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Ono Vote /!
" 'TIs grains Of Rands the mountains mako
And atomie3s intinity."

" ,TIs grain. of sands the mountains mako
And atomies;; ;intinity."
"My one vote" says a4Republican
friend. ais Of no .consequence.Hr :,
Don't fool YOURSELF. -
One vote in Washington county, in
October. 1867. elected Lewis Anderson,
Democrat, County Treasurer. Two
hundred Republicans OF that county
may cachconsitlcr himself. responsible
for the loss Of that ono vote.
One yoto sent Oliver Cromwell to
tho Long Parliament. which sent King
Charles j. to the scatlold. -
+HO One .v6tSsin New y orE' city, In tho
Scnr. 1900, cleSted q member OF the
Nov Y OK, Legislature, Which made
m electoral ticket that wasSthe means
Of choosing Thomas Jefferson prcsi'
dent Of the United States, which was
also done. by one vote in tho =. s.
House Of Representatives. Il &yr!
One vote, in lS:IO. elected Daniel
Stone 10 the Legislature Of Ohio, from
Cincinnati; and Mr.. StOnc's"one vote
made Hon. Thomas Ewing United
States Senator from Ohio. lS3l-3.
One vote elected Vim. Allen to Con.
grc>s. III 1891, III the Chillico:hc Dis
trict, over Ex-Gov. McArthur.
Ono vote elected Marcus Morton
Governor Of Massachusetts, in lS39 ;
and q second time was Mr.. Morton
made Governor, by one vote in The
Legislature.
One vote elected !. II. White TO
Congress from Vermont. in 1922; one
vote chose member OF Congress
in New Jersey. in 1874: and onc vote
elected Benz White to Congress from
Maine. in 1872.
One vote sent James j. Faran to the
Ohio Legislature, from Hamilton coun-
~, in consequence Of which he bccamc
Speaker Of the House.
One votG once sent Col. Snow 10 the
New York Legislature, from tho city
Of New York, and his one vote gave
the Wings Il majority of one i'll the
IIoHSc OF that Legislature.
One vote carricd the Tariff Of 1921 :
and one vote the Tariff Of 1928; and
one vote in each House, the Tariff OF
1872; and one vote in the House, and
onc-thc casting vote Of Ficc-Prcsi.
dent DallaS-in tho Senate, carried tho
Tariff Of 1916.
Other important one votes, doubtless
there are; but they do not now occur
TO us. i"
Who shall dccry the Importance OF
ONE VOTE?
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Sslstteil 2ufirN,
What Thea?

Nno!lnirr. crowned. with honor> r"1!y "arn"i.
BIr,. ak. youth ~ LA; End IN ~ H >"n;:',
I'll. L"Is".u! i.'v said. wUuh Iir~i t." !''''""'.
w'.,I;I Ea'w a!l ;!ii's III! ii"' >''i''''' q
IT,, III .n,, .ravrly ,!ir"l; L., a"".
AMI NtI,u NuI y" .c,!I.L a.! III. "..t 'hch :
ia >.I.
"T..u ." .,,id tar hoy, with nj 81" warmth "i
"i.t, y, ,awy"r learned a:.d ''."Im"m;:
A,,..as.i,. u!I.gy."u im' ~!i''"! t.u'h.
Il! u!r.I w";..h -i''w a, i.'u" WIS '"''H
u, ~.
TL,. .isi man >',"ul; r> head. -,
=. N!ri wi!"u ;ourc ,!".Ir al ',!%, what l"rh:
hv a.t.
II vii; h. n,uni:>. ." ".I': IN" hrp"iU! boy;
't..vUi, -. ."...r - ':i"'U ~ "''S ''' ':F"'''
] Si % .:Y I..',.a:.: Strt, !" r.iLS uI'.. Joy
~ !"'Ga, .,'I Ia ,ri, n''ir "s' t""! H. '''.'".,
.rn ..l. i......,t ,...,, l,.o:, h. srvr'r. .;!
A"I -! ;rt- .t,n'";, W!1,' iiv.. Ia '.'''.
"Au!i!,u :w,,: -, r,.n. pmI il "i'; ~"
va! w.'!..!'.... !:"t.i ~ Ii, ~! strife;
k't"Y.,I "a I.l.i,u,'It % "a. ,In'i', -" ''-".
