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which. as loyal IEnglishmen, they

which, as loyal Englishmen, they
were bound to do. This bore directly
on their own interests IN the beef
market of Baltimore town and the
interest of agriculture. The premi-
ums for horse racing were for about
the same purposes that are answered
nova good deal for the universal
excitement and interest, and some
thing for the. improvement. of, the
breed of horses. :. 80. -
The premium for yard wide"
country made linen was intended to
attract and interest and compliment
the notable housewives of the day,
when the best ladies of the land; like
oSolem on's -TtFirtuoas woman, would
f'hseek wool and fax, and work will
ingly with their hands, We remem-
Der, by the way, something of this
coun try made-linen which our good
.methers made 1t Twas not just the
fine linen that the Proverbs describe,
3norIdoes cur memory go back to the
days of this Fair weiare speaking of.
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obtaining some relics atleast, IF L
die, says he, 1 shall die doing my
duty" Before parting he showed US
some splendid furs, skins of the musk
OK, fox and bear.
The whaling feet have met with
very poor success, there being four
vessels in the port, and altogether
have not one thousand barrels of oil
and not over twelve thousand pounds
of bone. The weather is warm while
the sun shines, but the moment it
goes behind cloud it is cold as, win
fer y 3 bro .9sDUI 91Brii
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BABIES In THE WOOD.
An Incident In Australia.

An English paper has this story
from Australia: arrfi .
Three tiny boys, colony born. OF
Daylesford, In Victoria, started into
the bush to look for some runaway
goats. The eldest was only seven ;
but Australian lads and lassies have
a continent for a playground, and
nothing was feared. When, however,
the little ones missed the dinner hour,
and then tea, their parents grew anx-
ious, and searched the neighborhood
in vain. Night fell, and with the aid
of the local police, the search was ex-
tended, and though it lasted till the
morning the childrenFwere still miss
ing At dawn store keeper came in
who had seen the small wanderers on
the road over night; and then boy,
who had given them the right direc-
ton as he passed. This was all that
could be gained throughout the Sec
ond day; but now the1ittle scattered
community had heard of the loss, and
was on the alert. The quartz miners
put their tools by and went out into
the bush; so did the sawyers at the
mills, and so did the wood.c cut
tiers in the scrub; and the third day
was thus passed In vigorous search.
Still no trace or tidings, except a faint
foot mark going in the wrong direc-
ton towards the Warribee River; and
therefore the good folks were growing
much conc erned, and it was settled at
"a public meeting that all hands should
strike work and go to look for the
babies. HAN fITYft
Accordingly, next day-the fourth
every shop was shut, every tool and
implement was left idle; six or:seven
hundred men women and boys turned
out In all directions into the dense
scrub to hunt the strayed ones up.
Seventy pounds were collected as a
reward for the finder; though no one
wanted that Incentive, and the man at
the steam mill kept the steam whistle
going all day to guide the little feet
home, if they were still able to stir.
For days these kindly souls of the
Victorian township kept at the hunt.
1t was in vain; at the end of the week
! the shops had to. be re-opened, and
work mournfully resumed, for the
children could not be discovered.
The heart-broken parents publicly
thanked their neighbors for doing all
that human gentleness and good will
could do, and SO the melancholy
narrative ends, for the children were
hopelessly lost and must have laid
down to die in the wiidsa 1t will be
hereafter a colonial tale to match our
British Babes in the Wood with
the blue bird and the bell-bird for
cock robin" and the generous
Daylesford folk, to make. a pleasant
verse instead Of the wicked uncle"
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Views of Mr.. ,washburne, Of Illinois

