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NEW CARPETS FOR THE CAPfToL.-Our
fellow citizen. John Alexander, Esq uphoI-
sterer, gao Penna. avenue. is now ia New York
Some OF the patterns are imported from
Europe. and are costly and beautiful. Mr. A.
has the contract for recarpeting both the Sen
ATE and House; also, The offices at the Capitol.
The carpets will arrive tomorrow and be
down by the meeting OF Congress tJF.f =
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DOGS THAT Cost rSoMBTHLNG.-Henry
Thompson, Michael Gore, Margaret Callahan,
before Justice Harper. charged with keeping
male dogs without Al license. The Justice
lined them IS each, and Patrick NcStay,
charged with keeping female dog without
license, as fined SO '4 tlI5 E5I-j
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-01

POLICE WoRK.-The lieutenants OF the sew.
eral police precincts this morning reported in
all &c arrests as made yesterday; the amout OF
fines imposed by the several police magistratea
was Slll5O The business of each precin CT
was as foiiow:-First. arrests, fines &l3; Sec.
ond. arrests, fines 50; Fourth, 10 arrests, One.
$3.50; Fifth, arrests. fines $40; Sixth, 6 ar.
rests, nnes So: Seventh. IL arrests fines sis
Eighth, lU arrests, fines 80. III 90 THrT
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FIGHTING Stephen Johnson and Walker
HamlaiD. ceiored, were arrested by Officer
IoriDg this morning, for fighting in the street,
and taken before Justice Bates for hearing.
1t appeared in evidence that Stephen Johnson
accused Walker Hamlain of living with his
wife, which Walker did not deny, but said
that johnson had deserted her several years
since, and be therefore thought hk was Iusri-
fed In marrying her. About this the fight &C.
CURED. Both parties were fined and held to
security to keep the peace and be Of good beha-
viOr.
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DUEE CIDER VINEGAR 80 =.
p - PURE CIDER vIEEGARt
purs Cider Vinegar, suitable for piekiing' en-.
stantly on hand and for sale st low rates bY - !
Billy A. SHINN,
s Union Bottlirg DEPOT
corner Geeene aad Olive sfreots
ass-lA Georget0wa. p. v.
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I BANkRIPTLI.
Il DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
At the city of Washington the 18th day of Sep
tember. A ID. 1857 The undersi gned hereby gives
notice of his appointment rs assignee of RODNEY
MASON. i'll the city of Washington, within said
District who has been adjudged bankrupt upon
his petition, by the District Court of said Dis
trict. MILTON J. SAFFOLD.
. Attorney at Law.
SeII-Tu. Tb3w 3 50 ID st Assignee.
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SANITARY RHroar. ORDERS wereyessteruay
given FOR cofins FOR fhree coiored clSiidrsnf x
coiored girl named Helen Popuias.- II years
Prater's alley, and restored to her pareS q nv
ofacer Ourand; two dead horses ana threa
smaller animals were reported ana rerhoved.
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SPoRTING-Messrs. Samuel p and Richard
Smith, Of tins city, were last week engaged in
cunning on the Patuxent at Mount Calvert
Judge Berry's place. and on three halt tides
baRRed 2S6 ortolan. or rail, which are very nu.
merous on the shores Of the Patuxent Tue
former brought home with him a rare speci.
men in the shape OF white ortolan, 1.-THE sec.
ond one on record, which he has had stuffed
by q taxidermisf. go" - - -
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sc II Tu.Th3w
IN BANKRUPTC'

i DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, S.
At the City of Washington the 18th day Of Sep
TENDER, 4; d. 1866. The understand hereby gives
notice of his appointment as assignee of VIM. :.
MILLS, in the city of Washington. within said
District, who has been adjudged a bankrupt upon
his petition. by the District Court of said Dis
triCt MILTON j. SAFF0LD,
Attorney at Law,
sel7-tu Sth3w $50 street Assignee
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seI7-TuaTh3w
IN RANKRU PTCY

IN EANk Rt PTCY
At the City of Was
ten Der, A. b. 1851. :
notice of his appoint
NICK AG, in the cit
District, who has bee
his own petition, by
triCt. J
So 11-Tu Th3W
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ELOUR DEPOT,

