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MetsOrIc Display as Seen at POugh-
keepsie.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, August 1l.-A very severe
storm ragged at different points along the Hud-
son yesterday afternoon. At this place the Iain
tell in torrents aud the wind blew perfect
hurricane, cutting do wn trees, tearing away
awnings, and doing considerable damage, Be-
tween here and New Hamburg hail tell IN large
quantities, and below the lightning was terribly
vivid.
At ten O'Clock lost evening the wind was from
the northeast, being light. At halEpast twelve
the sky to the north ward was comparatively
clear, and the wind had shifted to the north
vest, u cooler atmosphere prevailing. Shortly
after one o'clock this morning an entirely clear
sky was visible, and a. that hour a brilliant
meteor shot from the northern to the southern
horizon. 1t was followed by several others,
neither OF which, however, was as brilliant in
appearance as the list. FIom one till two A. M.
over seventy meteOrs were counted, and from
that time till haltpast three. A. NJ, they in
creased in numbers so fast that they could not
be counted. THEE of them were of great bril-
liaDcy and presented splendid appearance,
All the while the air was quite cool and the sky
clear. By tour o'clock A. M. the celestial ex-
hib!tion had entirely ceased.
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"THB ONE CENT WAR.r-The tone cent war;
in st. Louis has ended, and in favor of right aud
the people. The street railroad companies
have yielded, and, for the present at least, have
abandoned the attempt TO extort the six cent
rate of fare. The result was due to the almost
unanimous opposition of the st. Louis people,
who noe only grumbled and protested, as we did
here, but made practical and physical resistance
to the imposition. Knowing their rights, they
defended them. On the last day when the six
cent fare was demanded there was series of
lively squabbles 'along the whole line" FIRE.
quent collisions occurred between the pas
sengers and the conductors, but the police
adopted this sensible and Just rule-that when
the passengers simply acted on the defensive,
the conductors should be arrested. Finding
that the battle was going against them urder
this regulation the railroad directors ordered
that the cars be stopped whenever any collisions
between the passengers and conductors oc-
CURED, but this "dodge" vas huitless, for the
police would not allow the standing cars to
obsiruct the streets. Beaten at all points, and
finding that the Police Court decided generally
in favor of the passengers the railroad COM
panies concluded to back wa er and return to
the legal and just rate of fare. They are not
through their troubles, however, for the Street
Commissioner has brought several suits against
them for obstructing The streets; and other suits
may he instituted for failure 20 run on regular
time. 1t is comfort 10 6now that the lone
cent war" has been extremely Improbable to
them.
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CoNovER's BID FOR A PARDoN.-The despe-
rate straits to which the President is reduced
are revealed when he summons convicted
and selfacknowledged perjurer to his aid.
Sanford Conover, alias Dunham, concocts a
story which on its very face bears evidence
of fraud, and the President, through supple
tool, sends it forth to the world. Nobody will
wonder that Conover, convicted perjurer,
should have invented the story, because he
hoped, and not unreasonably, thereby to OBJ
tain pardon; but that the President should
have thought that such fanfaronade Of fraud
and folly would have any influence upon the
public mind, only shows to what fearful
extremity he has been reduced. But Mr..
Johnson should now play fair, and give
Conover the pardon which he has so richly
earned.
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The Fortune of Chief Justice Chase.
A PARAGRAPH has been floating the rounds Of
the papers that Chief Justice Chase was poor
man before the war, and that he now returns
an enormous income, derived from illegiti-
mate gains while he held the post Of Secretary
of the Treasury. That public man so promi-
nent as the Chief Justice, and so fearlessly
outspoken in his opinions should create the
hatred of many, and that his character should
be aspersed, is no cause for surprise. As the
father of the great system Of National Banks,
it Immediately occurs that q peouniary assault
would have seeming foundation.
Other public men as pure as Judge Chase
have suffered the same. But the slander in
the present case is without the shadow of a
foundation. The Chief Justice was rich man
before he went to Washington in any capacity
and during the whole of his public life his ex-
penses have always exceeded his salary.
Living with open liberality and ex-
tended hospitality, he has always been
compelled to draw on his private fortune
in order to keep up this style of living.
