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THE PROVIDENCE fR. I) HoMIcIDR.-Tbe
shooting OF BENJAMIN w. Aidridge, at Provi-
was only another OF the inevitable results ~
the old story of Illicit love, lust and their
qualification. Camm, the seducer and murder.
er, Is ABOUT twenty-three years old, and had
been In the cotton brokerage business with his
father IN Boston, but since closing up his az
fairs in that city he has led q very dissipated
life, and tor the last few weeks had been hv.
ing constantly with Mrs. Aldrch, his cousin
On the morning Of the murder a party OF
Providence officers. with the husband AL
drlch,) visited the house for the purpose of
arresting the adulterous pair, and incidents of
the tragedy are thus described:
Ihey arrived about six o'clock, and were
delay ed down stairs for q little time. Thew
found the attic door fastened, and as no one
complied with the demand to open it, Mr.
Dean forced it open Finding the bed tumbled
and warm, he said 'they cannot be far off,
He then opened the cupboard formed by par
utionlng OIL the portion Of the room that ex-
tended under the ca yes, and crept in until he
found the woman and brought her out When
Benjamin w. Aldrich looked in to see il there
Aldrch jun ped back with his hand TO his face
ana SAID sthey have hit me-" Mr. Dean
looked at him and said he thought it was opIy
q glancing shot. He then noticed only q
wound near the corner Of the eye. It AFTER
ward appeared that the shot entered the left
car and came out at the corner of the left eve.
Aldrich stepped across the room. Other shots
were fired at the monentary interval after the
first. One OF the balls struck him a little
to the right Of the centre Of the forehead
and entered the brain. The shots came yery
quickly, and he must have been hit more than
a. - y Al xcp
have been about ten feet. Oficer Dean was
stan ding between them. Aldrich fell upon
the carpet with his hand upon his head. The
officer then shouted for more help from the
outside, and the door having been locked, 4
man from the outside burst 1t open and went
up. This man states that he found Altirich
lying upon the floor ana placed him on the
bed, and that Aldrich had no weapon about
him. Since Camm's arrest, he claims that the
act was done in self defence, but the coroner's
jury decided that Aldrich was murdered by
him. Mrs. Aldrich had formerly been the
subject OF considerable scandal, In connection
with city treasurer OF Providence, and had
petitioned for a divorce.-Sprinafeld Repu6!i.
can. o. sF
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A SEvENTY-FIyE THOUSAND DOLLAR
CnECE That hank tellar should pay a
check for seventy-fi thousand dollars to an
unknown man-who might have found it in
the street, or picked it out of the owners
pocket-eeems to argue gross carelessness, but
it is possible that the careless habit originated
with the supposed dQwer of the check.
There can be comparatively few men in New
York who can draw checks for such large
amounts. Ii one of these men did business
habitually in such a way and on such q scale
as TO accustom bank officer to pay his checks,
10 whatever amount, or by whoever presented,
then. and then only, 1t seems to us, could such
circumstance occur, as the payment, with
little examination, to a stranger, Of a check for
seventy.five thousand dollars. We do not
known in what way Mr.. Vanderbilt transacts
business. He is reported to have said once
that he knew little about a certain important
transaction, because when it took place he
was at W hist, and he never allowed business
to interfere with his whist.
The. fellow who presented the check for
SEVENTH We thousand dollars, with Mr.. Van.
derblt's name forged to it, must have been
familiar with the business habits OF his vic
tim: he must have ascertained beforehand that
il he offered check for that amount 1t would
be paid, and no questions asked: and that 1t
would probably not even occur to the bank to
notify Mr. Vanderbilt of the check, as some
thing unusual. That, in fact 1t was not an
uncommon Circumstance in the bank to be re-
quired to pay such large sums on single
checks by Mr. Vanderbilt to srrangers.-N. Y.
Post,
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TELEGRAMS. &c.

Governor 0. p. Morton, OF Indiana, has
written long letter on the national finances.
