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THE BRAZILS.
CAPTURE OF Pillar.

CAPTURE OF Pillar.
DISPATCHES from Rio Janeiro are to Oct. o.
Intelligence received from the seat OF war announces
that the allied forces have captured the Fortress OF Pillar
TIE peace proposals OF President Lopez had been refused
By tie allies. but fresh propositions were expected
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rxrc1rrIoy AT wILKEsBARRE. PA.

WMKEsBARRE, Pa, Nov. 12.-Neal De'"nS,
young Irishman. to-day executed for the HUI sa
of his wife In July last at IIazeton. Devany had fo
an Illicit intimacy with another woman and mnlun1 e
has wife in order marry tho former DeVay h. con.
full cvnlesavn " Lis jaior last night Inc i"e"
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daughter, aged years, Of John Allen.
Hartford, Conn, died on Sunday from eating cobalt
which had been used for killing flies
VIM. F. Boshart, editor of The Troy Sundau
Herald, pretty sOundly iOgged Monday by VIM.
rnned0n, for publishing IN unauthorized notice OF tia
M-..Ll.s g NI lEe .alLel a.sler.
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SWITZERLAND.

POSTAL TREATY WITH THE UNITED STATES.
BERNE, Nov. 12-The Swiss Council has approved
the new postal treaty negotiated with the United
States of America
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PRAIRIE FIRES IN KANSAS AMI. MISSOURI.

ST. LOUIS Nov. 12-AccOuntS from dlfferent
sections OF Missouri and Kansas mention very serious
losses to farmers from prairie fires ln some instances
whole farms have been devastated fences barns Sheds
grain and hay stacks orchards and occasionally houses
beng consumed. Many thousands OF dollars worth ol
property has been destroyed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-13
iolIowIng s st OF the delegates present al thls
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

At the Republican caucus this afternoon. c5 members
wcre present The utmost unanmity prevailed reso-
luton was adopted proceed with the revision OF tho
Constitution There were but three four dissenting
voices.
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PORTUGAL.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.


LISBON, Nov lit is understood that the United
States feet under the command of Admiral tarragut,
lying in this harbOr, win not sail for some time
70 come the Admiral having determined to prolong
his stay in this port.
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CONTRACT FOX TIE 81 LOUIS "aiEh- " oi'.i "a
ST. LOUIS, Nov. ia contract was awanueIa
today by the Board OF Water Commissioners, to H. ~
Wood Co. of Philadelphia, TO supply waterplpe am
other castings for the waterworks here Inc oV
tract amounts 10 over g. 100000 PittsbuTg, CINCINNATI
Philadelphia Philipsburg, n. j., and st. Louis eop'''
for the contract
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-13
GREAT BRITAIN.

TIE ATLANTIC CABLE REDUCTION
An important error having appeared IN one para
graph of our telegram, yesterday, announcing the
Cable notifications, we repubish that portion OF IL
corrected 10 be read as follows: No extra charge
for messages in code consisting of plain words; but
messages in cpher-that is to say, messages IN
numerals or in letters of the alphabet not being any
known OF dictionary words of places, ships
persons, &C., are to be charged for the first ten
cphers or letters $25; for each additional cipher or
letter, 81 60"
ANOTHER RIOT.
LONDON, Nov. IA serious riot is reported In Ok
ford and troops have been ordered there to put it
down.
Evenng.-The measures taken to suppress the dis
turbance in oxford to-day were effective, and the
town is now quiet. ....--....
THE FENIAN TRIALs-HALPTN FOUND GUILTY.
DUBLIN. Nov. 12-Evening--The trial of. Hapin
before the Special Commission concluded to-day.
The Jury brought in a verdict of guilty of treason
and felony. The prisoner throughout his trial has
maintained his claim of American citizenship. The
The Court has not yet pronounced his sentence.
SENTENCES OF THE MANCHESTER RIOTERS.
MANCHESTER, Nov. 12-Evening.-The prisoners
Roberts Featherstone, and Gould, were brought up
before the Commission to-day, and were each sen
fenced to five years imprisonment All the indict-
ments having been disposed of the Special Commits
sion for the trial of the Manchester rioters was dis
solved, titel .-....-- .-.....-.--
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INCENDIARIsM IN1FIRsT-AvE.

