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CONGRESS.

This restless body of uneasy pollti-
clans assembled at Washington, on
Thursday last. The first thing done in
the Senate. was the presentation of the
following bill by Senator Sumner of
Massachusetts,:
Be H enacted, &C., That the word
"white" Whereverit occurs in the laws
relating to the District of Columbia,
or in the charter or ordinances OF the cl-
ty of Washington or Georgetown, and
operates as a Limitation on the right
of any elector of said district or OF eth
er of said cities to hold any office or to
be selected ard to serve as juror be
and the same is hereby repealed; and
it shall be unlawful for any person
or officer to enforce Or attempt to en-
force said Limitation after the passage
of this act.
Thus, the leader of the Republican
party, steps forward to reopen the Ne
gro question, and to make further pro-
gress in the Africanizing Of our civiliZ-
alton. His aim and that of his coadju-
tors now is, to place the negro in the
iury-box and upon the judges bench.
Let them go on. "Whom the gods
wish to destroy they first make mad, y
and Sumner and his cOnfreres are as mad
as March hares. In the House the white
washed 'disloyalty" of the BroWnloW
rebel Congressman from Tennessee,
was fully exposed by the Democrats
Nothing else of Importance was trans
acted. Impeachment seems to hang
fire. Thad. Stevens was in his place
in the House. Judge Woodward and
the California members were sworn
in. 1t is not thought that there Will
be any legislation until the COnstitu-
tional session in December. 1t looks
as though the Radicals forced this short
and useless session only to show that
they can and will violate the COnstitu-
tion at their pleasure.
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CAUGHT IN THEIR OWN TRAP.

Last summer, when the Kentucky
delegation to Congress, presented their
credentials to that body, the Radicals
excluded them and referred their case
to a special committee. On Thursday
last. the Tennessee BrownlOw delega-
ton presented themselves for admis-
sion, and the Democrats asked that the
same test be applied to them as was
applied to the Kentucky members.
Now, nearly all of the Brownlow Con
gressmen are eX-rebels, some of them
having served in the Confederate army,
but as they now belong to the Radical
church and were elected by negroes,
the Republican leaders in Congress
squirmed "muchly" when they were
asked to examine into these white
washed "Johnnies' antecedents. The
object ofthe Democrats was to try the
consistency of the Radicals, and hav-
ing brought the matter before the
House, they permitted the latter to
settle the question among themselves,
they, (the. Democrats standing by
their record in the Kentucky case. Ii
was shown that Stokes, Arnell, Null
lins and Butler, of the BrownlOw del
egation, We're active participants in
the rebellion, but the House voted to
admit all of them, except Butler,
whose record was so OutrageOusly bad,
that even Radical stomachs were nau-
seated by it, and his case was referred
to a committee. But, doubtless, this
Butler will be also admitted in due
time. Nevertheless, the RAIDS. have
been taught that "what's sauce for the
goose, is sauce for the gander."
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RICHMOND, Novem'r 22.-Jef1erson
Davis arrived here this morning. on
the New York steamer, and isstopping
at the house of his counsel, Robert
Ouid.
Jefferson Davis left Canada last Tues
day, and, to avoid attracting attention
in New York, went on board the steam
Ell Albemarle at her sailing hour, o.
clock on Wednesday night. He was
unaccompanied by any one. On his
arrival here he took a coach and drove
to Judge Ould's house. No one eX-
pected his arrival to-day, not even his
counsel. His lawyers tonight deny
that they have any intention of resist
ing trial before Judge Underwood.
Davis is in excellent health, and is
quite cheerful. Many sympathizing
friends are calling upon him tonight.
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THE GREAT RADICAL PRINCIPLE.

