl5. General Elisha Boyd, Col. Ed.
Colston.
1916. Major Andrew Waggoner Archi-
bald Sheerer
1877. Israel Robinson, Archibald Por-
terrified.
1878. Israel Robinson, Archibald Por-
terrified.
1919. Captain Joel Ward, John Por-
terrified.
1920. Captain John Ward, John Por-
terrified.
1921. Levi Henshaw, Richard Cleg-
gett.
1922. Levi Henshaw, Richard Cleg-
gett.
y 1928. Colonel Edward Coston, Israel
Robinson.
1921. Colonel Edward Golston, Israel
Robinson.
1928. William Goode, John Porter
field
j. 1926, Colonel Edward Colston, Vim.
Goode.
1927. Col. Moses r. Hunter, Col. Ed
kColston.
1898. Gen. Elisha Boyd, Capt. Joel
Ward.
1929. Charles James Faulkner, Gen.
Elisha Boyd.
1880. Thomas Davis, Levi Henshaw.
1881. Charles James Faulkner, VIM.
Goode.
1882. Charles James Faulkner, Levi
HenshaW
1888. Charles James Faulkner, Col.
Edward ColstOn.
1881. Col. Edmund p. Hunter, Col.
Edward Coston.
HenshaW.
1886. Gen. Elisha Boyd, Robert V.
Snodgrass.
1887. Capt. Tillotson Fryatt, Robert
V. Snodgrass.
1898. Capt. Tillotson Fryatt, Robert
V. Snodgrass.
1889. Jacob Myers, Col. Edmund p.
Hunter.
1910. Jacob VanDoren, Capt. Tilotson
Fryatt.
1911. Col. Edmund P. Hunter, James
M. Newkirk.
1912. James M. Newkirk, William Il.
Snodgrass.
1918. William 7. Snodgrass, Edmund
Pendleton.
1914. Edmund Pendleton, Jacob My
erS.
lsA5. William l.. Boak, James l..
Campbell.
1916. William l.. Boak, Adam Small.
1917. James E. Stewart, Thos. Brown.
1913. William l.. Boak, Charles Jas.
Faulkner.
1879. DR.. Allen c. Hammond, Lewis
Grantham. ,a4,
1880, DIR. Allen c. Hammond other
delegate unknown.
Under new Constitution after Reform
Convention Of 1s5O-'51, elections were
biennial.
1851. James w. Gray, James NJ. New
kirk. ~
1858. Henry J. Seibert, George III.
Mcclure. ,.
1855. Richard ID. Seaman, John Blair
Hoge. n.
1857. Richard ID. Seaman, John BLAIR
Hoge.
1859. William III. Mong, Robert X.
Robinson.
1861. b. M. Kitchen, G. M. Shaffer.
Members of Convention of lS29-Dls-
trict composed of the following countless
Berkeley, Hampshire, Hardy and Nor
General Elisha Boyd, Judge Philip {.
Pendleton, William Nayler, William
| Donaldson.
OF the Reform Convention of is50-oi,
District 18th, composed OF the counties
Berkeley. Jefferson and Clarke:
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r 0OK AT THIS! IL wish to purchase
4 FIFTY THOUSAND BUSHELS OF
WHEAT, for which the highest market price
will be paid Also. WOOL.
July -. SIT G. Y. SttAFfEH.
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Pursuant to an Order of the Circuit Court
Of Berkeley county, rendered at May Term,
1865, in the above cause, requiring report Of
the assets and debts Of the estate of Thomas
Harris, deceased, and a settlement of the
account Of Thomas j. Harley, administrator,
due by and to said estate, all parties interested
my Office, at Alaetnsburg, on Friday the Sd
day OF August, 1866, with their claims and
vouchers, in order to enable me to execute the
Decree Of the Court rendered in the above
cause. K. 4. SOM VI ERNILLE,
Commissioner in Chancery
July Il, ls65-4t Pendleton p
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DU, BILLING 40 USE

