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9he ASSASSINATION Iftfttessss.

The Judiciary Committee ofthe House
are reported to be embarrassed by the
bad way in which the witnesses as to
Davis connection with the assassination
plot behave themselves. We do not
see the reason for embarrassment at all.
Certainly the committee can have no
desire to fix SO monstrouS q crime upon
the chief traitor. On the contrary, they
must feel relieved to know that there is
no evidence OF any such crime, and that
Judge Hollis contrary opinion rested
upon wholly unreliable testimony.
The ease appears much more worse
now for the witnesses than it did when
first brought before the committee.
Campbell, who sWore hardest to state
ments duplicating Davis, hassincetahen
back and denied all that he first asserted
and now SAYS that the entire testimony
was deliberately gotten up in order to
secure share Of the rewards for the ar
rest of Davis and the other conspirators.
Connover. one Of Bakers detectives,
who was an important witness in the
assassination trials, finding that Camp
bells confessions were putting him in Il
bad position, obtained permission from
the committee, about three weeks ago,
to proceed to New York and hunt up
other witnesses, who, as he said, would
sustain his testimony and disprovc the
final testimony Of Campbell.
A deputy marshal went to New York
with GonnoNer, to keep watch OF him,
bu: Connover soon gave him the slip,
and he has not since been seen. 1t is
not likely that he will ever appear again
voluntarily, and his escape goes to con
firm Campbell's disclosures. There is
not little room to doubt what has al
ways been suspected by those who care
fully read the assassination trials, that
the principal witnesses for the Govern
ment We're perjured scoundrels. Perhaps
none Of the convictions procured by
their testimony were undeserved, but If
the cnlprits were allowed q legal trial,
instead of trial by court martial, the
country would not have been troubled
by the unpleasant suspicion that wrong
may have been done in the name of JUS
tiee. Better the escape of some of the
guilty even than a suspicion like this
Springfield RepubAcoa. Rep.
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Forney. -. -.

"Mack,' the Washington correspon-
dent of the Cincinnati Commercial, thus
ventilates j. w. Forney, just now the
main spoke in the radical wheel:
FORNEY THE DISTINGUISHED PATRIOT.
Every once ina while the great Amer
lean toady, John w. Forney, speaks of
the party which supports the President
as made up of 'hirelings," "a word which
he borrows from the vocabulary of his
late Southern masters. The public may
like to know how purely disinterested
Forney is, and has been, in support of
the Republican party, how much self
sacrifice he displays in the premises, in
fact.
Firstly-There is John w. Forney,
the dead duck, in proprio persona, Clerk
of the Senate, at So, 500 and stealings.
Seeondly-There is D. c. Forney pub
Usher of the Chronicle, cousin Of the
dead duck in pay Of the Senate draw
ing salary OF about two thousand dol
lars Il year for the work which lie never
performs-a clear sWindle.
Thirdly-There is another Forney, Il
brother of the ducks, mail agent be-
tween here and Philadelphia.
FourthIy-There is another brother
mail agent on the Pennsylvania Central
road.
Fifthly-There is junior Forney,
who all through the war was staff officer
on duty in Philadelphia.
SiXthly--There is another son OF the
dead duck s who, early in the war, was
got commission in the navy, under a
solemn covenant never to be sent to sea
nor exposed to the rude fire Of rebel
guns-and he never was.
Seventhly- is carried about
the city Of Washington in vehicle
owned by the Government, and driven
by a man paid as a laborer in the Capt.
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THEAGEE PLANT.@Fhe "agueplant2
has recently been discovered-not the
plant that cures the ague, but the one
chat causes il. Here is one plant, at
least, that we can notice without being
overwhelmed with applications for seed.
TO be sure it is little thing and takes
a good eye, aided by a good microscope,
to find it, but when found it cannot be
said, sit is no great shakes for it is the
.genuine Shaker seeding" itself. DR.. |
II. Salisbury, of Cleveland, O., announ-
ces in the American journal of Medical
Sciences, that fever and ague is caused
by minute plant, which is found where
stagnant water has iust dried away.
The spores. or reproductive dust of this
microscopic plant, are diffused through
the night damps, and being taken into
the system by breathing, are the cause
of that wide spread scourge. the ague.
The habits of the minute plants COM
pletely accord with what was before
known Of the occurrence of miasm, and
that they are the real cause of it has
been shown by taking boxes OF earth
containing them to places where an ague
was never known to occur. In about
two weeks after the ague plant was tai
ken there, we'll marked cases of the dis
ease appeared. This discovery does not
as yet increase our knowledge Of the
means Of Kidding ourselves Of the plant
but Il will probably lead to that-iuSt
as one, if he can only find out how he
got such cold, is already half cured
The spores only rise in the night, and
then to a height, varying with the lo-
ealitY, Of from thirty to one hundred
feet. This explains why night air brings
on a9ue; and why elevated localities are
free from Il. After the ague seed Is ta=
ken into the system, the plant is propa=
gated there and the patient becomes Il
sort ef animated hot-hed.--da. IL.
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--.VgT
Total majority for the amend
ment, As far as heard from, 5,746
70 Keen Tires OF, Uheels.