ELOUR DEPOT, 6S aJ e - ~
Il "a LOUISIANA AvExrE. - lsf
With many thanks for the liberal patronage
hitherto. We have for the convenience of the trade
opened the above depot, and are prepared to ssii
exclusively to the trade our James \. WEIGH best
FAMILY FLOUR, and all other grades. exclu-
siyely of our own manufacture. By this arran %
ment the purchaser is saved the expense OF hasi.
ing from Georgetown. Also for sale all the di asr
emit kinds of MILL FEED.
ee g. I'M = HEIR u WELOH
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FELL INTO SEwER.-This afternoon, about
2A O'Clock, as the Georgetown and Baltimore
depot car, No. 81, of the avenue line of cars.
was passing iOth street, on its way to George
town, the driver drove the horses too near the
excavation for sewer on 10th street, and IN
consequence he was unable to get them loose
from The car In time, and they fell, one into
the excavation and the other across the RAFT
road track. The one falling on the track was
scon got OF, pretty bally hurt about the legs.
Walton but little hurt '
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GEORGETOWN ADVER'MTS

TOOK STOVE.-A No. 10 American COON
~ STOVE. nearly new, for sale cheap Much of
the furniture has never been used. Apply at No
50 Beall ST.. Geor getownf oc i-ao3t+
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THE ''RlNERSIDE'' and = MAGNOLIA EN-
IRA FLOUR will. as heretofore he for sale BY
BENZ. DARBY, No. ~ Water street, George
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i DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, IS.
At the City of Washington, the l7th day of Sep
TENDER, A. d 1857. The undersigned hereby gives
notice of his appointment as assignee of LEOPOLD
GASSENHElMER, in the city of Washington.
within said Dist let, who has been adjudged n
BANKRUPT upon his own petition, by the District
Court of said District.
MILTON J. SAFFOLD,
Attorney at Law.
Sc l1-tu&t3w 3~9 street, Assignee
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-09-12

You are II Treasury eater. you be-
lieve in high taxes and like to gouge
the taxpayers with Printer Bills, and
when the proposition comes TO be made
to cut down your big rations you arc
disposed 70 show your teeth.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-09-12

mare, and his wife had boen fiightcn-
cd INTO a fainting ft SO they all went
grumbling back to bed: and the man
helped his wife into her room, where
my father stood,tremblingand shaking,
not having presence OF mind enough
TO put down the bundle, and not even
daring to look INTO IL again.
= he httlc skeleton was quietly bur
led the next day by an old sexton, who
asked no questions, as he knew the
landlord was respectable Household
der; and so they all concluded that the
ghost was satisfied, and that that was
the reason why she never appeared
again. .-....
When my fathcr examined the place
closely by daylight, he saw evident
marks Of fire about the windows; but
hewas assured that these was the re-
mains ofa fire that had happened there
a great many years before. In short,
the whole affair oftheapparation seem.
( cd to shroud some fearful mistcry,
which was perfectly iuexpli"able.
Som years after, when he was in
| London agin, my fatho cnieavored to
/ find out the oouse, iu the hope of OBJ
tanning clue TO the mystery; but lie
could discover nothing but mass OF
ruins. That street and some. others
were just demolished, to make way for
that which is now Regent street,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-09-12
who VIII answer,

Some one asks "Why tax the poor
soidier who fought for his country.
and exempt from all taxation the spec
uIator who stayed al homo and stole
from his country
Yes, why is this policy adopted by
a radical Congress? Is 1t not because
the poor soldier cannot pay anything
INTO the party funds for carrying con-
ventions and securing She elections Of
favorltc candidates. he cannot con-
tribute in aid ofsuch an election as
has but recently occurred in Tennessee,
The "rlcA spoculator who staid al
home and stole from his country" can.
His riches must be exempt from taxa
ton in order that he may uso the
means thus saved to him in promoting
the success of the radical cause.--Dc-
troit Free Press,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-09-12
The Difference.

Supposlng Democrats had been i'm
plicatcd in a conspiracy against PrcsI- .
dent Lincoln ms Holt, Butler and Ash
ley are implicated against President
Johnson, what would have been the re-
suit? Every man of them would have
long since teen arrested and confined
IN prison, or else consigned to the gall
lows by verdict Of a military commits
sion. There was not one-tenth VI the
evidence against Mrs. Surratt that there
Is against Ashley. and she was hung
There was not tithe ofthe evidence
against Mudd and Spangier that there
Is against Butler and Holt, yet they
were sent to the Dry Tortugas for life.
1t makes q decided difference as to tae
guilt of n person in these days, wheth-
cr ne offends against Radical ideas or
the laws Of the country. Tho first in
the eyes of somo, are sacred tho latter
rae worthless. - Pitts. Post.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-09-12
rs Booth Alive.

