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The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-11-06
a Cool Husband,

There is one sensible married man
in this State. !Ie is o soldier, and
was reported to have been killed, but
was only q prisoner. Hc returhed to
find find that his wife had turned over a
new leaf in the marriage service, and
that another man occupied his seat in
the chimney corner. Did he go to
work siaughtering the false wife aud
her now husband Not much. lie
walked 1lM IN and said :,
"Well, old gal, how is things"
"Pntty good Bill" said the double
married woman, not taken aback
greatly.
"'hch lo von prefer, 'it old or
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-11-06


BUTTER-MAvlNG.-Somn dairvman
thus discussed cows and butter max.
ing
The grade Dcvons with DativcS. he
had found the best The food was
very Important item. White clo-
yer, timothy and June grass were best.
Buckwheat Bran and buckwhcat -four
spoiled huttcr Turnirs were dccid
edly ha, The dairy room was an
other Important point. 1t should G
shaded by trees.
Churn alta temperature Of So do
grcos It warmer, the butter will be
too soft, The time should not be less
than thirty or thirty-ivo minutes.
No chnrn, so good as the old dash
churn. In taking the butter from the
cl'urn it is taken aud properly worked
IN parcels of two or three pounds sue
ccssivcly. This is better than taking
all at once, fifteen minutes being suf-
licicnt to take out q ohurhing of forty
pounds. Onondaga dairy salt the best,
one pound of salt to twenty pounds of
butter. Good rich milk looks yellow
as it goes in the pail, aud not white,
like snow-ball, as it appears from
animals giving poor milk. Feed corn
meal aftcr calving, gradually incrcas-
ing to three OF four quarts, and do not
omit this feed suddenly on being turn
cd to grass, but continue it for some
time, gradually tapering off when the
pasture has aoo0 substance. - Cbuntr,
GcRReman.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-11-06

t'hac'iY lha' WOr. ri rirnn. tI.. admin
"'inn "i a Lm'htr or I'lyt. was mi,
ing he .yonnecE ~ fonr ;hrono, !,
course one day, "hcr the question came
up
"Who tempted Evc2"
The little fellow, after few moments
thought. with ali air of confidence ex.
claimed:
It's the gentleman who lives in he'll:
I've forgotten his name"
A mlscrly old farmer; who had lost
one OF his best hands in ths,t midst OF
hav-maklng, remarked TO tho sexton, ms
he was filing up the poor fellows
grave!
It's sad thing to loose good NOW!
er, at time like lliis-but after all.
poor Tom was dreadful great eater
Will somebody please send tha. man
o mess ol Cow Peas?
Astor has immortaIzed himself bv b;s
noole library, and Cooper will be honorablv
Remembered by his institute. A: r. $3eW.
art Is about to excel both by erecting. II ia
N ~ .xro ~ AADA"'J iOt tH6 CltlLGnB OF
new York, to- be open every day in tHe
year. iFl'' 'tN'o
;. Fax Major Eayes' gin house, about
nye miles from this place, was Consumed by
iire 1,e ON Saturday night last, with some thir.
teen bales Of Cotton. Supposed to be tho
work OF an incendiary.- Chester Standard.
October 30. tt. s ;sll,,,'',. - : 80 -
:, a pretty fair estimate Of the magnitude Of
me national debt may he formed when the
TACT is called to mind that, in recent state
ment, clerical error occurred of sofSo
thirteen millions Of dollars. Whon d olerk
mas mas room for making, n triainE error ike
.h,s, 10 may DO assumed that the 'entira dahr
must DO moderately large. I5f ! 800 800
An effort Is being ndadSi to ssSutS TIC
release on Parole Of Lieutenant J. O, Braina'
on on the iate Confederate navy, who IL coi,fin.
ed m Fort Delaware on special charges. -,
ment. ti,}'j 80, sss ~ - ~ 'uf
'a !, Or the 100 delegates eleoted sto the lhta.
Dama Heconstfastioh Oofiy ntioii u ixtsan
arc nesrees aud hut two Conservatives u
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-11-06

SORT of bermonb rod;,c
~ : " "e' ~" P''' '''''' !
church. to disturb the rest Of The T..
sr's'''oh' :,
Great caters never live lon tali ,i
contcnarlans hare been reniafolc
'or "Ds'e"''ouShess IN d''t: -,
a Storm in the conscicn( VIII
always dodge clouds in tho "nte-
nance
4 pretty female artist q draw
tho mon equally with a brY and
blush.
Steam omnibuscs are us/ in Ly-
ons. S' :
The Italian ponnIot1/ is about
%, 100000. l7ltodo' tR oo(3nnot read
and write.
Thoro ;s ona tb;nc 81 will neycr
-. - y 70 ono 'ni,s Ytbot l. a..
ecc hu,C from 1all, 'N"0 10 ioar
1t falls SO slow.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-11-06
Qni que tn sois voici ton maitro
Ii est, il fut, on il doit elrc.