1t appears that Negro Suffrage Is be-
yond doubt, a plank in the Radical
platform. 1t is the "great principle"
Ito quote Greeley ct aI.) (which alone
can lead the Republicans to victory"
To be sure, there is another principle,
that ofretaining the spoils, which ami
mates the minds of many of the Radi-
cal persuasion, but even some of these
begin to think that the easiest way to
continue their party in office, is to give
the Negro the balance of power. Upon
this point we quote the Philadelphia
Morning Post, a Republican journal of
the first water:
But the gentlemen who propose to
take negro suffrage out of our platform,
would leave the partywithout mission.
They would vainly seek to rally the
people by loud denunciations of treason,
and boasts of Republican services to the
Union. No thinking man now troubles
himself about the crimes of jeff. Davis,
and the victories of the war, except so
far as they are matters of history. We
cannot carry them into political cam
paign. The issue before the country is
negro suffrage, and the party cannot
evade it. without ceasing to be par
ty.
This is, to say the least of it, straight
forward and ingenious. Here we have
a leading Republican" journal con-
Tossing, in so many words, that 1.-THE
issue before the country is negro suff-
rage" and that ''the party cannot
evade it, without ceasing to be a party"
Let. then, this issue he as squarely met
as it is boldly made. Let the line be
drawn between those who would pros
titute the baIlot-boX to the base uses of
ignorance and degradation, and those
who would keep itpure and undefiledin
the hands of the viii e man. NeighbOrs!
Friends! You must be on one side of
this line or the other. Will you, rather
than give up your adherence to your
party, see the fate ofyour country placed
in the hands Of All ignorant, debased and
semi-barbarous race, or will you say,
with us, in answer to the Philadelphia
Post, If the Republican party cannot et-
iSt aoithom Negro Suffrage, IN God's
name, let it ''cease TO be q party"
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THE OLD GUARD FOR DEcEMBEI

THE OLD GUARD FOR DECEMBER.
The December number of THE OLD
GUARD is now ready, containing the
concluding chapters of VIM. Gill
more Simms' story of "Joscelyn."-
The magazine opens with an article by
the editor "What the South has not
Lost by the War;" "The Battles of
Virginia." by John Esten Cooke, will
be concluded in January, the present
number containing an account Of Ear
Iy's Campaign in the Shenandoah Val
ley. ''Spoils, by a receiver" ''Specu-
lative Inquiry into the Old Principle" +"
Sonnet" and the Book and Editors
Tables complete very readable num-
ber. The January number, now in
press, will contain the first chapters of
one of the most thrilling popular histo-
rical novels ever published in this
country, covering the history of the
fall of the Italian States, under the rule
of Caesar Borgia. The next volume of
THE OLD GUARD will also contain a
series of articles from the pen Of DR..
Van Evrie, on the RACES OF MEN,
which will be illustrated by beautiful
plates of the different types of man
kind. Single copies, 2jc. See prospec-
tus for 1868. Van Evrie, Horton & Co.,
publishers, No. 162 Nassau Street, New
Work
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TIE Poor OF PARIs.-It appears
f ON official statistics that the number
of INDECENT families in Paris, inscribed
in the books of the establishment, was
in 1866, 40,G44, comprising 105, ,119 in
dividuals. Compared with 1868, this
shows an increase Of 588 households
and 1913 persons. In 1853 there was
one INDECENT individual in every 16
inhabitants, while in 1865 the proper
ton was only one in II. Sick persons
to the number of 81 ,452 were attended
at their own houses, Of whom $1,000
were inscribed, 9,24 women were de-
livered and the total number relieved
by the 5ureaHc de Renaissance was l53,
600. In the various hospitals and asy-
lums 1920 beds are provided for 1868
and bread to the value Of 2,5l5, ,00O
francs will be furnished; in addition 10
!, 1926 francs worth of wine, and :, 2,0S9-
535 francs of butchers meat.
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Prairie Fires i'm the West.

ST. LOUIS, November 22.-Prairie
fires still continue to rage in nearly all
sections Of the West. They have been
particularly severe in Western and
Northern Missouri and Kansas, in
many instances actually devastating
whole farms. Immense amounts of
property have been destroyed. The
sWampS in Southern Missouri are said
to be a mass Of fire, and along the IIli-
nOis Central Railroad for distance of
one hundred miles, the prairieS are
burning, and in Union county, Illinois,
the flames extended into the woods,
which are now burning. No relief is
looked for until heavy general rain
falls, of which there is no immediate
DrOSDGct
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A RADICAL VIEW OF a POLITICAL
PREACHER.-We are glad TO see that
the House of Representatives is still to
enjoy the invaluable services of Rev.
Mr.. BOyntOn as chaplain. 1t is that
gentleman's habitual practice to thank
the Almighty pretty regularly for
whatever may have been done in Con-
gress which accordS with his own views
of political and party propriety, and in
this way the members are properly pos
ted as to his opinion of their acts. AS
the chaplain has no other mode of
making political speeches in the House,
not being "a member thereof, it is ex-
ceedingly clever in him to have discov-
cred SO excellent dodge. We 0bser-
we'd that in Thursdays opening prayer
he offered a resolution of thanks for
the establishment of universal negro
suffrage.-N y. Times, radical.
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More Negro 0ufracas..-The Soil of Penn.
SYIYRuia ..nuai In for n allare.