Two large wagors on this question
have been won and paid at Calcutta,
the losers conceding that Booths alive.
Chc editor of the Buffalo Courier, in
dispute with a gentleman whose verac'
ity he endorses, was assured by the
gentleman that Booth was alive, and
he had seen. him. And now, as wo
learn from the Georgia ConstitmionaliSt ,
Ben. Mason, an officer in the United
States Navy, in a letter dated at New
Orleans, says that he has the best cvi-
denco that Wilkes Booth is alivo in a
foreign country, and that John B. Ea-
ten, q friend of Booth, and closely res
sembling HIM, was killed instead OF
Booth. Tho question then arises, who
was real assassin, Eaton or Booth2--
Louisville STANDARD. r5.Ea.t .t
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-09-12

esy- Mr.. Brown, our nclgbbor up
street, who ''fecs his oats hlSo any
otlcr mule, and who from much pub
Tic pIUhdor, extracted from the pockets
Of the honest taX-payers of tins county,
wakes fat and kicks is still engaged
in his suatural VOCATION Of defamation
and abuse. ....... ... .,'.
In his last. issue he has an article
headed .s'yoeiierous FalsiGer,' which
from beginning TO end is interlardcd
with such inoffrnsivo and gentle
manly y(?)terms and eXpressionhps do
liberatc and premoditated falsehoods,, :,
'lios," "lies and falsifiers,' "yoeiferatc
ard utter point blank lies, "nothing
moro nor less than deliberate ana
prcmedhtated hs," "ignoramous or a
fooi or both, "knows to be a lie,
"stating a falsehood, !" "talse presenta'
tons" "comh,os lar," &c, &c. .
From the article we arc now motto
ing, 1T appears that Democratic
Speaker has incurred tho ire, and in
diamation of Mr. Brown and he says
aforesaid Speaker has perpetratec
some Outrageous errors in regard t'
the amount Of the debt of tho United
States. And has also misstated th,
facts, when comparing the amount 0
the Public pebt Of the United State
with that Of England r.a
Brown says the public debt of tn
i United States the lst Of Angus
4ll1a ol tGHri1f31ul +Hal tf-.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-09-12
RATES OF ADVERTISING

"rhat's it Pete, give him jessie,
and we'llget married Christmas snrel"
At thismoment the ring master and
three or four others caught Pete and
commenced to thrash him. when Peto's
friends intcrfered, aud a general free
fight ensued, which completely broke
MP tho circus
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-09-12
ele hnve been ID the oeeasslon !

Doar reader, many more such in
cidents might BE- recorded, but space
will not admit. We think the forcgo-
ing sufficient To show the tenor of
things and cannot help exelaiming
"How gloriocs this all is ~
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-09-12
nnnrn Etr


A good noturcd Soldier who had
INDUCED too freely with tho Ardent,
repaired to the Grovo o. tho day Of
the Negro Mass Meeting IN this place
to hear Gen. Lee make his speech
when Ice como TO tho very Black
part of his.sreecb, thc Soldier bceamo
some what indignant at the many
Radlral propositions indulged in by
The speaker, such as; "You must vote
Tor tie Constitutional Amendment and
make tho negro II voter That "the
Negro wns good enough to go to the
Polls aud vote with Republicans, but
was too good TO vote with Democrats, "
that, Tho White troops fought we'll,
but Gao Negro troops fought bravely."
All tbis Kind of stuff was too much for
The Veteran, ho exclaimed dan it, }"
aud was taken TO the lookup.
A friend visited hlm in prison and
afcc,iougteIy inquired way hc was
there.
Veteran soys--"WciI Jo | will brief.
ly report to you my adventures II
pedc,Jiy went to hear 1t wdrior speak
on politics. lie spako us | never be
fore heard n White man or a good
Soldier speak, IL spoke Of the super.
iorilY Of the Ncgrorace over us whites
in favor of political equality of the
whites and niggcrs Of the eating
drinking and sleeping equality that
must he, ond many othor mat
ters 200 strong for this Guilds in'ards
| became excited and exclaimed dam
litr ! thought / was in free country
and outside ora military camp. What
n 1clusioh, lfouad myself ambuscadcd
surrounded | found myself in the po
sition Of El Stanton, lato Of the Wal
Office, when General GrauC went il
Stanton camo out, was compelled t
yield "to superior force" | was seizcC
by the guard and marched off to thi'
guard house, and now l impaucntlJ
await the Court Martial that will in
short time convene at Head Quarters
Ito try mo TO- l s!ill say "dam it! 10
! I'Itell'you if | survive the condcmna-
ton and punishment OF the Court
that is il am not shct-l shall go y
the election this fall and vote I'll,
1"Whito Mans ticket" tail and all.
Shall vote Constitutional Amcndmen
no. JoyI see through all this Negr'
fuss. 10, you know we fought NOR
thaI three years nor the Union, an'
} whilst we done up the business for th
! Rcbs down South, these A5s up North
4 who stnid 1at home and. sung, 'Johl
Browns soul is marching on" wen
and got old Abe TO proclaim the mig
| gers free, nd.thcy call upon US "boy
| in blue, to-vote them our equals
2 say "dam it, all the time. 10, don
.1you think I am sound on this quct
j a., pal rf t'..H..' -"-tat X
''O''8 5n.tIu 8. ..art ,f ae.""
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-09-12

