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sTEAxss SUNK IN THE ONO RIVER.

Il LoursvrLr Dec. TO- 1860
The steamboat Argonaut No from 81 Louis, heavily
loaded this morning about O'Clock, into tho
slate bank just below the falls and sunk TO her boiler
deck She rs owned and insured Ia Pittsburg.
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CAN THERE ANY Coon THNo CoME Orr or
JERSEY Come and see, was Philips reply to
Natbanicl's somewhat similar question. And
surely ours must be answered by an emphatic
yes, now that we have seen q member Of the
New Jersey Legislature convicted of selling
his vote sentenced to Imprisonment for one
year and precluded forever from holding Office
This, indeed, Is something good out Of Jersey.
But another question arises. Will such Jer-
sey lightning be imported here 7 II so, moro
than one single victim must begin 10 see snakes
already and tremble with apprehension. IL
would strike down so many, we fear, that our
legislative halls would become as gloomily VA
cant as Tom Moore's famous banquet Hall
Deserted" Ifjuries and judges Of the State Of
Now York should catch the infection Of New
Jerseys example 1t might be necessary to pro
vide not one cell alone, but to enlarge State
prisons and build half dozen new penitsn-
tiaries besides. In such an event our geo
graphical notions might for while be incon-
venlently confused constituents, aud partisu-
larly lobby members, might fail TO find all
theis honorable" representatives At The
capital and even mistake Auburn or Sing
Sing for Albany. But tho right mon woald
soon be found In their right places and bribery
AMI sorruouoa would dsaeoear
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On CTrY, Dec. 10, 1904
The express train bound from feuton 20 this place
with accident this morning BY several Of tho cars
bcrg thrown into tae river One OF the forward cars
II Ia reported afterwards took 1re whereby several 81
thu inmates were considerably burned
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CONNECTICUT POLITICS.

Hlrrrusp, Dee 10. isGs
The Democratic state COMMITTEES " Coapecticut bsyy
called state Convention 81 ten Delegates from ssrh
town. 20 meet At New Haven January 2, 20 corAavr
the revolutionary acts Of the present pdies' corsress
and The proprsy 0f recommending nstioasi sspvsn>
tIan 9Th rsI0gnes "a usa sane sapiect
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rhe public hereby notified that the silver badges
heretofore used by tho regular reporters of tho New
YORK HERALD have been recalled, and will longer be
used Of Identifying the attaches Of this
Office
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the States were reduced to the ratification IN
an irregular way and by federal compulsion
on the part Of President johnson, in his exer-
else o. the discretion Of conqueror.
The decision in the Indiana case may be
according to the strict letter of the constitu-
ton; but in adhering to this strict letter we
must go back to President Buchanan's deci-
constitution to interfere with seeding State.
We must go back to the bred Scott decision,
and fall in with the Chicago platform--that the
war for the Union was failure and illegal
and void. We held, however, that the war,
that last appeal Of kings and peoples, has re-
suited in great revolution, superseding the
constitution as it was and demanding from
the results Of the war and from the sovereign
voice Of the people victorious in the war
new Interpretation and a new departure even
by the Supreme Court. lis In this view, from
the Indiana decision, ignoring the vital
necessities Of the government during the
rebellion, that reconstruction Of the
Supreme Court adapted to the paramount
decisions Of the war looms up into bold relief
as question of vital importance. In trespass-
ing upon the issues decided by the war the
Court may be faithful to the letter Of the con.
diction over the superior tribunal of the war,
which was an appeal from the constitution to
the sword.
But still the constitution, "a If Its trainers
had foreseen this difficulty, provides the reme-
dy. There shall be one supreme court and
such other inferior courts aSCongress may from
time to time ordain and establish. The consti-
tuition establishes the Supreme Court and
provides that its judges shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, and shall hold their offices
during good behavior but the number Of these
Judges is left to the discretion of Congress.
Thus, by increasing or diminishing the number
of the judges, the Court may be reconstructed
In conformity with the supreme decisions of
the war. In any event, 1t may be inferred that
a court largely composed Of judges handed
down from Polk, Pierce and Buchanan, and
having little or nothing to do with the war. and
still living in the atmosphere of the bred SCOTT
decision, is not adapted to meet the issues
decided by The war, nor the demands Of the
great revolution under which the sovereign
people Of the United States regard that bred
Scott decision as mark Of emplric shame and
disgrace. As the Court now stands, away
behind the war, we hold that there Is good
reason to fear that its judgments yet to come
in regard to the doings of Congress, during and
since the war, including the abolition Of slavery
and tho creation of our present national debt,
if not provided for in season, may result in q
new chapter Of troubles and disasters TO the
country.
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sAlLsoaD ACCIDENTS.
Car Thrown from tho Track on the Cincinnati
md Indianapolis Road-Ope Man Killed.