Between II and O'clock this morning PATROL
man Sheehan discovered pile OF burning kndng-
under the cellar staircase under Phneas Jacobs store at
No 2l5 First-ave The building Is tenement house
sheltering several families Jacobs was imprisoned III
the Prstave. Police Station
STABLE IN EAST ELEYENTH-Sr.
Mr.. Henry Austruch's stable at NO. 80 East LAST
Eleyenthst was burned early this morning Loss, $500.
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cal position with that the other contracting Power and
mus De able to open fresh negotiations footing Of
perfect equality Let form earnest that these
medations may lead TO a defnve solution, which, while
SATISFYING the legitimate national aspirations, may at the
and independence necessary for the accomp shment Of
its divine mission -
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THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

REAssEMBLING OF THE COMMUNICATIONS
on THE LATE DAVID l.. sEYMoUR-THE RE-
PUBLICAN CAUCUS DECIDES TO PUSH THE
WORK OF THE CONVENTION TO COMPILE
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FIRES.
AT WHITEWATER, WIS.

MILWAUKEE, Nov. IA fire at Whitewater,
Wis, Sunday, burned the Mosier Honse ana SIX al
ioning buildings. The loss was $4,000.
COTTON FACTORY IN SAVANNAH, GA.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Nov. ia cotton factory
with six adjoining houses destroyed by fire here to-
day The loss is estimated at S5O0O on which there Is
$ll 800 insurance.
INCENnIARISM INIEIRST-AYE.
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PRICE FOUR CENTS.
WASHINGTON.

THE TRIAL OF DAvIs-FINANCEs OF TIE POST
OFFICE DEPARTMENT-THE CASE OF COL.
BELGER-GEN. GILMORE BEFORE THE ORD
NANCE COMMITTEE--RECEPTI0N OF THE CO.
LOMBIAN MINISTER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-13

aitE PROPOSED CONFERENCE ON THE ROMAN
- oVESTION--NOTES FROM THE FRENCH AND
ITALIAN GOVERNMENTS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06
SErINa THE CHIPS Fly Some

SEEING THE CHIPS FLY -Some years
ago young New Englandcr found himself
in the back part of Pennsylvania. ashore as
to the means ofiving. In this strait he APP
Piled 20 wealthy Quaker, in theneighbor
hoed for help.
Il will furnish thee with work. and w i'll
pay thee for it, friend said tlic Quakci;
but it is not my custom to give aims to one
that is able to labor, like thee
We'll. that's all want, said the Yam
kce 'of course am willing to work
'Wht can thcr do, friend ?
Twill do anything to get little money
to help me out of my difficulties
well, there is n log yonder, and there is
an axe. Thee may pound on the log with
the head of the head OF the axe, and if lhec
is liligent and faithful, will pay thee Il
dollar a day
Agreed, Ia as soon do that as anything
else
And so the youth went TO work and
pounding Justly with the head OF the axe
upon the log,
After time he paused to take, breath
than he began cgain.
But after half an houi he stopped threw
down the axe impat;ertly. and walkee
away saving, 'l'li be hanged il III cu
wood without seeing the chip fly :
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06
Head on the j" Weston" Tow
nTf

! OF course Weston mast have q head
on him, else how is he going to go to get
to Chicagol He must have a (c)l e-g W
! Oh him too! That's joke i
One day youth might have been se.D.
single. solitary and alone, like the irreprcs-
sble 'hossman. in G.. p. r. w. X. James
novels, vending his way through the streets
of Portland, Me-. (Which means Maine. -
! He put the best foot forward. and direct.
ed his course towards that point of the
compass known as I" Sow Sow West. by
, Sow, which was the direction in which the
the sun goes. He thought ho could walk
faster if he went with the sum-
Weston walked like other people, on
both legs, using one at time, He was
dressed in a hat, white ruffled shirt and
one pair of shoes! His shoes were tied up
and his nose clean His hair was parted
in the middle of the top of his head 80 as
to enable him to keep his balance On his
perilous. journey. The first night out it
was dark and he lost his way aud had to
use u lantern. This was in York counsy.
lie was rushing round the county with a
lantern, (likc Diogcnes) trying to find q
honest man
The telegraph don't say that he found
one.
Weaton has the telegraph lines at his
entire disposal! Some of the hotels don't
charge him for board. This is kind and
generous in the part of the hotels, as they
are entirely dsinterested and unselfish and
only ask that the fact may be telegraphed
so that they can have puff in the papeG
Weston walks into his dinner pretty live
" at these hotels 1t is said that he eats
like other people, This should have been
telegraphed.
Weston will either accomplish his 200
miles or he wont; and he will arrive in
Chicago when he gets there, This infor.
nation is for the benefit of Eett0rs.
He has been going in Weston direction
ever since he started, and this is why
call it his Weston tower. Pun on Wes-
ton y
Weston will probably be run for Con-
gress when he gets through with his tUalk
He would certainly be entitled to his mile
aGe!'
Weston, vou have got your name into the
Daily papers and You are popular man.
When you die, you ort to leave considera-
Bile of leg acy
If YOU are coming back from Chicago,
you better ride. The cars will stop in the
different cities and you can speak from tho
rear platform. If. however, you want
to make a sure thing of getting clear Of
those debts you speak of, you can do it by
keeping on walking westward, only you
will be obliged. of course, to pay the debt
of nature, no matter how far you get
But good V, Weston TIA, Ia you are
pursuing eg itimate calling, soyOu may
90 on-I'll let you-only keep step to the
music of the Union!
am glad yoa have accomplished the
100 miles.
Peacefully Yurcs,
A. Head.
p. S.-NYeston has not accomplished his
100 miles, but says he can do it. He is
cheerful.
n. B. Weston has accomplished his
100 miles He laughs when he smiles.
Later. Weston has not accomplished
his 100 miles on account of a corn.' He
doesn't drink
Latest-Weston has made his 100 miles
in . hours.
Laterest.-Weston has made his 100
miles ina horn.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06