VorERs ATTENTION l-Themcchanlc
and the day aborer, for his hard days
labor, IS paid in greenbacks. Some ff-
teen thousand rich ones, ont Of thirty
millions OF people; hold Gopernments
Bonds, and require to be paid in gcsd
for thsVel---T Frseman's Journal
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-09-12
Twelve Yenra.

Think Of it, whlto men of Belmont
County, In just twelve years, at rho
rate of expenditures pow practiced by
the party in power, you wlll not own
a dollarl The Government will have
absorbed all your real and personal
property TO p,y the expenses of the
negro bureaus and the army in the
South for the purpose of making voters
of the negroes in the Southern States,
so that the. Radicals may retain the
offices Of the country! 11 TII ta-..F
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-09-12
Twelve Yenra.

is briet period of time, and there
are but few persons in our country,
perhaps, who do not anticipate living
at least 50 long-CaleuIato for your
sclfreader and satisfy your own mind
that we mako no mistake. Almost
one-thlrd ofah the property IN Bel.
mont County, would bc now required
to opay our proportion Of the public
debt, to say nothing Of our county in
deb;edncss for Turnplkes, etc. If the
Radical party has absorbed one-tbird
of your property, are yougoing to con-
tinuc the leaders of that party in Office,
until they have banlrupted your
Answer at the ballot boxes on the Soc
ond Tuesday of October l--.Sl, Glars
viHe Gazette -.. -
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BY TELEGRAPH.
NOON DISPATCHES.
NEW YORK. DISPATCHES.


From st. Domingo-LegaI Proceedings
40 be Instituted-Unfo RumOr
Louisiana Elections, etc, etc.
/ New YORK, Oct. 6.--The Herald's Ha-
yana special says: Intelligence has been
received per French steamer Louisiana,
| just arrived from st. Thomas, to the effect
that serious engagement took place on
the 18th nit, before Fort Blasson, on the
borders of st. Domingo, but on Haytian
soil. The Haytian revolutionists, specially
| opposed to President Salnore, who were in
! possession of the fort, hoisted the white
| flag, and while Salhore's troops proceeded
1 to take possession of it they were fred
upon and cut to pieces by the revolutionists.
| Some relatives of the first families of Port
| au Prince are among the fallen. -rL
! The Words special says: An officer of
| the government ia about to proceed 10
South Carolina, to institute legal pro-
ceedings in the United States District
| Court, against two New York ex-State
agents, Constance Cook aud man named
Sherwood, OF Stenden, who were commits
stoned by Gov. Fenton, during the war, TO
recruit negroes to fill the quote of that
State. 1t appears that these parties have
never paid over to the negroes all of the
State bounties when they were enlisted,
but are alleged to have pocketed about
S300,000 of the amount which they drew
ON affidavit at Albany, that the bounty had
been advanced by them to the enlisted
men. The act of 1865, makes this felony.
Official copies of the correspondence be
tween the authorities of Maryland and the
War Department about the application to
the government for committing ordnance
and ordnance stores in lieu of the quota of
arms due the State, are published. 1t APP
pears that Mr.. Stanton did not refuse such
communication as would not exceed the
amount due MARYLAND, but that General
Grant expressed doubt whether the law
authorizes him to issue all arms of one
kind, and that he still has the matter under
consideration.
The President has not yet fully consid-
cred the application for pardon of Alex
ii. Stephens. The papers are now in the
Executive mansion and will be again up
this month. Stephens is strongly recon-
mended for Executive clemency, and there
seems no doubt a pardon will be issued.
The Attorney General has not yet decided |
the legal points raised in the matter of the |
application of Gen. Fitz John Porter.
The Tribune's special says: There is |
foundation for the report that Sherman is
to be put in the War Office, and he was
called to Washington by the President. |
The order was not sent through Gen. Grant, |
as required by the reconstruction law, and |
this, it is stated, means that he is to be |
asked to take Grants place in the War |
Office. The friends of Grant say he has
told the President he will not remain in
the War Office any longer, and they think
the President intends Sherman to succeed
him. Fx -r sse
The Louisiana State election, the New
Orleans Republican states, has gone for a
convention by at least ten thousand major
ity. Though the returns are not all in,
enough have been received to make this al
most certain.
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Foreign Nena hx Cable

