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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-20

aSUsed and endorsed by the leading Physicians
everywhere 1t is known. =
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-20

Greene County, August IA, 1868.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-29
ItLEGRAPHlC NEWs lIsAs.

Pattcrson's woolen mills at Durham, Canada, were
destroyed by fire saturday night Tho loss -
about $4,000.
General Stoneman has ordered the Mayor OF
Richmond Va, to hold in custody Sally Anderson,
the negro murderess, who was recently released ~
Judge Underwood.
Beginning on tho LIST OF January next Boston Is 20
have weekly mail from Europe. via Queenstown.
every Wednesday, by the Cunard Iine
John Mason williams, formerly on'ei Justice OF
tho Court NJ Common pleas, died In New Bel
ford. Mass. Yesterday morning, aged elghty-eieht
years and six months.
The city Council OF sprineneld. Mass, last night
,ha cit ana Inspect the United States Armory tera
anr,ng his expected visit TO New England.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-29
The Reciprocity Commissioner from fha
New Dominion.

The Reciprocity Commissioner from the
New Dominion.
The government of the New Dominion,
1t appears, has appointed G. w. Brega
commissioner or special lobby agent at Wash
ington in behalf of a bill from Congress
re-establishing the old reciprocity treaty, or
something Of that sort. The commissioners
compensation will probably be three or four
thousand year; but to make any impression
at all upon Congress he will have TO run an
establishment costing thirty, forty, or fifty
thousand dollars year. Mr.. Brega is no
doubt competent to do ii; but In undertaking
ii he should require the money from his gov
eminent as he goes on, because we are told
that there are certain parties In this city who
have claims against said government Of several
years standing for reciprocity lobby services
at Washington amounting to thirty or forty
thousand dollars in gold. The lobbymen con-
cerned, too, we apprehend, will have TO walt
some time longer for their money.
As for this scheme OF Canadian reciprocity,
we had enough Of II under the old law, and so
the law was repealed. If the Canadians want
more of IL annexation In their true policy. As
outsiders they cannot expect our Congress to
take care OF them; but inside the Union they
will soon rise TO tho height Of the cedars OF
Lebanon--yca, they will ovcrtop The big trees
OF California. Annexation il The policy for The
ClRs1ans, and W. can walt
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-29

good example Of the past trying to accom-
modate itself to the new without losing any Of
supposes she can succeed evidently does not
understand the age or the principles which
govern the development of nationalities in
the Western World.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-29

reported, but that the widow Of said brother
and her children are in England and are sup
ported mainly by the author of SOLVER Twist"
This puts different face upon the mystery;
but still 1t is a sad case.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-29
The Proposed European Conference.-The
should Not the American Government b
Repre~enteds


should Not the American Government be
Rcrresentedt
The Eastern question still continues 10
form the most important element in our daily
cable budget Of news from Europe. Our
Dispatches this morning show that the Porte
maintains an attitude OF flrmness while Greece
Ia moro disposed to adopt policy of con-
citation. From Berlin we learn that the
granting Of autonomy to Gambia is regarded
by some as the only possible method of tenn
porarily solving the difficulty. In London,
while Il Is believed that congress will grow
out Of the present negotiations, no great or
permanent results are expected.
One OF the most important items in con-
ncc,ion with this department Of news is the
suggestion that In the event Of congress
being held the government Of the United States
should be represented. We have no means
OF knowing whether this suggestion be mere
rumor or fact. SO far as we know the an
nouncement has, with single exception, been
unheeded In this country. The government
has been silent regarding IL. Only one journal
has alluded to the matter, and the alusion is of
a kind which indicates gross misconception
Of the altered and rapidly altering relations
Of nations under the new conditions Of the
later years OF the nineteenth century. Ac-
cording to this journal we have nothing TO
do with the affairs Of Europe. II is the adj
vice of this journal that If any such proposal
be made to Our government the answer
should be that as the settlement Of the Eastern
question Is no affair Of ours we cannot In any
shape interfere. This, we know, is In perfect
harmony with the hereditary policy Of
this country. The policy of the founders
of This republic policy which has
been religiousiy followed up until the pre-
sent time-was America, for The Americans
and The rest of The world Ter itself IL Is
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-29