The story now so industriously circulated is
only base and malicious falsehood set on foot
to iDjure the Chief Justice and to affect his
future political prospects. 1t strikes man in
vulnerable in his honesty, and will fail to
damage the reputation Of a statesman of so
high a standing as the head of our national
judiciary,
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An AGGRIBvBD NoBLEMAN.-The Marquis of
Weetmeath holds the same position in the Eng
lish House Of Lords that mas earned Mr.. Whally
so funny notorety in the House OF Commons.
He is the self-appointed champion of Protestant
Ism, and finds in every other motion and bill a
JesuItical plot. This noble lord has friend, q
"leading Orangcman," who haunts the stran-
gers gallery of the House OF Lords, which Is
Immediately above the gallery in which the re.
porters sit. On the occasion of the second
reading Of the bill for the repeal of the Declara
tiOn against Transubstantiatlon, Lord West
meath had given notice of a question, and was
about 10 speak, when his Orange friend, whose
name is Harper, being in the gallery, overheard
one reporter say to another:-"l see that old
idiot the Marquis of Westmeqth, has long no.
tice on the books for this evening, but III take
care not to give word of what he says" Sub.
sequently the same individual observed in q
loud voice, evidently intended for the occupants
of the reporters gallery -" What pity it is
that there is no one to send this confounded old
idiot 10 lunatic asylum ~ Harper reported
these remarks to Lord Westmeath, and that in
dignant peer asked the House at its next session
If they did not constitute breach of privilege
There was roar of laughter, and some con-
siderate friend persuaded the Marquis not to
press his point. AS the incident has got into
the papers, its hero may as well retire at once
to his ancestral acres. He will have no comfort
of his life in London.
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Delights OF Travel ON a Red Sea steamer

The heat in the Red Sea was, to my mind
terrific, although have since found that men
can bear much higher temperature without in
convenience. / couldn't SLEEP, eat or read.
Nothing but perfectly passive existence could
be endured, and the various points of interest
Mounts Sinai and Horeb, which were plainly
visible, were merely glanced at and listlessly
spoken about. Every one at least looked un-
comfortable, and that 'prickly heat that tor
mented one more than the other, was the only
distinction in the apparent amount OF misery
each had to endure.
Troubles never come alone, so my especial
antpathy ockroaches-s warmed in the cabins,
beds, and every crevIce around you, below
deck. 1t is not pleasant thing TO go into the
kitchen without light, and feel one or two OF
the small English "black beetles" endeavoring
to ascend your leg, or introduce themselves into
your shoes; but horror OF horror is1t Ito have
to get into berth that you have seen prone
naded by troops of enormous insects, and TO be
forclbiy deprived OF light by an external au.
tnority blowing it out just as you fancy you
discern the "captain" beetle leading his force
out TOR the night. Lie down, AMI iancies null
tiply, until tired Nature yields at last, and amid
dreams of Brobdignagian Coleopterd, snatches of
unreireshiDg sleep are obtained.
Short however, is the repose, for an unc0m-
monty strong pull at your hair, or an uneasy
feeling about your finger nails, tells you too
plainly that one of the midnight visitors has
commenced his nibbles. Positively, one night
l imagined my fellow companion was playing a
practical joke, and constantly awakening me
by tueging at my hair. Enraged and out of
patience, l rose up, and flnging a slipper into
the lower berth on the head of an unfortunate
and nagned friend, who was sound asleep,
discovered the disturber to be an enormous
cockroach, measuring nearly three inches in
length, that hurriedlY scuttled off the pillow,
and secreted itself In a creVice in the ships
side. Great are the tortures of those who, prid-
ing themselves on their personal appearance,
with fxature and pomade, present that glossy
and attractive head of hair. Cockroaches on
board ship are as fond of grease and nice per-
fumes as any young swell could be on shore.
The moral is evident. Oil your hair as little as
possible when on board a ship In tropical cli-
m mates.-St. James Magazine.
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"FIERoE SPEcTAcJEs. "-The latest charge
against the distinguished Secretary of War is
that he wears g.ferce spectaoles." Says our
Democratic contemporary this morning:
tear moistened the dark eyelids of the Advo-
cate General, or dimmed the fierce spectacles of
the Secretary of War" We submit that this is
too bad. A man who wears "6erCe spectaCles"
ought not to be allowed to hold a seat in the
Cabinet. This ferceness is undoubtedly owing
to the peculiar character of the glasses used in
the construction of the spectacles. Mr.. Stanton
should try some other maker.