From the Chicago Tribune, 1st.l y
+ We had the pleasure Of a cali yes
terday from Hon. E. B. 1Washburne,
who lately returned from Europe,
where he had spent some six mon tbs,
for the Improvement of his health.
He appears quite recovered from his
illness, and locks hale and hearty.
He has spent asfortnight since his re.
turn in New England and New Yorls.
and a few days In Washington, and
he expresses the opinion fodnded
upon the indications Of public senti-
ment, which he has everywhere en-
countered, that the House, of Repre-
sentatives will certainly frame articles
of impeachment against Andrew
johnson, and vigorously prosecute
them before the Senate. % He regards
the course which the President is
pursuing as. little less than insane,
and expresses his establishment at the
reckless man ner in which linsults
and defies the law making power, and
disregards the manifest wishesIof the
loyal masses. on the subject of recon-
struction.
! He esteems it fortu nate for the
country that General Grant liaccepted
the portfolio of Secretary of War,
od interim, for had he refused, and
some Copperhead like Steadman been
appointed, there is no telling what
mischief might have been done be-
fore the reassembling of. Congress.
Mr.. Washburne is. panied and cha
grined at the fire-in- the-rear upon
General Grant started by protested
Republican papers, such as the New.
York Tribune, and hardly knows to
what to ascribe it,, but declares that
no better or firmer friend of the Con-
gressional policy Of RECONSTRUCTION
lives than General Grant, as his every
act and word proves. The country,
he says, may rely implicitly upon the
General doing his duty as. faithfully
and ably in reconstructing the rebels
as he did in conquering them As he
employed his sword in war in behalf
of Union and Liberty, be will -exer-
else his official powers in, peace to
secure equal civil and political rights
for all men, irrespective Of color or
condition. q l!'ft ~ 81 LtH -EtrT
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just one hundred and twenty years
ago the General Assembly of Mary
land ordained that Fair should be
held in Baltimore town on the first
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
October, yearly. and the Commission
ers of said town made all necessary
arrangements, list of premiums, etc.
We find a record of this in the old
Maryland Gazette, one of the few pa
pers published at that time in the
Colonies, and which was continued to
the death of the late Joseph Green,
of Annapolis, having been published
In turn by Jonas Green, the elder. his
widow, Mrs. Catharine Green, and
last by their son, with whom it died !:
an Ever-Green, as it was called by
Mcmahon. The Gazette, of. Septem-
Der 9Th, 1747, published the proceed
ings of the Commissioners of Balti-
. more town, as follows: rs
Whenever there is Fair appointed
by act of Assembly to be held in Bal
timore town on the first Thursday,
Friday and Saturday in October, year
~, the Commissioners of the said
town hereby give notice that whoever
brings to the said Fair, on the first
day thereof. the best steer, shall re-.
ceive eight pounds current money for
the same also a bounty of forty shil-
-lings over and above eight pounds
The said steer afterwards, on the
same day, to be run for by any horse,
mare or gelding, not exceeding FIVE
years old, three heats, quarter of a.
mile each heat, not confined to,carry
any certain weight. Il The winning
horse to be entitled to the said steer,
or to eight pounds in money, ct the
option Of the owner. eG .lasI -
8 On Friday, the second day of said
Fair, will be run for the sum of FIVE
pounds current money, by any horse.
mare or gelding, the same distance,
not confined to carry any certain
weight Also, bounty of forty shilf-
ings will be given to any person who
produces the best piece of yard-wide
country made linen, the piece to con-
tain twenty yards. sas.. $50 ii
On Saturday, the third day, hat
and ribbon will be cudgeled for;
pair of pumps wrestled for, and a
aebite shift to be run for by negro
girls. - BEL oi ho15Dr-saea.l Er.
= ittrAll persons are exempted from
any arrests during the said Fair, and
the day before and, the gday after,
except in cases of felonyand breaches
Of the peace, according to the tenure
of the aforementioned act.n9s7' -
Il 1t will not be claimed that the
premiums of this Fair were magnif-
cent, yet they were in full proportion,
no doubt. to the expenditures then
INDUCED IN for town purposes; Meth
er did they cover all the ground en-
braced in modern premium lists. In
the leading element, however, of our
, modern cattle shows the horse
racing, it will be acknowledged that
our torefathers were not behind us.
J They did not eenfine themselves to. a.
tretonor WIS their phrase puritanized
tossdt triad ef speed, 1T was honest
iruanipg, bandItthey5 didnlto care who
knewltsIs sro3iziy ze IS n loi
q r. Their first premium was to sencour2
age the Gproduetionuof good beef
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-04
aHALL'S ARCTIC ExPEDIfI0N.
A Visit to Captain Halls Winter
1i.,A Quarters.