Nor TIE WIDOW, AS REpoRrED.-It appears
that the unfortunate woman who committed
suicide at Chicago on Christmas Eve was not
The widow of a brother of Charles Dickens, as
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-29
Our Financial and Commercial Affairs.

our Finnncnnl ana COn1merciai AHairss
Wall street is quite animated just now,
despite the customary dulness of the holiday
season in the financial world. This activity il
due to the excitement produced by extensive
stock movements, brought about by the COM
binations and cliques into which the street Is
divided. The recent coup in New York Gen.
trail has stimulated speculation to an unusual
extent, and the precincts of the Stock Ex-
change are as crowded and lively as during
the regular monetary periods of the spring
and fall.
In commercial circles some uneasiness has
been created by the failure of two prominent
houses. one in Baltimore and the other in New
York. The latter establishment is well known
to the trading community, and its collapse
was one of the least expected events Of the
hour. In both instances the cause Of suspen-
sion is traceabe to the great decline in the value
of manufactured goods which succeeded the
period of the war, with its high prices and
general imitation. The diminution in these
values has been so steady and constant that
the promptest kind of business on the part OF
our mcTCnunt5 HAS Dttu HcCcSsary III OiucI w
dispose of their stock without loss. In many
instances they were overtaken before their
goods were sold, and where the differences
were large failures have resulted. In view Of
these facts Congress would do well to pause In
any plan for forced resumption of specie pay
ments, and consider whether sudden appre-
citation ofgreenbacks, such as is contemplated,
would not be the cause Of innumerable bank
ruptcies If failures take place with the pre-
sent gradual decline Of the premium on gold
what would be the consequence were that pre-
MUM to suddenly disappear altogether
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-29


country will be greater than ever.
II, as is very probable, the Argentine Re-
public should withdraw it will force Brazil
into trouble with her allies, who have no right
to retire except by common agreement. The
empire cannot brook this insult; If she does
IL will be at the loss of prestige. To continue
the war alone against Paraguay she cannot;
for IL the Argentine Republic remain neutral
there will be no point on the Parana river,
which below Paraguay lies entirely in Argen-
tine territory, where her transports can find a
supply station. General Urquiza, too, occu-
pying Entire Rios, win be ready at q mo-
ment's notice to throw his twenty
thousand untouched Argentine troops into
the rear of the Brazilian army In case of
trouble between the allies Thus we see the
position OF the empire is very critical. The
sturdy defence made by Paraguay threatens
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF Brazil and the formation
of one or more republics from her unwieldy
territory. She has within herself many great
| elements valuable for the building up Of a
| republican nationality but her present govern
ment, even In practice, does not belong to this
Continent. Fight as hard as she may TO con-
troll the southern half Of IL, she will fail, for
she does not move 80 rapidly In civilization
as The nations upon her frontier, despite the
civil wars which have sgitated them. She il
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-29

PIXIES OPERA HOUSE, corner OF Eighth and
csd street.-CHANsoN DE FoRTUNo-LEs BAvARDs.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-29

OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway.-HuMPTY DUMpTY
WITH NEW FEATURES.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-04
Tax Deed Notice,
eEGTE OF WISCONSIN,.
Pierce Countr,

0FFIcE or CL'K BOARD SUPERVISORS, 4
Ellsworth, August i, 1855.
The following pieces q lnad situated
Z Pierce County. State Of Wisconsin,
we've scid by the County Treasurer on the
sth day Of May, 1856, for the taxes, in
tsrest and charges OF the year 1865
Therefore, notice is hereby given that I'M
lsss said lands are redeemed from said
sale on OF before the eighth day Of May,
1889, they will be conveyed according TO
Law. The amount OF taxes, interest and
charges. calculated up to the Iast day Of
redemption, i set opposite To each piece
respectively. J. W. WYNN,
Clerk OF Rnarh OF SnrerEisnrs.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-04