LONDON, Oct. 6.-Dispatches from Rome
state that great agitation and alarm pre-
walls in the city of Florence. Deputations
are arriving and memorials are pouring in
from all the cities of the kingdom demand
ing that Rome be made the capitol of Italy.
The press throughout the country urge sub
scription and money for the Garibaldi
volunteers who have been wounded in the
fights which have occurred in Vitero.
PARIS, Oct. ct is reported that Ma
poleon has informed the government of
Italy that it may occupy the Roman terri
tory with its troops, but they must not en-
ter the city of Rome.
LONDON, Oct. 6.-The report that Sir
August r. Paget is to be sent to Washing
ton as British ambassador to replace the
late Sir Frederick Bruce, is contradicted.
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In the Political Interests of
the People,

The UNION AND DISPATCH, as hereto
fore. will take the Constitution and laws for It's
guide; and in the discussion Of all the new and
intricate questions and Issues arising ont Of the
extraordinary condition in which the country
placed. it viii adhere to. the principles an
teachings Of the founders and expositors Of our
government and institutions. 1t will endeavor
TO guard with vigilance and defend with unwa-
vering earnestness and faith the rights and inte-
SITS Of all the States. and the essential princi-
les which constitute the basis Of the Republic.
We shall oppose all invasions Of these, and
uphold, TO the utmost Of our ability, the union
Of the States under them Feeling that they
re endangered by the revolutionary schemes of
the Radical politicians who now hold the Legis-
lstive power Of the Government, we shall abate
othng Of our past opposition 70 their mea-
lur' With these views, which are no less thar
,ivIound convictions. We cannot and will not
hesitate TO defend the unfortunate South
the aspersions and impositions heapeu upo ts
people, and urge that JUsTTcE and RIeHr shall
he melted cut 20 them.
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tax was doubted even by the Congress that

tax was doubted even by the Congress tina
enacted it.
Besides being onerous upon the whites
it is exceedingly burdensome upon tbs
| negroes. This class was set free in the
midst of extreme poverty. Many left Their
masters without hats or shoes They had
neither land, nor home, nor horse, nor pillow
nor any money with which TO purchase
them. They are nearly all farm hands TO-
day. A very large proportion of the cot
ton which is being raised is worked by them
on shares. The cotton tax-the delays il
entails and the amount it calls for-is to
them serious deprivation. The compli-
cations of its collection puzzle their dull
comprehension they connot learn to I'M
derstand the relations Of so many formali-
ties and details.
But the North, too, has deep interest
in the repeal of this tax. Say that two
millions Of bales of cotton, averaging four
hundred pounds each, are produced this
year. The tax on that amount of produc-
ton, at two and half cents per pound,
will give an income of twenty millions of
dollars. This large sum, preserved to the
South would not remain there The ne4
cessities of the people would require its
immediate investment. But as the com.
modities needed are neither grown nor
manufactured in the unreconstructed States,
the Northern trade centres would be the
benefciaries, in the first instance; and
these, again, would distribute the money
through all the arteries of trade. The bust
ness based upon and growing out of these
transactions would necessitate the payment
of large amounts of taxes-national, State,
city and county-extending over a vast
area of country. This impulse given to
commerce would be healthful, natural and
lasting In the end the sum total of na-
tional prosperity induced by this process
can easily be believed TO be far greater
than could possibly arise from a continued
imposition of the cotton tax.
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CHARACTERISTIC. j. S. Fugate, the
pregent high Sheriff of Scott county, Vir-
ginia, is now under arrest at Lynchburg for
uttering counterfeit money. He was re-
Gently appointed to the position, we are in
formed, by the military authorities, to fill
the vacancy occasined by the resignation
of the former Sheriff, j. D. Temp.eton,
upon the recommendation of the "Loyal
Leaguers." Characteristic of the men, who
are striving to hold the reins of the "best
government the world ever Bristol
No,po 81 i4t