aad other eut 1uildings. Also, by judges Is
tracts have some cleared land on them, except
the 1877 Acre tract These Tracts are valuable
for raising small grain and clover, and csn all
be cultivated.
If the above named Tracts of Land are not
sold prior to the 18th of AUGUST next,
will offer them at PUBLIC SALE on that
day, with
ES, CATTLE.
Sheep, . Wagons Farming Utensils. ami
other property too tedious to mention.
July 1886 JOSEPH SMITH.
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SAD AocIDENT.-We regret to learn
shat an interesting little daughter
about Il years of age, of Mr.. Andrew
6riswell, residing near Hedgesville,
this county, had one of her feet cut off
BY moving machine last Thursday.
The machine was at at work Il; III !, mead
oy near the house, and she was walk
ing along side watching its performance.
" hen the driver went to turn round
she failed to get out of the way in time;
the knife caught one of her legs, cut
ting the foot off near the ankle and Sc
yerely injuring the other. Dir. Ham
III, of this place, performed the neces-
sary amputation and dressing of the
wounds, and the patient is doing as
well as could be expected. zuJ
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
II 3 Lie S ALE.

VIII be sold at public auction, ON
TUESDAY, 18th day of AUGUST next.
ut the late residence Of John p. Walters. decd.
about three miles West of Martinsburg the
following personal property, viz;
z HEAD OF HORSES
AND COLTS
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DR. JOHN G. WILSON,

Offers his professional services to the citizens
of Martinsburg and vicinity
gssOfice and residence on Race street, at
the house formerly occupied by DR.. Ham
mill and lately by DR.. Buck.
July 10, 1866,
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A LII PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS
n against the estate of John p. Walters,
deceased will nreseut the same to the Adj
mnistrator for settlement, and all persons in
debted to the said estate will settle the same
without delay B. CUSHWf,
July 10, 1866. Administrator.
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GRAND TouRNAMENT.-A tournament
viii be held at Arden, five miles from
town, on Saturday, July 21st. Ar
Engagements are in progress to make it
one OF the most complete and success
lal held during the season. \ general
Invitation is extended.
BY order Committee,
JAMES CHENoWETH,
PETER CUSTER,
MICHAEL PITZER,
JOHN +. CUNNINGHAM.
BENJAMIN BRADY.
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1854 a ORES.
Will sell al together, or in LOTS, as laid Oh

No l. has about TWO HUNDRED ACRES
OF CLEARED LAND-about NINETY OF
BOTTOM, in reasonable good repair On this
Farm is Il
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Mails for the East and South closes at 10 4. ".
Wail for the West closes at II p NJ
Mail for Hagerstown at 2 p NJ
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MONDAY. Sd of SEPTEMBER mex

TVEATHERS! FEATH FRS live
T. have a fine lot of Feathers in sacks, con-
tanning 10. Is, 20 and 40 lbs. each.
July 10. G. NJ. SHAFFER.
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Pursuant to an Order Of the Circuit Court of
Berkeley county rendered at May Term, 1866
as to what liens, if any, exist upon said prop
erty, and what debts are due by any of the
deceased owners Of said property, all parties
interested are hereby notified to appear before
me, at my Office, in Martinsburs. on Saturday
the 18th day of August next and file AL claims,
debts and vouchers they may have against
said property, in order to enable me to execute
the Decree Of the Court in the above cause
r. 4. SOM MnRVIILE
Commissioner in Chancery
July II, 1856 Pendlcton q
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Con- missioner ~ jianctiN.
.tniN -. fN'H-ii lrudletan il q
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far less grounds than the New Jersey
case affords. In Mr.. Harlan's case
the two Houses went regularly and by
mutual agreement into joint conven-
ton. Unable to elect q Senator, they
adjourned from time to time, until
finally it became apparent that the Re-
publicans would elect their man, when
the Democrats refused to respond to
their names, although in the hall. Mr..
Harlan finally received a clear majority
of all tho votes in the convention, in
GLIDING those who refused to respond
to their names, and was fairly elected.
Yet d emocraticS enate-presided ovei
by that pink of Democracy" Johs c
acknowledgements him.
We are indebted for the facts in this
case 10 an Iowa paper. Will the editoI
of the Gazette favor us with his opinion
Of that proceeding
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SOME SENSIBLE WORDS.