Those who have not been in love
wish to ascertain precisely what it like ;
those who have, wish to renew, If only
Tor moment, the pleasant delusions.
shall be most happy to contribute to
these Elvsian dreams by rendering, to
The best of my ability. the loves of
llcioisc and Ahelard, or m'importe qui,
but | must respect the green turf now
growing over the grave OF my own.
am, sir, yours truly,
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-04-17
REAsHTAND UNION WEDNESDAY, MORNING. april u - zeZg aNAzHsn Ut
The Noble Red nan.

Tie cc~rrespdndent Of the 81. Louis
Democrat with Gen. HancOck's sxpsdi-
lion asains. the Indians on ths Santa Re
route, says that on the Goth Of hsy. 1859,
treaty was made between the United
States and the camanches and kioSas,
by which these tribes agreed that they
woald abstain from an a~spredasions and
raids on the whites:
Yet, no later than September last,
these tribes went TO Tsxas and committed
the most diabolical Atrocities that could be
conceived, aud then atthe approach Of
winter came to Fl, Dodge and claimed
their annuities. The eldest Miss Box,
in the presence Of Major Douglass and
his subalterns, pointing to Ton-a-en-ko,
or Kicking Eagle" said with terror
written in every lineament Of her counte-
nance: There stands the man who slew
my father. saw him stab him in the
breast, his knife reeking with his blood
when he pulled it out, and he has my 70.
theirs clothes uneven now, and, oh, my
God ! you are giving him -four, sugar and
silver medals, Shame upon you, sir
why don't you arrest himf All, that Ii
question. Why not Instead Of bar
boring the red tends withinthe walls ant
enclosures Of his fort, he ought to hay'
sent them out bag and baggage to TAX
care of themselves Details, that woul'
shock even the most obtuse, are dali.
poured into our ear Of The scenes beinI
+ enacted at Fl. Dodge.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-04-17
Cause ofDefeat.

The Cleveland Herald, tRadicai) in
an editorial on the cause Of defeat Of the
Abolition Jacobins in Connecticut, at
the late election, says: 5
IF then there can &c traced conneo
tion between political cause and effect, y
appears conclasivoly that the people OF
Connecticut are not satisfied with the way
things have been managed in Congress
trey disapprove Of things that have actu.
ally teen done, or they have fears for the
future (: il IL probably both
The people Of Connecticut are not al
who disapproye Of the Ubiquitous meas
ures enacted by tho disuniOnists Of th'
Rnmp Congress, as the Herald man vii
learn, when the people Of the who'll
eeuutry have an opportunity to show thei
Interpretation, at the ballot box. Mari
that,
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srATRIoP NEW YORK. u.

-Ii COUNTY oRNRwlYOnk JIt HI1Ut-
Ar. Hastings President and Frank w.
Ballard, Secretary Of the Security Insurance.
Company, being seserallY sworn, depose and
say, that the foregoing las full, true, and cor
rect statement Of the sffairs Of said Insurance
Company, and that they are the above de
scribed officers thereof. uJ.s u Yis ,
A. /. HASTINGS, President.
FRANK W. BALLARD, Sec,y. g.
Subscribed and sworn before me, this 25th
day Of Jan 1857. TH0s. L. THoRNELL
100 STAMP, lsEAL.] comm'r f' Ohio
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OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR ofsTATE,

CoLuxBus, O., February 1882.
It's hereby certified that the foregoing Ia
A correct statement Of the condition Of the
Security Insurance Company Of New York,
made to and fled in this Office for the year
1867. 4, .gpn
IsrAI.l Witness my Hand and Seal official
". JAS, II. GOODMAN, Auditor Of State
by JAS. WILLIAMS, Chief Clerk.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-04-17
Mew advertisements.
FARM
84tI -rAsp-gaie286 al
TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALEIl

TNHE undersigned desires to change his
means into other business, and o OF.
ters his Faim m, consisting Of Two hundred and
twenty acres, eighty Of II excellent timber
balance cleared and under a good state OF
cultivation. Buildings moderately good--an
abundance of living water from springs IN
every field. This farm lies within a half
mile Of the Court House in the aourishing
town Of. Ashland, and the town Is spreading
rapidly up to the line Of this land. will
sell IL In one or two tracts, to suit the pur-
cha.ers. Also my residence on Center Street,
South Ashland, an excellent Two story brick
with eight rooms. wood house, barn and 9th,
err out buildings are in good repair AMI new.
/ will tell at a bargain for the next sixty
days. For further particulars enquire Of the
undersigned at his Office.
D. s. sAMPSEL.
April ", lseT--43H
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Total Liabilities ~ slss. s6e
". MISCELLANEOUS.

The greatest amount insured in anyone risk
lone risk So ,p00-ssa rule, $4,000
The greatest amount allowed BY the rules
to be insured In spy one city tlwn'or village
and the greatest amount allowed1to be IN
sured in any n block--Norals, b.
The amount Gifts capital or earnings depos-
tied in any other State, as security for Losses
therein, S36.3 $3.50 90.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-04-17
no Everybodyl

IA LARGE 6pp. Catalogue, tsaohing how
N 10 remove Ian, Frecklssh Pimples.
Hotchss. Moth. Patches, Bsllowness, Erupi
fioni and sllimpurilies OF the skin. How 70
fofcS Ministers, rtstotn, curl and beautify
TIA hair, t6n6wlh age, euro Druntenuess,
Nafvbus Debility, and Other ussfulan yslu-
Ali iuforpatiopr Eysrsheay sspd forits
2ss SA "a
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-04-17
Certificate of Authority.

10 expire On .ne o.esaas smm.
OFFICE OF d HgDiioN oiA (
INSURANCE pEraRrhssr, ,oo,
Columbus. ohio, fenruary u loo
Whereas, The Security insurance Company
located a, New Ycri, in the State Of New
York has fled in this Office sworn state
ment Of It's condition, IS required by the act
ETC rsrulate Insurance Companies not incor
norstsd nv the State OF Ohio" passed April
s'is5e, and amended February ., 1864, and
the act. nsr rsssl ao,i iG s'IsSs. and. Whereas.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-04-17
NEWS ITEMS.


Is sos 'ong since Governor inloeAm
sssissnfa 2 request to the chisi Justices
u the frontier counties OF Texas that they
report the number killed in their respec
,tive counties BY the Indians. Since that
sins the Chief Justices have reported for
Eve counties, that seventeen persons have
bsan killed, twelve taken captives, and
tlb1s7S5 worth OF property destroyed.
The Ssatesman estimates the cost Of
Publishing tho proposed amendment to
DO Constitution, striking the word white
thsfeirom, At from fifteen to twenty thou
end dollars! l.sS s
y A man has applied Tor q divorce from
he wife at Chicago, on the ground OF ex-
tssmea cruelty She has awallopped" him
ssgulArly Tor nineteen years until, haVing
ths spi.itof q man be wont sinnd II any
tsnssr.
A Georgia Niger orator says uosp
Sonih thsy are gong % miA .ns .aS
nm ana moiassss' Ina
ass xankse Pfeaenefa 'aKs NY
l..y''s - wa,
Uhio Ein now pe5iDo" ~ WIN "A
Foreigners, and up . Neg'o. vi
pose The KNOW No'n''g o'e
9 : revived va y.
Tho Kansas brancn o. tue vmOn
ssao Railroad from 81. Louis VIII WIN
Rleted 70 SALINE, q 'o"n n'y %'s
yord Fort hiiey' apa ''oui n'' ~"
sixty eight miles west o. o. LOUIS 0N
Saturday next.
Five murders, twcnt5'seven r00osi.'s
and a number OF ASSAULT nave an0tae'
sensations to the citizens Of Sehuyiki
county, "a. within the past Two m0n'ns
'bynsh iaS Is now talked Of.
On Saturday last a whale some 'oF''
feet lcpg, was captured on DeaaiOi' no.
Dor and safely t0wed INTO por. ~
said that forty barrels OF oil VIII % u"
result.
The Indiana near FO6t Laramie AT
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-04-17
& J. b. Jones, Agent,
= asI,sss ASHLAND, OHIO
ATTACHMENT.

