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THOMAS JEFFERsON ON PATRICK

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TheP Philadelphia dgepu.'ishes what
it calls q hitherto unpublished; manu-,
script, written by.s Thomas Jefferson,
SAYS: Of Patrick Henry. '.Mr. Henry
began his career with verJ little prop:
ieearty. He acted, as r: have under.
stood, as bar-kceper in, the ta7ern at
Hanover G. II: for some ti.a.: H m,-,
.ried very young; settled, I believe, st
a. place called Roundabout, in Louisiana
got credit for some little store Of mer-
chandise, but very soon failed. :; From
this he turned his views to the law, to'
the acquisition. or practice OF which:
however, he was too lazy. Whenever
the courts were, closed for the winter
session, be would make up q party of
poor hunters Of, his neighborhood
would 60 off with: them tor;the piny
woods Of Fluvanna, and pass weeks 10
hunting deer. Of which he was pas
sionately fond sleeping undera a tent,
before fire, wearing the same shi1tthe
whole time, and covering all the dirt Of
! his dress with q hunting shirt. = Ae
never undertook to draw .plss1aedings .pls1e il
be could avoid it, or TO manage ths'
part Of a cause, and very 'unvililngiJ
engaged Is; 'iput as i'd assistant 70 speak il
The case. t:Aude the fee' vas IN indls
penstblc preliminary, observing to II th' }.
applicant: that he }t'. kept, pII. no =, account
never putting. pen to paper! 3oica sa a
true: His powers over tjury we're -
Fiirrret;s,istlble that he received great fee
I:for2 his services, and had the reputation
sof :boing unsuitable ~; nooney;M:Es;: 81.
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r. "A Georgis judge lately threatened
T q lawyer fbr contempt Of the court.
II have expressed no contempt tor tne
court" sid the lc9ysr; ION the coo.
(:t:s,, / have oarsfdlly concealed M
tosi1ss."'
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IF the following we're not vouched
for Is true BY an editor, we should feel
inclined to doubt it:


