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FROM EUROPE.

The spanish Revslutfon -specut~ffons Re
earding Isabeila's suceesser-C'vu Wsr
Predicted-I.abeIfa Crossed the Frontier-
Flight of Manuel Conchs-The German Arc
ale y xpe ditien.
LONDON, Oct. Madrid quiet. Madaz s pre-
sident Of the provisional junta. No measures
have been taken looking 70 the future bs-
yond denuncistion Of plan for republic. Moth
ing will be done until Prim and Serrano arrive.
The battle between Payia and Serrano was short,
losses few.
HAMBuRG, Oct. 1.-The brig Germania, Of the
north pole expedition, is al Bergin, Norway.
LONDON, Oct. l.-Speculatons regarding lsa-
bella's successor are rife. il is believed that Ma.
poleon's dislike to the 0rlesns family will be fatal
10 Monpenciens, and the choice Of an Orieanisti IS
regarded as improbable. The duke of Oasta, Sec
ond son OF Victor Emmanuel. Is talked OF as an
available candidate.
PARIs. Oct. LA France predicts that violent
civil war will follow the preseBtfevolution. Queen
Isabella crossed the frontier yesterday. Alter an
interview with Napoleon and Eugenie, Isabella
left for Castle Pom which has been assigned her
as a residence in France.
MADRID, October l.-To-dsy Prim and Serrano
arrived.
The count of Cheste has ded from Spain.
PARIS. October lit is reported that Manuel
Conchs has fed from Spain for France.
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THE cAMPAIsH IN ST. MARr's

Special Correspondence of the Crescentl
FRANKLIN. Sept. 26, 1868.
There was a large and very encouraging meet
ing of the white and colored Democrats Of our
parish. in this place, to day.
At ii O'Clock A. n. the clubs from the upper
cred outside q The town marched ID from op6o.
House SQUARE. The procession, united, now ex
tended the entire length of Main street, ana num-
bered upward of five hundred. Their horses
gaily decorated, martial music, bright uniforms,
numerous flags and banners. lamps, and cheerful
faces gave TO our town an appearance Of life and
animation such as has not been seen since the war,
and made the pulse Of every true patriot quicken
with renewed hope.
ored clubs, well mounted, each armed with lamps,
dressed in uniform consisting OF red shirts, black
hats and pants, and in all numbering one hundred
and twenty. The colored club from Centerville.
which numbers upwards of thirty, were unable to
attend owing to the scarcity Of horses.
The "Steedmsn Club" OF Brashear City, which
had chartered the steamer Any One Tor the occa-
sion, now arrived and Joined the procession.
halt was ordered in front OF the court house.
where a crowd of about thousand listened with
attention te several stirring speeches from white
and colorfd orators.
The meeting was then adjourned until evening
and in the meantime two barbecued beeves and
two hundred loaves of bread were distributed TO
the hungry. At seven O'Clock the procession was
again formed. their lamps lighted, and this river
OF fire, extending over mile IN length, marched
to CenteIvile, FIVE miles distant, where they dis
persed.
The meeting was q success. Numbers Of Radical
negroes who had broken the orders OF their lead
ers and dared to listen to the Democratic speeches.
edged their way through the crowd and asked to
join the party their names we're registered and
each presented with red shirt, after soemnly
promising 10 vote for and support the Democratic
party. u
There are in our parish several colored Demo-
crstc clubs which are in hourshing condition,
and much confidence is entertained by the Demo-
Gratis of being able TO successfully divide the me-
gro vote and neutralize the Radical power In this
stronghold. CIFizEs.
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NUMBER 40.
One BY one these Radicals in place, who han
from foreign parts, are returning TO the saualid
level from which they were raised BY party mis- =