He says the Democratic proposition to pay
bonds on the debt in greenbacks would be
clearly fatal to the credit and prosperity OF the
country. He argues that 1t is absurd to pay
the debt at present. He says:-.I would reduce
the rare Of taxation to the lowesI point that
would defray the expenses Of the Government.
econ omically administered, and pay the in.
terest and maturing obligations, and leave To Q
principal Of the bonded debt to be discharged
in other and better times
A collision occurred yesterday morning, on
the Elmira and Oanadaigua branch OF the
Northern Central railroad, between Mtllport
and Pine Valley. An excursion train of ten
cars, proceeding from Elmira to Masonic
pic mic at Havana, came in collision with a
neer and f1remen saved themselves by leaping
from the engine. Only the persons standing
on the platforms were injured as the train was
moving slowly. Two persons were killed and
General Schofield has issued an order alter.
ing the oyster law OF Virginia, SO as to D, 9.
scribe dry measure instead of liquid measure:
extending the time to ninety days tor oysters
owned by non residents to be laid outi Vir-
gfnia waters, and ordering that the tax Of three
cents per bushel be paid but once, and then by
persons carrying oysters to market, or shipping
them from the State. F.... -
Business was suspended in Cincinnati yes-
terday for half an hour. to give a reception to
was most enthusiastically received General
Sheridan and staff arrived from St. Louis yes
terday morning, and left-this morning for
Washington.
Reuben Clarke, who was indicted for mpr.
dering man named McCarty, the bugler of
the 5th Z. 5. artillery, IN May last was dis.
charged yesterday by the county court, sitting
at Hampton, Va the jury rendering verdict
OF not guilty. --'
The voting on the railroad subscription
closed in Richmond Tuesday, without alter
ing the result About two hundred black votes
were thrown cut, from the fact that they had
forgotten the names they were registered by
and handed in vote under a different name
The terms of the transfer OF the lease of the
Burnet House, Cincinnati, betwenn Silas F,
Miller and a. g. Joslin, X. 7. Mefertel and ],
W. Deintsler, have been settled tor two hum
dred thousand dollars.
In New Orleans for the twenty.four hours
ending at six o'clock yesterday morning, were
forty -six. The fever is spreading among the
towns in the interior of the State.
The soldiers and freedmen who were promi.
nent in the late disturbance in Augusta, Ga,
have been arrested. The former will be tried
by court.martial and the latter by the civil
courts.
Ia colored Judge presided in New Orleans
bench, in the first district OF the Recorders
Court of that city.
An inofensive white citizen was set upon
and badly cut in Augusta, Ga, yesterday
morning, by soldiers. who, it is supposed, took
him for a colored man.
The Milliken case in Memphis, Tenn, has
been continued until to-day.
Memphis, Tenn, is unusually healthy. No
apprehensions Of the yellow fever are felt.
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~ During the burning Of Mr.. Msnke's
stable, at Quincy, Illinois, on Sunday after
moor, ahlftls child OF his, between two and
three years OF age, 10 perfect health, became 90
frightened that 1t died in LEES thal shree hours.
~ Jews are now allowed 70 vote On Satur-
day by rabbinical anthority.-
n0 SusanrDsnin has assumed the manage
ment Of the Opera House 1t sLAayenworth,
Kansas. s,F - sfF s--rl-r, 81 -
~ Juarez is now fighting the bandits.
/ n0~Chignons have assumed the Bismark
shade OF brown" we learn nom fashion
/ A0Trains are to run from London 10 Liver.
pool az the rate Of eighty zone nilsa An hour.