Hear What a practical man says on the
subject: Il ironed a wagon one year ago
for my own use, and before putting on
the tires | filed the felloes with linseed
oil: and the tires have Worn out and
were never loose. ! ironed Il buggy for
my own use several years ago, and the
tires are now as tight as When put on.
My method OF filing the 1elloes with oil
is as follows: use q long eastiron heat
err, made for the purpose. The oil is
brought 10 a boiling heat, the wheel is
placed On 4 stick, SO as 10 hang in the ell
each fellae, "a hanr for eemmon-sized
feiee The timber should be dry, as
green timber will not take oil. Care
should he taken that the oil be no hot
ter than boiling heat, in order that
the timber be not burnt. Timber filled
with oil is not susceptible 10 water, and
the timber is much more durable.
was amused some years ago, when |
told the b!acksmiths how to keep the
the tire tight OH the wheels, by his tell
ing me that it WAS profitable business to
tighten tires, and the wagon-maAers
will say that it is profitable to him to
make and repair wheels; but What will
the farmer who supports the Wheel
wrights and smiths say?"
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toll grounds. AII0t which may bestTict-
~ patriotic, but not LEGAL.
Eighthly-Fofney ms for q private
servant a man who is Paid a. a laborer
for the Senate, which i contrary e the
law in such cases made and presided.
thly-Foraey gets the CfnoRib1e
edited by men Who are paid as Clerks Of
the Senate; Whiea may he patri )tiSm.
but looks like sWindlin@
Tenthly-Forney viii employ no.
body as clerk OF messenger in the Sen
ate, who will net help to edit either the
Chronicle or the Press; which is good
economy but bad morals ia the dead
duck.
EIeventhly- ForneY wrote begging
letter 10 the President about six months
ago. The President did not grant the
prayer Of the petitioner, and the GHroR
icie Immediately came out against An
drew Johnson and his policy, which
may be disinterested, but dosen't look
that way; looks rather Ikea unsuecess-
fui attempt to
Crook the pregnant hinges ofthe knee
When thrift may follow FaWney.
What Il self-saeriiieing patriot Forney
l. Ia an sI1re U
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1t is stated that Prince Humbert, son
of Victor Emmanuel, was recently off
cred the command of a corps Of the ltal-
ian army, and declined it. eff l COM
mand a corps" he said, "and ] am de-
teated, people will say this comes of
giving important command to inxeper-
fenced princes. If am victorious. my
chief OF staff will get all the credit.
prefer commanding division, and do
ing what am ordered.
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YNOR. d. SEAMAN, J. E. SEAMAN