Harris Addition to River Falls.
s c & S r r Co 123456 l each 2. IS
do 1890 each 2.s5
j A Shorts Add n to River Falls
Z g knowles 10 each ass
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-04
Town 90, Range


Unknown-A part of se1 ne I sec 10,
Tying of Main ct, in A / Norton's add'n
TO Prescott, commencing at the NV cor
ner. Of lot S, blk 9, in said Norton's add'n,
running thence n 440 feet, thence lis
feet, thence 440 feet, thence W lis feet
to the place ot,beginning $3.50
UnKnown-A part OF nell SCI sec 10,
lying n Of Main St, in A Nortbn's adm
to Prescott, commencing at NV corner of
S, blk IL, in A T Norton's adm, thence n
go feet, thence 266 feet, thence $50
feet, thence 2eo feet to the place &
beginning $3.50
Unknown-14 and 6-10 rods OF Iand in
sec 10, commencing at the sw corner Of
nw4 set Of said Sec, thence north 80 feet,
thEnce e 50 rods, thence 3 feet, thence
W SO rods, thence 8 feet % the place of
beginning $1,T2
G II Miller nell SCI 10 42.ll
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-04

IL Anything you want, from the most
substantial articles to the lighter Yankee
Notions, will be sold at the lowest living pri~
ces. Call and examine for yourselves.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-04

NOR ANYTHING in the Dry Goods. Gro
IL Gerry or Hardware line, go to DILL
BROS. You will find what you want. and
at the lowest possible price.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-04

90 TO DILL BROS, the only store in
" town which has received full stock OF
new Spring and Summer Goods OF all des-
criptions
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-04
Town &c, Range 20.

Unknown--A part OF set ne sec. IA.
Commencing 40 rodsn Of che Sc corner Of
said ar, thence W 40 rods, thence 40 r'ds
thence 20 Il rods TO land decided to +
Larson, thence Is rods and % links.
thence els rods, thence nerth-easterly 10
rods and links TO the line of said sec.
thenee-n on said line to place Of begin
ming GlEi aua 1888
Unknovn-n hf and sw1 of sea nwl1
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-04
NEW YORK, BOSTON,
AND NEW ENGLAND CITIES.

TyyHTS Railway extends from Dunkirk 10
Il New York, 400 miles, Buffalo to New
York, 423 miles, Salamanca to New York,
Ais miles and is from
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-04
FEED, PRODUCE, =

UT In Dry Goods, Hats, Caps, Clothing,
ETC., have the largest stock ever brought
here. Winter Goods are sold at greatly re-
duced prices. q
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-04

o. Ny stock of Groceries is always full,
and my customers can depend on getting the
best of each variety.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-09-04

EOR THE Very Best White Leads, Oils
II and Paints or anything you waEt, go to
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-05-08

To amend sections eighteen and twenty .onc Of the
act relating to roads and highways, passed
March 9th, 1863