THE PRINTERS EsTATE.-The printers
dollars-where are they. A dollar here.
and Il dollar there, scattered over numer-
Gus small towns all over the country,
miles and miles apart-how shall they be
gathered together? The paper maker, the
building owner, the journeyman compos-
itor. the grocer. the tailor, and all h as
sistants to him in carrying on his business
have their demands, hardly ever SO small
as siugle dollar. But the mites from here
and there must be diligently gathered and
patiently boarded. or the wherewi;h to dis
charge the liabilities will never become
sufficiently bulky. We imagine the print
or will have to get up an addreas to these
widely scattered dollars something like the
following:
Dollars. halves, quarters. dimes, and
all manner of fractions into which We are
divided, collect yourselves. and come
home. Ye are wanted. Combinations of
all sorts Of men that help the printer to
become proprietor, gather such force and
demand with such good reasons your APP
pedrancc at his counter, that nothing short
of a sight OF you will appease them. COL
lect yourselves for valuable as you are in
the aggregate single you will never pay
the cost Of gathering. Come in here, i'll
single file, that the printer may form You
into battalion. and send you forth again,
to battle for him and vindicate his ere dit.
Reader, are YOU sure you haven't coup
lie of The printers dollars sticking out
about yolr ''old clothes!
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06

Some fellow, enamored of young lady
named Anna Bread. dropped the following
from his pocket-we expect
"Wh,le bellies their lovely graces spread.
And fnps around them nutter,
III be content with Anna Bread,
And ONT have any Btf HE'S.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06

Horace Greedy saysin a recent lecture
tliatyoung men arr too much in the habit
of fitting themselves for cleikships and
light employnents. The number of small
houses is gradually essening and large ones
taking their places. Many youths look
forward to a brilliant commercial life, and
not one in ten cycr reach it, and very few
become anything more than small traders.
Young men shoHld have trade to fall
hack on, Let them study agriculture, rn.
CINE ring. &c. 1t is brains more than
capital that is wanted. We deem this
good advice
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06

The man who wouldsystematically and
wilfuly set about cheating printer. would
commit highway robery upon a crying
baby. of its singerbread-"ob n church of
counterfit pennics-pawn his grandmOth.
sr's specs for a drink of whiskey-steal
acorns from blind SOW, and take the
clothes of Il scafecrow to make a respect
able appearance in society.
The best capital for Il young mechanic is
capital yonng wife. 1t is, at least. sort
of capital thatis generally productive-a
point always considered in making invest
nentS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06

A Copperhead Repudiator
Nailed.