A s. days since, in Keekuk county,
i, babe six months old was crying lust
ly, aud tho usual applisnees seeemd to
have; no effect $; it;still cried, and the
| mother vas perplexed to know what
ths trouble vas. At lsst, after 1t seem
ed, almost. exhausted, it spoke with
startling; !distinctness these words
[tG;,v;el; nse ne;Si q drink Of vaterF Of course
tie mother Sss' frightened, but she
gave the water, vheo it immediately
rent to sleep. The infant had never
spoken before, nor has it eiuce. W.
oep vouch for the truth Of tho above
q sc &c are personally aequainted With
The parents of vhe ehild.-OttsmUd
|,(lJ,on9 Mercury. ;:~.q.,a. ..',,
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millions Of dollars, and can accommo7
1date one hundred thousand men, 1t
il}ta15ds il}ttaa1n5ds Q four ohundreds afeeta above. tho
iietVsf ofthe Rhine, audiis isteoded by|
tour hundied cdanon. boAst j. stood on
thetopmost bsttletuentthe guide pointed
out several other immense Notifications,
ih.the same range, ct recent construc-
-tion, and :eYerywhere. ! noticed troops
drilling and heard ths sound Of drums
and .trumpcts. j. Not only were the the sol
diers being trained ia squads, but BY
+ liz single man, and there was as much
activity as if the hostile tri-color had
already " appeared on the. not distant
French frontier. Cologne, the chief,
city Of the Rhine, has five heavy tortl-
fiestions,, now occupied BY over forty
thousand Of the finest veterans IN the
Prussians army Never before has, the
| military organization of Prussia been
$50; perfect. Every young man of elgh-
teen is. immediately put into the army,
| where he serves for three Of the best
wears of his life. This, out Of Q popu'
lation of twenty millions, keeps on a
constant war footing ono Of the largest
armies in the world ;; although il takes
|,tro2mnl rom the fields and the workshops an
immense number Of valuable men, and
oooomnpels tho degradation Of women te
Ithe hardest toll. There is no distinc
ton in this conscription-it' reaches
beer and, peasant; and the troops / saw
= many of them very young fellows, ~er'
veterans already, having fought in. th'
: lat years war with great distinction
aud showing their medals and badge
With enthusiastic pride.2H o':s ifo,. ot}5
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f.nso aaasfsi1s ~.=,
TcKNoR,:: ToqL4lAN TO! ] : lNy.|I|,,cI 4 GO
| lsucosssoas TO 4. v. a.. O. slxs,)
| 5,a:ts,sso5sss,,aa o5s,,aa. s.,., a1j'.;. s.,.,.ss
g '1oo0' ieg7~ ssaor1q Q''''St1 tHA:'
Take pleasure in informing their friends
lAld the citizens Of St. Cloud and Northern
I Minnesota that they have just completed
their Fall and Winter stock Of
DRUGS, PAINTS, oils,
| soLI Z DYE. sruFFs.T ( yrOf{, ]
| Glass, Glassware,
And al other articles usually found in =
6rst-elasAp Drug House.
| Agents for all the
POPULAR FAMILY MEDICINES.
| -yj~) = -
A full line Of
LAMPS AND LAMP CHIMNIES;
| kERosENs OLE. ALcoHo4. =.
Pure Wines and, Liquors..
T01LET Goo1Dls,d1 p i
From the best French, English, German
and American factories, comprisine ) !
P0MADEs, CoLOGNEs, EXTRACTS
s-=s=Sse.- ==se.- Tor thes haadkerehisf
SOAPS, TOOTH POWDERS,
And al the latest cosmetics Of the season:
] E -
| The above goods wete bought for cash in
the Eastefh asr1 2sasas viii bssssaaaatna
small mlrgin.JaA3 Il il
/ r1ckNoR,' ro1MAx.4 go. 4
St. Cloud. Oct. Oath. 1865. ...,, y9nl4
New Goods! Rev Styles!
/ Lev: + fFiee's! ! ! 8 7
/ ). W. METZRoTH,
| M E RIc HANT.::TA1 OR,
. h.. just received : large iot of> i 5:
5Cloths. and Cassimeres,
lOf new and &esAieaabls. styles. fof spring
aad sumner xe,r--wIn I 81 sola cheap.
; ,.-~- f,.3.s .!a.s. a,E.,ss O.
A large stock Of S'i"sst
Ready.m,!.a..de' cllqqlt!:h4lin!g, Il ql!:4 i y 4
obt.inedszspesiallrss tos this market, and
warranted to be q excellent quality.
Aeenp,..s ,~,,ertraeo. d i |
Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods,
including
FUR HATS, CAPS, coL1ARs.& + GLOVES,
: Cloth, Fsl and, Other, Hats and Caps
,NsaxilsN The --latest jtyDp, .EI.s<: ,TEl
. c.n.:, ". ','' -. '-o :" :'' "'
S~A ""~ eAeA''1e ny oso0>'
J. W. METZR0TH.
St. Cloud, Oct. Sd, 16ee61s.......:syas1a.tf ~. !. :.
UNION -t,t1s=:@=sz: =:
~~..
Flour and Feed Store.
~ |
- = .'-'< - 80 .'fF..>ar~! ,a*s
/ opened !. salesroom in the lars: ware
on oos s sape,
100. =. :. -. ,.,.. 49,. >. .:.: :, ;.
"'": ~: :: !" ~..-..-.s.:
s.; :: !; I: 4. F'E'E:!;D,|
~ ,i..i5: *!L:1<@ .::IE -
Inc highest s,se p.e m ee,r ,9' ns'
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eraphs-h.ir breadth escapes, strange
accounts of crime, bits of wisdom-snd
pasaug them in e scrap book. When he
gets ready to crite new etory he goes
over his scEp- book in search Of good
things,' furnishes up the crimes and &C.
cidents, redreeses Vit and wisdom, and
weaves Ill into his narrative with his
own wonderful skill"
Two persons in Vienna, disputing
whether men or comen had most vsni-
ty, made Z bet to decide the matter.
They agrsed to stand opposite mirror
shop and count the number OF men and
women vho should stop and admire
themselves in tho looking-glssses. In
ono hour they he'd counted 100 women,
80 Of phcm stopped to look at them
selves, chile Of the same number OF
men, 95 paused to admire their face
and figure.
We believe this to be vile SANDER.
"A Philadelphis letter gossips pret.
ty freely arout the handsome ladies OF
that city. 1t says. ''eeery once in .
! while I see scrap in New England
paper about the beauty of : certain
Miss Schonberg Of this city. Nov, she
lis not the prettiest woman BY any
means. Miss SchonberS is not .
| natural but an artificial beauty: we
can give you score Of ladies Who viii
rival her. Were you to ask my person
| q opinion in the matter I should say
that Z Miss Emma G. Ttton il by ta1
the handsomest. Sho is lady eigb
teen, chile Misc Schcnherg is At leas
thirtJ-f9a 5ears Of ags."
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|71lDI PAQRfRs 'sFs Mrs ,,',n o,11or p
eA .tseI ..I.at 81, 80 - WsH0.
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iStsst iSsitesests: ;B,iaaaqdl llighsty md white, made
!ef:a :asar gyoop5d from bon wheat, which OR
sdit :fitaencd; chicEen-pie maize of 81
ptaisis :sh;ekse, ,sthasz,oaaen Bvsop;1gi
doNn from the elsky into our own yardt );
(4D1f1 MIXED from our tn9 pVend
laid BY our own hens-at one or tvo:
| removes; ]elties that hung quivering'
aes B1Ss'f}' tajss sS5Ssyss, sss
| With fine white linen, with napkins and
silver forks .rd spoons, and pretty!
] -P|ais yars y5ea|ly one nigh! de Yo'ssI s.
thsf dine alta prsisie 9srss-house: 4:
building hts. .thi,. srssted Hhen I'm;
say three years ago, cost not quite tn Q
r 92lHS22t 2H2 deai' e mssddky ~as BjadAeinto
l.. For blinds the owner Obtains =
I model, pSiSisd then INCL kes them and paints
them bimselF. Hea washes or stains
$s";ys! s3sIsP lis is's 4s5s.: nas
stainaall;the interior work with .
homemade preparation. Many Of the
doers and some Of tl'e window = frames
I ai,ee thae work Of lis own hands, He
lays the floor, and lathes the walls. He
makes the little porch over the front
e door. All the cunning ,YoIkmapshiI
Of the store.roem5 10 bis. The dining
't@xble;; Ind the brackets, and scores o
!, Little ,eeptrivaices, and even elegaaces
are the product Of his mind, and hane
by another niadaas fertile, ant
other hands only less strong not les
- skiilful. From From these. .o,hef hands com
3 thslrustisg frames fW the sengravingf
the warm-l,oking curtains, and many.
y nameless but useful and pretty devies
y From both pairs. Of hands ~ comes th
i largeapd' comfortable lounge, with il
's piled.up cushions; it is not the wor
of day sor, Of . week but. Of many vii
i, [ter.eyenings and many rainy morning
4 Fz0Q1lhfe 0Q1lhe gathered fraemsnts3o s3of, odd hour \
and % first aud best We have hon !!
y Ii th4 wilderness, aud I home that y
J bs constantly growing more home.likl
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as,oa J.. MADAME &. MRAR6, saas
Having inereaisted Tie Aseonnodasiont for
pupils, dssireste inform her patrons ,thetI
10 10 able to offer tho advsntsses .! her
,1nstitutiona to .s,largerl Number o. young
% French III i, ,th,' 'l1ui Language Il ths school. :, .,
Madasnc III. refSfS to WI: Mitchell,
Ess, g, Cloud. aad H rhIt!es' n! III ~: .o:.sm %
sseeee .tsti aace ri,r : 80 i ssn
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The Portland daily press., 1867-12-17
e U r. oPE