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TROUBLE BREwNG.-The new Canadian Con-
federation does not start off under altogether
the happiest auspices. The party leaders are
wrangling among themselves, and the opposi-
ton is daily acquiring ST. ength. Lower Canada
is jealous of Upper Canada, and their respective
journals denounce each other in unmeasured
terms. The Browns, McGees, Howes, Camerons,
Macdonalds, and Cauchons are, to say the least
having decidedly lively time OF it. Already
do some of our Canadian exchanges begin to
predict the failure of the Confederation. Our
neighbors will never dnd any true and lasting
union, except under the Stars and Stripes.
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TIE PHILOSOPHY OF NOVEL READING. G.-The
Saturday Reolea0 thinks that in modern life the
book Of romance fills the same place which was
held by the drama in the earlier stages of the
worlds history. 1t says:-
"The literature OF q country indeed, repre-
sents the condition of the popular imagination
far more than 1t represents the condition of
national manners. The one distinguishing fea-
ture If the literature of the nineteenth century
has been the wonderful growth of the novel
The novel may be almost said to constitute the
staple literary food of three quarters of our con-
temporaries. We are so dependent on the in
siitutiOn that IL seems difficult to understand
how people got on before 1t was invented"
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ASKING QUESTIONS. In Mrs. Craiks miss
Muloch's) new novel of 'Leslie Tyrell" there
is well-drawn picture of a gardener moving,
who is much relieved when the arrival of a
stranger brings to a close his cross-examination
by bevy of curious chldren:-
"He touched his hat with an air of great
relief for the children were propounding to the
mower questions and remarks of an abstruse
and difficult nature, respecting the work IN
which he was engaged, and as he altogether
failed to understand the drift of almost any one
Of the questions asked, he was in consequence
driven 10 such irrelevant replies as threw the
children's minds into a:state of extreme con-
fusiOn.p
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RumOred Intention of the President to
Resign.

RumOred Intention of the President to
Resign.
The rumor that President Johnson was
about to resign is said to have prevailed ex-
tensively in Washington for day or two past.
We have no means of knowing upon what
basis Of fact, if any, this report obtained cur
rency; but we are very sure that such a step
on the part of the President would be the most
popular act of his administration. He has lost
the confidence and respect Of the country, ire
speCtive Of party. He is totally unable to
carry out his own line of policy, and he keeps
the nation in chronic condition of agitation
by his persistent and exasperating efforts to
defeat the policy of the people. He is the
great impediment TO a peaceful and prompt
reconstruction Of the Union. Why, then,
should he not resignl He was elevated to the
Presidency not by the vote of the people, but
by the pistol Of an assassin; he has not ad-
ministered the Office in accordance with the
will Of the people; he has sunk lower and
lower in popular estimation every month that
has held ONCE; If he escapes impeachment
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NEW MINERAL.-There has recently been
discovered In Borneo new mineral, mixed with
the platinum found In that region. 1t forms
small grains OF globules of dark black-grey
color, and of considerable lustre. Many Of
these grains exhibit brilliant crystalline facets
which are the faces of regular ootobedron.
The mineral is very hard and brittle Il does
not fuse before the blow-pipe, but d,Hnses a
strong odor Of snlphurous acid. II is TO be cali
Sulphate Of Ruthenium. w '"-'
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PREGNANT TBUTH.-The London Spectator,
after making the remarkable statement that the
western farmers OF America declare that they
cannot, and Will not, cut grain at the present
iate OF wages" follows up the apocryphsl an.
nouucement by stating the undOubted fact (not
peculiar to London) "that If live meat we're
selling at penny pound the butchers would
charge IOd.r
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LAKE MoNsrER.-The dwellers on Lake
Michigan are sure there is a monster in that
lake. Whether whale, sea serpent, mermaid, or
beast, they do not know, but they are sure such
a creature is there, and an expedition like that
of Jason in search Of the Golden Fleece is con-
templated. Jasons, to order, can be found in
Chicago.
