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The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-09-06
WHITNEYs PIANO, MELoDE ON, ORGAN & MUSIC STORE

Equaled by few, being constructed with especial
ship and elegance unsurpassed. The fronts
thereby avoiding any change Of color by
finer and more el
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l these taie uditi6ass Sou scan, ,sofe
Inos balsl otI I'd saslis ss,aii.ie sss E E
sfstsa I And ifs yodigst dgig ghtsncd syou snee
never look me lid che faicom mgain5h spg isdi
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We're wanted at Tie cross roads 8, ,i i
81 The old man was not q inisoar, bnf l,e had
sased some few thousand dollars ior his old
age, and living anbro piaitl then he need hayo
lone,g had given rise to- he run,,or, and SO
brolg the burglars to the cross roads III tho
hope of boot
The cir, q bcautif ful Great prc of ftscyenteen,
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,s, ,,,,, safs5E =,
~ sgf g z
aa4fi y. T 8 :; 7I'To7i; IND
issag ssiaps,s Three Bravo Men. ,n,, saa ai
lts sssiiatdo 8s5.r,stIi s,asg al tis xei 81
Pretty Barbara Ferros would donots saharty.
Her mother was in -conster6 nation saiAs Il
s are ;yoil 10 stubborn ,BaFbara|2''
shs asked .sysa # si!ss' lSssIss' i
~ i8,ent5ti is0qs d sys Ssiatl
SHAT they do not suit me," " i said barbara,
cody. tying back hor curls before hesmirrpri
s'W by not ~ afi ti,f n,I Z;
Il want, when lli5 s brave,
equal 1l. to any m emerge IF I give up my
liberty, ISyapt to be taken 90" " 81 i,
"Silly child! What il theal,aaatter with biz
Barney, p the blacksmith + =. f s.
sHeiis but never learned that he cgasI
brave. s's iant'u ~ 1o,fsf:isrs, 81,
isssAnd you, never hoard that he WIS was'r not.
WhatIis tho matter with 2 Earnest, thengun-
smith Pr - sstsl. y t9s'',,s.ts titssa. t
He's as placid as goats milk. .i,3a (
That is no sign that he is ., coward There
is little Fritz, the tanner he is Is quarrsisome
enough for foseS yoa, srel t,'s atgs?si 6,
& 9 lie isspo bigger than a 'bantamlt cock. II
is little he could the House was set upon
by robbers. = = ~ IS
Its ' not always strength that, wins sas fight
my girl; It takes brains as we'll as braRnII-- ---
Come, nov, Barbara; igiivet these young fellows
a fair trial i,ss3..i t,a.. s.,a ssi
g! Rarbara turned her face before the mirror,
letting down one raven trcss and looniinst Inn
81 will mother, " said she at last.
: That evening, Earnest, the gunsmith knock
ed early at.the door. y y; fS SO
s g g You sent for me Barbara2' he said going
70 the girl, who stood upon the hearth, coqlet-
/ StisBl warming one pretty foot and then the;
other. 6s iSs1s ~ ] g I
Earnest she replied. bscis'
sthink nkiag of gllRt S9 s.
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ell sIsarba 3sS
Earn spoke quietly but his dark blue
eyes flashed and he looked at her intentlY.'. .
i. want TO test you. iai.nt..e sar
Ii p,,a .sa,SSs 100. s
s:i!s'I want to see you dare dc saasery lisa.
greeablc thingI,I $ i..s
Hshatdsj' M s d (
here is AZ. old up stairs eIt smells
qfmold. hey say Redmond, the s. mmuirdetier, m isls
was buried IN it; blttba devil came for his
body and left the coffin empty at tho end pfa
week !; md it was finally taken from the totb.
Itissgp stsirs ia ia aathe gfahasifeI disa diya
il and they grapdsiEe does potIsest eas;S s.
