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THIRD EDlTIO n
FROM WASHINGTON TODAY
ESPECIAL DEsPAT0HEs TO EVENING rELEoBAPHl
WARRINGTON, Nov. ~.

LsPhOiAL DhsfAfOHBs 10 BYBNING TELEGRAPH.
WARRINGTON, Nov. ~.
The Plates Of the COunterrsit Roads.
After the return of Colonel william p. Wood
with the electrotype plates for printing the
face, back, and tints of the spurious $1,000 Seven
thirty notes, It was questioned whether these
spurious issues had been printed from these
doubt has been dispelled. After q careful conn
parisOn and examination by experts. no doubt
remains that the spurious notes were printed
from the Identical plates now in the possession
OF the Secret Service Division OF the Treasury
Department.
why Chief Justice Chase DID Not GO to
Richmond.
Chief Justice Chase declined to attend the
court Intended to try MIR. Davis, for the reason
that his duties here, being OF prior i'm mpOrtanoe.
required his undivided attention. He considers
II not the duty of the Chief Justice TO preside
over the Circuit Courts. AS Is known, he was
willing to attend in May last, and is still ready
TO preside when Il can be done without inter-
ference with his other duties.
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WE cory the following fron to-day's issue Of Fbr-
neVS Press
"A BOLD FALsEHooD DFxPOsED.--fn another column
Mr.. William H. Donaldson publishes under oath that
what has appeared his signature I'm the late
Trial in the inteVest OF the Lilie SAFE Jolse and
unauthorized. Read his statement IL IS great
card for the Evans q Watson Safe with the sAnborn
Improvement"
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From Kentucky.

I.oUIsvILLE, Nov. 27.-A Colored State Con.
vention met at Lexington yesterday. The
attendance was small. The object of the Com
Vention seems 10 ne to petition the Legislature
TO grant freedm' the right Of testifying in
courts, sitting ON Juries, and complete equality
to-
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THE FRUPTIoNs OF MOUNT VEsUvIUs!-Ths ter
rible volcano is devastating the plains for miles
around with its of heated lava, terror 20
all people within its treacherous limits. The
Clothing House Of Charles Stokes & Co., No. s24
Chestnut street. under the CONTINENTAL" brings JOY
and gadness to all households within Its operations
by the steady OF good and cheap clothing that
is daily pouring out of Its doors.
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EIectlon in Portsmonth. nj M.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 27.-Frank Jones (Demo-
craft has been elected Mayor of this citv bv IN
majority in a total vote of 2052, the iarSest
ever cast here. The City Council is thorouGfISv
Republican. Among the elected Alderman is
Daniel II. Spinney, who recently paid-a fina,of
$1,000 for helping TO mob the STATES linton news
DaDer,
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Repeal of the Cotton Tax.

WAsHINGToN, Nov. N.-The Committee of
Ways and Means has agreed unanimously in
its session this A. M, to report a bill for the
repeal of the cotton tax.
No bill has been agreed upon, or time fixed
for the report, but bill will be reported for the
purpose on Monday or Tuesday.
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THE PRIZE RING.

COIIyer and Kelly Probably lHghtine
fn RenAiay lvanfn,
EsPEcIAL DEsPATuH TO THE HYEHusa TR1EoRAPH.
NEWARK, Del, Nov. 27--P. M.--Most OF the
"fancy." including Sam Oollyer and Kelly. have
left this place and gone over Into Pennsylvania
where they Will mark out ring, and have q
.InerrY mill" this afternoon 7 n
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Shin News.

FORTRESS MoNRoh, Nov. g7-Arrived, brig Carny.
tV enty days Sevan Island, with guanO,
orders; ship Frank Flint from Callao. with guanO,
for Baltimore; leit in port ship Western Chief 1oE
Hampton Roads; spoke, October 3 ship Elizabeth
Cnshipg, from Liverpool 70 Calcutta, all wei.
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FROM Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, Nov. 27.-In the House yester
day resolutions were passed instructing the
Tennessee mem mbers of Congress to vote for the
Impeachment of the President.
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Order by General Grant.
FORTIETH CONGRESS-ADJOURMED SESSION