TO amend sections eighteen and twenty .one Of the
act relating to roads and highways, passed
| March 9th, 1868.
| SECTION |. BE IL enacted By the General
| assembly of the State Of Ohio, That sec.
! tiOns eighteen aud twenty-one of the act en-
! titled 4" an act relating to roads and high.
ways passed March 9th, 1868, be amended
- as to read as follows:
SECTION 49, That if the trustees Of any
! township shall deem an additional road tax
necessary, they shall determine the per
/ centnm to bo levied upon the taxable prop
| erty OF their respective townships not eX'
ceediC iCg three mills on the dollar aud shall
certify the same to the county auditor in
writing on or before the first Monday of
June, in each year; and the auditor of the
county shall assess the same ON the taxable
| property in the township, aud the same
| shall be collected in the December install
mont, aud pai'! out ss other taxes, except
as hereinafter provided.
SECTION 81 Any person charged with a
road tax may discharge the same by labor
on the public highways within the district
where the same is charged within the timo
designated in this act, at the rate of one
| dollar and fifty cents per day, and aratable
allowance per day for any team aud imple.
ments furnished by any person under the
direction OF the supervisor of such district
who shall give to such person certificate
specifying the amount Of tax SO paid, and
the district aud township wherein such la
Dor was performed, which certificate shall
in no case be given for auy.greater sum than
the tax charged against such person, and
the county treasurer shall receive all such
certificates as money in the discharge of
said road tax. All road taxes collected by
the county treasurer shall be paid over to
the treasurer Of the township, or municipal
corporation, from which the same were col
Iected, and shall be expended on the public
roads, and in building and repairing bridges
as hereinbefore provided, in the township
or municipal corporation, from which the
said taxes were colldcted under the dIrec.
ton of the trustees OF the proper town.
ship or council OF such municipal oorpo.
ration, aud all funds heretofore levied tor
road purposes, aud not expended shall
be expended lsy the trustees Of tho town
ship or council of the municipal corpora
ton from which the Same were collected,
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-05-08

wait until ho had committed the overt actr
and then arrested him"
These facts are very interesting But
the most important revelation was that con-
earning General Lee, who, as our readers
know, was General ScOtts Chief OF STAFF at
tho time reicrredto:
General Lee called on gentleman who
had my entiro confidence, aud intimated
that he would Ike to have oomnand OF the
army. Ho assured that gentleman, who
was man in the con6dence Of the Admin.
istratiou, of his entiro loyalty, and his dc.
votion to the interests Of the Administfn.
ton and OF the country. consulted with
General Scott, aud General Scott approved
of placing him at the head Of the army.
The place WAS offered TO him unofEicially.
with the appreciation Of General Scott.
Ii was accepted by him verbally. with the
promise that he would 20 into Virginia aud
settle his business aud then come back to
tako command. lie never gave us an op.
portulity to arrest him he deserted Under
false pretenses. | should have arrested
him in moment if had had a. chance at
him aud have always regretted that l
never did get that chance" .'''
This statement shows more completely
than was ever demonstrated before, the
perhdy OF General Lee in deserving tha
Union army. 1t seems that he was under
verbal agreement to accept the active com
mand of the Union army, which bad been
verbally rendered him. UHder these oir-
cumstauoCs, his abandonment Of the Fed.
oral army was, il possible, double treaeh.
cry. To be sure. MIR. Cameron had no al.
rect interview with General Lee himself
but that the matter was one of Importance
aud received much consideration from both
| parties is shown by The circumstances.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-05-08
The Pacific RaiIroNd-The MOMms
taims OV0rcOsAe. .as "a