4 and JOHN Il. SLeWNft: ~,
TAKE NoTIcE-That, on Saturday, the 10Th
rect an error in the record and proceedings. IL IL
an action of debt brought against you, IN lne
former County Court Of Berkeley-said er re-
consisting in an entry, at Rules taken, IN Int
Rule Book Of said Court, at February TUE !
1861, of the name Of +. $. Seaman, instead -
II. d. Seaman-said action being for the SUI
of $4,000, with interest from May, 1861, a Il.
81. IS cost of PROTESTANT having been broush'
TO the February Rules, 1861.
THE BANK OF BERKELEY,
april -. 1850 IN VIRGINIA.
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The Mobile T.ibuae Announces that
the Bank of Mobile and the Southern
Bank commenced redeeming their cir
culation at par in the United States
Treasury notes on the first of June, in
slant. Few if any, of the State Banks
in the South, that went through with
the war, are able to make so good a
showing.
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ELF-EovE.-The motives of the best
actions will not bear too strict an in
quiry. It is allowed that the cause of
most actions, coed or bad, may be re-
solved into the love of ourselves but
the seli-love of others is wholly employed
in pleasing themselves. This makes the
great distinction between virtue and
love,
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The legislature of Massachusetts has
passed a law giving the officers the right
10 arrest all idle persons who, not hay
ing visible means Of support, live with
cut lawful employment; all persons wan
dering abroad and visiting grog=shops
or houses Of ill-repute, or lodging in GRO
eeries, ouf houses, market-places, sheds,
barns, or in the open air, and not giving
q good account Of themselves; all beg
CARS or others receiving alms. Anyper-
son known to be a pickpocl1et, thief,
burglar either by his own confession or
otherwise, If not engaged at some law
full employment, is declared vaerant
and arrested accordingly.
Such law enforced in some other re-
gions than Mass. would not prejudice
the public interests.
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Several meteoric stones fell in Nash
Vile on the 18th, near the railroad de-
pot. They were OF a blueish color and
were quite hot when first discovered.
Biologists say that nothing similar has
been found i'll any other part of the
world. Two specimens have been
forwarded East for further examina-
ton.
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CHAMPAGNE.--A French writer esti-
mates that thirty millions of bottles OF
champagne are annually consumed. He
divides that among the various parts of
the world thus: America, 10000, 900,
England, 100000, India, 100000,
France, 100000 Germany, 100000,
other countries, 6,OO0. 600.
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\ MUSICAL MoUsE.-A lady friend
invited us this morning to her house,
and certainly we We're both astonished
and gratiiied by the entertainment.
\ mouse, tame almost rs a sqirrel
comes IRON his hole with the accuracy
of clock work as the breakfast bell rings
and pours out the the most plaintiff
melody. It is true there is no reference
TO tone, but lovers ofmusic would be as.
tonished by the harmony created. and
filled with Wonderment Chat Il mouse
should be capable OF such an approXi-
nation to the tunes Of the wild warbler
Of the woods. Every attempt, how
ever, to capture the little fellow has
proved unavailing. The moment a
movement is made towards him, he
retreats for a hole near the mantel, and
there awaits the de7ouemo7t of the
attack. It is not little singular that
on occasions OF such interruption a huge
rat appears on the field and remais until
the mouse fetires This isno eXageration,
but truth, and furnishes new material
for the ENTHUSIASTICALLY ~. CO Pro.
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49,. l,s...ells.aa!a.a..


Andy Gummins, who used to live out
uear birmingham, vas sseute down
EASTERN real live Yankee, hard to
beat. He WAS once in country bar
room clown south,n where several
gentlemen were assembled, when one
of them said:
Yankee Cummins, if you'll go out
and stick your penknifc into anything,
when you come back 'll tell what it's
stickin'in.n
oyer can't do no such thingv respon-
died Gummins.
,,Fll bet ten dollars of it, answered
the sotuherner.
"Wal, rather guess I'll take that ere
bet! Here, captain, turning to the
landlordD hold stakes, and I'll just make
halfa sawhorse in less than no time"
The parties deposited an X apiece,
and {. went on his mission, but in q
short time he returned, saying:
oval, neighbor, What is it sticking
inon
"ln the handle," replied the south
erner, holding out his hand for the
stakes.
sGuess not; list wait a minnte," said
the Yankee, as he held up the handle Of
the knife, minus the blade. 81 kalk-
ilate the blade can't be in the handle,
when it's driv clean up in an old stump
aside OF yer road out thar
Cummns, OF course, won the wager,
and the southerner slOped for parts
unknown. amid roars OF laughter.
X KEEN REroRT.-iF post office in
village, writes Vermont lady, was
kept in the bar room of Il tavern-a
great resort for loungers. An old chap,
more remarkable for his coarseness and
infdelity than his good manners, was
sitting there one day with a lot of boon
companions, when the Methodist prea
cher, new conner in the village, enter
ed and asked for his letters.
Old Swipes asked bluntIy," Are you
the Methodist parson just come here to
preach:'
II am" pleasantly replied the minis
ter.
"Well," said old Swipes, twill you tell
me how old the devil is?'
Keep your own family record, +"
quickly replied the preacher, and left
the room amidst the roars of the COM
pany.
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nr0UL Postmaster.

In the days of Andrew Jackson, his
Postmaster-General, Amos Kendall,
wanting 10 know whereabouts was the
source Of the Fombigbeo river, wrote
for the reqired Information to a post
master ofa village on its course. Sir
wrote the higher officer to the lower;
this department desires to know how
FAR the Fombigbee river runs up.
Respectfully, eet.n The reply was brief,
and read thus: "f5ir. the Tombigbee river
doesn't run up ut all; it runs down.
Very espeeunlIS, Get. The Postmaster
General continued the correspondence
IN this style: shif year appointment Is
postmaster at --s revoked. You
will turn over the funds, papers eel,
paftainiHs 70 Your Office, u your sue.
cess0f. peetfully.= eet. The draH
4ndeEstragfer closed the corfaspoa=
denee with this parting shot: "Sir, the
revenues for this Office for the quarter
ending Sept 30til, have been % cents;
it's expenditures same period, for talloW
candles and Irvine, sI.Q5 | trust my
successor is instructed to adjust the
balance due me. Most respectfully"
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LET FEVER, ( Ostro-Scoreoa'a,
MALIGNANT CANCER AND
SCROFULA.
SCROFULA.