One BY one these Radicals in place, who han
from foreign parts, are returning TO the souslid
level from which they were raised by party mis- =
rule. ...t-r.rn-s "a. .-..
A WEEKLY MAIL between this city and Havana.
via Key West, has been contracted for by the
postofice department, dating from the Sd instant.
II is TO leave here every Saturday, Havana every
Tuesday, and Key West every Wednesday.
AN AccrDENr.-Mr. @. P. Eggleston, residing on
Washington street, was quite seriously injured
yesterday morning by being thrown from his
horse Of the corner of Louisiana Avenue and Ba-
rome streets.
CLARA Brown was arrested on Basin street on
Wednesday night on charge Of attempting to in
cite negro riot.
HOUSES TO RENT are still plenty enough. the
smaller ones appearing to be most In demand.
Furniture carts have been doing lively business
during the last two days, transferring the Lsres
and Penstes in the shape of bedsteads, bureaus,
crockery and all that sort of thing.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER WARREH.-Wm.
Wslcott alias Red Bill, had q hearing yesterday
was sent by Recorder Becker. on a charge Of hav-
ing been found in possession Of some metallic
pieces resembling twenty dollar gold pieces,
which be intended to use fraudulently.
The commissioner dismissed the charge upon
the ground that the metallic pieces were in the
form of those used as advertising cards, and that
they did not purport to be specie. But on the
oiher naDo u Is taio lnst "acot nau, py dmpos-
ing upon ignoran. Lafsues, on'aned zen oonsrs IN
eAcnapge ior oue Vi tnese Pieces' Ane case was
therefore returned 10 the recorder IN order that
cnafge OF ootaIning money uhoer iaisepretences
might De brought.
Inc case OF henry M. wagner sent 10 tne COM
missioner py hecoroer 1sckson, on cnarge OF
kDoTingly passing four bit counterfeit, has oeen
nHed ior tne otn iEst. Accusseu is IN the farisn
Prison.
LIEUTENANT MANNISs', whose resignauou from
the command OF the second Dlstrict poice force
was spoken Of IN our editl.n OF yesterday, mas,
we learn, been appointed Dy the Cotton rress
Association superintendent OF tne iorce Oh private
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THE ORESOENTs DISPATCHES,
WASHINGTON.
ALLEGED SECRET SALE OF GOLD
CAVALRY TO FIGHT INDbns-GEN. GUSTAV
FINANCIAL APPOINTMENT.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-Ssveral New York pa
pers denounce the assistant treasurer for secret
sales of gold.
All the cavalry recruits at Carlisle Barracks
have been ordered to Gen. Sherman TO fight In
dians.
Col. D. 8. Goodloe has been appointed revenue
supervisor for Kentucky. No appointment has
yet been made for New York.
Gen. Custar has been ordered 70 his regiment,
which is to act Immediately against the Indians.
Treasure In the treasury vaults at $50 900 900,
900 will be required on the first proximo
for interest on the 5.20's.
Internal revenue receipts to-day 1857 600.
WAsHISoroN, October LIN connection with
The sudden stringency of the money market all
the New York papers have elaborate 1 srticles . and
lected to show the situation;
" The management of the assistant treasurer
here continuesto be the subject Of sharp criticisms
among business men. II s asserted that the as
sistant treasurer has sold since Friday last
about $4O,OOQ.OO0 in gold and holds 81, 600, 600
IN checks against banks, which have not yet been
presented for payment The selection of this
week, when all the banks are preparing to make
quarterly statements as the time for the treasury
department to sell gold and drain the banks Of
currency is not calculated to satisfy the public.
The government sales of gold and the draw on
The bsnks for currency work into the hands OF
stock jobbiDg bears, and the coincidence causes
comments unfavorsble 10 the reputation of the
department Why was the government not
seller of gold at la or even higher, when money
was easy at 36t4, instead Of pressing sales now at
about l4l when money Ia tightening
"The sharp demand for money and the advance
in the rate of call loans to Z. with exceptions on
governments at G. has not taken Wall street by
surprise. The World warned its readers of the
intended movement of the bear clique to lock up
greenbacks. simultaneously with preparations Of
the banks for quarterly statements. Many ac-
cordingly have provided themselves with all the
money they will require until the end OF October,
SO that the stock market was not much affected
by money stringency.
I" Leading government dealers have provided
themselves with ali the money they will require
for some time to come and are lenders of money"
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MISSISSIPPI AND TIE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
The executive committee Of the Democratic party
of Mississippi, have adopted the following reso-
lutioDs: 0t
[ Resolred. That in yielding to the military
power OF the government. and deciipins 70 pro
woke violent collision Herewith by nominating
sn electorsl ticket and attempting to hold an
electiOn contrary to the declared purpose OF the
officer Commanding, this committee, representing
the Democratic party of Mississippi and reflect.
ing the sentiment of the legal voters OF tDe
State do enter their solemn protest against the
dsrsS sss AID q 5s apf ~
il H. declared to be made.
Resotred, That IN the event an opportunity
should hereafter be afforded to the people OF the
Slate 10 vote in the said election the chairman OF
the committee be requested TO reconvene II ia
order to take such further action as may be
necessary.
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FROM ATLANTA.
The Geer g,a LeKislature.

ATLANTA, Oct. l.-House The bill to prevent
free PERSONS of color being elected to Office was
lost.
The bill to compel common carriers TO provide
euuaI Accommodations, etc., for ell. was lost.
An act to prescribe oath to be administered to
voters for electors for president and vice -presi-
dent of the United States, tue governor OF this
State and other officers, passed.
BRYANT. Republican, Is charged with holding
office under the United Ststes, thereby disqualify-
ing him for holding q seat in the House. reso,
luton passed appointing q special committee OF
five 10 investigate his case.
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MISCELLANE0Us.

