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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-04
ALLEGED swIxOls BY THE EXPRESS PARCEL DODGE.

Yesterday afternoon party called at the residence
OF Mr.. Walter T. Pen. doing business at Washington
Market, and on seeing Mr.. Peil's mother ex-
pressed his disappointment at the absence
of Mr.. Pell, "a he had an express par
Cooke a Co. Mrs. Pe was delighted at the receipt
OF the good OF q thousand dollar present To her
SON. and paid the charges, ss a. she receipted for
the parcel but after the departure OF the mes
sengcr discovered that he was q swindler. Shortly
after Mrs. Peil observed o man on the street. near
her residence, whom she believed to be the alleged
messenger OF the Merchants Union Express Com
pany. She at once pointed him out to physician who
followed him into car. aud when II had arrived at
the next corner the man was tnrned aver to 0f1cer
Boehme, OF the Twentieth precinct, who locked him
up. The man gave hts name as George Norris, No.
1913 Blocker street, and stated thar he IL varnsh-
er and polsher lie also asserts mat he Is innocent
and when arraigned Of the Jeherson Market this
morning will be able to pyove an aiiot. The
Cooke Co., at Baltimore on the 30th
ut, by J: Campbell, Jr. to Me order or Mr.. Pe for
written on hs Sans az Se n nce
press Company, and q letter from Campbell TO Mr..
Pell telling him that ne would, no doubt, be sur
1t Is reported tina, many other uptown residences
have been visited by bogus express messengers and
their occupants swindIed out OF various sums by
fraudulent parcels.
ROW IN MrDDLKBuRy CoriEGr--susrESSioN or 4
WHOLE CLAss.-A disgracefu row took place In the
College chapel at Middlebury on Wednesday OF last
week, between tho Sophomores and Freshmen. In
which one ~ Young man was Knocked down anu
understand that the sophomorcs were the
aggresson and that In consequence Of the
transaction aud the attitude taken BY tho
elass In reference to It. the entire sophomore class
In the College was suspended by the faculty..
delegation Of four sopholnores came 70 Bnr ,
yesterday and applied to the officers OF the tnversy
Tor admission here which, however, was 81 course
denied, and the young gentlemen lcn " extremss
ever return TO aliddlebury College, iafisofon FtS
Free Press 0ct. 2 tt@
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The card published by Harry Allen In
the London sporting paper expresses hrs readl-
ness to Tight Goss, but for the bail en-
tered into by both OF them, amounting in the
aggregate TO nearly $4,000. Goss expressed q wish
to go with the match, regardless OF the champion
ship, regardless OF bail. Allen however contends
that Is all bounce on the part OF Goss and regrets
that the proposed fight was Interrupted, inasmuch
he felt confident OF victory. Both men are willing
to fight after the recognizances are up.
The authorities In England ever on the lookout
for prize fighters. Brandick and Gallagher who
fought near birmingham, were arrested and re-
handed to custody.
Sim Kehoe CLUBS is trumps) the gymnast, Nike
Costello and Pat Kelly the strongest man In tho
world. Will soon start on q tour throughout the
United States for the purpose OF Introducing mus
cular science. Kehoe has been rendered benefit
by mis- New York friends, at which upwards OF nfty
pugiliss, gymnasts and others will appear. IL viii
be Q regular congress OF musce-men.
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From all that has transpired the intended light
between Heenan and NcCoole which was rumored
as an event certain to come OF, Will Ia all proba-
bility never take place.
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The Match Bet