Repulse Bay Head of Hudson Bayy Core
spondence (Aug. l5) of the N. Y. Herald
Your readers will be surprised to
know that the Herald has a CORE
spondent in this country, but never
theless it is so-one who has seen
more ice Summer than he has ever
seen before in a lifetime spent in
forty one degrees north latitude, and
larger mosquitoes than the Mississippi
or Jersey fats can boast of-mosqui-
toes that will draw blood like leech
But [ am getting away from what /
commenced to write about Well, we
have paid visit to Captain Hall, the
Arctic explorer, and shall endeavor
to tell what we have seen in as few
words as possible We found Cap
tain Hall living on the rocks In ex-
actly the same spot that he wintered
in last winter. He greeted Us quite
cordially, and became quite laxative
when we told him that we belonged
to the press. He invited US into his
toopick, or tent made OF seal-skins,
and babe -us sit DOWN pointing to
some skins that were to furnish
US In place of a chair After talk
ing over home matters, for some
time, he proceeded to give asa short
history of his journey last winter-not
in search of Sir John Franklin or the
Northwest. Passage, but in search Of
1 dogs to begin his grand journey in
search Of franklin with. His party
consisted of FIVE white men belonging
to the whale shipsSin the bay, two
natives, himself and thirty dogs.
They took a Northwest course and
were gone six weeks. They found a
small tribe of natives that were quite
hostile, but succeeded in obtaining
forty dogs in exchange for some old
knives and tin pans. They suffered
great deal of hardship, the cold being
r very intense, but arrived all we'll On
.. their journey they lived ong frozen
deer meat. Once a day a spoonful of
brandy was furnished each man. Be-
ing asked how much meat he eat in a
day he answered nine pounds did him
quite well, but he could eat nd ore
with ease. His diet IS just the same
as the natives, and that consists of the
flesh of a bear or deer-eyerything
but the hides and bones. Some infor-
nation he got last winter fromthe ma
T. tive he fell in with made him decide
on wintering there this winter. They
told him that some white men had
been with them for long time, and
one Of them died and they buried him
with great care. Captain Hall thinks
that it may be Sir John Franklin, and
has determined to try and reach the
country to see for himself; SO he Of
fered among the whaling feet $500 in
gold per man for five men to go with
him. The men having wintered, did
not wish to stay; but at last FIVE good
sa S4E sus aoh bs4f ans b sqa fail when then
Z will start Captain Hall is sure of
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-04
WOODEN Department. , ?

Superintendent by Miss ELIZA BELLAM
is the most complete In the West, and new
goods are daily arriving and by the 18th
of September the stock will be complete,
with every novelty that the heart can
wish and the eye desire.
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Domestic Department,

In charge of j. Z. BUTCHER, is beingdaiiy
fepienished. and the assortment now COM
plete-consisting of Swiss, Jaconets, Table
Linens and Cloths, Stand and Table Cow
ers, Towels, Napkins, Handkerchief, EN-
brolderies, Edgfngs, Laces both real and
fmftatfon). Embroidered and Lace Cur
tains, and charming beauties in Bed
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than can be found in any ONE ESTAl
iishment In the Western Country, viz
In the ~
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-04

ScHAPKER, BUSSING eco.
Now offer to the public . larger and better
stock of
Fall and Winter DRY Goods

than can be found in any ONE ESTAB-
ilshment In the Western Country, viz:
Domestic Department,
Under the charge of A. LANSING can
now be had the best and most popular
Mm Inns, sheetfngs. Pfilow- Case Mi1 usiins,
Checks, Tickings, Hickory Stripes, &C.,
and always at heiowest market price.
Dress Goods Department,
Under special charge Of PRoF. lGEsT.
MATHIASsts now stocked with Novelties
and in which any and every body can be
suited.
White Goods Department,
In charge Of j. E. BUTCHER, is belngdaiiy
fepienished. and the assortment now COM
plete-consisting of Swiss, Jaconets, Table
ers, Towels, Napkins, Handkerchief, EN-
broideries, Edgfngs, Laces both real and
1mftatfon). Embroidered and Lace Cur
tains,, and charming beauties in Bed
spreads, DC.
Notions Department.
This stock, in charge of A. vENEMANN,
Is very com plete, from Paper of Pins to
Pair OF Alexandre'sK Kid Gloves, or q Brass
Button to a Paper Collar. But the most
Finished and F" Star OF the West" Glazed
Paper Collars at Is cents a box-the most
in America.
92I Z Wooden Department, y u
Under the su pefintendehee yfJoHN Els
ENHAUER, iswell assorted, and those in
search of Cloths, Cassimeres, Doeskins,
Beavers, Jeans, or anything for Mems or
Boys Wear, would do well to examine
this stock before purchasing elsewhere,
%tor, part cotton, and fs Six and Wool. all
Shawls and Cloaks
In endless variety.
,Hoop-Skirts ,,eoau
AT great reduction In prices.
Retail Millinery Department,
Superintended by Miss ELIZA BELLAM,
goods are daily arriving and by the 18th
of September the stock will be complet
with every novelty that the heart can
wish and the eye desire.
fi4S g>(pid ~" no brRH
We most respectfully call the attention
of the public TO the fact that we make no
ridiculous pretension of "selling below
cost" cheaper than before the war" or
q eheaper than any body Gin the world;''
neither do we sell three spools of Coats's
Thread for rs cents for the purpose OF en-
s s91a a. II EEK nsf M TTG aD9
ALWAYS as cheap as the cheapest, and as
low as the market Will afford, and warrant
all goods a. represented TufgH .YgH
: The salesmen. will always be found ac-
comm dating and ready to SHOW goods,
whetheria sale is made or not
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HUDSPETH, ADAMS & CO.,
52si9 fH $3.50 aS.a9 1iaH-ed
5lt 1f-5f o Boss 4efa a1..1-i
70 e3 Main Street. So
WE REsPEcFULLY CALL AT.