LONDON, Dec. 15-Dispatches have been re-
ceived from Massowak which report that the
British expedition had advanced a considera-
BILE distance into the interior of the country
but that at last accounts the troops were suf-
ferfng from scarcity of water ae 2h 2
1t is thought that the Fenians will cease all
active attempts against law and ORDER in con-
sequence OF the universal horror and indgna-
tlon caused by the disastrous attempt on Clerk
enwell JAIL Large rewards have been offered
by the government for the discovery and ar
rest of the guilty pSrties.
Public funeral services in honor of Allen
Gould and Larkin, which were to have been
held to-day in many of the principal cities in
England and Ireland, were prevented by the
authorities in every place where attempts were
made to carry them out. Much indignation
was shown by the crowds in some instances
but no violence was committed In this city
battalions of regular troops to the number of
6O0O men in all, have been kept under arms all
day to assist the police in maintaining order
and suppressing any Fenian demonstration.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 15-Evening.-Special pre-
cautions have been taken by the government
to check any demonstrations or disturbances
on the part of the Fen:ans or Orangemen in
this city, as this was the day which had been
appointed for holding the obsequies of the Fee
mans executed at Manchester. All the drink
ing places within the city limits have been
closed by order Of the magistrates The whole
police force Is on duty, and the soldiers are
held in readiness at their barracks. The vol
unteer armores are all guarded and vessels of
war are guarding the docks. An attempt was
made in accordance with the Fenian program
me previously announced, to form funeral
procession, but it failed. The city is quiet
TURKEY.
LONDON Dec. 15-The great powers have
addressed note to the Sublime Porte, asking
that the navigation of the Dardanelles be
made free to the shipping of all nations.
FRANCE.
PARIS. Dec. ia general conference on the
Roman question has been abandoned, the lead
ing European Governments having finally de-
clined to take part in it. m
PARIS. Dec. Is -Evening.-A deputation
from the English Bible Society had an audi
ence with the Emperor Napoleon to-day, and
presented him with copy of the Bible. The
Emperor made brief address to the gentle
men OF the deputation, in which he declared
that it was his first rule to protect all religions.
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| PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 14.-The recent snow storm
has prevent our usual Coal returns from coming to
| son. The Delaware having considerable in If. and
vessels here the shipping trade NAV be consider
ed dgF the s Most have
local trade.-lNorth American.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-Flour quiet; Spring extras at
So9 Y ~ ". Wheat quoted al 90 a. 81 for No. j,
ana e for No2. Corn moderately active and ad-
oats steady and firm at 55s q SEC. Rye unsettled
sales at 4S @ so tor No. 4. Barley-no hing do
ING E. Mess Pork declined 2sc; sales az 20 90 cash
and 1lac for steam dried. English meats nominal at
Saturdays prices. Bulk Meats dull shoulders TIC.
shoulders &c from tie block. Receps-,6OO bbls
flour, 600 bush. wheat, $4,000 BUSH corn, 1000
bush. oats. shipments $40 bush. wheat, 5000
CINCINNATI. Dec 16.-Whiskey dull at 2sc in
bond, and 20 q SOC on time Mess Pork-oid 20 90;
new 70 90.
ST. LOUIS, NO., Dec. A.-Tobacco steady and un-
changed; Tugs Qg Sci common to shipping leaf Csc.
Cotton fayors buyers; quoted at 124 10 13c. Flour
very firm and in fair demand; superfine 90 a 90;
extra 60 g s75 treble to fancy 10 50 g 1s g.
Oats firm but inactive at rs q 7sc. Barley firm at
Provisions weak; country Mess Pork 81 so; city
22 go Bacon-shoulders II q 111c; clear sides 14tc.
Lard dS ~ e i2c for s1ce Wsksy unsettled
ply and prices are low r, closing at Gle bids. Re-
cepts-170 bbs. -four, 1870 BUSH corn, $500 head of
hogs. 48
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 13.-Tobacco 90 al 81 90 for
light Tugs t, Leaf. -Four steady; superfne CO.,
Wheat 25 q So. Corn Gull at 81 "a Sc on the ear.
Oats 65 (9 Coo in butk. Provisions quiet. Hogs
packers 81 q 7c, gross Lqrd 13tc. Cotton IA a 145c
Whskey lin bond, 80 q SIC. TS0[7p
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 13.-Cotton dull; Middling
IL 1Stc. Corn 80 q s5c. Hay q co. Oats so a S5c.
Flour firm and unchanged. Mess Pork % 90. Bac
Isle. "
MOBILE, Dec. ;3.-Cotton sales to-day 1000 bales;
Middlngs at 1dc; low do 13c; strict IA "a 15c; or
binary 12c; good ordinary 14ac; sales Of the week
10000 bales; receipts bales receipts to-day 1884
bales; exports Q, 173 bales; Havre 1881 bales to
New York 1,o6S bales; to New Orleans $3.50 bales;
stock 9,7S4 bales. =
AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec. 13.-The Cotton market clos
ed firm; sales 800 bales receipts $50 bales Mid
ding at 14sc. lf -
SAVANNAH, Ca, Dec 13.-Cotton opened dull and
heavy. and closed quiet but firms Mddlings 14ac:
sales 1000 bales; receipts 3,003 bales.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Dec. 10. Cotton steady and
rather rmer; sales 600 bales; Mddling at 14ic; re-
ceipts of the week 1885 baes exports 8776 bales of
which 1926 were to Great Britain; 11O5 to the Cont
nent, and 4o35 coastwise; stock II 997 bales. s
WILMINGTON, N. c., Dec. 13.-Spirits Turpentine
closed at 49, Resin quiet at 75 Tar steady at
200. Cotton quiet at 1Sc for Middling.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-17
SOUTH AVE xIrA.