More Negro 0utracas..-The Soil of Penn.
syIVania coming i'm for n share.
The brutal outrages committed by
Southern Negroes upon white women
from time to time, seems to be spread
ing NorthWard. The Lancaster Intel
Hgencer of Monday, has the following:
On last Monday morning a brutal
outrage upon young white giri was at
tempted by negro near Pennington
Vile, Chester county. The particulars
are about as fOllOws:-A MISS McD0n-
aid, a young lady of the highest respec-
liability, belonging to a good family,
was engaged in teaching school at the
village Of Limeville. Owing to the
sickness Ofa sister she had been in the
habit of returning to her fathers house
at PenningtOnville each evening, and
going back to school in the morning.
On Thursday morning, at a cOmpara-
lively unfrequented part OF the road, a
negro sprang from behind a tree with a
pistol in his hand. He seized her and
threw her down, indulgirg in brutal
| threats as she struggled with him.
When she was almost exhausted, some
noise startled the negro and he5prang 10
his feet. Miss Mcdonald imlGediate
ly started towards home, but the negro
met her with his pistol in land, and
sWOre he would blow her brains out if
she ever mentioned the matter, even
though it might be twenty years after.
IN her fright she turned towards Lime
! vile, and proceeded to that place. On
making known to some of her friends
what had occurred, they at once sent
her in a carriage to Penningtonville.
The father and brothers of the young
lady, with some others, started out in
search ofthe negro, and arrested him
at the house OF Miss Fulton, with
whom he lived. On being brought
before the young lady, she at once rec
OgniZed him as the brute who had as
saulted her. Her relatives would have
taken summary vengeance upon him
but Tor rtheinterference Of other parties.
The negro was committed to Jail to
await his trial by justice Rambo. 1t is
to be hoped his sentence may be made
sufficiently severe to deter others Of his
class from acts which have come to be
very common Of late.
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HAVE you secured a certificate of the
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GOLD IN MERCER COUNTY.-The
discovery Of a rich vein of gold quartz
is reported to have been made on the
grounds of Col. James Hemphill, at
West MiddleseX, Mercer county, by
some workmen engaged in sinking a
shaft for ore or coal. The Workmen
had bored down about one hundred
feet below the coal level in that basin,
when they struck a vein of rock,
strongly intermixed with a substance
at first supposed to be sulphur. Upon
examination of the rock by Colonel
Hemphill and his superintendent, and
after several tests, they pronounced it
to be gold of superior quality, and cap
able of yielding five thousand dollars
to the ton. The rock is about the same
as that in which the Greene county gold
was found.
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The GALAXY, for December, con-
tians "Democracy,"by Walt Whitman
"Our Golden Wedding" by L. w. Par
sons; "The Drunken Drama," by Olive
Logan; Boating" by d. NJ; "WOrds
and Their Uses," by Richard Grant
"A Note or Two on Music" by NJ. A.
Cary; "Small Planters in the South, y
by James O. Noye5; GLOW the Spirits
Tormented Me-" by Richard FrOthing-
ham; "Steven Lawrence, Yeoman," py
Mrs. Edwards; "Waiting for the Yer
dict, by Mrs. R. H. Davis; and "Nebu-
l@," by the Editor. This number COM
pletes the fourth volume of The GdI-
dry. The price Of The Galaaay is $3.5O
year; two copies for IS. Address
w. C. & F. p. CHURCH, No. 80 Park
Row, New York.
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DEATH OF HALLECK. THE POET.

FITz GREENE HALLECK is dead
This venerable man, who ''came down
to us from former generation" died
at his residence in GuilfOrd, Conn.,, on
Wednesday, Nov. Goth, aged 72 years.
There is something in the name of
Halleck which is dear to the heart.
AS a poet Americans are justly proud
of him as a man we love, as we'll as
honor him. Endowed with noble
Gifts of mind, he summed notOriety
and cared nothing for fame. He quiet
ly pursued his business, scorning alike
the honor and the gain which life de-
voted to letters would have brought
him. He wrote only for his own pleas
ure, or that ola few select friends. But
he became famous in spite of himself
"Marco Bozzaris" introduced him to
thousands of delighted readers, and
when he wrote of his dear dead friend.
Joseph ROdman Drake,
'Green be the turf above thee
Friend of my better days,
None know thee but to love thee,
Nor named thee but to praise"
his name was made immortal in the pa
oes of American literature. But he is
dead. May his rest be as peaceful as his
life was noble.
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SALES OF PRO
Corrected erery Week.