r wv
tention to our large stock of Ladies' and
Childrens' Hats. We have just received
from New York City, new Dress Goods, in
Alpacas, Grenadines, DeLains, Linen
Goods, Ginghams, Lawn, Chambray and
Crepe Marez, Capimeres,C ottonades, Linen
Painting and Coating.
New lot of White Goods, Jaconett, Main
sock, Swiss, Irish Linen, and a large va
riety in Ladies' and Gents Linen Hand
kerchiefs. Our stock of Hosiery comprises
a large variety, bought low, and will be
sold cheap. s..
Parasols and Sun Umbrellas, In SILK,
Cotton, and Scotch bingham" We have,
and win keep large assort ment
New goods bought by our house in the
market with special view. to the interest
of our customers. We will receive here
after daily, and call the attention of all
people 10 come anc examine our stock
apdinricest o. ';tt'tt ttFE8 Ht5
lglguH - - 1wr
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-02-22
Items from Washington.

John II. Surratt arrived in Wash.
'ngton on Monday, and is now in
close confinement.
During the past week five hundred
and ten applications, and fifty caveats
were filed at the Patent Office, and Oh
Tuesday two hundred and twenty
eight new patents were issued.
A large delegation of Sioux Chiefs
now in Washington. were introduced
to Gen Grant. ON Monday, who wore ,
plain suit of clothes, with "A Monitor
hat. The Indians aboundod in pain
zad ieAt3sSgs.
A Washington despatch says tia
Commissioners Bogy, after eorrospon
denee with the Secretary of War, ba
succeeded in having transferred to In
charge of the Indian Department som
SIX or seven thousand Nayaioe Indian,
now held as prisoners hy the militar
at Borque Kedoulo, New Mexico. 81
These Indians cost the Governmer
last year. for food and transportation
the enormous sum Of 81 500, 00l
Whereas, by the transfer, the Commi
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-02-22
Personal.