.. - .',.v.',.'t 90. "a !."n.'',.' ~.
i,,t...., ,... il ;,i'".. r:aI. ~!'a.,; ~ bead.
AMI 'yl'... ,pG 'vr 'nIs a.! t!!,, ".,H; i!i"ii
ii' .,..U.
q" .it..tlt-a'- why tirm. !&n"'" i''a' mus H."
", ,".Iy ;!t.u inu.' IT,. h'r: mot my ilu-;
:.uri"T."s,,, L., '.i'' ::,..'n '.,'F,i I'!.i."
~; l.. .'... '.'t w..t h:"." -! nH'i".
>..i.r i.,.., :; . ntru ~lIr,i .u...i, IA, n'"l e.
" hm.. a.r'.. 49,. ~ ;h.., w!... s..":- IL r'.i.
>ri "..n. ati: :!.": ::"!'r: ~ IA ;I:' h'y t
m...,,.,'..> .>i,". ".'l H,~ay .,.i'" ~, ;'"';
i -.''.'i i" i1".3." ".' '''' i'..",ii'' =. """'''
/ .... Co., r'.'!, ,o,hi'ti r.,'''Ii.H l"''p:;
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Weddings Il Hundred Years Ago.

|, may be Of interest to know how
they arranged marriages n hundred
years a.o. An old paper has the fol.
lowing description bearing upon thc
suhjcGt: >" Married IN June, lIt;0, Mr..
William Doukin, considerable far
mcr, OF Great I.aS.in. (ncar ROthbury),
in the County Of Cumberland. to. Miss
Eleanor Stottcn, IN agreeable young
.cmllcwOmam, Of the Sumo place. The
entertainment Of this OCCASION was
very grand, there being 10 less than
one hundred and twenty quarters Of
lamb. lUr,y-rour quarters Of veal,
twenty quarters Of mutton and u great
quantity fbcci; twelve hams, with Il
suitable number of chickens, etc.,
which was concluded with eight ham,
pcrs OF brandy made into punch, twelve
dozen ofcidcr, a great many gallons Of
wine and ninety bushels Of malt made
into beer. The company consisted Of
five hundred and fifty ladies and gen.
tlcmcn, who concluded with the music
OF Twenty-Five Iiddlcrs and pipes,
and the whole was conducted with
the utmost order and unanimity."
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!, TIE conditions Of citizenship, in
New York. are singulal1y different
from those provided for blythe law OF
Congress, regulating tie matter. But
then. democrats have u peculiar way
of toin. things. and that peculiar way
is made no where more manifest tlmn
in New York. The Tribune of the
10Th says:
"Ouc week n: 20. last Monday, John
Flaharty OF this city applied ut the
Naturalization Office on Second ave.
nue., corner of ThIrtyNrcorl street.
for his naturalization papers. The
presiding officials said that he could be
accommodated for tho sum Of 81. The
fec was paid, and tho papers made out
'in}the regular way. and handed over to
tho.appicant. Mr.. Flaharty was then
commanded 10 place his lnnd on the
Biblc,saiiJl swear TO support, tho Con-
s,itutionsof tho. United States, obey
the lawasiTcnounce all allegiance TO
any foreign power or potentate. and
lastly, TO rott1Acs Democratic ticket at
the coming dection. lilo refused to
take the rcquiFed. oath. and gave the
" "ConssitutionaEa officials. to under
stand that hc WASH Ioyal5man, and tL3t
he should vote 5fotG Grant and Gsffax.
At this the natlfah htion papers were
taken from him, 5aId;h irdollarrefund-
led, s,:he conditionss6f citizenship nj
THAT ofllco were the, Endorsement Of
EDcmosrntic principles, and the prom
'isc ofsA least one vote for Seymour
and BlafiH 80,
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,A,LrrrLE fellow, not moro than Hve years
of age, hearing sornc gUntlomen at big f.thcr's
table discussing tho familiar line, 40 honest
mans tho nobicGt wOrkiof God, ," aaid no knew
it wasn't struo: hs aa6tLer was better than
any usn that way over made. ,.sU.