ADVERTISING SALES OF PROP RTY.
The Lancaster HteAigencer, in speak
ing of the Importance and great advan-
tage of advertising sales Of property in
the newspapers, in addition to having
hand bills printed, very truthfully says:
GA newspaper is read by hundreds who
never see the attractive bills which are
posted in the taverns and the store
rooms. Every subscriber to county
paper reads all such advertisements
carefully. He knows who is selling out
and exactly what is offered for sale.
The advertisements are topic of con-
verSatiOn when friends meet, and ar
rangements are made for attending
sales. The result is large crowd, spir-
tied bidding, and Il realization of ten,
twenty or fifty times what it costs to
advertise. No money is so sure to re-
turn large profit as thatspent on prin-
ter's ink. \ single additional bidder
on a single article will pay all it costs to
a sale of personal property
in newspaper. Is it not strange,
then, that any one should fail to adver-
tise? Let our friends think Of the mat
-,
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TIE FORT DELAWARE FRAUDS
The Age of the 18th publishes all the
certificates, affidaVits, company rolls,
and other documents relative to the
gross election frauds perpetrated by one
"Henry Mitchell, Esquire" at Fort
Delaware, under commission from
Gov. Geary. From these documents
it appears that So votes were returned
from Company X by the commissioner.
OF this number Mai. C.. Ii. Morgan,
commanding at the Fort, certities 81
are fictitious. From Company l. so
votes were returned, and Major Nor
gan certitieS that 56 out of that number
are fictitious. Cap. HashrOuck, and
Sergeant Fitzgerald, Of Co. X, certify
that % men voted in that company,
only of whom enlisted in Pennsylva
MIA. The rest were enlisted as follows;
II from New York, 3 from New Ing
land, from Delaware, and from the
District Of Columbia. OF the four who
voted in Co. l., three are minors, and
none enlisted from Pennsylvania
One is Virginian, anOthera New
Yorker, and the other two enlisted in
Harrisburg and Lancaster. Out Of the
whole number returned t123) only 8
are Pennsylvanians-t OF them
minOrs-and none belong to Philadel-
phia. The soldiers whose names are
attached to the return papers as officers
testify that they did nOtput their sig
notures to any returns, and that no
oaths or affirmations were administer
ed to those whom the commissioner
designated as judges and clerks. A
more glaring fraud than this was prob
ably never successfully carried out at
any election in this State. Yet there
has been no disposition manifested by
the District Attorney of Philadelphia
to bring the guilty party or parties to
punishment, although, as the Age OBJ
serves, he was quick to prosecute "a
miserable, half-Witted creature, whose
sudden offence, under intemperate i'll
fuence, was one illegal vote. ."-Pot &'
Union.
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There appears to be some trouble a
mong the Radical leaders, as to what
should be the course of Congress in re-
gard to Reconstruction" as well as to
what ought to be the character of their
Presidential platform. The recent cleo
tions have evidently knocked the
breath out OfsOme of them. The fol-
lowing from dOuble-leadei editorial
which appeared in the Philadelphia
Post of Thursday last, will give the
reader some insight into the tribula-
tions of the Radical managers:
"As it is, the party is drifting away
with the tides. The Conservatives
are misleading the weak and timOrOus.
Some of our leaders say that emancipa-
ton is enough for the colOred man, as if
citizenship without the ballot were not
the veriest farce that could be enacted.
Others declare that the Republican par
ty must haul down its flag and that
Congress must modify the plan of recon-
struction. Unless there is speedy end
put to this coWardice, Republicanism is
doomed"
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EIOR. SALE OR TRADE.