ina This gtayosfof seine reason, though THAT u
know nothing about. Dare9 you you Iiakoi ttlht
sQfip yonr; ;pciI to:nightso "a =, 5.,...ssr ~
|;a Earnest 3liughedl sn iaassfiif ssii.J .yal,.j
"Is that all? Twill that; and sleep sound
Why pretty oqne t4iak f had
our nerves. will lave good proof if you
undertake t.iN Remember, no ono sleeps lii
aeswing of the house." li--ytqa 8 s =
81 shall sleep, the tsounder. will sorad a
lea e, .hs chamber stsyan
til Z morning : said imperious Miss Basbafa,
yithsa pFstt head 1 :5 s5aill gil marry
you.'' S. s IS sss'SgI - ~, ~
seY ou Vows 7p3 s-ss. sJaga ,sls;i3sss
spi Earnest turned sstraig igbtway,l and followed
The lad waiting, through dim rsbori,s, and
passages, up echoingstairs, along narrow, damp
ways, Who're fats scatter before them, to low
chaagnbsrr The boy looked palc, and scared,
and evidently wanted3to hurry away; but
Ear Earnest made him wait until he took n survey
of tho ROOM bya the5;aid of his lamp 1t
was very; large and full of feoesses, with high
windows in then, (which were barred across.
He remembered that old Grandsre Ferros had
boon insane for scyerall years before his death,
SO that this precaution had bced necessary for
the safety of himself and others. In the cen,
tie Of the fo6n stoodta coffin; beside it was
placed d Clair The room room VAS otherwise por-
fectly empty. sesss Z s1sdeiif,a'1eg ~ -'t,
Earnest stretched himself in the coffin.
s & s'1se Kind sRQdghGsta tell Miss Barbara That
it's a very good fit. he said. & .ssfss 'ss'lsi
e shs Bey wsont put ahd sshut the door, loav
|aiaa'the yasng gunslnith alone In the,lark, afa
Z IN y JAhwhilc 9l,Srbafa wis talking with The
big gblaaksmitin tie Keep asi ai
aa;. Barney, said she, pulling lor hands away
from his grasp when lie would have kissed
her, f"I'ye "a test to pitt TO youi before I give
you any answer. There y q corpse lying in
tho untaDantcd wing of the house. lffyon
dare sit with it there all night, and lot
nothing drive you from your post; YOU, win not
ask ,hee to plasry you again il syain.s' Is ~
You will give mo 4 light and aal bottle III
winoSand q book % 9, ~, ~
lss3s q 81 10 * si 20 s. 3''s 81 iIlJ
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III ta'pE 4F q
DdtahsS sebaaidsa ID saHasd slgIls onion III.
Texas is again plagued With grasshcpper
veiyee Eeoasts sfs oohile 81 . ffSsio 1si s Ss

Kentucky has raised IS twenty sas1 1srAS
Dse.;
fS6lf and IL
saas :ssis.
Prentice is Triting lnya songs 81 te !.
!: s
Sons sash 'l9 q !. u sIssf
: 4Asss
!, % asnsas ans has isSosersd psssided srossaile
-ss .e s,s ,s
Swedish rofsasor smskea hrandyssoaa o2i
asAasss Moss ssss
Ten Rroeck Inns been largely Importing
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I'M s EEsstsd. JtES 5
3 !. 3 { I & ''e's A
Oh S feet onye ii, is,',i
Bea's hand as he came over. towards my bed.
hut ails you cried 35is e e
Nothing, said z. sDid You hear d soicejY''s
t'Y ours, I; said Ben, ling woke mo up
you fairly frightened imc.Y IsS. lti
Ben said = stwait TIL light q lamp; i
heard another voice. Must be-. some one iin
ths 'h6use or o1tside.,'t suttt !pl
So = again lamp, but xeS SiS searcIssa ifh
vain. scs /, :ss15ts n 4; =,
said ), ,hen Il tola A Him
story. So = ssasssi q
Bon" said i, .svhatt is there at the CROSS,
r0aas: ~ Z, IL ftss:i,sf
A house," said d. E1e had lived III. the
,neighborhood a long while, and / not long.
One little house, beside two OAK trees,
aud afence. An old man lives therc-a rich
man, sand bits Of a 3 misor,, tliey say: Ills
grand daughter Keeps house for HIM 4, 81
s7t' Ben, tlIat fellow may havo meant harm to
them: N be wanted at tho cross roads, 3 s.
!" Brother" said Ben, s'go to sleep. d You
Had &, ,nightuaif ifss = md Bon plunged II be-
tween tho blankets, and was snoring again.
also, in ten minutes, slept as sobddly as
before, but the awakening soon camo again iiF 81
81 Iopeped my eyes, to see al girl, standing at
the foos my bed. 3A girl il whites robes,
with golden hairall about her shoulders; ;wsho
5wrungg her hands and cried. Oh,, wake up,
you arc wanted ut the cross: roads. ,57s,il5 e.