Col. W. B. Stokes, a member of Con-
gress elect from Tennessee, who rails
ed and commandeG'a regiment Of loyal
Tennesseans during the war, spoke in
Connecticut before the election on be
half Of the Republican Union ticket
In the course Of his speech he made
the following remarks:
You are told that a radical Congress will
not admit Union men of the South. | am
one Of those men, aud an applicant for a
seat ia Congress. | believe when the pro
per time GENES Congress will do its duty in
regard to Tennessee and any other State
| that takes the same position. Why is 1t
not done now2 We have had a war for
four or FIVE years. You cannot EXPECT Con
gress to heal all these differences in a few
days. 1t was their duty to examine the
condition of the government Of these States,
to examine their constitutions and laws, and
when their loyal government is properly es
tablished to recognize it, and then one point
is settled. After that comes the question
as to tho. qualification Of members. Con
gress had a right to prescribe the test oath
and | say here that I DouM SIT IN mn sea
until I froze to death before I UouH suel
rote t~o!repeal that oath until the Soafhsr,
people and their papers sho,o a different ton
to,oard the Union men of the South.
We therefore do not complain Of the de
lay. We knoU TINT admission wouh desiro
the Union element ofHose Suites Conqres
Is doing right in holding them back. Whe
the rebel armies first surrendered there wa
everywhere a disposition toward loyalty, bu
| 1 stand here TO night to say that there
!, now a feeling AZ deep and bitter toward tn
Union mon ~ the South as there ever wn
in 1860 or 1861. And the facts have prove
that Congress, in its cool and dellberat
treatment of the matter, deserves the thank
of all Union men in giving opportunity ft
these rebels to show their hands Time wi
show that Congress was right. But all thes
things will be settled wisely and safely, an
when loyal men get control ofthese State go
ernments there will then he no difficulty, an
q all these questions will he satisfactorily sc
. tied. In Tennessee we shall elect new men
= bers to make a quorum OF Saturday next
5 then the Franchise bill, securing control
, loyal men. will pass, ami then | have n
doubt that Congress will act promptly an
rightly.
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The New York Times publishes more

The New York Times publishes q more
complete account Of the fendish massacres
and tortures.to which those suspected Of
fidelity to their country were subjected in
Texas during the war than has hitherto
appeared. The statements are too shocking
to be readily believed, but we have seen
refugees who report atrocities committed
under their own observation which are not
referred to BY the correspondent Of the
Times. and which are, If possible, more
disgusting. Not only were hundreds of
worthy men and innocent women and chill.
dren murdered in cold blood without form of
trial or shadow Of provocation, but the
manner Of their butchery was in many cases
as disgraceful to human nature rs the worst
deeds Of the Spauiafds in the Netherlands
or the Sepoys in the Indian rebellion. The
guilty men are now not only living in peace
as good citizens Of the United States, with
the beneftof the Executive clemency. but
some Of them are taking active part in the
work Of reconstruction, and in cheering the
President bv assurance Of their sympathy
with his indignation at the Yankee radicals
and traitors. -Naticn. N
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Presentiment of

The Sussex IN. J,) Register relates a sin
gular story ola citizen Of Newton, in that
State. Il is offs Mr.. Lorenzo Demarsst,
who summoned his pastor to his house last
Wednesday. and said that he should GER
tainly die that night, with the further state.
ment that the night previous his father,
who had been dead many years, came 70
him and kissed him, aud drew his coldhand
over his breast, Here Mr.. Demarest show
ed with his own the direction his fathers
hand had taken. THAT" said he, means
death, 1t is cold there already" He chen
said he wanted his body conveyed to .
certain place for interment; that he wished
a funeral discourse to be preached after his
d~ecease, and that gssat care should be taken
lest he be buried alive. At midnight Of
the same evening be was found dead in hi
bed.
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PASSAGE OF THE CIVIL
RIGHTS BILL.