HVsn D,emans Land, eut OF q population
of 60 Geo. coniains bat four Of the ahorisinal
INHABITANTS. "a sa {. -, :,
"a school teacher was arrested In Buffalo,
on Tuesday for cruelty pnnishine a bow vim
d hroezn. n.handle. 4 TsegT 81 - :. -
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AFFAIRS IN LoUDoUN COUNTY, VA-The
Leesburg Mirror OF yesterday evening says:
We understand that since the cars have been
running to Leesburg, largely over 100000
bushels OF grain have been shipped to Alexan-
dria from that point alone In the latter city
on Saturday, we noticed a train OF cars laden
with one hundred and twenty tons OF guano,
designed for MIR. Abner U. Trundle, Of this
county.
Col. Chas. Il. Tebbs, of this town, who went
TO the Red Sulphur Springs q few weeks ago
for the benefit Of his health, which has been In
q most precarious condition ever since the
close OF the war, reached Charlottes Vile on his
return home, but is unable to proceed farther
A telegram was received from him on Mon.
day announcing that he was much worse, and
serious apprehensions are felt that he will not
recover.
An annual meeting of the Board of Over.
seers OF the poor OF Loudoun county, was held
at the poor house on Friday, the 18th OF Sep
tember. A purchase was made Of q three acre
lot OF land, running into the poor house farm,
for 500; this purchase afforded wood, which
was wanted, and Strengthened the farm line.
Mr. VIM. H. Francis recently sold his farm
OF 22a acres, lying near Philomont. ia this
county, TO MT. Francis NJ Carter, for $45 per
acre tst -.t.
The Rev. Mr.. Perkins, Of this town, has de-
clined the cali recently made upon him by the
congregation of Christ Church, in Alexandria.
Gen. .Fitzhugh Lee, late of the Con federate
army, has been spending the past few days in
Leesburg. IrfE E lkE
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~ Ex.Confederate General Forrest passed
through Louisville on Saturday on his way
to New York, Since the war his whole course
has been everything that could become pa
triotic citizen. All his political and personal
influences have been on the side Of harmony.
moderation, and peace.
~ The widow Of John J: Orittenden-wno
was the widow OF Gen. Ashley when she mar.
ried Mr.. Crittenden-has put Ia claim on be-.
half of the estate of her first husband. for a
valuable tract Of land at the foot Of Ashley
street. in St Louis. -5' -
- In Glassboro, N. Y, one day last week
William higgins was blowing into the muzzle
OF gun, when the weapon was DISCHARGED,
and he was instantly kilied.d' -v1 157 80
~ Oficiai reports show that /, 100, ,OOa child
rem attend school in Russia-one ana half
per cent OF the population.
~ Frank Dougherty was sent to jail at
New London, Ot., tor ten days, on Wednes-
day, for having been "bottle- holder in
prze fight. z-aE sG' a-a- =aEi .. 1880.
~ 1t is SAID that Sonora has eight women in
the population to one man. Courting ought to
be easy down there. go stts-a. = .
~ Wednesday. the second day Of the New
Hampshire State fair at Nashua, was pleasant
and succeesful, and rs 600 visitors were on the-
grounds. Ben Perley Poore, OF Newburypo1t,
delivered the oration. l.,g sa sas-aaE5 15ra c
~The Pcughkeepsis Press says that four.
cared crew OF that city have challenged the
winner Of the four-oared beat race Of Sprfnt.
field, Mas, and the Ward brothers havo Az,
nllied their intention OF accepting It. =.
: - J0nu b. Gouen ls 70 receive &12000 for
speaking on temperance in Chicago durin the
coming winter. slt-5is -. f-la9-l7 , al u
~ A lot Of laAd in Chicago was sold last
week, for $500 Per foot, tas highest price
ever paid in that city. 49, - - -. -.
