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Blue Laws Still i'm Force.

A Connecticut paper calls attention
to some Of the laws of that State,
which are certainly no great improve.
ment on those of two centuries ago. II
says: b
l. A married woman, guilty of inf
deity, is punished by Imprisonment in
the State Prison not less than two years
A married man, guilty ofinfidelity, ex-
cept with married woman, is punished
by fine not exceeding seven dollars, OF
by Imprisonment in the common Jail net
exceeding thirty days.
2. The husband can, in this State
convey away all his real estate without
his wife's consent, and cut her off at his
death from every cent Of his property.
In no other State in the Union can this
be done.
3. While the wife has no right to
any portion of her husbands property
during his life, and may be cut off from
any portion of his estate after his death,
the husband, Immediately on the mar
riage, takes possession of all her prop.
erty, and keeps possession during his
life, giving the principal thereof to
her or her heirs at the time of his
death.
A. The property which may be lc-
quired by their joint exertions during
wedlock belongs to the husband alone,
she having no legal interest therein
whatsoever.
5. The children, fruit of the mar
riage, belong to the husband, not to the
wife. In case of separation, he is enti-
<t~ oustn6v
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SPECIAL NOTICES,
ENnbcrant Health

Is q blessing vouchsafed TO few. Even those
who have been favored by nature with strong
constitutions and vigorous frames are apt to
neglect the precautions necessary to preserve
these precious endowments Indeed, a. n rule,
the more healthy and robust man H. the more
liberties he is inclined to take with his own
physique. 1t lis some consolation to the natur
ally weak and feeble 10 know that they cat be
so invigorated and built up, by 4 proper use of
the means which science has placed at their dis
posal rs to have a much better chance Of long
life and exemptions from disease and pain, than
the most athletic of their fellows who are foolish
enough to suppose themselves invulnerable, and
act accordingly.
1t is not too much to say that more than half
the people of the civilized world need an oeca.
sonGl tonic, TO enable them to support the strain
upon their bodies and minds which the fast life
of this restless age occasions. In fact, a pure,
lrholesoms. unerci,ing tonic is the grand desdor.
atum of the busy millions, aud they have the
article in H0STETTER'S STOMACH BIT.
TIERS. Itis a sTAMISAL MEDICINE, I. 2. IL i'm
parts permanent strength to weak systems and
iuvigorates delicate constitutions. Its reputa-
tion and its sales have steadily increased. Com.
petitive preparations have been introduced Gd
tJifuIH, and, as far as the public Is concerned,
al na,iSeuIn, in the hope Of rivaling it but they
have all either perished in TIE attempt or been
left far in the rear. 1t has been the GREAT
MEDICAL SUCCESS OF THE PRESENT CENTURY, and
it is quite certain that no proprietary medicine
in this country is as widely known, or as gener
ally used.
len lightning presses, running incessantly
(Sundays excepted the whole year through.
barely supply the demand for the Illustrated
Almanac in which the nature and uses of the
preparation are set forth, the circulation now
being over five millions year.
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ErepIey on SfEutps,

A Montreal dispatch of the 18th, to
the New York Democrat, gives the fol-
lewing account of Mr.. Greeley's expert
ence at the skating rink there: This
afternoon it became known that Mr.
Greeley would visit the skating rink
Immediately after his lecture, and q
large crowd gathered to see him. Ac-
conipanied by the Mayor, he visited the
rink as soon as the lecture was over.
The crowd greeted him with three
cheers and tiger, to which Mr.. Greeley
replied by removing his hat and bow.
ing several times. At the request of
the principal citizens, Mr.. Greeley put
on a pair of skates and joined the Mayor
in a'race around the rink. The mat b
was for the best three in five, with
out weights, and the race was won by
Mr.. Greeley in three straight heats, his
Honor the Mayor falling behind on
each occasion, out of respect to his dis
tinguished guest. The immense crowd
chcered the victor for several minutes
and gathered about him in such num-
bers that fears were entertained for the
security of the ice, and the police were
called to clear the rink and prevent
accidents. Notwithstanding the high
price of hot house flowers, more than
three bushels of bouquets were thrown
at Mr.. Greeley during his trial OF speed
with the Mayor. One Of the bouquets
accidentally fell in front of Mr.. Greeley
and entangled in his skates, throwing
him hCadlong, bnt he happily escaped
ininryn
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Another Negro Outrage ON n White
Lady.