Heavy Loss by Fire In New York-Death of
n Cincinnati Jsdge-Faiiures-Fso ON eoath
America
NEw YoRx, Oct. 1.-The bonded warehouse
known as the Empire stores, burned last night.
Loss half million.
CINCINNATI, Oct l.-Jacsb Finn, long Judge
of the criminal court, dead; Theodore Jones,
artist. also dead.
CHICAGO, Oct. lie. V. Robbins, president Of
the Board OF Trade has failed. Liabilities $780,.
coo.
PARIS, Oct. l.-Ro yaneiro advices state that
the president of the Argentine Republic has
proposed regulations fo- disqualification Of Brazil
and Paraguay.
PBILADELPHIA, Oct. Mayor MoMichsel to-
Blue. The convention will organize to-morros.
NEw YORK, Oct. lat an interview with
Binekley's committee, tending Gen. Mcclellan
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FROM SOUTHWEST PASS.

SOUTHWEST Pass, Oct. l--6 P. M.-Barometer
1850, Wind east, strong and squally. Arrived:
Rank Cephas Sterrett, Bcbbidge. master, 90 days
from Rockland, with lime and hay to Thorndyke
X Norion. Sailed: Bark Limerick Lass.
Oct l-Noon.-Barometer 1850. Wind east,
fresh. Arrived: Steamship Alhamora, Thomas;
master. from Liverpool, with merchandise and
passengers TO Ashhridge a Ocean; ship F. 7.
Sage, CroDk, master, from New York. with gen
erai cargo, TO G.. A. Fosdck n Co. sailed :
Steamships Morgan, Ccncordia and Tappahan-
mock.
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UxIvERsALlsx-The general convention Of Uni
versasts, which lately held its session at ProVi-
dence R l., decidedto have q special observance
ef the centenary year, 1870, the convention 20
meet that year at Gloucester, Mass, where tho
first Universalist society was founded, and reso.
ton was adopted providing for committee oil
thirteen to determine the time, ooJects ana me.
thods of observing the centennial anniversary OF
tbe Uuiyersalist den omnaton in the United States
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THE TR0UBLE N TEE CATHOLIC CHURCH AT
CHICAGO "A mass meeting was held In Father
Mathew Temperance Hall, Chicago, on the zltn
ult.. for the pHrpore Of taking action upon the
sBspepsion Of Rev. Dr.. McMahen, OF the 81.
PatIick's Church. by Bishop Duggan. Resoiu.
tons sustaining DR.. McMullen were discussed at
length and finally adopted by large majority.
The dsuf the bishop then left the hall 10 a
hody. Subscription lists were opened for the pur-
pose Of raising sufficient sum TO defray DR.. Nc
Mullen q expenses TO Rome.
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RIVER KEwB.

vIcKsBURG, Oct. l Passed up: r. E. Lee
at 3P. N. Passed down: Stella and barges at 8
last night; Shark and barges ut ?. NJ. River
rising.
ST. LOUIS, October l.-River falling.
-t,oulsvmur 0UrUucr ts--Rfvor fe3'i1r slowly
falls still navgable. Weather cloudy and warm.
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FROM SELMA.
Democratic Mass Mestiss and Torchiight
Procession.

Procession.
SELMA, Oct. 1.-The Democ.atic State mass
meeting held here to-day was more nnmerously
attended than any meeting every held in the
State. The attendance Is estimated at 1000, of
whom 5000 were negroes. All the counties in
middle Alabama we're represented--most OF them
by clubs. The proce ssoR WAS two miles long.
Speeches were made by Gen. James Fl. Clsnton,
ex'Gov. Thomas H. Watts, j. W. Taylor. II. A.
Herbert, John A. Winston and G. W. Lee. The
speeches we're all earnest and loyal. Gov. Watts
was eloquent. His apostrophe to the national flag
was more loudly cheered than any other re-
marks.
The torchght procession tonight ia a msgnif-
cent affair. Miles OF streets are filed with people.
and all the principal houses a-e illuminated.
There are several coored clubs in the procession.
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Custom HorsE sALE.-A sale Of various goods.
seize d for violation of the revenue laws, viii take
place at the Custom House on the 10Th inst. The
list comprises cane Juice, cigars. rum, brandy.
absyrthe, kid gloves, billiard balls and otner
articles,
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tors should be voted Tor in all the districts, or
whether each district should vote only for their
own candidate, was referred, and will be brought
before the convention &c day.
The convention adjourned till 10 O'Clock to-
do
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Large sale of elegant rosewood. mahogany and
walnut psrlor dining and bedroom furniture, and
a lot Of furniture for account OF successioa, AZ
Masonic Han Auction Mart, this day at IL O'Clock
A. NJ, by Chas. 7. Nash, auc.ioneer.
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ASHLAND, OHIO. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE II 1868. a.