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How TO PAY OFF oCR DEBT.-Thc
Commissioner OF Agriculture says that
|if our Soil wcrc cultivated ono inch
deeper, ono hundred aud fifty million
dollars would be added to; tho wealth
of the country. II, tlcn, our farmers
would only. sink their rloushsharcs
Ethat inch, we should soon be out 0:
the slough Of financial dcspond.
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,"WrLIit said ono Quakcrsto another,
sthce knows :Isnerer call any body names |;
but, William, II the mayor otSthe city were
10 como TO mo and say. Joshua. i want thee
to find mo tho biggest liar IN all Philadelphia
would como to. thee and put my hand OIL
thy shoulder; and say to thee, William, the
mayor wants 10 scc thct.'D ~
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FATHER, did you ever have another witc
besides mother? p "No, my boy: what
possessed you TO ask such question p "Bc-
cause saw in tho old family Bible whcre
you married Ammo Domini, 1886, and that
isn't mother, for her namc Was Sally Smith"
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-. Ii Encianan ano man thinks ofblackins his
own Boots Sd7!hauShty l,iton oncc to
Mr. Lincoln, whom bea9 found polishing his
calf.skin CATERS. "Whnto boots docs he
black p quietly responded, Abe, as ho spat
on tho brush.
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-, I,,r;..l,io, mr. sti1hink Of mother md

Is n TAn M ~ nIl I9 1IEIkl
near an" "e"1 w ; HrcySr hut Nc M
"i"n"u '''I w i" rnS ,Tiss%hoo sinruIs
80 '' >o'. nh;ItR 'sSmd .s,xoull take,
":"k'' -"''.'I'; '!,,, iii'n ~ mvSaEiour. in
, ihr W ~ ,', 49," ' i;rn I e 3;s..!sss,, :.
i nr,,''' .'T ,,;''h, " IN ,hc/carlygtwilfSIt I
,n,t ",n' ,,, ,hn I". rm"wsEomii,!, 90 Shomsdrom
snail >'c w. .GSx ~ nr;njic .on3H,ct-
P','"."I''',, IT,, 80" ,u;iI mo;GL ifroYgkr his
ola E''rE' '"o' '" ,;,,,n -; ri - ssnnfssi,nl
>'ai, aHI PRECIOUS w., IN sl.Ii Hcvcr neTGr
WHINE , ,o' '',I' ,,,, NV rn, n,,itG forgive
'''n"' ""! ",'> :' ~ y" - ~" Iy SSS':s;,sY
your poor '''',"''' ..,.&s;It~hss,': ~ ~
,,,. ,,ui,h, he door + opened y, nc soft
:. ',.,l l;,,I,. ,;,,urr "lidrd out down
~ ~" . i ',,, ',''' ~, ,ri ~ the road ,bv
,, ,,' ,"', ,'... ''''' '''''' ~ j.
''y ~, ,''',' ,,,,. ,,..r ,hc somc vouun .irl
w. ,," ~, Nh i; n,nnt wotrhinr the
>'"'' IL w., ",i' u ,r'i, ANIL thr CON
"''," I'r,nr - h" L,. r"a,hri down to lit her
" ~ ..,.,i.rnd -, ,,,n sweet, tcar-staincd
-, ', ,,. .,',, ,..,. n..ir.urI townrd the dim
;'r. r.,'.'' '.','i -" -" h,'I H. ~ " II. IL LauJ
'"'.,, ", ~, hn. r.,,.,n Washington,
"I ,. w." w., ,;T,.", ~ ;n':,,u for her broth.
-. ~ ~. ~" I',i ~ ,,,,,r awav lcavin.
T., ,I ..'' - ,n,. ,,"' g." , ,r,I her r,tIrr where
"nIN I ~" i "''r Wv :" @ i'.h ..nur She had
i,m;',.%,,, ,in,;r'. Ir,irr viii, her; no
,'..,', :" kind hear, ike the Presidents
-n,,''; ",...,,, ~..' :, r.. ,ur;,rI hy il.
',',' WI ''' :, g., .l,nrI Iiur l:lo><om
..,,M,'L MM,' 49,. :" E,,i,,! dl'J hurried It,
"n%n To- IL" v'hiir !I"ur".
,nm,,, mn,"' ,;', az" .,'or ' .nI,v nr,m"I. and
!"n,.,.,, M with ewes dowmr1.r and fold
.I ,,,rI. Stood before him.