1aoy.
Night before last o young and very
amiable unmarried lady had been ont
on visit to sick friend, and was re-
turning alone to her home from Capitol
Hill, when, near the Baltimore depot,
she was suddenly clutched at the throat
by big, savage negro, who immedi-
ately drew pistol and threatened to
shoot her dead on the spot if she spoke
a loud word. Still grasping the lady's
throat, he dragged her nearly hundred
yards in an opposite direction, and two
or three times made violent and hellish
attempts to accomplish his awful pur-
pose. Just as her strength was ex-
hausted, the negro saw two men ap-
preaching, when he left her and fed
at the top of his speed. The lady
was choked till she was black in the
face, aid the flesh about her neck and
shoulders was terribly lacerated by the
negroes claws. Her clothes were nearly
torn off of her. The lady was in q
fainting condition when the gentle
men reached her, and they kindly
assisted her, more dead than alive, to
her home. Medical assistance was
called in, and she is still under the
charge of her physician. Delicacy for
bids the mention of the lady's name,
but the facts recited are true. No clue
has been obtained of the black wretchs
abode who perpetrated this diabolical
deed. Miss = woRld not even know
him herself should she see him again,
she being so frightened at the time, and
choked so hard that she conld not see.
This should be warning to ladies not
to be out alone after dark, especially on
unfrequented thoroughfares.- Washing
ton Union, 24th.
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Niger in the Rink.

1t used to be, in olden days, that tke
negro had to take back scat or stand
up in the pit; but times have changed !!
The colored man now regards himself
as more than ordinary pumpkins, and
is determined to assert his rights.
Already we have one knocking at the
doors of Congress-, and demanding ad-
mittance. We have them in the State
Legislatures of our Southern recon-
structed States; we have 'em at the
poils-in the jury boxes, and in the
army, and now the great army of col
ored patriots have commenced Il move
ment on our "Rink !" The Hon. Pom
pey Squash, ofLouisiana; the Hon. Cuff
fee limbo, of Florida; the Hon. Sambo
Whitege, of South Carolina, and Sena.
tor Charles Sumner will be glad to hear
of this new stroke for equal rights. An
American citizen of African descent
sued the directors or the skating rink of
this city for ejecting him from that
rendezvous of white gentlemen, white
ladies and children, and the "colored
gemman" wanted $1,000 damages for not
being permitted to perfume the rink;
but a jury thought that figure too high,
so they generously awarded him $500
for the indignity put upon him. The
directors of the rink have appealed the
case to the Supreme Court, but that in
stitution having negro on the brain"
will probably sustain the decision of
the Jury. When We get niggers on en-
equality in rinks, railway cars, hotels,
churches, theatres, &C., "let us have
peace CIereldnd PIaiRdeGler.
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what the Negro Will Do.

Hiram Wentworth writes froa Call
fornia to the ReroHtiOn, advocating we-
man suffrage, but blaming that paper
for supporting negro suffrage. He re-
marks:
"Could you travel through Mexico
and see the once noble Caucasian now
in n state of semi -barbarism, and fast
annroaching extinction, because he
has transgressed the laws of nature By,
amalgamating with inferior races; could
Won visit Hayti and see how rapidly
negroes have been apparently CIV
lied by intercourse with the whites
90 back to their native barbarism when
Isft to themselves; could you live few
months in San Francisco, which Is
cursed with some 50,0 900 Cinnamon VINO
~ Iave no more sense of moral responsi,,
hiiitv than have the Minnesota Sioux l
o,n Gnre. Miss Anthony, you would not
disGrace the noble cause by SdvoSating
negro equality or universal suffrage,
90 q counterpart of 'women's rights
Wbv there would be just as much pro,
nriety in asserting the equality OF @ tne
various metals. A negro is no moie e
eoual to a Caucasian than copper Is
equal to gold"
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school superintendent.