FOR sALE.-Circumsianos In
duce mo 10 offer for eale my pfemiscs' con,
lsistiny of q new ffame dwelling house and
,tvo, acres Of good productive lAnd--situsle
IN the town Of A~shland--et . great BABaAiN
II must D. soid-by applying soon . great
aSrr0r psrsimisis inguirsstsh s 'rimss''
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ehf Sshlana Auipu.


For Governor,
AlLRN q. THURMAN. Of Franklin
LisvisaaAt Governsr,
DANIEL 8. UnL, Of Holmes
Tfsasursr Of STATE,
G. FULTON, Of craw. ord ,s.s.i
Asditor Of STATE,
JOHN McELwEE, Of Butler
Attorney General,
FRANK II. HURD, Of Knox
Supreme Judge,
THOMAS d.. KEY, Of Hamilton
Comptroller of the Treasury,
WILLIAM SHERIDAN, Of Williams
Member Board of Public Works,
ARTHUR HUGHES, Of Cuyahoga.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-04-17
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE.

100 Acres Of Land ia offered for sale. in
I0U Richland County, Wisconsin, and q
desirable residence IL Ashland Ashland Co,
Ohio, at a Bargain. Termsrpart In hand
and balance on time, II required. For nr-
Their particulars, enquire Of the undersigned
Al his Office In Miller,s Block, Second STORY,
opposite the Town Hail. ASHLAND. Ohio. "a
II. S, SEE, t}ad
.t i Real Estate Ag't. V
April io. lse7-i2tt thwDa NsResft
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A RESOLUTION.
Relative 10 an Amendment Of the Consti.
tuition providing for the execution Of the
elective franchise: Is 4 f9g|
eResolved, Py The General Assembly
of the State Of, Ohio, three afths Of the
members elected to each house agreeing
thereto, that It be, and is hereby proposed
to the electors of this State, TO vote =
the next annual October election upon
the approval or rejection Of the following
amendmont as q substitute for the hfst
section Of the fifth article, of the Coustitus
ton of this State lto-wit: every male'
%citisen Of the United States Of the age
kof tweuiy,ope Year,, who shall have been
x, resident Of the State . year next pre-,
cecdiug the election, and Of the couptyS
township or ward in which he resides
such time as may bs provided by las,ex,
cept such persons a. have horne prne
against the Goyernment of the United
States, OF have fsd from theirplspes of
residence to avoid bsisg drafted into the
military sersics hereof or have deserted
lfhe military or naval svrviceof said Gov
s,npsnt i, .hs time Of war, and have moi
sn1scqusntly been bonorsbly discharged
fipm tbs ssnis, sbali bave The quali6cai
lf1ieus of q t,scioF, and BE hbtitIsa 10 vote
st all slscidnsf st * laly pigt ~
. sq aEp.A PARROT, ~
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-04-17
April 10, ,s7.ly4a

The above price for so days IN unbro.
ken packages. Also oil other Goods at
remarkable low prices.
We ore Agents for the Celebrated Cog
Wheel Monitor CLOTHES WIRING.
FIR, warranted oil White Rubber Rollers.
Price sS,g5.
). B sF.sAMPSEL eco
April l0-4w42. ~ ~
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT ToTHE
CONSTITUTION;
STATE or OHro,