wAsHINeToN. Nov. 27.-Mr Sumner (AIass. offsred
q resolution. which was adopted, requesting the SEC
retary OF War 10 communicate to the Senate anv
copies OF papers on file in regard to Fts John Porter
of a Court Martial approved by President Lincoln.
and now asking TOR review OF his case.
There being no further business, motion the
Senate adjourned to Friday next, at ~ o'clock M,
having been in session lust ten minut0s. -"
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confirmed in the Chapel Of the Hospital olass Of
thirteen veof whom were the fruits Of this out
We need your contributions and endoymeuts for
come nom al sources nearly ss00 for sufferers could
60 conpete the unbuiit eastern wing so that our In
sttst shall no loaeer By It's unnished state be
men Of ofPennsZlvania. WIN you not, them brethren,
duty IN reierence 20 this noble chSTit and resolve TO
90 what you can, according as God has blessed you,
pal Of the PROTESTANT Episcopal Church in the city
OF Philadelphia. - =.
AS is customary, there Will be Thanksgiving
services held In nearly all of our churches.
Among them we note the following
"NstonaI Prospeos'" M N a,oincS az ,5a 5p
church corner OF Seventh and Brown streets.
..Is Rev: pr: March VIII deliver q sermon on
Church, Tenth street, below Spruce.
The congregations worshipping at the Taber-
nacle Baptist Church and the First Church,
corner of Broad and Arch streets. will hold a
united Thanksgiving service, in the meeting
house OF the latter church, commencing at III
o'clock. Sermon by Rev. G.. A. Peltz pastor of
the Tabernacle Baptist Church.
The synagogue. seventh street, below Arch,
will be open for Divine service at lO% o'clock,
Thursday morning, A discourse will be de-
liyered by the Rev. s. Morals.
The Rev. DIR. Carrow will preach tomorrow
morning, at l0% o'clock, at the Union NJ. r.
Church, and Union Prayer Meeting will be
held in the same church at 8 o'clock P. NJ.
Union Thanksgiving rvices at 1O1z o'clock,
In the Reformed Church. Green street, below
BomSerser, SnSuofsS 90 D Rev y ehe ,,6is dsy Rev a.
Giesy, Rey. d. Earnest KIopp The sermon by
Church.
The Wharton Street NJ. e. Sabbath School
will hold celebration at quarter of O'Clock,
at the church, Wharton street, below Fourth.
Thanksgiving service to morrow morning, at
the Central Presbyterian Church, corner of
Eighth and Cherry streets. Sermon by the
pastor, Rev. Alexander Reed, ID. ID.
In st. Matthew's Lutheran Church, New
street, below Fourth, commencing at 10%
O'clock, q union service of the Lutheran
churches in connection with the General
Synod will be held. Rev. +. W. Conrad, ID. D..
will preach the sermon, and will be assisted in
the services by the pastors of the other churches.
DIR. Conrad is one Of the ablest divines in our
city, and an eloquent discourse may be ex-
pected.
Henry Vincent the distinguished orator, will
deliver his great lecture on "Garibaldi," at Con-
cert Hail. tomorrow evening.
Thanksgiving matinees will be given in all
the theatres in the afternoon, and rush may
be expected.
The Philadelphia Fire Zouaves, commanded
by Colonel ID. w. O. Baxter, have decided to
parade on Thanksgiving Day, for which they
are making preparations on the most extensive
scale. The new companies are rapidly filling
up, and IL is expected that q full regiment will
be obtained by that time
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lsPKcIAL DBsPATcH TO RvBNIEG TBLKGRAPH.I
WASHINGTON, Nov. N.-The Committee OF
Ways and Means have been In session here all
the morning IL was unanimously agreed to
report the bill repeating the tax on cotton to
Congress next week. There seems to be no
doubt that it Will pass
PERSONAL.
Hon. William NJ. Evarts and Richard H.
DANA Esq counsel for the Government in the
Jet Davis case, and Charles O'Conor, counsel
for Davis, passed through here this morning.
on their way home.
Police Inspection
The District police had an inspection and
parade this morning, and were reviewed by the
President from the White House. A bouquet
was presented by one of the ladies of the Execu-
tive mansion to superintendent Richards, Of
the police.
Order by General Grant.
"A special order has been issued by General
Grant, assigning Generals Mcdowell, Rousseau,
Sohoheld, Candy, and Ord 10 commands ao-
cordlng to their brevet rank OF Major Generals
They are all Brigadlers in the regular army
ana this order makes no change In the conn
man0 each Is 0XerciainO
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RBv. NEWMAN HALL, d. D., or LONDON, after
urgent solicitation, has consented to preach
Two farewell sermons I'm our city, on to day, as
follow SAT the Fifth Baptist Church. HfGh-
teenth and Spring Garden, at O'Clock p. M;
and nj North Broad Street Presbyterian Church,
Broad and Green at ~ o'clock, p. M.
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AN IEGRATE.-Charles Simpson, young
map, was arrested yesterday at No. 1929 N.
Twelfth street. and committed by Alderman
Fitch for malicious mischief It is alleged that
he went to his mothers house-where he was
arTested-and after having assaulted her, he
turned everything the chairs, tables, and stoves,
upside down. raising general racket, and de-
molishing furniture. policeman slipped in,
House,
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Most alitiSh Clothing in PhiJndeLphtd,
JfosC StyiiSa Clothing in Phildcctphtd.
Most StDIiSI, COthinD IN PhiLddeiphfd,
Most iSiliish Clothing IN PhiIddelphid,