The Match Between O'Baidwin and Wormald.
The encounter between these two ring heroes, SO
long talked OF but doubtfuly regarded by the know
ing ones OF the fstc fraternity is fast coming to
crisis, and judging from all the circumstances the
finally and satisfactorily disposed OF The combat
ants have been undergoing most active training at
their respective quarters, and most determined
mill is In the prospective Up to the present con-
siderable sum has been staked on the event.
The honors Of champion OF the light weights win
be contested by Abe Hcken and Peter Mcguire. In
addition to the title the OF 900 will be put up
for the battle. Mcguire, it viii be remembered,
fought Chandler, OF Lakeville CAL, for $1,000 the
darkness putting end to the contest after no less
than sixty-nine rounds. The affair will come on
probably two months hence and the reason assigned
for its being set down at distant period Is on &C
count OF the elections In New York and Philadelphia
The articles OF agreement have already been drawn
up.
, 1868-10-16

a long time; when everything IN The Will
of men, sovereigns, and peoples, joins IN
favour Of European peace; when the
wisdom of the French Government has
removed all the temptations to which cir
cumstances and the possession OF The
greatest military organization IN the world
might give rise ? This proof OF moral
strength, which Europe knows how to
appreciate at its just value, just as she
appreciates our material strength, Is, IN
the eyes of working France, The most
powerful guarantees Of the finn intention
Of the Government to persevere in the
policy of peace.
At such a time, with such guarantees,
wisdom for capitalists will be III boldoesS.
The evil ofuncertainty by beirg prolonged
cannot but cnervate this country thlrStlng
for activity, and the wealth and comfort
due TO l4bour, and all the grandeurS of a
civilization supported Ivy industry and art.
Let the revival Of business, therefore, IN
crease from day to day Let the country
take, so to Speak, for its motto LabOremuS!
Let capital yield to the appeal of HE
Government which, giving bail for gene
raj security, has just said: "You may dare
undertake and bear everywhere the te-
cundily of life !; the present is yours, the
future is yours; the bad times are over !"
lie Journal des D6batS-Paris, Aug. 21
Austria, at the present moment, Is
completely powerless. h IS powerleSs
because she has no army, because she has
neither money nor credit, because her
Government is occupied with home diff
cuIiies which absorb all its attention, and
which it would he %imprudent to postpone.
Our CORRESPONDENTS in Vienna, who are
perfectly an c0urant of the state of the
empire, and whose patriotism Is beyond
doubt, affirm that if a wal broke out IN
the centre of Europe in which Austria de-
sired to take part, the Austrian Govern
ment would nave great difficulty 10 put
1875, 900 men in the field, and then their
armament would be very defective. A
radical change is necessary IN The AuStrl-
an army, and that reform 1t Will take
some time to accomplish. Russia, IN
many respects, is not better oil Than Au-
stria, although the fact is not so much
known. Russia to-day has her hands full
of embarraSSments and difficulties like
Austria Russia is in want OF peace as
much as Austria and although it be true
that her army is very numerous, ard may
be easily increased, it is none the less
true that it is badly organized, that the
soldier is badly armed, and that war ma
Terrell is wanting Her finances are also in
a queer state even her most discreet
statesmen are forced to acknowledge the
fact, and almost despair Of finding a re-
medy. There is neither gold nor silver
in the vast empire, and business is done
T., ovoLonno oc IN Drimitivp times. AS
, 1868-10-16