If you have Il relative or a friend thate
afflicted advise them to try it.
Prepared and sold by order.
The Maligna Cetaci is guaranteed 10 cure
the above-named diseases if used according te
directions. j. A. CROFT, NJ. D.,
may "a, l866-6m. Williamsport, Nd.
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BALTIMORE CITY CASH PRICES

N0TIeI.-THE BOOKS OF D. lie.
~ FEVER, late Sheriff, for 1889 and u
have been placed in my hands for settlement
They comprise the Northern and Eastern His.
triets of tire county. Those net prenaaad b
pay can close up with a note, Us it IS desira5#
TO settle up as soon as possible. All persons
indebted to 4. Z. Cramer, J. a. AiddleA58i#
and John II. Hooper, are notified to cab q
me forthwith, and pay up their Bill an
Balances, and save costs
may 2Izat r. 4. SOMMERYILIF.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-20
NEW ORLEANS.

Governor Wells Threatens to Remove
the Parish sheriRs-The Military 10
MRssacre-The Rebels Threaten RE-
ststance - Fearful state of Anarchy
on the Red River-Ntneteen Freed mea
Murdered - Union Men Ordered to
Leave-The Cotton and Sugar Crop.
NEW ORLEANS, October 19.-It is stated that
as soon as Governor Weles returns from his
nome in the country the Sheriffs OF the different
parishes will be removed for refusing to comply
with the Governors Convention proclamation.
A messenger was sent to Washington some
time since to confer with the Attorney General.
VINO Is represented as having stated In the pre-
sence OF the President that the Governor had a
perfect right so to act. General Sheridan was
appled TO Tor military assistance TO carry out
TINS programme, and also to arrest several par
ties accused OF having com mltted murders on
the 3Oth OF July, and against whom the civil
authorities have failed to proceed.
Action has been delayed until the troops
which have since arrived could be concentrated
in this city. Threats are made chat IL the mli-
tary attempt to make these arrests the various
Rebel secret associations which are known TO
be well armed, VIII resist and overpower the
military and massacre all Union men. An at
tempt was recently made TO assassinate Colonel
Frisbie, at his hotel in Alexandria. The Colonel
Is extensively engaged in cotton planting, and
employs 500 negroes who formerly served in his
regiment
He was subsequently publicly notified by a
committee of prominent citizens, headed by
Judge Ryan, that he must leave the Parish, as
they wanted no Yankees there, aud hereafter
they would not be allowed TO cultivate planta-
tions. There are nineteen cases OF murder on
the docket of the AlexandIia Court, and the
presiding Judge presents the Parish to be in
such S, ate ofanarchy that there is no prospect
OF bringing any OF them to trial.
From returns received from trustworthy
parties in the different parishes, to whom appli-
cation was made for correct cotton and sugar
statistics, we estimate the cotton crop for the
State at 25O,OOO bales, and the sugar at 10000
hOgsheads.
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AMnSEMENTS