STATE OF 0Hfo,
OfFIos OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
r WILLIAM HENRY SMITH, sE-
CRETARY Of State of the State Of
Ohio, do hereby certify that the following
is a true copy Of a. joiut resolution passed
by the General Assembly Of the State Of
Ohio, on the 9th day Of April, A. D
1857, taken from the original rolls ON file
in this Office. !,
In testimony whereof !
have hereunto SUB
scribed my nam. and
lsEAL.l affixed tho Great Seal
Of the State OF Ohio,
at Columbus, the 9Th
day Of April 1857
WILLIAM HENRY SMITH,
Secretary Of State.
Passed April 8, 1867.
A RESOLUTION.
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STATEMENT of the Condition of the Corn Exchange Insurance Comrm3,of
New York, on the Slt day of December, 1855, made to ihe Anffor or eho' Pws
to the Statute s".ot' IF e. that - State i, "a capIrArs. s2A-aaTs '9T'As3
The amounted tie Capital Stock, all paid up isst4t s-s-s@tt.E, il NVVeVoW
1FrNf sdf'E ea4a99 IL ASSETS e.4-r -
Cash Of The Company on hand, and in the hands Agent, and other d s.4sas
persons. ~. 81. --.s-,rr--- x4 5000 29hr
The Bonds and Stocks owned by the Company s.-----a-+--@s246,a Eg&
Debts due the Company. secured by otgage..1--.-----s--Ssa lS606e 90
.sana nberviise IN. % 9572 e0s1
49, ~, Ia 49, rem;nm, - r.L ,25p8f st.
AN other fseeuriies. 80,t2p If:
IA Vhht9 tag.as En- %IgaGtswRT t#st HsEtWhE ~ -
. Total a,soa,, Of the company----.. ~ .-.- - $3.50. y. n 1901 si1a %.
ru.. .a;,.sa, and not. Inc,
Losses unadjnsed. =. .-S.-r-- IA riAn2fpNv
y" 1890 4, rA4Al-.<a.A
Total Iiabqidn.1 ga ss 81
m =" - @sI i Nv. MISCELLANEOUS.
The greatest amount insured 10 any one risk; the greatest amount a. 1fEeAss
lowed by tho rules to be insured in any one cit, town or hh1gG -s1 az"
and the 'gnaiesta amount allowed TO be insured in any one block a9sNeIufhS
The amount Of It's capital or earnings deposited In any other state, j" SassssM ,p ss,
security for losses therein iii ~ Non ~
STATE OF NEW YORK; shA#F@&0AT M
CouErY OF NEW YoK, jss A.aaa ~ ~ .4lif AaaG
i. M Mason, President, aud Geo A. Dresser, Secretary, Of the Corn bschngs
Insurance Company, being seyenny sworn, depose and say, tbat1A fongdpgb
lfnlI true and corecta statement Of the affairs of the said Insurance Company and
ltbat the they are the abovedecibed officers thereof .gflga8Bas
" $500 59J M %1T R +. MASON, President,
- #et9 &A9e a@r m@ Aaw1 bi GEO. A. DRESSER. Secretary.
p subtcdbed aud sworn before mo- this 18th day Of February, 1851 n a6bQf4A
E@ rsrAsP aes Aa4@F Mtgaerots Ea SmTHOS r. GOODRICH, @y
[sEALl sef3Fa eommssrnsn fs1oho.
aa 8s&a }n tIe orros OF rHE AupigoR OF srArz,} n
go @ @8tneestsgG e@a coIvMBus, c, February n, 1851
It'll hereby certified that the foregoing ~ 2 correct copy Of the statement of
condition Of The Corn Exchange Insurance Company ogNev York, made to- and
filed 10 this Office for the yearlS6I sGga0 shsEas. .s .sa.-aa sss..
Witness my hand and seal e6enlSr t.t@s sktH JAS.n GOODMAN
I4rw&allD" NG5oa# a@l Atdippe4uf ~g BY Jas Williams, Chief CLERK,
leeHfpg ~ ss4 frasssss 81 nel- esTAI51AR 81
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pas CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY 4 "
(To expire on tho 3lst day Of January, 1862

-, ITO expFe on INC 5Ht Jay OF JHuuhy, Io0oJ ..,n..l.-,...p
st4nE6rT@ id tff7sF ~ q OHrcE or THR AUDITOR or eTArE,
iSsatTte5irE ieb3 l4noa .9dei INSURANCE DkfARTSkkT. Ye%
al saes al tee. y o. aIaaas CoLuA1us, 9 February 2Sd, 1861: y e
WHEREAS, The CORN EXCHANGE INSURANCE COMPANY, located ~
New Yuk, in The State Of New York, hos 6led in this once a sworn statement bf
It's condition, as required by the act ITO regulate Insurance Composites not M.
0, 1884; ana o act ITO regulate Foreign Insurance Companies" passed April Pr
1860, and whereas, said Company has fnfnhRed the undersigned stlsohy
evidence that II is possessed Of an aasa. Capital a least One Hund-
drd and Fifty Thousand Dollars invested a. required BY md aeis; sand,i whereas,
signed by the President and ssorepry thereof, suahoizipg any sgsnt q agents
oisad Company, in this State 70 ackuptledge service Of process ssandin behalf
Now therefor, ii pursuance q ts acts aforesaid, IJa@es y A0odnsD,c aud.
lor Of slate for Ohio, do hereby certify that said Corn Exchange lnMahce Jonpa
lby, o. New York IL authcnied 70 transact the bniuess Of Fire and Marine insuss
Esnce, III hy6nte,, until the thirty frat day Of Januaryin ihe yearouethouiand
II witness whereof haze hs6sSao subscribed ny nam, ,s q sssE ~ re e d
TSEAL1 esfy#s & eR QE .te4ss% sa, e Asa Auditor Of Shtna
See ~AgtsAshIand.
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Corn5Exchange Insurance Go,
NOE NEW xoEKs