Our stock Is manufactured with especial care for
this seasons sales We dy competition IN ertent and
Vdfiety Of assortment and IN style, t, and make OF
goods Prices dJlOdys guaranteed LOiOer than he
gODest elsewhere, aud fu SdiffdcttOn OtLdTdnteed
every purchaser, e sales cancelled and money
und6d.
Hay .eag bet'gee7l BENNETT & Co,
Fifth end TOWER HALL,
Siath streets No. SIS MARKET STREET,
PHILADELPHIA,
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BUT a few weeks remain, and the grand distribu-
ton of the sSOOOOO worth of presents among those
who purchase In aid of the Riverside Institute
will take place. A present is guaranteed to every
holder of single share of stock Shares for sale
Lat No. 92I Chesnut street.
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REcoLLEoT that sixty-four OF the gIfs 10 be dstri
buted by the Gettysburg Asylum tor Invalid Sol
diers' Association worth more than $1,000 each.
Call at No. 1925 Chestnut street. purchase ticket, and
take q chancn In this al. trlbution.
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STOLE Four WAToHEs.-Lucy Down was
arrest cd at No 700 N. Front street, charged with
the larceny of four gold watches and 93S in
cash from the house of John Freton, No. AL
Poplar street. Miss Lucy had occupied her post
as "a domestic in Mr.. Freton's house When
she left she carried the articles with her. Alder
man roland committed her In default Of $1,000
hail
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II THIS SHOULD AFET THE rye OF one suffering
fro m Bronchitis, Consumption Asthma, or any Pui-
monhry Affection we would refer them to DR..
Jaynes rxpectoFRnt which will. In all cases. afford
bv n
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SALE OF BooTs AND sHoEs.-The early attention
the trade s called to the large sale OF BOOTS,
Shoes. BrOgans. BAmOrals etc, to be sold by McCel
land Co. Ructioneers at their store No 5O6 Market
Itreet, on Friday morning, November 80 commencing
at o O'clock precisely
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SUNDAY CARs.--It is announced that the
Chestnut and Walnut streets cars will be ready
TO run on next Sunday. IL is also probable
that by that time all or nearly all OF the roads
in the city will commence operations under
fho navu raofma
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Philada. Stock Exchange Sales, Nov. %
- InHN nREw,s ARcH So. THEAThE.

lNl Bsglns At * o'clock m THE ARCH
THANKSGIVINg Al AAILsotpAi nm A NOES. ,,r,g
SURF hXTIHEE e. ~ oc'oeSns oeSsat cast including
~ Nag, - ~ X itW and Grand Etscsss y, W.
MIS- JOIN 65IRsiifAT BATHING sOisNA"
ali the A5fsse@,TfaING IN THE SURE
in Bathing cosRsHs cosRssN EFT OF MRS, JOHN DRAW
En- MONDAY Y--ROSEDALt
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SUPPOSED HoRsE-THIRF William Hamilton
q coloTed man, was arrested this morning, about
O'clock, In the Twenty-fourth Ward, for walk
been stolen. XAldeTman Maule committed him.
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y FEMALE COMPLAINTS should be cured they
surely be, by few doses OF Ayers sARsAPA-
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AhhiVAL oE THK STEAMSHIP WYoMIEa.-This
zeal, arrived at this port this morning. from
o,ysI Wa.n full freight list and the fol-
haggdt hhngds M' Flopira' j Q, Whilney, and l.. Beck
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Latest NTarkets by Telegraph.