The Superintendency of City Schools
is a subject that appears to be attract
ing considerable attention A disposi-
,;op is manifest to discuss it through
the public prints. Ia accordance with
our rule to allow the fullest discussion
ofsubjects of general interest, we give
place this morning to an article from
tbe pen of we'll known writer Of this
city Other articles viii doubtless fol-
low. presenting the different views en-
t.rtained. Such correspond, nee as we
may receive Will be dealt with in spirit
of liberality, but We woald advise all
writer's who desire TO be read with in
,srest. 10 contiue themselves to the ma
lel points 1T issue. Some want to abolish
the office, others to reduce the salary,
and others probably desire to name the
yrgfieman who shall fill il. All CORES
r.,pdruts. whatever their views, VIII
ind il advantageous t. aim their wrl-
t.Dy A. JOSH BILLINGS did his prayer,
night Al the bulls eye" First know
What YOU want done in the premises,
and then advocate it, briefly, directly
aud courteously. 1t is possible for
,ueb discussions to degenerate INFO
nna,Icss STRIFE. We Offer this caution
IN ,Ar outset aud trnst it will be needed.
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Ro,bsebild-uis Wor., Bore

Rothschild said that no one bored him
in Paris more persistently than the Po-
lish Jews, of whom there are many
in the French capital, and he had given
orders to his servants to admit them on
ly in exceptional cases. One morning
the footman announced to the old Ma
bob that a Polish Jew wished to sec
him. "Send him away ~ cried the Bar
on. ale gave me this card" said the
footman. The Baron looked at the card
and read on it, sc. NJ. r. j." These
mysterious letters puzzled him, and he
said, "Show him imp The Jew, q
shrewd-looking fellow of the lower
class, came in. "What do these letters
m mean 7" sR, asked fRsoStthschiId James "
replied the Jew. "Ah, ah," exclaimed
Rothschild. "But," continued the Jew
"they mean something else besides. y
"What is it ?" They mean also, Give
me, Rothschild James," "Well, WELL"
said Rothschild, handing him some
money. "The letters" said the Jew, af-
ter pochoting the money, "have still
another meaning" Let uS honr it,"
said Rothschild. alt is," replied the
Jew, "'Give more, Rothschild James,"
"See here" said Rothschild, half laugh
ing, half irritated, here is some more
money for you but now do not want
to hear any more interpretations Of the
confOunded letters on your card"
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Pickpockets Taken from n Trnin and
I-ynchcd.

A couple of pickpockets were granted
short shrift on the Mobile and Ohio rail
road, on Monday night. They boarded
the train somew here east of Columbus,
and by the time it had reached Hum
boldt had relieved several passengers of
wallets, watches and other valuablcs.
After leaving the latter place they
robbed an old man of every dollar he
possesseG. The affair created considera-
BILE excitement, which reached fever
heat by the time the train arrived at
Carroll Station, six miles beyond the
Junction. When the cars stopped at
Carroll the facts became known to the
people about the depot, and 1t was sud.
denly resolved to forever rid the line OF
the railroad of these birds of prey. The
fellows were taken out by the residents
and passengers, strong ropes were pro-
cured, and in few mements their lie
less corpses dangled from the limbs OF
a tree. The lynching was conducted
quietly. The proof was positive, the
stolen property being found on their
nersops and identified. Their last earth
iy exploit was accomplished.
Onr informant, Mr.. w. e. Jones, con-
ductor on the Memphis and Louisville
line, did not learn the names of these
latest victims of Judge Lynch, but they
we're doubtless members of gang re.
Gently arrested here for vqgraney and
ordered to leave the city. 1t is known
that two of them procured tickets for
Humboldt.
For several weeks pickpockets have
been operating extensively on the lines
of the Memphis and Louisville, Mobile
and Ohio, and Momphis and Charleston
railroads. They have robbed almost IN
discriminately and until the summary
action above mentioned, almost with inn
punity, Would it not "pay" the rail. all
road authorities interested to employ
three or four shrewd detectives to rId
the lines of these scourges f-uemphiS
.4rdIaRche, 23d.
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Look Our for Number One.

The principles upon which number
of Congress seems to be now acting on,
is contained in the following, clipped
from an exchange:
wf anything doth occur in thy public
capacity by which We can add unto the
store of thy kindred, do it. Be not
yexed at the Glamors of those who pay
taxes and grow exceedingly wroth By
r.oson of the burdens they bear, they
don't amount to much. Lay up for your
selves great treasures in greenbacks to
avoid suspicion, and have them straight
way turned into gold, which neither
moth nor the rust can destroy, SO that
when you are old you can laugh at + the e
exceeding great number of people VINO
were honest but not smart, by reason
of their not being members Of ,Os!sD Congress Sf
during the time the printing pLessG;Id pres ;dIa Ta
the Treasury Department were not idiG
in making hundreds of millions OF legal
tender and other notes"
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4 Sensation.