~, w. r,y r,,;,l" he ,,id in his
,,,.',., ,.,,.,.r,. .nrr. .wL, do vou
i,'r,, 49, I,r;.lI ,,u. rarIy in the morn
;n.>.. - - - ''
:. r..",;;r'> l;rr,r:.asr. ,ir." raltrrcd
ont Ian>.nn.
i:ruuir. Who is l;ruuic Z"
:" Nv hro;,,rr, sir. Thrv %rc coin" to
shoot him :ur Steering" Il, his post"
/. "Dh,y,.>," anI Mr. Lincoln ran his
eve over the rarcr- before hinl:" re-
~, .mhrr, Il wa. i fatal Sleep. You
.rr r!i.&, il VIZ, 4 tiur oi special dan
Been !o-i In: si> ru,Iah" nrGI"rmrr.
$50 ;nv ;,i.;cr >ri,!." >ril !i'ns."In,
"r,yr,y, "I:u; poor I:,'unir was -"
,;rrl. ,ir. anal .ir,rnr 80 weak. He
LiI .!r w.ari, o. TWO. aud ne WAS too
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~, yotr want to get q favor from o
man, feed him. A man is'llko horse,
he can't bc managed TIL no has bit IN
Lis mouth. ~ Z
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Free School Notice!
s. - 81
... . ~ ) 3Gi,E;@. t.aSssssS

HNHE UNDERSIGNED TAKES PLEASURE S!AH.'
i uOuncIng that be hnS leased from the proprietor
John H. Truk low. Et, the large and eon,nodout botal
building redn.ly erected By hiin the" n. !LsssT
lI0IIL" o.. ..r. ,... 49,
This lincl. including furniture and c1rIpnrntt. ID
<Hfirriy Hetr umh everything connected wlt " hgS
brcn sercitt Jor And II ~ be conducted strictly -
y FIRST CLA:;E TIOCSIc.
Tho undr rtsIgled will giyr his univticd attention 70
the busIhes, aid promises bis frnda aOd N" pablo
generally qery accommodation Aid comfort which, they
can desire, 90. u. ". MOOD.
Jan. l3lL, lscs.-lom3% ~
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THERE was n remarkable and roman
tic scene in court IN st. Paul, Minncs0-
to. recently. j. j. Schlichlcr, sncccssor
TO the mercantile firm Of Putnam j.
paar, was arrested Oh the complaint Of
II. ID. McGrcgor, messenger OF the
Merchants Union Express Company,
for forging the name OF Putnam & Paar
in the delivery book OF the express
company. The high character Of Mr..
Sch.ichtcr atIOncc aroused doubts Of
his guilt. The signature wnsts;Ac only
evidence. presented .oG6shss1lkSM
forgery, ,d1Nnlu ubNxs VA ~ ,l,tefep bltRce 10
,aIssnScHilctE sshaId writing. After
much cstimonf the %1ofeTcc requested
Iicti tcg6ta himself to write the:uamc
OF Putnam s. Paar. n1rcplykto tho
unexpected demand .lic: wrote what
proved almost q fac sfmilc oftllc. forged
signature, not only reproducing the
characteristic features Of tho cllirogra-
ply, butt peculiar 3InIsspelllng also
Of tho. name Paar, which, a., jne tho
forged signature, lie wrote Parr.
Nothing else was needed TO demon
s,ratc that he was. The real forger, and
before the echoes died. away OF the
Joyous cheers which greeted Mr..
Scllichtcr's triumphant acquittal, The
accuscr was himsclrunlcr arrest for the
crime, his own counsel furnishing the
affidavit upon which the warrant was
issued. a.,.. x ...., - 80. ?
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.cS.rrp 3t ms J GIt.
Mr.. NMr;I. Il pi"u, Iarm:"r ia N"T-
n.nn;, .alr IL, rii,.i ."n. E,Wianin.
to ,,r i'r.ir.ai ,"iu.,. il III" lat" tear
fiji >.ru...r. nnr .!ay Il ,.l",-t.,. mr-
,r,,r.l. wn;.,r !vI E!.r ,hun!rr-h"li
,,;srn The a,r>iu,;s. vet !";rIn: Iami!y.
tie l,L lead been ,"nad ".tr,p a iris
onM. a.! vas c"m,lrm,ac,i /" b. >h"t.