~ LISBON. Dec. Is.
The Engli b mail steamer from Rio Janeiro
has arrived. She brings important news from
the scene OF war in Parana. The Parlguayan
forces, under command OF President Lopez,
bad resumed active offensive operations. Their
hrst movement Was complete success. They
attacked the Brazilian camp and carried it by
storm, taking 1900 prisoners and several pieces
of artillery. The Brazilians defended their
camp with great obstiaacy and LOST nearly 1000
men in killed, wounded and prisoners.
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LONDON, Dec 1G-i1.15 A. M.-Consols s2a "a s2l
for money. - V "a
AMERICAN SECURITIEs-Unied States 5-20s
Ash 0-1 '-'-A Is
FRANKFORT. Dec. 16.-U. s 5-2o's 76a.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 16.-C0tton firm with but LITTLE
doing; sales estimated at 5000 bales Breadstuffs
quiet.
HAVANA. Dec. 16.-Exchange on London 1874 pre-
MUM; on New York currency 234 a 254 discount
Sugar market dull; sales of the crops have been
made at Cardenas at an advance; good refining
Muscovado 81 reals P arobe.
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Good Agents :!
WANTED
To canvass. to whom stea ~ employment and
$3.50 pei month guaranteed. Ea
TOaUn and County Rights for Sale.
Address or apply personally tor Agency to
II. C.. TUYB URY.
PrO3Ise, or Of State,
w4wti6 SACO, MAINE.
Sherif's Sale.