This ,.imo staste out Of, bed, bathed ia a
{eold persperation. I!trembled like q leaf. j.
had no doubt that Had received supernatural
warning. r, -
Benz cried, eslen,, for the third time j
have been told that I apl wanted at the cross
roads, ,iand! I am going z ii
NJ! And began to dress myself as speedily as
possible, listening the while TO the storm rag
ing wilder aud wilder than at any other period
since its commencementc.s'' IS saa II dii iiri,s -
Ben rsmonst fed " I'LL me in Sai d. last
she also to; hud die on his hes s;
s.I sypa: liaye gone nlal must SO with Jops
Iaiyl takes csIrse of 70 said
csused nm e tlo aud
sll!nss SO nm
l sal. .h.l, ~ \ could hisc answered.
ssohla3 nave peel \. ~ s
anlcon,pslied e ,ts9; dare
nos refuse whaseyeg my be t'iogg af ne 81
zen minutes wesWcre sph.shlng through
sae mug apa IalP alf9ag the r9assi Mas
aark nov fand 1.llea q bazipe, red
.'ar = me su's,anee tola US thasaslsnp Ras .
p.'..ns sn.o''s. ene ram IL some co.tage
pue sos.srSlse We .Would' not nave
= % apy naDlte- g.
lion Mnasoser,y5 = M q last nearpgstlfe SPOT
Z Shefe We soad fsa' \. esses tls seaa e
- y s ..4,s
o5 Foaas, a, IN fatniiar pariance the
aRee ~ 81, eishsr n anu certainly on
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EtSo:id eiJasSty syas;t ia, 1.nii i II
RE II Ragby ,itss s paper
I.eHingte Vas in regntd 70 enersl Lee
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isatass q lIaO 81
General Lee as Col llege PRESIDENT,
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sa;fl i Z, q; : q. ,os, j,
"a .,iIou. i. .has.ss + T ;asa;ssa - ~ W - ' IS
Nells ot. long nice, sa.,vodn, sfriand of
MINI. nl'o,;s n,,.ba co,lssa enafsss.a = r.
that ,he had. been as ba osnressed 4 @ ahanIsdl
ntbat ;s Ss bad Tsss;as Tss. - !.
effect that the Pre;ias5t assSifsa u IIs h;m 4
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a6 liad sSas bo nsarls bfoFe IN asisg heli. 8
band sySa' doaa oateE ns ii there shsaiS teII
yoa! e ". g 5sassss ssGSis' tGSS
That General Eeeees g. Ms!a,,,i nok ike
stonegail a6kssbh But Haite as efastnai M rs
S6iese aS NH XIII in a t,o army. TfIW
|1asdd |1sdd Is tias berso6 aipsfyision & eaob li6l
sdiyidaai iabSf of rafespoiiiehce
it lfsste isif @ 81 b ais
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rStads 81 ttis papers 8 few month The
e1sEaas iai.las heais9 stptld haso
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Time W. tltheS "a thrill went through him:
asl lig could Hsaair lows, siIfppress,
ed ;sbutshe persuaded
slliiiisss Ras blowing through
the The old house Is till. it vas
not atSall cheerful 81 q
the 3 si fsa sd whites
ii & iissl
S,iiinss Sere upon them and they ellsd
dead iapsh,e he Sth6iag ght inate si1udder.
III sgot up aud walked about, dsisotmstilins
nlale slightI noias, las sqqmpbad gwas |bes
htpdaS4i9 and hc put his chair With its back
against the wall, and sat down agaip.s II5
had been hard at work all day, aud at lastI in
every lie s5nss gfew,s sleepy Finally
Rolded and snorcd a. e't'..1 -. s!t9 g
Suddenly it seemed hs II rs SsoamhoboodY ah boedY had
touched hins.s He nawokc swith,Iaratart, ana
isaya anobDdy snbar; theughsin the soentresof this
room stood awhite figure. ,sbuags orc o,
81 IL SHrs9 S9p gst s9ut, ,9f tbjss heeyelai@sa
astFisht nsi8s iths rft 8qTdsa that sane 70
his5 5tonsuo.aas 10 iepe3ss no issgier ssaw - e
apSasasS 3 hS1 up i.s right gr9 and sloEls
spectre Game nearer, nsaror, pressing 'hna into
the corner. .1ea2
sts.. Ihssd ttakt you.'t .'tcrica a.Idrnes, in His
Rextremitys ri sresy s7ii l1tailneb 81
itaInvoluntarilyi 'hoqstoppeddibaek tqstilii tIis
Agarei advanced, eqmiingagr nar nearsr aadrncarer, aad
and extending both arls, as If to tako him ZIG
Ia ghsstly 1.-The, lsirf lysiirfs startsd, up 81
Roy " hooI H.o<, y j.