table and purse are yours, has pret,
Il wife" I cel1ie- ili = 29GEls9
Major" cried another juror, "you'rt
/ a villain ~ .5.st- Z; sslal.
Pardon me, my dear Monsieur Cal
/ fat: let us call things by their proper
names. The only villain amongst us
l believe, is the man who set, fire to
his house, six months after having il
insured at treble its value in four diff.
ferent Offices, whose directors were
foolish enough to pay the amount with.
out making sufficient inquiry" s 3
A stihed gruan escaped from NJ. Cal
fats lips, as he covered his face with
| his hands - = taia a'sqimcg Tea
s"Who are you, that thus constitute
yourself our Judge p asked another,
looking fercely at Vernon. &
s"Who am I, Monsieur Peron Sim
plyeene who can appreciate your very
rare dexterity IN hUfdiug tho court
cards in your hand and making the dice
turn up as you please" L
NJ. Peron gave an Involuntary start,
and thenceforward held his peace. The
scene aided by the darkness of approah-
ing plight had now assumed a. terrific
aspect. The voice of the Major rang
in the ears of eleven palc trembling
men, with cold, metallic distinctness,
as if each word inflicted a blow. At
length Vernon burst into strange,
sharp, kissing laugh. H.Well, my hon.
ora5le colleagues" he exclaimed, ''does
this poor Pierre Granger still appear
to you unworthy of the slightest pity ?
I grant you he has committed fault,
a fault which you would not have
committed in his place. He has s-not
had your .cleverness ia masking his tur,
pitude with show of yirtue-that was
his real crime. Now, if. after having
killed his wife, he had paid hand
somely for masses to be said for her
repose-it he had purchased a burial
ground, and caused to be raised to her
memory a square white marble momu-
ment, with a howery epitaph on it in
gold letters-Ehy, then we should have
all shed tears of sympathy, and eu-
logized Pierre Granger as the model of
a tender husband. Don't you agree
with me, monsieur Norbeck Z"
NJ. Norbeck started as if he had re-
ceiyed an electric shock. alt is FALSE"
he murdered. "I did not poison Eliza;
she died of pulmonary consumption"
Pierre Granger was acquitted.
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Extraordinary Story.

We know the parties referred tc, and
know some of the facts to, be true. Be-
fore the war there lived in this city a
man and his family, consisting Of a wife
and son, the man was;well known here
in business circles and highly respected.
He was a man Of wealth., but his
home was for him the most miserable
place on earth. His wife, who had
once been handsome, sensible indust-
rious, and cheerful, lost her health and
t4mper. and made all who associated
with her unhappy. For long time
her husband did everything in his
power to make her happy but in vain
- His efforts seemed to increase his dis
comfort and misery. .At'last he be-
came Indifferent to her complaints and
deaf to her scolding This drove her
mad; but still she lived with her hus-
band and vas cared for by him. lp time
paralysis was added to her numerus IN
iir1nities of body and she became al
most as helpless as child The family
removed to the coun1 y, and while the
husband, his afflicted wife, and walt
ing girl were sitting by the fire one eve
ming, his wife rose from her seat and
made an effort to cross the room just
in front Of the fire. but her paralyzed
limbs refused TO serve her, and she fell
SO near the fire as to be in imminent
danger of being seriously burnt The
girl sprang forward to rescue the prs
trate and afflicted woman, but the hus.
hand fohade il and delared she should
either get up hcrelI or b., burnt. SIZE
Law before the fire until the pain in
dnced by the burning of her diseased
flesh restored her senses. In her agony
She turned her head her eyes fell up
on her husband, and, with the, elo-
oueuce of one suffering. excruciating
pain, implored him to take her from
the ire... With inhuman coldness he
sade her got up herself. she made an
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VOL. xxi
MORNING DEW.
ny c. a. sisrcox.