CoMBERI AND, IS,
TAKEN cution and will be sold at pubic
i uctiom, on Saturday December 2Sh. A d, 1857,
at 10 Ice 10 the afternoon 1t the Sheri's Otcn, in
the city Of Portland, in said county, all The right in
equity which Samuel Kyle ortland has, OF had
on the 9TH day of January, A u, 1866, five cock
and thirty minutes in the AFTERNOON heing the time
oil the attachment the zane OF the orr naI writ,
in this action which sal execution was obta ned
to redeem the fol owing deserted parcel of real es-
tate in said Portlan, to wit:
Beginning the south westerly corner OF Con-
press and Hampshire streets: thence running west
erly on tue southery line of sail Congress street
bout sixty two amt six tentbs feet TO the Tucker
lot SO caIlpd. now owned ~ John SWEET; thence
souherly byfaid fuckers lot about sixt -th ZEE and
tenth feet; thence eastery abou sixty and
one-tenth feet to tie line OF Hampshire Street;
thence northerly on the line Of Ham sl,lre Street
about six y aud three-ten,hs Teet TO the first men
TONED bounds
The above described premises being subject to a
m frtgage to Tie Portland Five G MIS- Savings Bant
tn sec re the paym, Mt OF three thousand llas in
three Years from tie date of said mortgage, dated
Dared at Portland, November '2l, A. D. 1867.
noV23w5w +. N PERRY, Deputy Sheriff.
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INSTRUMENTATION Wanfed,

m Rs FRANCES SASTROFF, moth OF Stephen
wi G. s Sasirnif doc. late nth Me Is.
Lev is S. Merrill, late Co L, 4th N. H. Vols.
Wm. White, late private Co. E, 18th Me. Vols.
Winfield s. Hunter late private Co. K, SO Mass.
Vols
Geo. A. Thompson, late private LIST Maine Battal-
ion supposed residence st, john, n. B.
Lafayette W. Crosby, late private Co. G, goth Me.
Vols.
John Kramer. late Co. O. 18th U. s. In antry.
Woodbury. P. Hill (colored), lat private 60. B. 43d
U +. 1olored TT ops.
All OF the above named parties will hear s,me,bing
10 their advantag- by sending their dress o b.
IL, cortland, Me. r. deci1eod1m
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-17

THE second and fourth stories of Store No. 151
i Middle Street, Hopkins Block Apply TO
sept23dlf ST. JOHN SMITH.
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VIRGINIA.
THE RECONSTRUCTION CONVENT

THE RECONSTRUCTION CONVENTION.
RICHMOND, Dec. 16-In the Reconstruction
Convention to-day resolutions of inquiry were
offered relative to the expediency of amending
the Dill OF rights so as to secure freedom o.
speech and the immunity of voters for any vote
cast In any election, and of increasing the tax
atlon on uncu tivated land susceptible of cul-
tivaton TO higher rate The following reso.
tuition was ref.rred:
Resolced, That the right of suffrage shall be
as universal as liberty.
The preamble of this resolution looks to fe-
male suffrage. A resolution, forbiddng the
lease of the ferry at Portsmouth, and resolu-
ton exempting all persons DISTINGUISHED by
the State law from the payment of taxes and
working on the public roads, were referred. A
motion to adjourn from Dec. 23d to Jan. 7th
was laid over. Adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-17
NEw YoRk, Dec is -.o..aa 4c higher; sale 2,eo