!, Tn. ,rr.i,,r rev = >,rr:;., ia t." viii
,,.,r, anH'i;.r .nni minister. Mr. .t,;ym.
,.,,,,.. ,,i .,r,.r. to -,r il il wrrc un>>ih.r
',ln.;ni-:cr r"u,"',iinu tn IA" heart
..rrnu ~. cd mau. "-:r:: Il deer. pre-
.ina.. nn...r hoy. | ,h"".;'', wI.r"
..l,r him To- III. ""ru;ry. iIi;l IL" :::rhrr
~ III III; hr"r: h"l ".n,Ir - rrcri"',>
a .iu-m". act one. Goat :"r.;vc llr il
~. .r."t j. "a. Mr.. .t:,:.n. ih" 't'''r
! ,ny nr.y >.,.rta nu;;;;r--iW>, ",,. ii;;,r
ni.u;r.-.! H. ;,r,i:l &I"w ii.ri wt>
'ai.. :nr l.-un;.. ur> ord">"i oyer" @',',.
/ How .u:un,., .lrrIiaL!r;, r;,rnH,. 4 h,.
! L, VIZ =. tai 4, |. #uL "n.y .i...,",#
aud n"w they .!tn"t i;mi. l"'".'!." l."
! wns found I,.rrp w!nu ,'";m. IU; :,
! Mr. Owra rr,".,;,,l 'l.r,, ""T,i. very
>:uwly. =, il cad ,v"r,a: /" &"l "ul
their lrur mcau:u%. "T""":y y-;'"r
four. Ehcrc i. !:rn@;r nov:
"We will h"pr with hi h"nT""ly
lMtlicr," said Mr.. Allan. >"":h;n".y.
Y,cs, yes, let IT, h"%". ''"i = very
Emcrcilul, aud Ecnn:c w:"' =" :""d'
lQh! Dsnllie. Ecnnir:
llSsssGsafC tme!l,er rai"rl k"r>rif - 50"
" POc..ral."". anh i"'".m%.
,9sisL, ,lsoeo1 :: sn,!"" i)"mi'n.l :" i""!.
"a VI. far oil: Il" VIII
III beth. 20" see.
"S to hcr "iih'
& reply. "Har
Esiacr. |, II 4
as N'rt o: >iunncd.
lc makes II" wall.
a fair young .ir;-
called hrr-had sal
aiug, with hIanc!'cd
mot sh'al tear to.
efror in her face had
SStill that no one had
E:fSw she answered Il GEN
SsseS Stron. cishb"r'. LanA = let
E;;issas tEiWas from him." WAS all she
1Es
LssHWuS like n message from thr dead
f!sySsssO O&c,f could not break The seal for
:N5Tonlblins llm.rr.. and hcld i, to-
ssSts Mr.. Allan with the hclp.r>>ncss
slGhili.
nSmlnis,cr opcucd it, and read as
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Enr% ~ .r>.'. ~ e., or ;!.y"r IN
!.
r's-li c,'niS u line.
~ cents: I" mini,.,: - "'':,:..
~ cents I"'f line.
nj advertisements must b" paid f"r
=, Yearly n.Sc:;.>c!,:"a;> i"t%.;h."
n advance.
;a"n,, :nr l"SS ,,,rn ,i.:." ur"n:h>.
.- al Will b' c:,ar:,,! ny H." ",m"i".
..cgw 49, agreed upon.
wr!!-ns-".;.'l ":l;"' -" Axe pre-
:oi;,i descriptions oi
JOE PRINTING,
.... 1s'yi,, On short n";i".' 49,. e !'-,'"':-
,... + .iVr:;i. : E.:r.
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sl7,UD,tU,W0

- - = SI'1OhJVUiV0
Adj percentage Of inrrca~c, lSGn t0
IS,H. nj Dnr.ialf that OF lS'H t0 lSjI. -
or ~ PER cent. !mdcld Of l:bI per
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The JOugn al.
y1. z."ak.+ Eismily .Ewspupcr,
.. ,..,, ,s:,.. =, r WEDNESDAY NorsISG, pY
MCC2E g BRO.
osp,,r r' TIE STEAMBOAT LANDING.

ADVERTISING.
Sc II circulated throughout the
80 Valley, nnl X III" b.,,t .,iv"r-
IN this section 0( the Stale.