Several Washington correspondents,
writing under date of December 70:
have the following story:
! letter iu the EreRiRS Express of to
l.y. the writer of which is vouched for
b. the editor as being entirely trust
Svrthy, makes the statement that there
81. certain missing records trom the
archives OF the GSverunent, and the
,c,l.rr siNs that he is we'll aware 1h"'
,r...,,tsmeut he makes will III some
,,.rs awaken incrsduiity, IN otners
""N''HS Trthrr diSclosurss, while ihe
- n,l,lin will give neither thought
E5r attention to il; but he atfirms the
,rurb of ms statement. The report Is
,Lat when Judge Campbell, of South
Carolina, was in Washington attempt
,p., to arrange terms for the separation
NJ ms state from the Union, President
Lincoln prepared a proclamation, the
purpolt of which is given below. The
writer says:
shortly after the breaking off of ef-
font, tu avert the dire catastrophe OF
Var..I gentleman having free access to
,lr nIivate Office of President Lincoln
yppai.rd 10 the Capital of South Caro-.
Ina and deposited with high official
af.hst State 4 manuscript proclama
ton by President Lincoln duly pre-
pared and ready for his signature an
lylucng il TO the American people that
ra,Ler than plunge the country in civil
10. the Executive Government aeqnl-
s,ced in the dismemberment OF the
.liou. With this was column Of ed
.orial in slip form with corrections,
supposed to be Mr.. Lincoln's, reciting
irsey the words of the instrument in
lcatiug the Executive act and chal-
.yuging fos it the approval of the Amer,
,eau people. This is my statement OF
the missing record. That IT was not
.aa-I was due TO the intense feeling
asateued by the firing on the Star OF
Tue West.
The writer wants Nr. SEWARD to tell
aLI,has become OF the missing record.
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THE ROWLES ARREST.
New md Interestiug Feaiure-Ben
Butler Involved.
I From the New York Sun, December D

From the New York Sun, December 25.
Il seems that the hostility of Mr..
James Fisk, Jr., to Mr. Bowl les was not
the only motive which led to his extra
ordinary and outrageous arrest on Tues
day night, but that political malignity
and PARTISAN animosity also had share
in the discreditable transaction.
Among the persons who attended Mr.
Fisk and the Sheriff7s officers in their
arrangements for this discreditable
event was Mr.. George Butler, . stoutish
young man of about twenty-seven years
of age. He is nephew of General b.
z. Butler, NJ. c. for the Essex District
of Massachusetts,, and son Of Colonel
Butler, who accompanied the General
while the latter was in command at
New Orleans. AS Mr.. Bowles has been
conspicuous in the opposition to Gener-
al Butler in Massachusetts,, the nephew
of the General evidently went into the
preparations to arrest and imprison him
in order to take vengeance upon him for
his Independent course toward the But
Ter interest.
Mr. George Butler is writer for the
press, and is employed as the theatrical
critic of VilkeS' Spirit Of the Times. He
is also understood to be in the service
Of Mr.. Fisk as a newspaper man, pos
sessed of the art of English composition.
For the purposes of Tuesday evening he
had the great advantage of both know
ing Mr.. Bowles and of being unknown
by him. Accompanied, as We under
stand, by Mr.. J. K. Herbert, who was
Mr.. Fisk's legal adviser in the case, he
procured the warrant from Judge Nc
Gum, at half past six. He then went
to the Albemarle Hotel, where he was
informed by Mrs. Bowles, who did not
know his errand, that her husband was
at the house of friend at "A West
Fourteenth street. Calling there Mr..
Butler was informed that Mr.. Bowles
had gone 10 the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
with a friend. There they went, and
there Butler pointed him out to the
Sheriff's officers, who proceeded to seize
their victim.
Of course we do not mean to intimate
that the member for Essex was consult
ed in reference to this transaction; but
it is curious feature in the affair that
Mr.. Bowles should have been put in
prison not only to puAish him for his
professional sins toward Mr.. Fisk, but
also for failing to approve of every
thing that has been done and said by
General y. Z. Butler.
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Our Commerce.