IINUTNNNII, USt. 1903.
The baggage car Of tho Chicago express leaving hero
last evening via Indianapolis, thrown from the
track when few miles this edo OF Lafayette, Ind
killing Joseph Thomas, this American Express
ger and slightly nuring the baggage master No other
casuates are reported. The cause or accident u
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full house greeted the performances At this popular
place Of entertainment last evening. The Management
Of the establishment seem to understand the an Of
catering the taste aud demands OF the public, aad
vary the programme nightly with choice soiecon d
pleasing ballads and excellent jokes Many Of the
latter quite and original and elicit round aftcs
round OF well deserved heartily rendered applause
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Charlax WhIfa,a.

This popular place Of resort crowded last evoaiag
10 it, utmost capacity, nor this TO DO wondered ~
when gsuces at the large list Of novelties offered -
this house. Tho bill for this week replce with nov and
attractive sensations net the least Of which Ii 6gneg
Martini Chiriski the renowned juggor, who appeasg
nightly in his great balance upon the flying wire
The performance last evening concluded with the Irish
drama entitled "Tho White Boys OF Ireland, Galway
in co.
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The diversity OF the entertainments produced at this
establishment have earned for popularity which the
manager determined 10 maintain BY tho constant
Introduction OF novelties And although the pieces pro-
duced cannot lay claim 70 any very brilliant dramatic
talent yet they please tho audience and their
cess In that particular L. unequivoca little moro need b
said OF thcm Last night very good programme va
presented and II Is sufficient remark the ballet
graceful and pleasing without being offensive 70 decacy
and the negro deneations humorous cond b de-
aired
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The Late Decision Of tho Supreme Court o
Military Trials During the War.