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The "HARRIs" LETTER.-The conservative
letter published in the papers on Saturday,
and ascribed to ex-senator Harris, of New
York, proves to have been the production Of
somebody else. 1t bore internal evidence of not
coming from Senator Harris, unless that gen
tleman has lately become demented. Who Mr..
''Ira +. Harris" is, nobody knows or cares.
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and removal il will be by the merest
chance; he is the source of national dis
quiet and evaporation; he is doing no good
but much evil where he is; and why NOT
therefore, resignH Why not do one thing which
everybody will recognize as most appropriate
to be done2
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Nor DRAMATIC.-It is said by the Boston
Journal that the only thing which has pre-
vented the dramatization of Norwood" is the
great number Of its characters. 1t would take
a regiment of actors to 6n the dramatic
persona
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Coon OUT OF EVIL.-A London letter-wrlter
says that one go cd result is likely to come from
the execution of Macmillan. Since hearing OF
that event, the Emperor OF Austria has declared
that he never will again sign another death
warrant,
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TIE METEORS.
what is seem from Greenwich Observa-

tOrYs
GREEEwToH OBSERVATORY, ENGLAND, August
10 MidniRht.-Tbe astronomers employed here
are engaged in making observations of tue
August meteors. The night IL clear and the
moon very bright. Since the hour OF O'Clock
tonight but few meteOrs have been seen, and
none of them brighter than stars of the third or
fourth magnitude. The observations made to
this moment confirm the statement that the
radiant point OF the luminaries is in the con-
green.
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sLY.-The Boston Post has the following pun
of one OF its tavorite summer resorts;-"For
good watering place, go into the cellars Of some
OF our liquor dealers,
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NEW ENGLAND REORE.-A According to tue
Posi-, some Boston boy has invented a process
for the rapid and extensive manufacture OF
turtle soup. This is the formula:-Pour quart
of water into painful OF hash.
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TAX ON MUsIc.-In Dayton, Ohio, the pro-
prietors of hand-organs and hurdy'gurdies are
persuaded to move on by a municipal hne OF ~.
This, imposed daily, 50 ourtais the margin Oh
prohtn that emigration and exile ensue.
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RS@e BATCHEl40R'S HAIR DYE.-THIS
B-S splendid Hair Dye is the best In the world
The only true ana perfect Dye-Harmless Reliable ln-
stantaneOua No dlsappOintment No ridiculous tnta.
Natural Black or Brown. Remedies the III effects Of
Bad Dies. InvigOraies the hair, leaving II son and
beautiful The genuine Is signed WILLIAM A.
BATCHELOR All others are mere limitations and
should be avoided. Sold by all DrugGists and Per
fnmers. Factory, No. 81 BARoLAX street, New
York. SbfmW
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eEss9s sCHOMACKER q CO.'S CHLW
Ilb ~ DRAFTED PIANOS.-Aoknowledeed nupe-
& sl95 W al respects to any made In hh oOunIv and
hand Pianos constantly on hand for rent TITins
moving, Rno packing promptly attended 10.
lam Warerooms No. nos OHESNUT 8t
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

h4g@ GROCERS' AND BUTCHERS RE-
- FRIGkRATORs-Cheap and good; warranted
cold, and tree from sweat. no sale.
Also, HARRIS UNCLE SAM HOT-AIR RA NO K.
which s SO admirably constructed that the cooking OF
exercise.
Also, the NEW MAGLIoCCO HEATER, which is
cheap, powerful In giving heat, and saving in
b. S. HARRIS q CO.,
bl63m4p No. 149 North NINTH Street.
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.

Tbs Transfer Books of this Company will be closed
on SATURDAY. the 9th OF July Rext, and be re-
opened on TUESDAY, July l6 1867.