0Irayelers in Austria complain that there
is no metallic money in the country. -
~Hon. Mrs.. Yelverton, OF divorce notorje.
ty In England, has arrived In New YORK ~
~A colofed preacher in Savannah closed
his ortations by fitnging ths ninists1i6l ,
spitoons, with which the pulpit was. pros
vtded. at his congregation. .-
n0James Sullivan, q rsturne4 soldier, OF
Stockbrtdge, Mass, has been oommitted - jata z
to await trial for Committing rape on .. married
woman OF Glendale. -. --g.,,, i, i,
s0Seventy native Onristians are reporsea
to Be imprisoned at Nagasaki, Japan, on ao.
count OF their religion. fSafsa1sg SZ5a 3 81
~ A email boy in Bu3alo died su Moaday
saddenIy and an inquest Was held, vben fhs y
Jury decided that he died OF IN overdose Of =
vefmifuge. ...-eas -
John Murray, the father ef Amar,can q
Uniyersalism, landed on our shore IN SSr.
tember, 1770. The Univsrsalist Onurch nro.
poses, thsrsfcre, 0entsnafy celehrstion Ia
1870. h3 y issa tE el $50 Rsf9 a5sl t0F g
80 taEe - t2Ae5sa f.G iit3 2 1Sog
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Co-oPERATIvR STORES IN EURoPR-mIn
England and Germany, particularly. the plan
oIassociatlon in labor, and for the purchase of
leading household articles, 1--WE are told) has
been extensively adopted. The first co.opera-
tive store in England was estab lished In lSi3
but the system made but little head way until
1860. In 1863 1t had reached such proportions
that the attention of Parliament was attracted
to the subject. and an official report was made
by a committee appointed for the purpose At
that time there were AGO stores in England that
were conducted on the associated principle,
with 10O.COs members, &3,0UO,UuO capital. ana
yearly profits divided 10 the extent of
S1,uUO,OO0. Since that time the progress
of cooperation has been SO rapid that there
are now said to be one thousand such stores
in England, with over 100000 members. and q
capital OF about 81, ,0OO, 0OO. In Germany the
system has ad vanced still more rapidly than
in England. 1t was started there at q much
later period than in England, but the number
of associated stores in Germany is now esti-
mated at considerably over a thousand, with
a membership OF $4,000, and an annual busl.
ness of S59,5O0,00O. In our own country the
workmen are just beginning to appreciate the
importance of being their own storekeepers,
and of ga wing themselves the profits which are
ordinarily taken by the dealers. Two or three
co. operative establishments have lately been
started In this city. and a few others are now
in operation in various cities and towns
" y. Sun,
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N1W SCHOOL AT LAUREL, PRINCE GEORGES
CoUETY.-The MARLBOROUGH Gazette of yester-
day says: The citizens Of this thriving village
lind It necessary to have better public school
house, and they recently met the State Super
neat house at cost of So OOO-ths people pay
ing one-half and the County Board the other
out Of the general fund. The proposition was
agreed to. II is aiso proposed to erect an acad-
~ to be occupied as a Masonic Lodge. Stock
has been subs cribed to the amount Of S3,5OO.
Laurel is a lire viliage-wide awake-and we
congratulate her people upoa the good works
about to be Commenced. The public school
contained So scholars ut the July term, and
Will reach 100 when accommodations are at.
tod
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HOTELS, &c.
STEvENS HOUSE,
y Fl, ,23 25 and ~ Broadway, N. T.,
Opposite Botrlfas Grsen,
OVPOSEEE DOtDgfUH U7eSW.
ON TUE ryJpRpEAN plan

: OVP0yEZE D0D1THH O7SSW.
ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN.
The Stevens House is we'll and widely known to
the travelling public. The location is especially
suitable TO merchants and business men; II IL In
close proximity to the business part Of the cityis
on the highway of Southern and Western travel--
Steamboat depots. IE ID ..
The Stevens House has liberal accommodations
sesses every modern Improvement for the comfort
and entertainment OF it! Inmates. The rooms are
and wster-the attendance 10 prompt and respect
fuI--and the table 10 eeneronsly provided with
TIE rooms having been rerur9ishsd and remodeied
We are enabled to offer extra for the com
fort sna ssm pitGsEiaoK GEo < cH ksE CO.. propriesors
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HALLS VEGETABLE

= II SICILIAN dAIR RENEWE Elk
Is the best article known to preserve the hair. 1t
will positively restore
GRAY HAIR TO ITS ORIGINAL COLOR, AND PROMOTE
ITS GROWTH.