In the Supreme Court Of the United States
on Monday last, upon an appeal in the case
Of Milligan, Bowles and Hersey (Sons of Lib
erty) tried in Indiana az reasonable conspira-
tors by military commission during the war,
II was decided that said military commission
had no constitutional authority to try and
punish citizen Of Indiana, not in the military
or naval service, for IN offence committed in
the State Of Indiana, where the ordinary courts
OF justice were open and undsturbed in the
exercise Of their functions. This decision, an
Official report Of which we await from the
Court, covers all those cases of the arrest,
trial and punishment by the federal military
authorities in the loyal States during the rebel
lion, and will probably give rise to numerous
prosecutions for damages by individuals who
have suffered from such military arrests and
punishments.
This decision is the law from the final Judi
cial tribunal of the country, and IL must be
so recognized. But coppsrhead journal, in
Its rejoicngs over this result, throws ont a
hint or two which may possibly bring up In
Congress before long the question of the
reconstruction Of the Supreme Court ITSELF
The hints thrown out are these: that the Court,
after this righteous decision, may SGT aside the
legislation of Congress II 1t shall assume to
act on the hypothesis that ratification OF the
pending constitutional amendment by three
fourths Of the represented States is sufficient
to make II part Of the constitution that ''if
Congress- undertakes to degrade States into
Territories Its measures will be stranded on
the same barrier and that :" IL Congress I'M
dertakes to resist the judgments OF the Su-
preme Court the Commandcr-in-Chief Of the
Army president Johnson) will have some
duties to perform In such a conjuncture."
This Ia hint of possible conflict between
King and Parliament. We apprehcnd nothing
Of the kind. But let IN suppose that majority
Of the Supreme Court are men established in
the old democratic theory OF the constitution,
which eliminated in the bred Scott decision
surely there is reason for Congress to look well
to this court before il proceeds another step
in Southern rsconstruction. Supreme Court
judges nre but men, and on political questions
are apt, like other men, 10 shape their opinions
Of tho law to their fixed political notions II,
therefore, We still have q majority In the
Supreme Court Of the old democratic school
Of Judge fancy we have no security for The
future that even the constitutional Amendment
abolshlns slavery will stand for If the doc
Urine Is not sound that thrsc-fcurths Of the
ivy,s sssnsea Sss.es ars competent to make the
amcndinsh; par Of tho supreme lay, VOID
FROM the fact that number Of the 5ccthdr2
SSjes g9Qalyr1 10 mako M three-fourths Of al
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added her voice Tor separate adm aosssssion 70
the utterances hitherto given non hungary.
France is aming-arming all tho ''me ana
looking sharply into the condition OF ser
frontier fortresses-and it IL asserted i'm uorc
than one quarter that all the recent exchafss e
Of expression between France and Italy did
not refer to Rome, but that some had for their
purpose the prevention Of the disbanding "
the Italian army. The war Of the past sum-
mer did not settle Europe, but only stirred
it ND.
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The new heads of the city departments are,
for the most part, very decided improve
ment upon their predecessors, and will be
found in perfect harmony with the State Legis-
lature in any effort that may be made to estab-
lish a system which shall secure an honest
administration Of the city government General
Charles G. Halpine, go well known az "Miles
O'Rellly," who enters upon the discharge OF
the duties of Register on the LIST of January,
stands at the head of his party In the city both
as having won great victory at the polls and
as being a pioneer in the reform movement.
He will have every incentive to discharge his
official trust with fidelity, and will bring to the
position ability of no ordinary character. Mr..
Richard B. Connolly, shrewd, accurate man
Of business, has a good reputation to sustain,
and Is resolved that his administration shall
redeem the character Of the Comptr0ller's
office. He will act cordially with the Legis-
lsture in all matters of city reform, and will
use the power of his Office to purify all the
other departments, and especially to place an
immediate check upon the operations Of the
Common Council and the Board Of Supervisory
Mr.. George W. Mclean, the Street Commits
sioner, will disappoint the expectations Of
those, II any, who may suppose that be will
pcrpetuate the abuses Of that department
Unless we are greatly mistaken, there will
be general clearing out Of the concern
Mr.. Mclean did not seek the position he has
attained; but now that he has been placed in it
he will prove himself reformer in fact as well
AZ in name. He has great field before him.
for no department Of the city government has
been so foul with corruption as that over
which he now presides. He will speedily
make q clearance of all those political loafers
who have been hanging upon the Office at the
city's expense without having any duties TO
perform. The nomination made by the Mayor
and confirmed by the Aldermen, for President
Of the Croton Aqueduct Board, is an unfortu-
nate one. Mr.. John J. Bradley might have
made a very good inspector Of hacks, but viii
make q very poor presiding officer Of the
Croton Aqueduct Department. But he has not
yet obtained possession Of the Office, and IL his
appointment should lead to any extended liti-
CATION the Legislature may step in and settle
the dispute In a summary manner. Upon the
whole, the city is to be congratulated on the
changes that have occurred.
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.OADWAY THE ATRF, Broadway, near Brooms
't.-rus HAPrrEsr DAB or NJ Llra-rRx Peoples
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GERMAN ITALIA THEATRE, No. 5l4 Broadway
Sin lsr WAnSsNs.G--DER ATrx JUsGcxsEILg
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X AllY & L.Aan,a NIinsfrals.