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ihatSI have q
1dsiby ci:cumt-
% asyou,'-our
eursiycv him.
tntY lic.would
and don't
sI 4 The
I'D i does
hcmf 70
"a, .IL:sssfs l5l$' s,Sts
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Professional G Business Cards.


". ID: Ak: %sT% F., 7" '%"@ ''% ' ''% %
Fall and Winter Stock,
.,,''rr all of the "s~ AMI '',"'''" '''i"' q
3azGl.IINgzRY GOODS:
|" @hkh We invite yoar attention.
Msfgirs special atlSiiion 70 orders, '"' S'''"''
t-'ss Mi.., t!l'.;.
,o.n,r cour, osa scecui .,ree,, G.np,,... '.".
september 10. Es,,--Is"S
AN Saloon and Cgli2G!i2::.>::J!
81 :EEfsSw o@Er='1z.:: I'D,
ss sss S1s"r1 S,;;,i rr :, l., III. H. ,," >. rev.,
N and sCoafectioncT:os
! bsya,ss Or r"Sir ,-r:'''
|BIIRlll, q.
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Agsrr"nt" ~ private wealth In the. ~ :.
United States in lSO.. ......... .!:Sl9, ,pn oOohI
Deduct estimated value or 1000 90
slaves ut s,jJ Observation-Disclosures. 2t0lUO,N
The New York herald., 1868-02-26
GENEaAL lkIflllGEkcS.

c. n. Bailey Soma extensive tspDery At Sterling
Centre Mass, was destroyed by grc Last FRIDAY night.
at $4,000 to S35 0o0, and there IL insurance. tho
policies having expired Few days before the Gre, and
were not renewed.
o the, joyful soundi The Globe Mil bell, after a
si'ence OF months rang Fr day 70 call the workers
together. hundred hands there employed getting
Herad.
The Oshkosh Times gives us the following ''Back
Crook story :'My d. ar, said the wife. "ihe Black
Crook Is here; shall We witness 1t to-niehtr '.Wei,
said the husband, II had better 60 alone tonight aud
see u IL is proper place tor ladies' 'Yes-wel, !"
says the wife, II rather I'D better SO alone and
ace II IL proper place for gentiemen." Both
went
Saturday. Mt the opera bali in Paris-owhat. you
here. and alone. Adees thought you we're devoted 70
your husband" Yes 80 am; but he has the yphod
fever and 80 thought would have q little fun"
A lady who had carried two common pigeons from
their homo in Missouri to Illinois, distance or
hundred mics, kecpiua them In ciose box. lately
missed them and has received letter IRON Missouri
saying that they had returned 10 their old haunts.
Mr.. A ). Cooper Of tho nrm of Blair Cooper Co.
OF New sexico, has been robbed of 81 600 worth OF
gold, In bars and dust on the Pacific Railroad cars
Ex-Governor Gilpin was several months since ap-
darv line between Colorado and New Mexico now
on hs way for the purpose OF carrying out that mach
needed work. The sum appropriated for the survey
was $4,000.
The steam tonnage or St Louis amounts 10 eight
million hundred and eighty seven thousand sir
hundred and eighteen tons, numbering Two hundred
crazy fellow In Missouri town declared that he was
earth TO all things; but OF bs audi
carried Confederate note 10 him and made him
confess hts inability 10 so as far as that
Lord Stanley, the possible Premier Of England after
his father Earl Derby, about forty years Of and
Is at the head Of Foreign Affairs In the present Cabinet
In manner he s worry grayo and austere On the
sion Of the cable BANQUET where mirh and hiIary
the order Of the oyonns Stanley strict beade
At early hour he requested TO be excused chow
said bis father the Earl I'VE can have some fun-the
old man has gonsiH
professor Palmer, the Fly Man. who har been ex-
hibiting 10 London walking on glass ceiling with his
head do~ nwards tell head foremost the evening
The ceiling eighty ninety feet from the ground
but netting spread for him about thirty below
the ceiling He struck upon tho back OF bic neck Just
within tho netting and scarcely injured but the
escape from terrible death very He did
not hnrsh the performance.