The public debt amounts to one fifth q
all the property real or personal of every
man and woman and child in the conn
try and yet one fifth of the whole can.
ital OF the country-that capital so wei
able to bear taXation-w labores from
the first day of January to the last dav Of
December, in summer and winter, through
heat and cold, through storm and sun.
shine, by night and day, which knows
no Wearlness, seeks no repose. is not sub
ect to the disease and pains and accidents
which ailllct the musles and bones of men,
whose owner, though he tolls not nor vet
spins Is clothed like Solomon in all his gIo
rf-onc fifth OF all this capital is exempt
from taxation.'
Pcnd'eton's Milwaukee Speech,
George IL. Pcndleton. son of Virginia,
trained In the modern school of Virginia
politics. was representative III Congress
from o mo during the gloomiest years Of
the RcballloA' He made himself conspic
sious III that body by his rank coppcrhcad
nm. lie stoutly contendcd that the Fed
crai Government had no constitutional GU
thority to coerce rebel State and subdue
the rebels by force of arms. He voted
ag 'ihst raising the ncscessary men and
money to conquer the Confederate armies
and to save the Republic men iced with de-
struction. lie did all within his power to
give moral encouragement to the secess-
lonlst and to embarass the National Coy
ernment IN its efforts to save the Union by
military force. For these reasons he was
acceptable to the Vailandigham portion of
the Chicago Democratic National Conyen-
ton which voted the was failure and
10 minated Pendleton, Vice President The
loyal masses rejected him with patriotic
scorn at the polls IN November. 1861, for
thf same reason that they opposed jeff
ersan Davis. This is the George II. Pen
dieton whose words stand at the head of
this article. Before his countrvmen he
stands convicted as a detiberate Eer for his
country's shame. Others have repeated
the !aisehood and share with him tie in.
fanny of eliminating the mother that fos-
ter and nourishes them and the Govern
nent that protects them. To injure the
Public Credit in time Of war is to give aid
aud comfort to the enemy. To sab at
Public Credit IN time of peace with polish
cd Wcaonns OF talshood is to shoH the ami
mus of Treason
The Public debt of the nation amounts
to not far from @2,40J, 0J3. The en-
tire property Of this conntrri amounts to
not much less than $25,0)0. .090. 900. near
" te5tre times the amount of our National
Debt.
Pendle;on and his cndorsers say] that
one fifth Of all this capital is exempt from
taxation.
Another strpcndous lie. The amount
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06
~ oetr y T..
Take the Papers.
BY y. L. WILLIS.

Why don't you tako the papers?
They re the life of my dcliSh.;
Except about election time,
And then / read for spite.
subscribe you cannot lose cent,
Why should yon he afraid
For cash thus pad is money lent
At Interest fouriold paid.
Go, then, and take the papers,
And pay To-day, nor pay q lay,
And my word for II Is Inferred,
lou'iI live uutil you're gray.
An old nCighhor Of mine
While dying with a cough.
Desired % hear the latest news
VIII le he WAS going OH.
took thc paper and read
or some new pills in force;
He bought Il boN-aud he is dead.
No o-uedrty as i horse.
knew two men, as mach alike
A 5 e'er you saW two stumPs,
And @ pht noit gilt could ind
a dlil,ren IN their bumps.
OaR takes the pGpc"S, aud his life
l. happier ID ~ q kings,
II ,chjia en- al sap IcaI and write.
And talh Oi IlCn and thugs,
The other took no Paper, aal
"hile >trollins through the wood
A tree icll down a. I b. obe nj Town
And killed nm-'yc.y good"
Hal he been reading of the news,
At home lite neighhnr Jim,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06

Us BoYs.-Dr. Ross is a temperance
lecturer. and at Rushyille. Illinois, was
speaking to the young on his favorite theme.
lie said: Now hays, when ask yon Il
question you mustn't be afraid to speak
right ont and answer me. When You look
about and see all these fine houses, farms
and cattle. do you ever think who owns
them now Your fathers do they not !
Ycs, sir, shouted a hundred voices.--
We'll, where will your fathers ne in TWEEN
ty years from now , Dead shouted the
hoys. 'That's risht.-And who will own
this property then! We will. ; Right
Now tell mc-did YOU ever, in going along
the street, notice the drunkards lounging
about the saloon doors waiting for some
bo1y to treat them = Yes, sir, lots Of
them. We'll where will they be twenty
years from now!' Dead exclaimed
the boys. And who will he the drunkard.
then - Us boys' The Doctor was
thunderstruck.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06

Double. The most beautiful flowers are
those which are double, such as double
piuks, double roses and double dahlias -
What an argumeAtis is this against the chill
ing dcformity of single blessedness Go
marry is written on every thing beautiful
that the eye rests upon, beginning with
birds of Paradise, and ending with apple
blossoms
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06