, lots in the city of Omaha, Nebraska.
2 tracts of l60 acres each, within three miles of
n depot Oh the Union Pacific Railroad, back Of
Omaha.
| tract of bottom land, timbcred and praire, two
miles from Omaha city.
One-third of 1000 acres in Fulton county, Pa,
including valuable ore, mineral and timber lands
near Fort Littleton.
Over 900 acres of valuable ore, coal and tim
ber lands in West Virginia.
Also-32O acres of land in Woodbury. CO.. Iowa.
ALS0-Twenty-fve one acre lots, adjoining the
borough of Bedford, with limestone rock for kiln
or quarry, on the upper end of each
ALSO-A lot of ground (about one aere) at Will
low Tree, in Snake Spring township, on Chambers
burg and Bedford Turnpike, three miles East Of
Bedford with frame dwelling house, cooper-shOp,
stable, &c thereon erected.
0. L. SHANNON,
irn9I '67v1 Bedford Pa.
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JOHN B. FLUCK,
WM. ii DAS SHER.
DUBLIC SALE.-EState Of John

DUBLIC SALE.-EState Of John
Rowser, dec'd.-The undersigned, appointed
by the Orphans Court OF Bedford County, Trustee
for the Sale of the Real Estate ofJno. Rowser, late
of Napier tp., dec d. will sell at Public Sale, on
the premises, on FRIDAY, the 10th day of Decem-
ber 1857 the following described property to wit:
A tract of land containing l56 acres, more or less,
adjoining lands ofJacob Miller on the North, j. S.
Rowser on the West. Henry Gephart's neirs on The
South, and Peter Rowser on the East, about 80
acres cleared and under fence 20 acres OF which
are good meadow, and balance well tlmbered. The
improvements consist of a Frame House, and
Double Log Bnrn. Sale to commence at 10 O. clock
a m, of said day, when terms will be made
known. DUNCAN McVlCkER,
Trustee for the Sale of the Estate of Jno. Rowser,
decd nov22w4
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THE ladies, in their sovereign capac-
ity as judges of emotional enjoyment,
have decided that no perfume in eX-
istence produces the same delicious
sensations as are experienced while in
haling the exquisite fragrance OF Pha-
Ions "Night-blooming Cereus. ~.
y DiSDufcH
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mars 67y1

HORRIBLE EACCIDENT.-Am man some
time since was repairing gas leak, corner of 20th
Street and 9th Avenue, New York. He went into
the excavation and then lit match. An eXplo-
sion of the gas took place, and the man was much
burned DR. TOBIAS Venetian Liniment was ap-
piled freely, and in three days the man was about
his business in the Manhattan Gas Works as well
as ever His name is Samuel F. Waters. This is
one of the wonderful cures made Dy DR.. TOBIAS
celebrated Venetian Linment: it is not only good
for Burns, but for old So:es, Bruises, Chronic
Rheumatism, Sore Throats Cuts, Ins ect Stings,
Pains in the Limbs, Chest and Back also inter
nally, for Collie, Cramps, DiarrhGl, Dysentery
and Group 1t is perfectly innocent to take inter
naly and is the best family medicine in the world
Orders are received all over Europe for it. The
most celebrated Physicians recommend tit new
er fails. DR.. TOBIAS puts up every drop himself.
Sold by all Druggists at 80 cents and 81 per Bottle
Depot Sc Cortlandt Street, n. Y. novSw4
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PUBLIC SALE OF FIVE VAIL
UABLE FARMS! The undersigned will
sell ut public sale, on Wednesday Dee Is, 1857,
ut The residence of Abner W. Slick on the Saw
mill tract, the following described Real Estate, to
wit:
A tract of land containing 800 acres, divided in
to five farms, as follows:
No. |, containing 1872 acres, situated on Dun
ning's creek in ST Clair tp.. Bedford county, up
on which a sawmill has been lately erected
which is now in successful operation Nos. o 3,
and ), adjoin the above and each other, and con
tain severaliy 1872, IS2. 1872 and 1872 acres. Three
of these farms well improved, there being
good log house and barn on each. The land is of
good quality, unsurpassed for fertility and is well
watered There is good site for Tannery on
one of these farms. The timber upon these lands
is not excelled by any in the county.
Sale to commence at IL O'clock, A. NJ, of said
day, when terms, (Which will be moder,trl will be
made known by L. III. N. j LYONS.
noyl5w4-JOHY ALSIP Auctioneer
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To CONSUMPTIVEs.--T Rev. ED
WARD A. WILSON will send free of charge) to all
who desire it. the prescription with the directions
for making and using the simple remedy by which
he was cure of lung affection and that dread
disease Consumption. His only object is to bene-
fit the afflicted and he hopes every sufferer VIII
try this prescription, it will cost them nothing,
and may prove blessing. Please address Rev.
EDWARD A WILSON, No. I65 South Second
Street. Williamsburgh, New York. sepl3mS