Dividend Of FIVE PER CENT has been declared
on the Preferred and Common Stock clear OF National
and State Taxes, payable In cash on and after the
18Th OF July 10 the holders thereof as they shall
9Th of July next.
atanped &. BRADFORD,
62Bbw Treasurer
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hg MCELROYiS PHILADELPHIA CITY
~ DIRECTORY FOR IS68.-The publishers
inform their friends and the public that the above
work will be issued at the usual time. The canvass
Will commence as heretofore and, by careful selec-
tion OF experienced canvassers and strict attention
by the cOmpilers, determined TO make the
Directory for 1868 RELIABLE and full record of the
and locations of ali bus men and private
citizens Grateful past encouragement, future
patronage is respectfully solicited. -
A. MOELROY q CO.,
$40 st4p No. 6S7 chestnut Street ID floor
RSS5@ FOR CLERK OF ORPHANS COURT,
R-S WILLIAM Il. SCHEIBLE,
Twentieth Ward. n Is I'm
Subject 10 the rules OF the Democratic party.
bGB@ PHILADELPHIA AND READING
~ RAILROAD CoMPANY-OFFIOE, No. 27
- PHILADELPHIA, June 2s, 1857.
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E9g| PARDEE SCIENTIFIC COURSE
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE.
The next term commences THURSDAY. Sep
tembeI r. Candidates admission may be exam
ined the day before (september H. or on Tuesday,
July 30, the day before the annual commencement
Fer circulars apply to President CATTELL, or TO
Professor R B. YoUNGMAN,
Clerk OF the Faculty.
Easton, Pa, July, 1857, 7204pu
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n freshing breezes. aud frst class re-
BesnInehN IN the Gardens at GLlOUCIcSTER POINT
10ass leave loot OF SOUTH Street daily every three
Nu'teerH OF an hour 6ltm4ps
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-10
Feudalism in Tennessee.
A Nashville correspondent of the Gin

A Nashville correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Times writes at follows:
! Encounters in sections of the State,
between men who have served in the rival
armies, occur occasionally, but they are
for the most part personal feuds, which
had their rise during the war, and come
to settlement as the parties meet For
instance, few days ago, at small town
near Chattanooga, bully, who had been
rebel guerrilla, and former resident
of the town, staggered through the street
with navy revolver sticking out OF his
boot, drunk and eager for quarrel. he
went into saloon and met an old and
inoffsnsive citizen of the town, whose
son this bully had caused to be hung dur
ing the war under the most atrocious cir
cumstances. Going up to the old man
in the most insolent manner, and slapping
him on the shoulder, the bully remarked,
"Where's your son now 2 D-n you,
said the exasperated father, recognizing
the murderer of his boy, I'll show you
where my son is, and, drawing knife,
he stabbed the ruffian to the heart The
old man was put in jail, but afterward,
quietly released, not even the exrebels
denouncing his conduct under the well
known circumstances which attended the
case. | heard OF q killing affair near
Knoxville, not long since, in which two
ex.Union soldiers came to their death
through the settlement of personal
wrongs. A Union and rebel family
lived neighbors, and the sons joined the
respective armies that their sympathies
were with. When the Union armies
held that part of the country
the two soldiers alluded to went to
the house of their rebel neighbor, and
forced the females of the house, who
were without any male protection, to
strip themselves naked and dance in their
presence. The war being ended, they
all returned, and at the first meeting of
these men, the soldiers who had put this
affront upon those women were killed.
Correspondents desiring to do so, could
easily magnify such circumstance, by
Withholding the main cause Of the killing
into desire and determination to de-
stroy any person who had belonged to
the army of the Union.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-05-10
Felt Happy.

A clergyman in an adjoining town,
who is being blessed with revival OF
religion in his church, went one evening
to attend a neighboring prayer meeting.
The house was full, and all present
seemed deeply interested in the exer-
cises. At the close of the meeting be
advised all those who desired to hold a
personal conversation with him, as to
the state of their feelings, 10 remain.
Quite number did so, and among them
hardy son Of toll, who we will call
Mr.. B. The good minister in his round
of conversation with each one, came to
him, and upon inquiring the state of his
feelings, received the reply, that he felt
happy" "Ah, indeed, said the preach.
er, y" am rejoicsd to hear you say so !;
may inquire how long you have en-
joyed this happy frame Of mind !" Per
haps, mostly since last week, said Mr.
B. "Well, my friend, said the clergy
man, to what particular event, or cir
cumstance, or occasion, do you trace this
happy change 10 your feelings well,
Mr. Minister, replied Mr.. B., Il reckon,
perhaps, the news Of the election Of Mr..
English for Governor Of the State Of
Connecticut, was about the spot to start
from" The minister bit his lip aud
passed on to the next--Hartford Times.