m al
The dewdrops vanish one by one,
That seem to glisten everywhere,
Drawn by the Kisses of the sun
Into the thirsty lap OF air -
They vanish, and they do not die, .,l
Il Although the thirsty road be dry. 10
/, The dew at night win, fan in vain
I On broken heritage by the way d.
: 1.-the dew Will change to gentle rain,
TstH And Woken far IDf flowers to May;
Yet herbs and flowers in everyfssr,T Z a
In every land, are born to diei;s A
sai Tire pleasaheth6aghts of dawning youth
IefS Are parehed away by toll and care.
And leaves the dusty road OF truth,
q ~ The tr0ddens path of duty barel;l.
And yet our pleasant thoughts are true,
Although, they pass like morning dew.
i9l eH ---Ei 1ili' & = .s- I'fI 2 o.
Vs They pass from ms. their light Is shed
-aguiOn broken works ofweary hands;
They pass from MS their sEeetness fed
sf Some nobIer tolls In happier lands;
Yet every man beneath the sun
x Doth all his deeds to be undone. eT r.
Our pleasant thoughts are like the dew,
: q One half of heaven; one half of earth
They seem to die but they renew
The sacrament of their sweet birth;
But fruitful plants and deeds of men
; Are earth, and turn to earth again.
In thirsty fields of barren air
The dew is born to fall in vain;
Our thoughts go up to heaven, and there
= They change TO nists of golden rain,
Whereof the fourfold fountain-head
In Parudisei is always fed.
Our thoughts, they seem to come and go
Abide indeed, in God on high,
For He ordains to water so p
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s9rThe new invention in buttons by
which they can never fall off, is crea-
ting much alarm .amcng unmarried Ia
dies, as it is expected that the matri-
monial demand will be affected thereby.
--NeU York N1H. Iaifrl civ asil1
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effort to rise, but failed. Her husband
then picked her up to end her neck
and shoulders bufnt1 to a crisp. The
woman died. In less than year from
her death her husband again married.
His second wife was handsome, aet<
siblc, and less tiianS1s years of age The
iisappvs couple took the usaal bridal
tour, and IIetnfhed to the home of the
bridegroom. One evening soon aftev
their return, tha bride sat in the very
room which had been the chamber of
the husbae d s first wife-she was gag
Ing into the FIRE which WAS ;s1oulder-'
ing on the hearth, YAen suddenly there
rose before her the form 0f woman.
clothed inathe habilinients of the gsayes
with the scar of frightfnl burn ors-her
neck and sheulder- he A5st, the apir-
it, or whatever it was. spoke not y
word, bnt with its 1eshlcss hand points
ed first to the scar, upcn ita meek md
shoulder and then to the smouiderin&c
fire upur t1e bearrh, of the young
brides clfamber She was so overcome
that she cnuid neifhercry dors hcin nor
fee While she sat inF this hopeless
condition the, object vanished. Soon.
she was fully recovered from her fright
she left the rom, to return again with
her husband. SShe told him of the
strange andIfrightful object which had
appeared to her, but he laughed, and
pronounced it delusicn. Together
they took ihir seats by the ffe-he'
wife insisted she was not mistaken, but
her husband still laughed and doubted.
net long, however. for the fofnnl Eeain'
appeared, painfully distinct in form
and feather.-The husband doubted no
more; fear frcze his blood; he was -pe.-
ton less, spec chiess, helpless, uDcobs1
cious, until his bride seized ahisarm and
screamed, "Who is t.?"dof All the time
the form stood before them, C pointing
first to the scar upon her, mock and
shoulder, and then TO the fre--then It.
vanished, and, as il vanished, the
miserable man EXCLAIMED, asifin ans
wer to his wife's question "My God, It.
is Mary's ghost y (Mary was the pane
of his first. wife !, His new wife began
to inquire how his first wife had been
treated, and soon learned the story She.
wrote her father. who lives ianearsdthe.
city, all the facts, and asked his advice
He told her to come back home, and
it is thought she viii do so, thoughr
efforts are being made 70 fx the matter
up. In.the meantime the husband is.
very anxious to sell hissos Haunted
House. p-Neoi AlLqhy. LeZgersI9 :,
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i sE The report that 7BrownloM'f was
dying proves incorscet He is said to 6e4 I
in better health than usual, and seems
determined verify the proPhec5 of the.
old woman in Tennessee, who being M.
formed that BrowDlow was again cou-
yalessent,ezciaimed I,-aly dosbelisve'
that that man means to 20 to h-lalivs.
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.H. s. SEE.

at Law, Fire and Life Insurance
ira gent, and Il otary Public. Particular at
paid collecting, P,obate business
.5G Partition esees and execution of deeds.
mortgages and contracts. Office in Miller's
black, second story, Main street, Ashlan !,
Ohio. ~ . Etibt
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! John d. JONES.

: Attorney at Law, Ashland. Particular at
tention paid eqllec ing and business in
: Probate court Office on church street, be
tween Nam and SIndusky.