The woods around Richmond have been swarmng
with han,smen for several days past Yesterday cou
pie Of gentlemen experts with iowng pieces succeed
ed in baegng twenty nine partrdges and eleven robns
These birds fat and good oricr Robins. hereto
fore abundant at this OF thc year. said 10
be- rather scarce Rabbits have also become shy dis
appeared entirely. Not one on Saturday In
tranp p Of seven m,ca aR eh~aond Exaairer, FSb. "a
The New York herald., 1868-02-26

CAspLxs Adsrnan,ins steady at sIc &c for Il
ounce; sperm steady 81 &c. ESQ., and patsni at
C.xrNr-Rosendaie was quoted steady at "a B
Coprxn American ugot sought after At
prices showing change OF moment. The saes vere
ro,I cash including $4,000 Quincy Deiro q, ase fo,
iO,h ,pri,. Baltimore may be quoted st 23,ic
CoyrrxThe factions 10 Rio light full prices
auction sale Of about 600 bags To 10 held
soon. and buyers holding OF In consequence.
Other dssc p,ons we're quiet but hrm. with during
aud 2l5 do Costa Rea, within the range ice isc gold
We quote; -ordinsry to fair l2hc lt.sc good 10
prime, i5c l7r, and fair TO good esrgoes 3ac l5Nc,
rd net cash duty paid Stock Rio February 2S isos,I
New York. III 262 tags; In Philadelphia, i5c0 Baltimore
2aoOo; Nev Oresp 0J: Mobile. 500 aud Of other DO
DKues DYES --The general market quiet The
aeh, at 2c. 2sc gold; 10 drums sda al a,zc
4fc do u casks bleach powders al tc. currency 900
Kegs carb soda st 4sc god 5000 lbs refined argois s
a2c, do n casks cream tartar, parts Ac
81 tons Honduras log~ood on private Terms Domingo
aud Jamaica wood were nominal ~ &ls S3 CO. gold
Ftovu AND GRAp Receipts $50 bbis -four dul bar
corn meal $3.50 bushels wheat ~ SO do corn 1850 do
under : moderate trsde demand to-day, and prices
sere without noteworthy steradoa. Low grades
OF both sate and western we're the turn desrer
In some cases, but on tho whole the market
nhowed 20 Improvement Cal FOR ia lour steady and
nearly ali the sae- sl2 80 TO sl3 5 bat some
Of the choicc orou ht st 81 - The sales about
OO bbs the market closing sesdy at the annered quota
tons southe -four very quiet but steady our pro-
vious quotations. ye nour was nru, with moderate de-
rnand, tho sales being $50 bbs s 81 ~ ~ g. C9rn meal
quiIs freely dealt in ~ pfces showing nportan,
change sales 800 bbl, at 50 30 90 t.r BrsndYwias
The New York herald., 1868-02-26
SHIPPING NEW S.
Aimnpao for New York-This Day
Sun rises. ...... q 40 Nloon set-....eve = Is
sun sets......... ~ High s~ater...evs 10 ss3
roay ss NEW yoRK, FEBRUARY rs. isGs.
CLEARED.

Steamship Pslmyra CBr), Watson. I.lverpoolE Cunard
steamship San Fraociecc, Ho~es 0rsytovn, Mc--sorth
American steamship Co.
steamship Cleopatra, Philips, Savannab-Murray, Ferris
Steamship kismi, Mclaughlin, Charleston. Wheeler a
lansrd.
Steamship Saratoga, Alexander, Norfoik-H l. McGresay
Steamship Nentnnc, Hearse. bOstonW Ilyde
Bars Com Dupont, clifford, MatanzAs-R Z Buck A 20.
Brig John shay, Nickerson, Lishou--s Abbott.
Brig rgra fHrl, Faulkner DefnarAra--H DeWor Co.
Brig Seio (Br) Brown, Ponce PR-Becorra utggsrty.
Brig Josephias, LAscoit Carsenas-J su u tfonp.
Brig mary y Ocfonry' Comefy, saeua-Ystea Porter
aeld
schr Abbot. poyercaul Rich, vlgo for ordsrs-a
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schr P wynan, unnp. 81 ssrhs, aAvaniils, &e.-E "
sens D aman tBr), stevens. Belize Hon HOa~ A
echr Veto, Dsvia 81 Mars, 9s--J u woodhouse Ato
Bshr Anlsa, Lovoland. Rich hmonG-vsn Bfunt s.arhl