The Civil Rights Bill was called up
in the Senate by Mr.. Trumbull, Of H.
linois, on Friday. Messrs. Lane OF
Kansas, Doolittle of Wis, Davis of
Kentucky, and Salisbury of Delaware,
spoke in support of the veto; Messrs.
Wade of Ohio, and Yates of Illinois,
spoke In favor of the bill. The whole
day was consumed in discussion, and
at about 6 o'clock it passed the Senate,
yeas 80. nays 8, as follows:
Yeas essrs. Anthony, Brown, Chand'
Ter, Clarke. CONFESS, Cragin, Cresswell,
Elmunds, Fessenden, Foster, Grimes, Har-
ris, Henderson. Howard. Howe, Kirkwood.
Lane of Ind, Morgan, Merrill, Nye, Pc.
land, Pomeroy, Ramsey. Sherman, Snrngue,
Stewart, Sumner, Trumbull, Wade, Wiley,
Williams. Wilson, Yates-33
Nays-Buckalew. Cowan. Davis. Doolit,
tle, Guthrie. Hendricks, johnson, Lane Of
Kansas, McDougsll. NeSmith, Norton,
Riddle, Salisbury, Van Wrinkle, Wright
Is.
Absens-Mr. Dixon.
OF those voting in the negative, Mr..
Conan Of Penn, Doolitls of Wis.
Lane of Kansas, Norton Of Mimi, and
Yam Wrinkle Of West Va, were elected
as Union men. Mr.. Doolittle voted
against the instructions Of his State
Legislature.
The bill was called up in the
House on Monday by Mr.. Wilson, OF
Iowa, Chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee, and passed, yeas l22, nays
~. Tho Speaker then announced
that the bill, having passed botf
Houses by the necessary two'thirds
vote, had become n law.
This result will be hailed with salts
faction by Union men everywhere.
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We'll done Pultney Township. "-lGas.

"well done Pultuey Township. "-tGsx.
So say we. Pultney usually gives
the Coppers from $50 to 100 majority.
This spring the Gazette rejoices over
an average majority Of 1870, while one
man on the Union ticket--John b.
Shannafelt, for Constable-came within
three votes of an election ; and in the
the town Of Bellaire a Union man
(John B. Shahnafelt) was elected Mar
shall, and the Union candidate for
Mayor J. G. Archery ran within 20
votes Of E. b. Winans, the present
Mayor, and one of the high cockalorsms
Of the Democratic" party.
The Union men in Pultney E gain.
ing fast. .s-ssIf
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GEN. HAwLEY. the newly elected Gov.
ernor IF Connecticut, was Captain at the
Bull Run defeat, and was the hero Of the
following paragraph in the london Times
correspondence describing that rout:
:" have, in these yeats, MANY times re-
called that incident, and wished to know
who he was who could so possess his soul
in all that fearful rou'; could have and in.
spire his men with SO serene q courage.
Many times these words have rune in my
ears, Steady, men, steady words spoken
in darkness. there amid the chaos Of a lost
battlefield; but words of light to me still in
the heat and conflict Of the great life battle"
II was opposition to such q man, and sup
port ola party sho hailed all these disas
ters as their triumphs. that Mr.. johnson
declared to the Government office holders
of Connecticut to he the support Of him
and his policy. -Cin. Gag. p
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A VERY laushable incident occurred last

A VERY laughable incident occurred last
week in Congress, An account, submitted
by the Committee on Agriculture, contained
q large uamber of expenditures charged to
various members of the committee, closing
with considerable charged. to ct al Mr..
Hubbard objected, and said he did not
know who "Mr. Et AL" vas. but supposed
he was some friend Of tho Commissioners Of
Agriculture. or Of the committeeman from
West Virginia. Mr.. Whaley. This sally
+" brought down" the House in roars OF
laughter, and sorely disturbed Whsley, who
begged the floor for an explanation. He 10
rather an ignorant man and took the matter
seriously, and therefore protested that Mr..
Eft AL" was none of his appointments, as
he had recommended only soldiers or their
families. The effect upon the House may
be imagined,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-04-12

Mr.. SHERMAN has introduced a bill
into the Senate Incorporating the Ma
tional Telegraph Company, with a CAPT
tai of $40, 900 900. The bill authorizes
the construction Of lines of telegraph
over any and all the post routes that
are or may be hereafter established in
the United States or Territories
George B. Scnter, L. NJ. NJ. Reyes,
George b. Walter, Frederick Prentice,
Charles 7. Sherman, Rush r. Sloane,
A. III. MARYLAND. ]. r. Jones. Henry
l.. Barnett, Edwin Cram. Benjamin E,
Smith, Robert SquIres, T.. S. Hamlin,
and Jonathan s. Bull are the corpora
tors named in the bill. The bill pro-
vides that the various Executive De-
partments of the Government may use
the lines OF said company at such rates
and under such regulations as the Post
MASTER General may from time to time
prescribe.