The gcaming arais Would haaavas' Z toaicheed lIia1
ie's. fell iapqp the ghdsf fkeFa Hwhrl Ind,
tcafiin Of The sii2ag tRaShpiB;a;, '1ps6aaa
beating and kicking mofe Rd more 1Si isn2ffagcd 81
the resistance lie mot; SshsehitoM himtthe
Rruth sStit Sod ,J1ef ~oI ,nofIA ss ined j5stt.
AS the reader biGows, h'lio o@agi big, apd
FritziFwas little ;,and .while.h ssas, psmmeling
the ziittlettannen numerically, and, lritz was
trying fin;yYain to- get q lunge at, Barney
stomach, to take the wind out of him, both
plunging and kicking like: horses, they we're
petrifcd by hcaarihg . voice ory.:: : "a ! Ys
Take ene ofyour size Big Barhey!"' u,
Looking around they saw tRS cIoarpss sitting;
up il, Ills coini .rhis " Was at to- much. They
released oacli other and sprang tfor The door.
They,.nes know how they got out ;but. they
ranihomeyin hot haste, pnhting.lkc stays. IA
1t WAS Barbara herself who came aliit panod
fhe Earnest the next eeSEnin
lhtsysyy eary Plg ono nsgo essIe lite said
hsG tuning oyer in the the 9qPtlin 81 5,a;s,b se
$50 she ipapyr5ied 5 him; and though l she sehs
Fritz and Barney invitations to the. Wedding,
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s4' ss sssrp a$sspts & ssS 'r'FI 81 IS
a late Quarterly RevieW mates ,s s,..,,
|alation Of the world a, i ast, aal, M, IS
, ....,t 50
|s !, ~ Tnsre are three humid and atxss
n'Nspapois = 'ne sonl.sa Ssase ss
ghs Nfg York II lstnion gisib has
esasghsss 'a'ssrePss private q n shss5ss .s as4..
|sti' q NAPOLEON n.waats anew National Hyns bss
Nfsace won't sing hyau % hiusspu 81
|, Itis retiortcdt ttKat.S Seaor blaSSaSa Nil, A.
.nno;ntsd e a. a;.h ss;;.. - n "
!! lsis,s i 1850 as, ,s,.sn $ $500 S.
layssts county boasts d sslf q V;t NTH two
s.. .SSt6sts' 1sss ~ sps aasaS is
p Thee chieagoi 'Posssa saayss shs' 81 ksasss
Man in that :oity sisfa noRspa saansss1
sahy young ii iaay rr;sacssntly AoEssd i asn ana
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hsooa iill i'll s,ay caught mo bs the
Il arm.


protect
tlie 10, { wsl.ssil !tSths cross
ser ssid will
1s:s yer; .astt tor ~ iiue there
iasteasl and ,les
:9Ssaanains money tile man
awcrrd in5a altered tone:
ss. Beg pardon, Ifi,adc d ,aistak thought
/ Il mas ms brssl.er and wanted 70 frighten
him. Bad nigh sir z, {
4 ,ssi,tsssy sud
don know tile tins Sir aske.l
was seven ~ hen left tho train dit
Fssi, 81. Is; I,
a3 Thank sir, !, saia The man. Good.
might.
atst ood night, : said
mis- object Ind been robbery probably Ao
had decide from peafarieo thatiI
was TOO poor a man Be worth ths trouble,
..;p /; shqp.;h Y le the
truth maj. may have 4. sueh; voice without
4 bsisg highway. man no doubt. Sol went
holaeHard, and soon found myself under shelf
and partakillg Of warm and aayory sup
81 s SO i sS ~
~ mother was there and my brother Ben.
q great fellow, could
beat any other boy of his nge for mills Nlound
swrestl ling or boxing aps, q good
ahnmoSed IA boy lived al boy algaysto
sanother aud tbough hcs had exercised his
right to: yoss ID one Presidential cleo
tidn. IN hon sptper was over, and we, had
chaltea an hoar We went up stairs togetlior.