NEW YORK, Dec l6 -.o,,4n 4c higher; sale 1900
baies Middling uplan.s at 152c. Flour shade firm
er and very quiet sales 3,1O0 bbls State at 55 a
%; Round Hoop Ohio at 96 % 800; Western at
90 9 IA 9O Southern steady; sales 80 bbls at 10 %
g u 50; California dull; sales 500 sac at II 20 a
Is o. Wheat a &c higher anil quiet; sales 1850
bush; fair No, Iheag, Spring 2s5; White
10. O9r "a g - higher; sales 81 600 bush
BUSH; Western s3I q S4A; in store and So c al at
Be fquet. Pork heavy; sales $50 bbls; mess 81 O5
@2l %, closing q. q 10 regular; Lard dropping;
steady; sales 1000 oXes Havana at fIa a 12c Coffee
nOmlnally unchanged. Mclasses nominal Per-
leu.n quiet. Ffeishts to Liverpool dull and droop
ing. .. o,
Cattle In mod IA supply, with brisk dem md and
him prices; lower grades in large supply wt ght
demand and on ! Lover; receipts GOA head; quo
tatlOns 21c, the latter Pree for extra Va
heal; quotations g 12tc. sheep and Lamb. with.
out mater4 change; receipts q go head; Quotations
Sheep a &c; Lambs 81 "a 73c SWINE closed heavy
receipts 2,557 head; quotations u q stc
new ORLEANS Dec. 16-Co,fon excitea; s g, y
100 bales; Middlnss Orleans at l4sc; re;eps as1
bales; export 1908 bales. Sugar in goed demand
common VI 9 1olc; fully lair 121 % l-sc. Moia SCI
active; common 45c; choice I5,
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-17
GEO RGIA.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
ATLANTA, Dec. 16.-An ordinance was in
troduced into the Constitutional Convention
this morning to vacate all State offices after
the LIST of January next until filed by Gen.
Pope. A large number of relief measul es
were introduced. The standing committees,
sixteen in number, were announced. But
three negroes are on the committees.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-17
ALA ia ia.

ARREST OF THE LEADER OF TUE LATE INsrrp.
RECTIoN.
MONTGOMERY Dec. 16.-The Advertiser con-
talns reliable information Of fine orros+ nc O.
enorter, a negro of this city, who was the lead
er 81 the recent insurrectionary movement in
bullock county. Shorter claims to be from
Limos, OF, one Of the Northwestern States,
ana says he was sent by the radicals to thai
region to organize governm Mt in the Somtb
Blacks gave information of his Whereabouts
and he was captured by the whites and blacks
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
FIRE IN PoRTsMoUTH

PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 16;
W.; Inc ne stable belonging to the Hon. Horton d.
, masnsr, ana attached to his premises, was
consumed by hre yesterday afternoon. His
horses, cows and other stock were safely re-
moved, The fire caught in The lott and the
cause therefore is unaccountable.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-17
LOUISIANA.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 16-The Constitution
al Convention has been occupied almost the en-
tire day in the discussion of reports of the
committee on printing. During the discussion
a resolution was offered to print the conyen-
ton proceedings in French and English. The
resolution was tabled, although a large portion
of the constituents of the members use the
French language alone. ~.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-17
MASsArn UsETTs.
ADDror az

SPRISGFIELD, Dec. 16.-Five alleged incen-
daries were arrested at Northampton to-day,
vz:-Quantus d. Kingsley, Edward s. Lewis,
Patrick j. Kelley, Henry Pratt and James
Mahan. The evidence against three of the
prisoners is very strong. Kingsley is supposed
to be the leader of the gang.
The Portland daily press., 1867-12-17
DEATH OF ADMIRAL PALMER,

The q. S. steam frigate Susquehanna. fr. m
st Thomas Dec. 7th, has arrived. She has
lost three of her crew by yellow fever Ad-
miral Palmer died at St. Thomas on the 7th
inst. of the same disease.
The U. S. steamer Don was at st. Croix on
the 7th inst t..r