The managers of the Bennington
and Rutland Railroad have appointed
Mr. II. NJ. Stanton chief clerk of their
road. Mr. Stanton has for several
years been connected with the Vt.
Central Railroad and is young man
well fitted for SO responsible po-
sition His address is North Ben
nington.
Mr.. j. H. Elliott formerly of Brat
tleboro, but more recently of New
Haven, Conn, has become associated
with Morris Phillips in publishing
and editing the Home journal.
Hon. David A. Smalley, United
States Dist rict Judge for Vermont
is holding the United States Circuit
Court in New York City. Last week
he gave a decision that "impost and
"excise, or excise tax can be exacted
at the same time on foreign merchan.
die.
Norman Millington, late Mail Agent
on the Western Vermont Railroad
has become connected with the Eagl,
Square Manufacturing Company, a
South SALISBURY.
Francis Goodhue, Esq, of Brattle
boro, has been elected one of the Di
rectors of the Vermont and Massachu
sets Railroad; and Col Silas NJ
Waite, of the same place, has beer
elected Director of the New Londoi
Railroad.
Rev. f. II Seeley, a graduate o
Middlebury College has been ordain
ed to the work of the ministry ant
now has charge Of tho Presbyterian
Church at Rockfeld Springs, n. Y.
Hon. Justin S. Morrill, has bee
called home by the illness of hi
mother Senator Edmuuds has ais
been called home by sickness in hi
: family.
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of Waterbury, who made rousing
speech, closing by nominating Mr.
Smith, and his motion was accepted
by acclamation. There was no OPP
portunity given to ascertain the wish
es of the Convention. If any body
had any other man in view, it was ut
terly impracticable to attempt any
thing. Now l do not object to the
result Probably no better selection
could have been made, but l do affirm
that the manner Of doing tho thing
was an outrageous insult to the peo-
pie. Mr. Smith made capital Gov
ernor, and if | had been one OF a
nominating committee, should have
undoubtedly voted for him. For
few men to get together, and by such
contrivances to prevent a free express
sion of the peoples wishes, seems tc
me an outrage. After Mr.. Smith''
part of the arrangement had beer
carried out, Mr. Dillingham's turn
came. am inclined to think Mr.
Underwood has reason for supposine
that his nomination is next in order
according to the program. If he wa
promised it, he will be the man, anC
no one can doubt his capacity for sue
cessfully performing the duties o
Chiof Mogist8ate Rollo, of course
knows who is to succeed Mr.. Dilling
ham. So do Hugh and 10. Mas
Conventions, | suppose, have La
their day. Probably the " Ring ha
found them too expensive, and Wi
readily consent to a change. l pre-
pose in my next, to show how the
will manage a Delegate Convention
O. G. w.
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sioncr proposes to take better care of
them at n cost not exceeding $400, 600.
A Congressional Temperance So
cicty was held in The House of Rep
rcsentatives, Sunday evening, at which
Senator Wilson presided. Among
those who spoke was Senator Yates
of Illinois, who said he was n new
convert He declared that he had
been n moderate drinker, and some
times got intoxicated. He was through
with that now, and promised that he
would never more touch, tasto or
handle the unclean thing" About 80
Senators and Representatives belong
to the society Representative Wood
bridge also addressed the meeting.
The Court of Claims has made an
important decision by which every
officer in the army in commission be-
tween May /, 1864, and March 8,
1865, receives SIG per month for each
servant allowed him by law, or S. ad-
ditional to what has already been
paid
AS the tax bill now stands, the
right of gas companies to add the tax
to the price charged to consumers
will terminate April 30.
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Fenian Outbreak In IRELAND
IL Is Entirely Stopped.

There has been Fenian nnr;.;,..
near Killarney. Riot and pillapa
pear to have been the order Of 4,
day and several establishments b..s
been sacked. The telegraph wirs,
near Valentia were cut and destroy.d
for long distance, and in al di,..
tons Gable dispatches dated ra
don, Feb. 18th, say:
About 500 Fenians, under co,,,
of Col O'Conner, have retreolaJ "a
the mountain range or hills ror,. ~
near Killarney in the County Of NJ
The British government has nos noe, 7
troops under command of Col Hor.
ford, of the regular army at Nh
Junction III the County Of CorL
the railroad running from Dublin n
Cork, point commanding the nm ana
grounds III that neighborhood So fr
as the operations of regular troops a.a
concerned. "''
The excitement in the neigbborbooi
is intense. ''''O'
Many people living in the Coups-i.
OF Limerick and Kerry are precpjtote.
ly leaving.
A large number Of British marine.
stationed at other places have received
orders to depart for the insurrectjop
any districts at once.
The uprising is thus far confined n
Kerry and Limerick Counties and +,
is not thought 1t viii spread further
LONDON, Feb. Is
The authorities in ireland have AS.
sured the British government thattbs
present rising IS totally stopped.
LoNDoS, Feb Is.
Ireland is entirely quiet
The chief Fenian organizer, James
Stephens, is reported in the eountr,
but the danger seems to be past.
Toomy's wood where the closely
pressed Fenians took refuge was
secured by the British troops, and the
insurrectionaly bands dispersed, but
the government will Immediately send
more ships and troops to ireland
The county of Kerry has been pro-
claimed in a state Of seige
1t is now said that Col OConner IS
none other than James Stephens him
self
Twenty Americans are reported as
acting with the Fenians
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INTEREST BILL.-The Legislature of
Massachusetts have passed a ILL
which permits the borrower to pro-
cure money at any rate of interest
which be specifies in writing that he
sill pay, or at such rates as he may at
the time he receives loan, discount
from the principal. II there is no stip-
ulation in writing six per cent. is un.
derstood as the rate OF interest to be
paid. 1t is thought that the bill will
accomplish much good, and be of ben
ehs TO both borrowers and lenders.