1t is an entirely new scientific discovery. combin-
ing many Of the most powerful and restorative
agents in the vegetable kingdom.
Ii makes the HAIR smooth and glossy, and does not
sta in the skin.
1t is recommended and used by the frst Medical
authority.
For sale by all druggists. Price 81. 90.
r. P. HALL CO.,
au 2l-eo2m Nashua, N. H., Proprietors.
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IL A few days ago Medad PrilIiman shot
and killed his brother Andrew, near Pig
River, in Franklin county, Va. TheIbrothers,
ting separated in an Ivy cliff, Medad saw the
back OF his brothers. head by q tree, which he
unfortup ately mistook for squirrel, and
raising his rifle fired, the ball striking An.
drew in the head with fatal precision, Killing
him instantly. = = E--s
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

WHEATON'S OINTMENT will cure the Itch,
WHEATON S OINTMENT will cure Salt Rheum
WHEATON g OINTMENT cures Old Sores
tWHEATON'S S OINTMENT cures all Diseases of
the Skin.
Price 80 cents-by mail 60 cents. All Druggists
sell it. WEEKS Il POTTER. Boston, Proprietors
u. D. GILMAN. Agent. Penna aY Sc il -eoly
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WOOD AND COAL.
L A N ID w o o D

GOAL L md WO d -
Low PRICES STILL CONTINUED IN CON-
SEQUENCE 0F FREIGHTS AND TOLLS
{ NOT HAVING ADVANCED.
White 81 so
Red ....... Is
Lykens alley (s0ft Red Ash .............. %
baltimore Company superior White Ashl... 7 75
Chestnut Summer Cooking COal................. 90
Cumberland Run OF Mine. ................ 6 90
Cumher!and Lump 200
We are the sole agents for the sale of the cele.
brated Baltimore Company 3 Coal, and are pre- parsd
avail themselves OF the above low prices. BY or.
dering their coal. and paying for 1t, can have it
be aiven for coal ordered and viii be delivered
upon the surrendering Of said checks. ~
t-. l 8. p. BROWN q SON,
465 9Th street. between and r.
Branch Office at onF yard and wharves at foot Of
7th street. fChron&Intell.1 se l7-tf
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ornnrm nIaN ono

eAMARIrAN's GIFT is the most certain, safe, and
effectual remedy-indeed, the only vegetable rem
edy discovered. Cures in two to four days and
recent cases in twenty four hours; No mineral, no
is the soldiers hope, and friend to those who do
male, &3. -
.SAMARIrAN's Roor AND HERB JuIcKs.-A posi-.
tive and permane Mt cure for Syphilis Scrofula, Ul
tie. Sold by s. G. Ford. See advertisement. my
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~ A short time since soldier died at Fort
Randall OF consumption, and a post mortem
examination of the body having been made bv
the post physician, the latter hung mp the
lungs for future examination, in a back room
OF his Office. A squaw stealthiIy broke into
room, and stealing the viscera, she repaired to
her lodge and had great feast over the dis
gushing meal, to which she in vited her neigh
bOrs.
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Meeting Of Freedman's Societies.

On the 10th of September, at the call of the
American Freedman's Union Commission a
conference of freeaman's societies was held in
New York, at which several societies were
represented including that of the Baltimore
branch represented by Judge Hugh L. Bond,
and Mr.. Francis King
Messrs John Kimhall, superintendent of
schools for the District of Columbia, and A E,
Newton, superintendent at Washington d.
C., were also present, and par ticipated IN the
conference. Judge Bond was elected chair
man, and Rev. ]. H. Chaplin secretary.