Tho performances At the hall OF this troupe last
Ing were lively and we'll received BY largo audi
iencs they usually Mr.. Icon suffering from
recent indspositiop but acquitted himself worry creds-
bly,. Sam Price fine and truthful delineat0r Of the
nschievous and rascible negro, with Nelse Seymour
Johnny Allen and the welcome George Chrsty,
wero peculiarly happy In their various coTcalittes
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THEATRE FRANCAIS, Fourteenth stree. Sixth
sreaue.--LE ToRgApoR-CA MAGAcE-L'ANouR.
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AMUsEdgNrs THIs EVENING.
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Miss LncOste's Dramatic RecitaIs.
The sixth Of a series Of dramatic recitals gven BY
Miss A. Iacoste. the youthful American tragcdenns,
took place last evening her residence before select
coters Of friends Miss Lacoste assisted by Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Jamison and rendered Medea In o manner
which elected frequent plaudits from tho company
present Alexanders Feast from Dryden and the last
scene from Leah the Forsaken, 10 which Miss Lacoste
sustained the character Of Deborah, role with which
she seemed much familiar than with the preceding
Rotations, the closing efforts Of the entertain
ment
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NEW YORK THEATRE, Broadway opposite New York
Hosl-GRgDRILos.
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GERMAN sTADr THEATRE. Nos Is aud AZ Bowsry
Eis WINRRMARCHES
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STRINWAY HALL. Fourteenth strsoL-hR. KENNEDY
PoruLaR ENrKRrANsxsr-THK SONGS o. SCOTLAND.
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HoOLEY' OPERA HOUSE, BROOKLYN -EraroPIAs MIN
ersELsY BALLADS BuRIEsQuEs AND PAsroMIMES
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DoDwORTu's HALL sO6 Broadway. --PRoFxsson HAnrz
will PxRroRx HIS MIRAcuEs THe HEAD IN THE AIR
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MRS p p. CONwAy'S PARK THE ATRE. Brooklyn
Dor CRsAR pE BAxAN-SHAspY MAGuiRE.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, corner OF Grand aud Crosby
streets REAr MASONIC FAIR IN AID HALL AND
ASYLUM Fgsp
NEW YORK MUSEUM or ANATOMY. 6s Broadway-
LECTURES THE OxYHYDRoCKN MICROSCOPES twice
daily. HrAp AVID RIGHT ARM PRoRsr Open from
4. II. till i0p NJ
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eFAvER,S OPERA HOUSE, Williamsburg -ErnIopIAN
MrNsTEELsY, BALLADS. CONC PAsrosraEs, &c
Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1866-08-16
H.. 49, N~zy-,l' = : = w
A VICTORY, Tor, the People.

We are happy to anseupes ID cur readers, that
On Saturday last, that rump ofiniquity and body
Of corruption, falsely Termed Congress adjourned
ssne die. After a session'of over seven months, In
which they attemT ted ie keep eleven States outof
Tue Union, they have adjourned, to go before the
people this fall for reelection and for fear their
constituents will not fully appreciate their serv-
ces while inthe House, We give synopsis of the
most important measures theyaliave acted upon:
they voted for negro suffrage. in the District
Of Columbia, against the expressed wishes of the
people interested. sis r''.i0I ,,.'r-T1 .e'iE.1
They voted for the Civil Rights Bill, which
places the regro on an equality with the whites.
They voted for the Freedmcns Bureau Bill,
rnieh annually costs the taS-papers tvs,ps mil
They voted TO give themselves four thouiaud
dollars per term more than they have been r.
Giving. =
They voted for Bdreau$ of Education which
will cost Jfss million dolbrs per year, to send
New England school. teachers to the negroes Of
They have increased the internal Revenue ,sz
hirty-siyM millions. -: rala q
They rejected the Baukrupt Bill, designed to
feiieve the poor man. -,y >: :: 4l9l T.. -
fact, they have done everything that would
ssllsvs the Tre sury ofShien,y, iaad nothing to
restore the Union. = -, -f',''"-
The people sLoald new gosto work, ssnt ssc to
m INA! the next Congress may better represent
Go to work a. onee.4!stnecca Adcer,issr, 20 Z. !.
Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1866-08-16
Shots from the New York Herald.

;, The Radicals charge that President johnson is
"a usurper." Can anybody tell us what he has
usurped7 : De-.
Supreme control Of the Southern States was
placed IN the hands Of the President by the pas
sage Of the Frcednen's Bureau and Civil RyIts
bills lie vetoed the bills. And yet he is called
ia usurper."
Violations of constitutional rights distinguish
all usurpers. President Johnson obeys the Con-
stitution to the letter. Is this usnrpa,ioa?
president johnson has rctorted the right of ha-
beas corpus. Does "a usurper" rclinouisI,desnot-
ic powers in that way?
The civil rights bill would have enabled presi-
dent'Johnson TO imprison all State Judges wi O
disagree with him about the negro. YET he We.
toed the bill. Was that usurpation2
A usurper is person who seizcs power which
does not legitimatcly belong TO him. President
johnson sternly declines all such power. even
when Congress urges him to take it. How, then
Can the Radicals call him "a usurpcr ~
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Now. and Then.