ITALIAN OPERA No opera this evening. On
Monday evening the star or the North, by Meyer
beer, wili be the first time Philadelphia
On tuesday night ETnani will be presented, with
fino cast
THE BATEMAN CoNCERTs.-On Monday night the
initial concert will be given at the Musical Fund
Hall. Parepa, Brignoli, FerrantI Fortuna Carl
Rosa g. Mills, and other artistes will positively
appear In favorte elections from the works OF the
greatest composers, Tickets and seats may be
secured to day at Trumpler's, Seventh and Ches-
nut streets,
NEW Chestnut STREET THEATRE.-Nr. John E
PIummeI" in Dot; or The Cricket on the Hearth,
and as HOrau0 SprIggins in the excessively funny
comedietta of Forty WiRkS
NEW AMERICAN THEATRE E-Mss Kate Fisher
appears tonight as .'MazNppa" and in the French
Spy on Horseback This Is great double bill,
WALNUT STREET THEATRE Mr.. Edwin Booth
his great character OF ''brutus," and as "Petru'
chiO," in Shakespeare's Tanning of the ShreU.
ARCH STREET THEATRE Mr. Bandmann's fare.
wen performance. He appears as "Narcisse," and
will be supported by the whole company.
CARNoRoss Sc DIxEY have arranged a particu-
larly eRant and funny Saturday night enter
tar ment.
City MUSEUM -PosTPoNEMENT.-The opening o.
this new temple of the drama IS unavoIdaDlY Y post
poned until next Saturday, the 9th.
NATIONAL HALL The great Lincoln Memorial
Tableaux. Mr. X. Murdoch rectes Barbara
Freitchie" tonight.
A NEW ENTERPRIsR.-Messrs Krepps & Stone,
of this city, have introduced "Paris advertising
scheme" into our theatres which will, no doubt be
largely patronized 1t consists of a handsome card
upon one side Of which is placed a fine photogra.
phic portrait of the "sar OF the evening while upon
the back are neatly printed the advertisements of
modistes, dealers In fancv articles etc.
NEW BALLROOM GUIDE - Mr.. Frederick q.
Adams, No 403 Chestnut street, has published west
pocket sze) q beautiful "Bal Room Monitor" the
work of Professor G. Brooks 1t contains complete
directions for executing all the popular dances hints
adults, who are learning how to dance is sensible
and practical.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-20

an ASSAULT AND BATTERY AND AT
TEMPTED bUICIDE-Tbere was considerable OF
a row in Heath street, near Twelfth and Poplar
streets, yesterday morning An unfortunate
creature. named Bridget Brady who is subject
to fits OF insanity got into a frenzy and seizing
q piece OF a bed-post beat her attendant, Mary
Burk, aged seventy years, over the head with it.
The cries of Mrs. Burk brought assistance, but
not until she had been beaten pretty badly about
the head, causing several deep gashes, from
which the blood flowed freely On examination
It was found that the skull had not been frac.
tured, although there we're several perceptible
dents in il.
The unfortunate creature Brady was arrested
and committed by Alderman Fitch to await the
result of Mrs. Burk's injuries. After she was
committed to her cell this morning Bridget
Brady attempted to commit suicide, by cutting
her throat with piece of glass. Although the
gerously hurt.
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CAMDENIAFFAIRs.-Ihe route of the pro

CAMDEN EN1AFFAIRs-The route of the pro-
cession of the "Boys in Blue" this evening.
will be as follows:-Form ON Fourth street,
right resting on Market; mp Market 20 Sixth, no
Second to Pearl, down Peail to Front up Front
10 state, up State to Second, do Yn Second to
Pearl, up Pearl 10 Tbird, down rhlrd TO Market,
down Market to Second, down Second 10
EeGera up u stevens to We down Rar X
lev, up Beikley 10 Broad way, do yn Broadway
TO Pine down Pine TO Third down Third to
spruce. up Spruce TO Fifth, down Fifth 10
Chestnut, down Chesnut 20 Fourth, up Fourth
down Federal to Third up Third to Market, up
Market TO headquarters of boys in Blue" and
here dismiss.
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A FISH SToRY.-James Mooney is one
Of those men who go down to the sea in ships;
IN common language, he is sailor. Walking
along the wharves this morning, James saw
hne barrel of fish that looked very tempting to
his eyes. AS luck would have it, push-cart
was close by, so James dumped The barrel of
fish into the push.cart and made off with it,
Unfortunately, Officer Wright, of the police, OBJ
served his pratical movements, and arrested
him III his career on Delaware avenue above
Market street, and escorted him to Alderman
Hurley. After the hearing. in which II an
pea1ed that the fish was the property of a Mr..
CheseboIough, James was committed in default
OF $500 bail to ans Rer for his offense.
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FOURTH EDITION
Latest Markets IN TeTeRrmDh.

tendewHon YORK, October 2O.-Oottcn has declining
iendencyy sales az 89@42c Flour has an advancing
STATE ~ nnd is l0@20c better; e0CO barrels so
AZ a07iI eo oSeiz 2Si Ono, $40 80dJi8.76; Western
Smboy s,St ~ Wheat has advanced aeS5c.; new
Is upssttIeS snS 20; G;;s no; Milwaukee, SSSI Corn
Ct 81 0s9I % Oats 1c higher RSsf s,n.d pnsx
arm; aI S33 S79S4 Lard quiet. at i5S19te' Wb,skx
NEW YORK, October 20 -stoos. 49,. ....
Chicago aud Rock Island 1875 Cumber,apd, sSY
blichigan southern, 9Ol New YORK Contra iSSSSt:
Erie Railroad. S3s; Western Union To egrapS Cor.
pany, 68t treasury 7'30s, 1862 United States zen