Rev. Lyman Abbott, general secretary OF the
American Freedman's Union Mission, stated
the object Of the meeting to be to devise a plan
Tor securing the cooperation Of the freed peo-
pie with the Northern societies in support of
the schools. He laid before the conference
fn. their consideration certain resolutions on
The subject which had been proposed by an
informal meating of teachers and others, held
sion the resolutions were modified and passed
in the following shape:
Resolred. That the best interests the freed
people require the permanent establishment
OF free schools IN the South that as in the
Northern free school system, the people should
cooperate in their support and, therefore
that 20 new schools should be esUablishe ex.
Resotred, That our teachers and agents In
the South should organize the people into as.
ssclatloDs TO raise means to aid in the estab.
hshDeDt and support OF their schools
Resotced, That, in the opinion Of this meet.
ing, all books should be sold at price to be
fixed by the teachers committee; and none
should be given away except by special per.
mission of the committee:
Res0lred, That the general secretary of the
American Freedman's Union Commission be.
requested to forward to the societies here rem.
resented copy OF these resolutions.
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LAW OF HUMANITY.

! IN RELATION TO SOCIAL EVILS.
} AN ESSAY FOR YOUNG MEN, on Physical
Errors and Abuses incident to Youth and Early
Manhood with the humane view of treatment and
cure Sent in sealed letter envelope free of charge
Address DR.. J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON. Howard
ass tociation. PhiIadelpha, Pa. my lS.3m
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ICE COMPANY.

The Kennebee Ice Company are now prepared to
furnish the BEST QUALITY OF ICE to the citi-
zens Of Washington: ORDERS left with our drivers
promptly attended to. All communications should
&c addressed to STACKPOLE Il HALL.
au2S-tf
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A FAMILY CARRIED Orr BY YELLOW FE.
vRR.-Mr. Louis Miller emlgrated from Ea.
rope to New Orleans, recently, contrary to the
wiehes of his wife, bringing with them six
children. The epidemic made its appearance
in the fsmily few days ago The disease at
tackled his wife and five children, and all In
rotation succumbed to the fell destroyer. One
Of the children still remAine, =. -
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PER CoNTRA.-The Reund Tables assump.
ton OF the superiority of English popular edu.
cation over American Is not supported by the
Commissioners on the Common School System
Of the United States and Canada He says:
slt is no hattery or exaggeratlon to say that
Americans, not the most highly educated,
are certainly the most generally educated and
intelligent people on the earth" VI 7S'7
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A Life Insurance Agent in Trouble.
IErnrn tho philadalr,hia


. T. V. Machette, life Insurance agent for
different companies in New York and this eity
was before Recorder Enue yesterday after.
noon. chaIgea by Joseph H. Collins with at.
tempting to swindle him by making false rep
resentations regarding the condition of life
ins urance policy he (Collins) had taken out,
At Machette's req uest, in the Knickerboc
Lite Insurance Company of New York Mr..
Collins testified that through Machette's in.
ducemenrs he got his lite insured in the Man
haitian Company for $4,000, and there being
some trouble between Macbette and that Com.
pany, he took out a policy in the Mutual at
Mrcherte's request On the 18th of Seprem-
Der. 1863, Mr.. Collins was persuaded by Ma.
ehette to take cut policy for $4,000 in the
knickerbecker Company. of New York. AT.
ter making two payments Of premiums,
Mr. Collins was unable to pay the third one,
when Macbette said he would fix the pre-
miums all right if he (Collins) would release
him (MachetIe) from a certain coal obligation
involving the sum OF $500, and give him notes
at different times for the balance necessary to
f. the premium. Mr.. Collins did so, and was
satisfied that his lie policy was all right hay-
ing perfect confidence in MT. Machetre Col.
Inns desiring to raise a sum OF money from q
friend, offered his Knickerbocker policy as
collateral. when he discovered that 1t was can
celPd by the company, Machette never having
fulfilled his promise Of making the premium
all right.
The Recorder will give his decision in the
case on Thursday afternoon
Chas. BuckwaIter, Esq, appeared for Mr.
Collins, and MI Gerhard Tor MIR. Machette.