Tit the part Of wsdom.to do great thugs
without fuss. When Solomon. the wis
est of men. built his wondrous temple. no
sound of saw CT hammer was heard there.
in.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-12-06

| however, he reached the room, and Spttiur
down tle basket. sat himself down t, rest
his fired le and shonldcrs. twas n
narrow. mean onortment. aud so low. that
when he stood npricht. his head nlmost hin
the ccilinr. Two voune eIriIdren. a boy
and n rirl who were snrcadiug the tnblr
far the evening meal, and thin cmaci-
atcd woman. with sanien eyes and pal!id
features. who was laying Oh bed in the
corner, were its occupants. The floor was
bare and the furniture plain and poor, and
everything indicated that It's tenants lived
on the verge Of starvation; huS on all their
faces was IL cheerful look, that showed di
vine elixir which gives to the most wretch
ed comfort and contentntcnt Curious to
get at the secret of their happiness, the
stranger asked the old woman about her
history.
Twenty years before, she said, her two
aons aud her husband had died, leaving her
destitute and alone with one remaining
child-a htlle daughter. Too weak to
work and unwilling TO beg, she then re
sorted TO street vending and by twelve
n"''' % "a'if t'ii' hith1ata 10 support
tefSrii ana nf'hS up hff danS 'tcF. At
twenty 'he latter married WoftliieSs TEL
low VINO nfohe iief heaft' ana theh cast
'ef pennies" upon 'ne "oi'a "i'h Il !oahs
soa' 'le niue ttr oe; WHO was 'hth setting
the table The old woman tonk them in.
and ah0ut this time also adopted til hp little
s'.'' ""o was tiie oil'hsa ehiiu oi poor
cighbOr.
And were vou able to support them all
by vending apples asked the geutemnn.
No sir,' she answered. i tried to Int
| couldn't. nv dartcr was sick and
couldn't do nothing, and we soon got into
debt tH rnty dollars. Then, as ii to make
bad worse, was tooli down with the rhru
mates. | was down with them for fort
night; and when | got up, couldn't get
rnaud like could afoft; SO, not knowing
what to do, went with my basket onto .
bench nigh the Frog Pond. Folks came to
me amazin' that day. and at night had
two dollars clean profit Then saw the
Lord hand he kuow'd couldn't make Il
living going round. 50 he gave me the
rhcum tics, TO show me it was best to open
Il stand ON the Common.
And since then have vou mo1c botb
ends uectl,
Yes. sir: since then I've been prospcrcl
wnulrr(nl I'ye maid off the Irlt ana un,c
When want TO- / can law in a sfock -, IT" te,,
dollars and that, Won know bruos annlrs
,'hrnnrr.,
.Bnt have You no fear for thc wintcr >,
,Nn.. sir. lis Two months off vet. con
make ,Ijrtv dollars afore lte4mr. and that
Win what srving ana waShIag c,, dn
win to,,e ms raiat To warm weather
And how old are Won nsl,c1 tbc rop-
tlenan. looking at her furrowed face ana
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-12-14
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Icllo,c- CHiscas of Mc Senate and House Q,
Representations
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-07-17
ORPHANS COURT SALE,

Notice is hereby given that all the right title and
interest Of Jed Holenback, a minor son of the late
Eben Hollenback, decd, in and to all that certain
farm, lot, or messuage, situate in Washington Tp.
and bounded on the North by land of Morgan Max
well, East by land of Lewis Cook, South by land OF
A. W Robinson and Jared Robinson, and on the
West by land of WIN. Jayne and the Susquehannna
River, containing one hundred and sixty acres more
or less, (teing the same farm now in possession Of
Irwin Hoenbaek) will be sold by virtue of order
OF the Orphans Court Friday, The 2nd day OF
August, 1867. at one o'clock, P. NJ. at the Court
House in Tunkhannock Boro
R.R LITTLE, Attor-
ney for Guari iian &C.,
y6p47
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-07-17
sUBPRNAIN DIVORCE.

Maria Shaver by her next } In the Court of Common
friend Levi Winters VS.. Pleas of Wy'g Co., No
Henry K. Shaver S32 January term 1867
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE From THE BONDS OF
MATRIM0NY.
/, NJ W. Dewitt High Sh riff of the Ct onty oi
Wyoming, do hereby make known unto Henry K
Shaver, that he be and appear at a Court of Com
mon Pleas, to be held at Tunkhannock in aud fol
the County of Wyoming, on MonIay tho 18th day
CT August, A D. 1867. then and there to answer the
said complaint, and to show cause, if any there be-
why the bonds Of matrimoDy between himself and
Maria Shaver. his wife, shall not be dissolved.
NJ. w. DEWITT, Sheriff
Sheriff's Office, Turk. July 10, 1851 ..