NEW York, Nov, 27,-Sotton dull ct 16Zc. Flour
dull 5000 barrels sold; state a775iO Ohio s920@l25O
Western, H'75@ll75; Southern ee509l4i California,
S1l25@l325 Wheat dull Corn dull; sales of q 900
busheih mixed Western at Sl'83@l'S6 Oats dull;
Western, 79@s0o. Beef quiet. Barley dull Pork
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VAGRANTs TURNED LoosB.-Yestsrday three
hundred persons, coming under the general
name OF Vagrants, were turned out OF tho
County Prison, because the accOmmodations OF
the prison were inadequate to hold them. They
will ramble about loose for about week ana
will then be arrested, committed, and turned
out again. This city needs large House OF
Correction for all these VaQrantg
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IMPORTANT TO BUYERS OF HOSIERY GooDs.-
M Messrs. Cook g. Brother, No. So North Eighth
tTeS cal TO pc n tne 4nlS n5 Hsapv an - Bea
who import their own goods. They feei
= TSat by avoiding the pfonts and commits
Bions i'm posed in the ordinary course of trade,
they save Lseir customers st least 20 per cent
2. That they have the quality OF their goods
under complete control using the best yarns
and employing the best workmen In their
4 3, That. having direct access TO European
YnarRets they can keep more complete stock
than II dependent upon purchases made here
A cali from the reader is solicited at their
store. No. So North Eighth street.
HuMPHREYs' sPEo1FIos.-Thousands OF invalids
aye e ss1e Ssea seSS @ Sa G V ON WE ey
have spent hundreds in vain by simply using these
had one Of these Family Cases Of HgMPHREYs' e SPE,
Sns Toud Sys ys & @s @ S SH than
Johnston, Holloway q Oowden, No. 2s North sixth
yG agents Sold also so reR By George Evans
Sixth SIT b. and Poplar streets Ambrose Smith. Broad
streets; John Biey, Frankiord road Roche Fineenth
sGgh NO M sSs Second HnG n
shall, Thirteenth ana Market streets; Blythe No sl2o
keneral Depot, No. e@ Arch street:
THE Justly celebrated remedy advertised in an.
other column, is Of the standard remedIeS Una, Enst
while It's popularity being c6nti9ualy increased SsS;o
ana are foTsotten this one maintains It's standing,
while its curative powers are unsurpassed 6tut ~
emedy and been used in the PREPARATION o. Ssy
Eay prescribe Helmboid's preparatory on ave
of It's purity and Its excellent pIoperesi wlon MIN
mot found ia the common mud exlfActs' = D"''S
Herald. Boston. Mass
CAR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES wishing 70 secure
Business signs on the cars OF the Ohesnut ana Wal
nut, Tenth and Eleventh, Filth and sixth stIsets
1RaIlrOada, for the ensuing Will please MAKE
early application at the office Of the international
Advertising Company, No. AS South Third street
second door This Is one of the most ehectual modes
Of advertising ever invented. At present every car
top occupied until the close OF the present year
N B-Inside signs ON the same roads lettered or
glass and framed In oiled walnut ana git anu run ~
One year for go.
isO0 ner ton 49, Rest schuylknl Stove Coal
d BOO nar ION Rest Large Nut Coal
t550 ner son Rest Iehgh Stove ant
- 49, - Heater Coal.
$50 per ton. Large Lehigha Neg nanet SoAi
At WILLIAM w. ALIEHs Ooh. ~ DsPyss s,ancl
Ninth street (957) below oirara. M aVshos,t sarsets
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STEALING CLoTH.-William Monk was ar
rested yesterday for stealing, on Monday iast,
aD9nt twenty yards of glazed casslnet Irou
sLesIs, He was Identified by little boy VINO
S ISssiiieu % tnat he saw Monk pick up the cloJn
him. HAL SNHN'
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AgsAULrMa HIS WIFE.-Dennis A. McEl-
hone was yesterday arrested at Broad street
and Girard avenue, for knocking down his
wife. HIS was arrested, and held by Alderman
Fitch in $500 bail to answer.
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NEW PUBMoATIoNs.-W have received the
last numbers OF CasSelPS illustrated Family
Paper, Fun, Once.G- Week, AH the Pear Round,
Punch, the IomghGlgk. and other papers, from
soar School dag VisttoT'' is the title OF splen-
ddly illustrated periodical Tor children, pub
lished by Messrs. j. w. Daughaday & Co, No
424 Walnut street, of which we have received
the January number,
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7'3Os CONVERTED INTO 5'2Os

AS the Government will change Its terms of con-
version on December LIST, parties may make a saving
by converting prior to that date.
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FOURTH EDITION
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGT ON.
Repeal of the Cotton Tax.

nto.. Eto., Rto., Eto., nto.. nts.
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SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY.
The Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe
Deposit Company, for the Safe
Keeping OF Bonds, Stocks, and
Other Valuahlea.