[From the Sacramento union, Doc. 81
The telegram which, starting from the
summit Of the S e'ras on Saturday after.
toruoon last, flashed across tue continent to
the shores Of the Atlantic, and underneath
that ocean, to Europe, announced an event
which will probably seem greater to those
far away than to those near by to those
who read OF it in history than to thoso
who Witnessed it in fact, On that day the
track OF the Central Pacific railroad reached
the summit of ITS grade. 4 joint occurring
almost at that very point was made and
spiked down at twenty minutes past ons
! D. m. The nag OF the Union was immed-
atcly planted near the spot fitly signifyinG
that an event had occurred which, more
| than any other, assures the continued uuity
of this great Republic. For the completion
| of u railroad across the Sierras removes
! the only obstacle whiclt lIas been regarded
as insuperaho to vital connection be-
tween the Atlantic and Paciic coasts. For
| California it means much, but it means
more for the country at large and for man.
| kiud The people of this continent are no
longer severed by mountain barriers which
would mako OF them two nations, diverse
aud hostile We may now make certain
of common national life that shalt secure
not only our own best interests, but the
largest anu nODieSt lnlluenCe upon tl0 ma
tons, from whom on either baud, we are
parted by an ocean, and whose destinies
wo must SCI inusly affect.
Tho work of crossing the mouna aims IL
practically complete. The banks aud tres
ties OF fifty to huhdred feet high are ell
disposed of, the heavy rock cuts of almost
rs great dimensions are out of the way,
and iha frteap tnnnelS of an average length
OF 400 leet no longer obstruct the passage of
the track. That this road has not been slight.
ly built, but is fit for the uses to which it will
bc put, is obvious 10 any practical engineer
who examines it. 1t may he evidenced to
Others by tho fact that the returning train
r'n over ninety fohr miles Of the worst
curves, banks, bridges and trestles between
Cisco aud Sacramento in three hours and
fifteen minutes. This train was conducted
d. by j. d, Watson, the same gentleman who
conducted the FIRST train which ever ran
upon the road. Another interesting Incl
dent connected with the occasion is the
fact that tho summit joint in the rails was
fastened down on Saturday by three old
railroad men-Ayers, Herrck and Madden
-one of them having been engaged for
twenty six years in the business, and dur.
ing the war upon Government railroads.
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-05-08
A Br: OF History.

Senator Simon Cameron, of Pennsylva
| MIA, made an interesting statement in the
Senate, sometime suce, in relation to the
circumstances under which Generals Lee
and Johnson entered tho Confederate SER
vice, 1t will be remembered that Mr.. Cam.
eron was Secretary of War at the breaking
out OF the rebellion. In the course Of de-
bate he was asked why he did not arrest
these two officers aud prevent their deser,
tion and in his answer he makes the state.
ment alluded to. or Gen. Johnson, who,
at the time of his desertion, was Qaarter.
master General, lie says:
=" General Johnson was,as the Senator froin
Mary land says, most valuable officer.
Officers Of the army were resighng or run.
ming away daily almost hourly. The larg-
est portion of the men who were consid
cred the most valuable, had left the service.
The Secretary of War Of that day was told
that this gentleman was going 20 leave the
service, because ho believed he was sus
pected by the Administration Of not being
faithful. lie was sent for by the Secretary
OF War, who said to him that he had entire
confidence in his ability and integrity, and
begged that he would not leave the ser
vice with any wrong inprossiOn. He i'm
mediately said to mo that ho regretted
that he had decided to leave that this
rebellion was.wrong that everybody en-.
gagged in it was acting improperly and un.
faithfully to the Government, and that he
never intended to take part against the
Government. But he said lie was controlled
by Influences which hs could not coun-
teract that he was compelled to resign.
believed at the time that the influences
referred to were those of his wife's fam
lily but have been told since that it was
not so. At all events should have arrested
him, il had not sent for him into my room,
aud in some measure got him 10 commit
himself to me. | have always regretted
The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-05-08

OK the 10th OF February Brazilian feet,
composed OF six iron clads. forced the
passage of Humaita. 1t is also affirmed
that tho Alice had taken possession Of a
place belonging to the Paraguays, called
Es,ablecimiento, defended by Is guns ami
800 men. About 500 men were killed or
taken prisoners; the rest fed to Huma,a.
The Brazilian loss is estimated at 500 to
700. The second division, composed of
iron.clads and wooden vessels.a attack ed
Curnpati on the same day. Two Para.
quay an batteries had been taken, one be.
tween llumaita aud Curupaiti, and the
other between the former place and Tayi.
Tho Allies we're in high spirits on account
of their success, and the greatest enthusi.
asm prevailed. But even if Lopez be
driven out OF his aforementioned formid.
able strongholds, there will still remain
some hard work to be done before the Allies
can obtain any permanent footing in Para.
guam idea which, In spite Of their efforts
to appear sanguine as to the result of the
operations they have undertaken, every
now and then makes itself apparent.