The Pittsburg Republican seems to expect con.
sis'cncy Of the Radicals
The Radicals throughout the country arc BUSH
" engaged in deiarhing the President. Not many
months ago the same men who are now employ
cd IN this disreputable business distinctly an
nounced that the President was the government,
ana that any abuse of the former was undeniable
treason TO the latter. Any person who wrote or
spoke Oh tine Executive except in compliments
~ manner, was deemed by these worthless as fit
only for imprisonment or exile. In many cases
There the offending parties were not reached by
me etntral despotism ~ Washington, brutal mobs
were turned loose upon them, and every species
ol insult that malice could invent was heaped up
on those who 'knew their rights, and knowing
dared maintain Them" But all this is changeo
Inc Radicals now claim the right they once con-
tenptuously denied 10 others. Theysnow. Islander
Sne PRESIDENT in the very name of 'sloyalty -
Their mercenaries and linformers are as busy as
ever but their despisat1c efforts are at present d.
1ec'ed towards bringing into contempt the gov
ernEient' they once protested to revere and ure
susned against the Office Of Chief Magistra tc here
'ofore invested by them with the same divinity
which doth hedge king. They have completely
Changed their base" land history presents no
~ ,aner spectacle than the plsty that once impri :
soaed mcn, and exiled women, and throttled
ehlcren, now exercising q license of pen aud
spo> ch which In others, they denounced as tres-
sonable and diabolicall - fa ..
Ne desire to see no harsh measures in dealing
with these Radicals. The beauty ofthe present
situation Is, that they show themselves unscru-
Paious, foul-tongued on both sides of the quss
lion offrec speech. Speaking against free speech
g they did, they demonstrated their real hatred
they abuse. 'tf]'f " %
A chief excellence Of freedom of speech in de-
moeracy Is that every man freely speak ing to the
people thereby betrays 70 them exactly what man.
ner Of man he is. u I. > i.AfF'I.F - =
For that reason the Radical disunionists shut
sp honest men in their Layf4yettes during the
TTFor that reason nolover ofyhe Union would
smut up one Of the disunion brawlers now.-N.
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BALTIMORE MARKETS.
[yRoN THE REPORT OF THE BALTIMORE son


FLouR.-Without change in quotations the mar
kct is easier and hear of sales except in small
lots to thetrade. We continue previous quotations.
Howard streetSu and cut Extra at ,5Ua$l0, do.
Extra la Sl3 Family Is, 5Oa$l4 Ohio Super 8, 25a
S9,75 do Extra lla$l2OO, do. Family IL, 5Oa$l3 so;
Northwestern Super sO0aS9,5O. Chicago Extra,
choice l0aSl0,5O; City Mills Super a1Oa$l0. rs;
standard brands Extra l1,26aSll,5O, do. shipping
brands l375aSl4; high grade for retailing SIS and
Ashland, Greenfield, Reservoir and Patapsco Fam
lily SIG per Dbl; We quote fresh ground Rye Flour
at 6.50aS6, and Corn Meal 4, 75aS5 per Dbl.
GRAfS.-Undcr good demand and limited sup
plies we note an advance in Wheat Of 2a3 cents
per bushe for prime and choice qualities; the lower
grades were not SO much in demand. The offer
ings 1000 bushels white and 5000 bushels red.
We quote the former at 305a$3 10 for choice, 280a
So 95 for good to prime and 2,20a$25 so for common
to fair the latter at 2s2aS2 IS for choice, e5a$2 20
for good to prime, and 1,90aS2, 10 for common.
Corn-Eo sales of white reported; we qnote prime
at l2aSl,14, and yellow at 92a95 cts and dull
Oatswcre less acve;of 5000 bushs at 43a45 cts for
Maryland and Virginia. Rye soasS cts per bushel,
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Go With Them.

If you want to be taxed to support the negroes
OF The South in luxurious ideness-go with the
raaicais, iIyo9 are anxious to pay for swarms
of useless oficeholders to tngender and perpct,,-
ate dscord between the Sor>Sfn negroes and
their employers-go with the Radicals. If you
think the families of "frcedncn'' should lie sun
ported out Of the Treasury while the widows and
orphans ofwhite soldiers who fell in the war for
the Union are left to provide for thcniselvcs-po
with the radicals. If you think negro soldiers
pear .lhe lain' in suppressing the rebellion 20
IN all the Sttes-go with the radicals. Ii YOU
want eleven States stricken from the flag of the
Kepuoiic-so with the radicals. If you want
wealth protected at the expense of labor 70 with
me radicals; If You want agitation and strife
prolonged, business parylyzed, and the country
oankrpted-go with the radicals .iiiento,rn
Demecrat. '''''