Keeping OF Bonds, stocks, and
Other ValuRbleS.
DRKCroRa
N B. BROWNE, EDWARD w. CLARK,
CLARENCE H. CLARK, ALEXANDER HENRY,
JOHN WELSH, e. A. OALDWELL,
j. GII,IINGHAM FELL. HENRY O. GIBSON,
- CHA RIlIc6 MACALESTER.
Office in FireprOOf Building of the Philadelphia
National Bank, CH E9NUT Street, above Fourth.
This Company receives on deposit, and qua RAN.
TEES THE SAFE KEEPING OF VALUABLES
upon the following rates year, VIII -.
Coupon BonOH s.syl per YsOoV
Gold Coin or Bullton per flOOe
silver COIN or buluOn.- per tiV5V
Gold Silver Plate. ...el per 500
Cash Boxes small tin boxes of Bankers Brokers,
Capitalists etc.. contents unknown to the Company
and liability limited, s25 year.
The Company offers for RENT (renter exclusively
holding the key SAFES INSIDE ITS VAULTS at
$50 Ss0 $40, ESQ., and N5 year. according TO size and
Coupons and Interest Collected for one per cent
Interest allowed on Money Deposits.
This Company is authorized TO receive and execute
10 SlmWfrpi NJ. b. BROWNE. President
R0sERT PATTERSON Secretary and Treasurer.
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FAR.-The First Presbyterian Church Of
Mantua are now holding q fair at horticultural
Hail. which will continue until Saturday night.
Tickela can be bad at No. VA CheannL street.
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CRuE1TY.-John O'Neil was arrested in the
Twenty fourth Ward for cruelty beating his
horse on the head with a spade. Alderman
Maule committed him.
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The Committee appointed at the meeting OF
fremen last evening, metat o'clock this mora.
ing, and agreed upon the following arrange
Engineer Of the Fire Department, to take place
tomorrow.
Chiof MarshaI William s. Mann, Fairmount Fire.
Ttnr
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THE RENT OF THE PosT OFFICE Boxes IN
CREAsED.-By a recent order of the Postmaster
General, the box.rents in the Post Office have
been increased to three dollars per quarter.
The Postmaster recommends the holders OF
through the carrier system of free delivery.
The carrier force, in addition to the delivery of
mail matter, have been authorized to receive
to them, The BARRIERS are reliable and trust
worthy men, under heavy bonds. There are
nve deliveries daily from the Post Once, to
Mit:-7.90 and 1890 A. NJ; I, $50. and p NJ.
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/. Robert T. Gill, Hope Hose Company.
William r. Leeds, Good Will Fire Company.
3. Frank A. Dewitt, Moyamensing Hose Company
4. William d. Kendrick, Colum ola Fire Company.
o. George w. Downey, Western Fire Company.
6. John ". Butler, Perseverance Hose Company.
2 James Johnson, Independence Engine Company
8. Charles B. Darragh, Harmony Fire Company.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle. (Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County, Cal.) 18??-1874, 1867-11-16
Female Suffrage.

The following is report from George
Francis Trains Madison, Missouri
speech, on female suffrage. He says
What about woman's suffrage 2"
asked Senator. | am for it. 1t is
the only self edge we can have on the
negro's voting. oh, and Kisses.
believe with these distinguished Sena-
tors, that woman is man and brother.
Loud cheers and laughter.] Women
are more virtuous than men-more
moral, less brutal. Besides, women
rule their homes-why not hel save
the nation? Applause Give US
woman suffrage, and l will organize a
million of my Irish girls to vote down
Fifth avenue and vote your speaker in
the White House. Loud cheers and
some dissent. Women should vote.
Why should the plantation boor-the
unlettered, ignorant African, whose hair
grows up and back into his head like
the banyan tree-whose leg is set in the
middle of his foot, laughter who has
nine cubic inches less brain inside his
thick skull, Kisses who has only one
hundred and fifty pores to the square
inch of cuticle, which accounts for our
being able to smell him for half mile.
Laughter and misses Why should
the half savage of the backwoods plan
tation make laws for Anna Dickinson or
Harriet Beecher Stowe?-legislate for
your wives, honorable Senators, or mine?
Applause. What man dare say his
souls his own at his own table How
is it you, Train l am the best man
aged husband on the continent Laugh
ter. l say l am ready to take the
stump for woman's suffrage. Tap
plause-] 1t will purify the polls; they
will vote down houses of bad repute
vote down faro banks; vote down
groggeries, shut up rum-shops and
close the gin palaces Loud applause.
They will vote for men for Office who
are willing to preach this sermon and
practice it. Don't drink, don't smoke,
don't chew, don't swear, don't gamble,
don't have but one wife, don't be
David or Solomon, [Oh, don't steal
jewels like Moses, Applause, don't
cheat Esau, like Jacob love God, but
don't love God so much that you have
no time to love your fellow man, SEN
sation, love truth, love virtue and be
happy. Loud applause.