{ sThe moment. Ren,s head touched tho pillow,
! he always went 10 sleeps That night, i fol-
lowed his example But - did not sleepy long
1 without q dreails dream ia whichSI falt d
i rough gfiip upon my arm, ala was arouse
6 4 cry I'M MY cars. 81
s q up You aye wanted at the
,froads. ;s * ssl 4 ssSs
Ils tIt ,ns reul SO Ialpable, that
3satarted broad awake, 4 actually beljeyed
] y One ono WIS "a tho room the man VIII
sss2endod robbery OF violence. But when
arisen and lit my lamp, thereon WINS ei
except myself aud Ben, WHO lay snorin 81
sllis pillow. M Z 4.
& went to the door, 81 sis look ed.
sssc Che window The. crusli Of rain 4ft|
paias was OIL heard. even went uoro
I passage to my mother y room. She was a{
1 there had been no unusual sonnd, sht|
s. elre. 3 sss
as 81 I; Only a dream born Of IN meeting the
strange ala,s III the road, 4 felt, Ind awakened
sao.s went TO bed ! and isll asleep 9gain,
Agains swas awakcned BY the same words,
s,ltiais tinlc sarieke1 by ans uueartbly
q wosce. s. g ~ g, ii sfisssS
j akd IN, wake gole arc wanted at
y the scrcss rad. &
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tfta4Sseohu.tA0nssf0H Scnhdo
3moS I'd sasis s,.a u
siisssak And diget aSig htsncd need need
!nevei look ms iihlsth face mgainrl, sog isds
s,IsI tilcn ,isa lita ls as
5alneg swas conducted to his post bs the
htd lbssns ia ifh4. .sec1es
and hose lnhtarys sstssrs .Earaeatsai
splaeis assit lay inst xaaa interpres
5tadibsI 3arnsy te bid natural sa9e;eofss sscorrssss
y took Ills seat and the boy left him4.aldpa
switlss dasknsss ,.thesgat aud the coffin. >.
fter, young Fritz, the tsnner ,erriSedi
fattsEad and hope from tho fact THAT Bplr
baraSl sent. for Him; sste wes psia n. iii
chang mind Barhara n. "a
:he nsk slta L, &c ssW ,sslis,s5 atoa 10
Sst'ss and shall not until l owithatyyon,
1canii ally, ,braxeith thingi srd s,
beg ,IiaWeap to- sss9ygpp,
tBafl.llss. ai. se adt.d sds 40 sred.aaa q.
posal mike 4 syous orM MNpiai,,
we'll ms courage ,rs cd, Is, -,
me i,s, p3aii oi si,la ub :7fsa, IL,
lis house is.a man. slwatchingl by
as6oi ibbas sworn mot 10, leaye ,his ppst
until If you can make him lo. il, {
ishall hat yQn are, rs SMART 1and MS
shraSs foqnire sshush ito beisnsbi3s al
nothing is go easy X eexclaimea Fritz,
y him away. Furnish; ;me, With a.
'shest3 shal the room. to your rest, st.
BarhSfa shell find ment the post in lLes
bara ass quircd, and say the tanner
away to his ii Task! II Vas ther
aud ahs Sought shdfp dapo oh.
.chali'5ssrI 5iNickly % ffFsob ). tsse1asa sdT
this vigil and $50 fat5 ffati
iall ThGa night seemed very
3loneso lhad nqs tmeapls q cpgating the
Time tiihes a thrill went through hime
lss ne Gould d'hsais LOW, adfpprsss.
IedsI s sbtashe psfaiadod
hiiilst Ras through
The The old honss Is tillsi it vas
s51!ild not3 nc all cheerful q
'i cleaned q, ,si nss swhiter
ss t,
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Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-28
Es.SSOUR!.

ST.. Louis. DC 21.--A man named Schapp
at Bellesiew. ILL.,, lhst evening stabbed his
divorced vie Ia the breast and abdomen
and then Stabbed himself six times in the
len breast lie visited her to demand $500
which he claimed belonged 10 him. Both
parties are IN u critical condition.