/ STATEMENT of the Condition Of the Corn Exchange Insurance Comran3yof
New Y@k, on the 8lst day of December 1855, made toihe AudfOr of ohhos Pns
su,nt tn tho Statute Of that State fn4 =" .pg1CgRggT% sswgyLAnlE2r
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nF NEW YORK.

Itis hereby certified that the foregoi'
condition Of the Corn Exchange Insura
Hled 10 this Office for the year 1887.
Witness my hand and seal officially,
[sEAI1 o'aGa
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-07-06
cOMNERCIsL ITEMS.

The Controllers report states the debt OF the city of New
York To be s22, 100000 anil upwards; receipts of last year,
S2s,.3d0o; Expenditures, S21 ,5+2,OOO.
~AIabana, by "a census jua taken, has a population Of 9i5 PA.
Of thIsn number, 342,t&.-about haf-haNc negro blood in their
veins.
Great Britain in 1864 had s33 blast furnaces, Of which 6I3
were tnOperatEon during the year, their total production being
100000 tons OF pig iron, valued at S59,600,00o-
LIVERPOOL, NAV 24-Advices from Hongkong say that il
Is reported thai the United States gunboat Ashuiot had bonn
bard7i a town on the Island of Formosa, the natives oil which
murdered the shipwreckei crew of the American bark Rover.
4 new system Of propeiiing steamers has been invented in
France. IL Consists in substituting for paddle-wheels or for "A
screw a single wheel placed in the water in the center of the
vessel Experiments have been made at Lyons, and have per-
fectly succse,iei- The Minister Of Marine has had four steam
sloors Constructed on the new plan, and one Of them hiss
already been sent to Cochin-China.
The aggregate value Of English exports, which reached
tiu,ooO,OoO in 1854, AMI Clos, OUO, 900 in 1865. approached
etoseiy To tlsO.ooo.0V in the year last past. Twenty-Five
colonies and hfty-seven foreign States are in the list Of GUS
t0nners- Of the aggregate tl9O.oO0, 200 Of exports, upw ards Of
fs0,oooy00 went To tire English colonies, nearly $50. zoo, COZ
more . the Us. $1,000 900 to Germany, and f1a,Ooo,ooo
The TELEGRArH IN EuRorE--In Belgium, where every
Post ofhee has its TELEGRAPH wire. a message of twenty words
= 81 To- any part ofthe kingdom for ten cents. In Switzer-
land, under the same system, both message and money orders
than lsfters- ~ viii mt be long before the American Govern
mrnt wl make n post rOad Of each teiegraphIc line in the
country mi send messages for the lowest paying rates. The
people require this and it must i~ done.
SsmLrSaJCALIco AND MmLIoxAtREs.-The Spragues. Of
hheie Island. arr said 10 be thu richest manufacturers in Amer
rea ns Fact worthy Of being recorded that more large for
uines hivs e made by men who commenced life in m1uu-
asinnns smiling calico and retailing it than any other one
aIueie OF t1aaie wear. 4 Z stewart Llii the foundation Of
ns hiln'else "rtunc oy luck: venture in a fivorite pattern
:" sne1P edieo Arnold, Constable Y Go, and Lord X Taylor,
% NeN loES, TIE heaviest retailers % dry goods In the c,uit-
Hysnrntr their ;st great start ia business on low priced calico.
W. Ihs,ani calico Made brtunes for the Peel family. The
~ I"tSreeis great great grandfather was Er-t To- GIbri-
cate u IN Greaf Britain. Previously To- his day. calico vas
o.4y naIr IN Caienita, to which fact lis indebted for its name.