American commerce is in a SAD state
Of decline Foreign vessels carry our
.gpstC. and exports. The American
n4g Is rately seen floating over mer-
rlaut ship. Once our commercial marine
TalAed with the first. Now it Is driven
from the seas. Ship.building in this
country has almost ceased. The great
yards that were formerly the proat and
!ae pride OF the Sea-board are now idle
aud deserted. Thousands of builders
1--we been legislated into bankruptcy
by Couggess, and the whole country
Ics.s the st4guation that rests upon their
4teresrs.
Intelligent citizens of this country,
solourning abroad, have been consider
lg the decline in American commerce,
aud making it the theme of eommuni-
c4tIOus to the proper department at
Washington. But the fullest discussion
oi the matter proceeds from American
seusuls. FREEMAN II. MORSE, who holds
DAi position at London, is a native o.
S4nc; las made the subject Of COM
4eIee aud shipbuilding study, and is,
EeieiOGe, qualified to speak upon them
"'Vbgeutiy, IL an interesting paper
'- tue 'oreigh cOmmeyce Of the Unit q
s.-'es, tLts gentleman remarks that the
F'Ncy OF ihe Government should be,
~ 10 virtually prohibit the construc-
'0a x vessels by adverse legislation,
": l. Tighten their burdens, and, as far
A'NacticaLle, leave them free to run
.-e race against foreign competition.
ant lie comedies the fact that onr ship
.sueIs are unable to do this with the
1iessut taxation on the material euser-
'a5 into shipbuilding-wire ahd hemp,
'0pe aud cordage, canvass, and other
"4es On ship property.
lAls is q subject worthy the imme'
''Ate attention of Congress. 1t is
'a4@efal that with our mechanical and
Material resources for shipbuilding'
"'th our coasts, harbors, rivers, bays
'4' geographical situation, Our country
D'uId occupy subordinate position to
-! other Is commercial nation. She
>'1 mount the ladder against the oppo
@"on Of the Old World, and will do sc
gam, If not borne down by injurious
sSiatlon. Let the national expense:
reduced to the lowest possible stand
"u' and no more revenue raised than il
'S''ary to meet the just needs of those
authorityr and theN our shipbuilderi
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some Cousoiaiion.

The election for city officers took
place at Selma, Alabama, last week
The loyal ticket was successful. Among
other notices of the officers elect the
local paper has the following "As the
negroes elected, with the ticket, the new
city physician. and, rs III his official ca
pacity, he will mainly be brought in
contact with them, We have the melan-
cboly reflection that by their own act
their voting strength will, in all proba-
blity, be considerably reduced before
another election" ...,
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WANTED.

WANT A MAN TO TAKE THE AGENCY
/ for Lleyd's great Double Revolving MAPS
of Europe and America, with the 1000 county
colored map Of the United States oD the back
issued to-day, and needed by every family
school and library in the land, with patent re
versers by which either map can be thrown
front Each map is 62I6i inches large, with
ribbon binding and double faced rollers; cost
SIOO 600 and three years labor. Price 6, worth
$50 A small capital will do to start with. SlO
a opy can be got for these great maps Send
for circular, terms, &c. Twenty new maps un-
der way. j. !. LLOYD,
CP O. Box 1922 Atlanta, Georgia.
n5y2I-lawim
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a. WHEELING W. VA "WEDNESDAY MORNING DECEMBER 30

On motion of Mr.. FURGUSON, of
Cabell, the Clerk of the House was re-
quired to have printed and distributed
to the different judicial circuits three
hundred copies of Senate Bill No. l03.
Mr.. STEERE, from the committee of
Conference on House Bill No. 103, sub
mitted their report, recommending that
the Sopate recede from its amendments.
Adopted.
House adjourned till tomorrow morn
ing at 9 o'clock.
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The Swiss watohmakers are steadlly
approaching perfection. IL l3t2 the
average deviation of Neufchatel cnro,
nometers was 1.61 seconds per day, but
one was recently finished and testeI
wb;ch gave only 164.lOOO of q secouu
variation in twenty-four hours.
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can commence operations again, and
build mp the commercial marine of the
United States. Legislation upon this
and kindred subjects will be far more
creditable to us nation and people,
and will pay better, than the eternal
and disgusting agitation with reference
tn The nanrn
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BANKRUPTCY,

THE CREDITORS OF SAMUEL STERN
are hereby notified 70 appear at my Office
in the city Of Wh9elir.g West Virginia, On the
4. n. and show cause IL any they have, Why the
said samuel Stern should not be discharged from
lis debts under the Bankrupt Law Of March ID
l-57. The second neetiEg Of sAid creditors win
DO held at said time and place, and the third
meeting on the day following at same hour and
place. GEO. Z. CALDWELL,
deeISoaw 2w Register IN bankruptcy