ST Louis, Dec ~ Santa Fe, New Mex
ic, aiyiccs OF the l1th, state that Chiei
Justice Slough was shot by Capt Rynerson
member of the Territorial Senate, last Sun
day. The affair grew out of some structures
passed upon Judge Slough by Capt Ryner-
son during the session of the Senate. in
which Slough who was present, was de-
nouucea as liar. Rynerson Immediately
attacked the Judge. shooting him. and after
slough Tell shooting him again, iuflicting q
mortal wound from which he died in three
days after Judge Slough WAS Colonel OF
the II Co.oraap cavalry during the war
aud at one time commanded at Alexandria
Va
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MoxrcoxsHv. Dec 2s.-- Nicholas Davis,
prominent radical Of North Alaba,ns, Lss
published letter folly endorsing the Id.
iress q Messrs. Sempie. Speed, and others,
protesting against the proposed constilu.
ton.
Tho Huntsville Advocate. . radical or
gan. ealls for the rs-assembling Of the con.
vention to modify the Objectionable feature
II the proposed constitution, namely The
clause about schools and the franchise and
registration osths. That paper says: al
the constitution is not modified, environed
IN we are and almost in state Of anarchy.
its adoption eau only DO accepted a. 4
choice Of evils not defended as right end
proper. but II is in our power to modify the
evils now, and for that purpose call the con-
vsntiou together again" Ii also repudiates
the action ofthe radical meeting in Northern
Alabau,a. and says that the white unionis,s
are ignored and rejected As unsound.
The Tuseumbia North AlAbsmian repu.
diatee the nominations By che self.cons,itu.
I'd political convention.
Ccoessvatives All ever he State sss
oCoesiaos - - dsossnins1 = - eveev
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CALIFORNIA.

SAN FaAuCisco, Dsc. 23.-The seversst
storm Tor many years hes prevailed during
The past two days, doing vast damage to lhe
shipping in the harbos. The city suffered
10 great extent. Reports from the interior
give accounts Of tie disastrous effects Of che
sstorm. Tho stages and railroad trains we're
Temporarily suspended. The Panama
steamer. arrived to-day, vas detained "a
hours.
Late accounts from the northern coast
gay the Idaho and Oregon Branch Railroad
Company, organised ct Portland to connect
the Union Pacific Railroad, to run through
Idaho, Eastern Oregon and the navieable
waters Of the Colunbis river, design to
induce the Union Pacific r. r. Co. 70 take
stock 10 their roed, end assist in building
The connection. A convention called meet
II Boise City. Idaho, Jan. 9th, to memoir
alizs congress 10 mako grant In favor Of .
railroad cennection Of the Union Pacific
Railroad With the nsvigabls waters Of the
Columbia river sia Snake river valley, and
will probably act il conjunction With the
OrUgon Company. 81 Washington Territory.
The legislative assembly met December
Sd. A memorial was introduced. asking
congress 10 appropriate nonsy 10 erect 4
lighthouse on MI important points, straits
and sounds; also establishing naval depots
st some points and sounds.
Mining news from British Columbia ia
encouI aging.
SAN FRANcIsco, Dee. 25.-Lats adviees
to Dec. 9Th. says: Gen. Gregg has been re-
lieved Of the command of the District Of
Arizona and ordered to assume command
81 the military operations in Nsvsds. Gen.
Crittenden is named a. his successor.
The Pohutt Indians have submitted 10
tho military authorities and turned over
their arms.
The Union Pacific R-i!soad survey was
attacked north east Of Puscatt, without "a
tai results.
Tho Territorial efIlcers have left Prscs,t
for Tuscan, the new capital
The mining news ~ encouraging.
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ONO.

ClNclNaATI. Dee 2,-Thc distillary Of
Boyle, Miller Gu. on Second. near Syca-
more, was Totally destroyed bv fire this eve
ming. The building contained u large lot oi
whisky, and the engines had no effect on
the LINES which ceased only when the en-
tire structure iell in ard nothing com
bustible was left.
Loss 100000, Insured. $2ss 600.
Origin OF the fiIe not known.
SANpusKy. ONO, Dec. 27.-The Daily
REGISTER tomorrow will contain long
letter from Gen. Custar, TO Col. Nettleton,
OF Sandusky making a strong defense on
the charges upon which he was court mar
tailed AMI sentenced 10 suspension Of CON-
mand Gen. Gustav complains bitterly Of
the composition of the court that tried him
four members being his inferior in rank
and one a member ofthe con- missary whom
Gen. Custar had ut one time censured tor
corruption in issuing rstions, meal, &c TO
soldiers