AuStrld as Wucn as possible. III any us
cus>lons arose, if long-sighted men spoke
of a rupture or war, Prussia cried out
8shUdly. 1t would be curious to quote the
articles of The Gazette de la Croir, the
II ette de AHemagne du NOrd, and many
organs of The Berlin Cabinet in
81 and 1866. Prussia was menaced;
NE was doing nothing to defend herself;
1T was for The Confederation 10 defend her.
Rarely ever has Discrimination been
carried further, ard rarely, too, we must
add, has it ever succeeded so we'll in de-
ceiying ones opponents. The success of
the ca npaign of 1866, so long and so
minute.y prepared, is "A striking proof of
jIIS. ....
Il Prussia is quiet now, it is because
she is acting; if she says and causes 1t 10
be said that her armampntS are incom-
plete, that she is scarcely in the second
rank, that her safety may be threatened,
it is because she really is ready, her troops
well equipped, and she is medila;ing
some act of aggression. The game she
played 10 1864 against Denmark, and in
1866 against Austria, she is now playing
against France in 1863. There is only
Que difference, she plays more carefully,
because her opponent is stronger.
lie Temps-PariS)
It is not Prussia who will make val
against us. If war is to break out, it is
France who will declare it against Prussia.
Not in the name of right, for the French
Government has been careful enough to
abandon that ground. We might have
prevented the Danish war, but we refused.
We might have ~toreseen the war with Au-
stria, but we connived at it. We might
have protested against q modification of
the German Confederation, and above all
against an enlargement of Prussia, which
changed the condition of the European
equilibrium; but we have proclaimed, in
the language of Napoleon l., that the
formation Of great agglomerations Of
peoples is the very law of history. I'm
fortunately, the consciousness of these
errors, far from inspiring our Government
with a sanitary humility, is the very thing
which urges it 10 fresh errors. The Gov
eminent feels that it has allowed the po-
sitlon of France to lessen in its hands,
and it sees the necessity of wiping out
that reproach. In vain the country de-
mandS peace, in vain the whole of Europe
asks tranquility The fatality of the fault
committed pushes Is on. The executive
understands the difficulties Of The war it
drslreS to undertake; it hesilates before
the sacrifices it mGst ask the country to
make, before the weakness Of It's allies,
and D,fore the blame of the whole civil
lized world !; but it cannot renounce the
hope of obtaining on the field of battle re-
venge for its diplomatic defeats. 1t is far
more difficult for a personal Government
, 1868-10-16

day 10 England are the decided opponents
of war. France, however, is in quite a
different position. She desires peace, but
she is ready for war; he does not seek
war, neither does she fear it. II her iQA
~trrrSts and honour demand war, she VIII
declare it without hesitation !; bat mel
her interests nor her honour call for +
step. This has always been onrHpg
ON; we have never feared ope9l
so, and our opinion has been sed
10y the greatest authority IN ihd@Mhtry
viz by ,hAEmperor hImselfat Troyes.
If England, &pstvia, Prussia, and Rn>Sia
cannot or will not make war, and if the
French Government is decided not to
take The initiative, peace to-day is assured.
LA Presse-PariS, Aug, 80
All the official or semi-official lntrepre-
tiers Of Prussian policy Sound the same
note Prussia wishes tor peace she is
not ready for war. And it is not merely
the German journals which express
themselves. thus; we find The same sub
iect treated in the samc-manner, and as
if even under the same inspiration, in the
French journals.
Ii we refer back to the articles pub
liShed at Berlin or elsewhere, at the IN
stigation Of the PruSSian Government in
1864, before the campaign in Denmark,
or IN 1866. before that in Bohemia, we
meet with the same arguments and al
most the same words. This arises from
the fact that PruSSian policy has, at all
times, been of the same character. Is
this natural disposition, or Is 1t "a necessl-
tv resulting from the false position hat
this power Of late creation has always
had from its first days in Europe3 This
is not The place to go into this; but evil
IDENTIFY Prussia" policy has "a double char
racter, very clearly defined it is hypO-
critical and patient.
When Denmark was threatened in 1864
by Prussia and Austria, Prussia, at first,
scarcely seemed determined to 60 to ex-
tremes. She allowed herself to be drawn
contre ceM conci iatory ideas were COM
pIacenIIy echoed by her.
The European Conference which met
in London paid, with Iamrntable n%07Oet6,
great attention TO this benevolent dlSpo-
sition. Little bv little light was thrown
on the affair; off rs Of arrangement
clashed in Berlin with the q%nibbIrS OF
the juriscon>ul's of the Crown; The cam
paign followed lis course, and The Duchles
were torn from d nmark. Austria, who
had at first hrId the first place, saw her
self lltt!e Ivy little put in the second;
Prussia did the gfc2ter part of The work.
pnt her hand everywhere, and blIrew OH
S~tacIes in the way of any >ea qRmrnt.
The work Of conquest was accomplished
before people hardly knew the import
.ance of the part played Ivy Prusslan poll
90 f,r 60 ipdo,d thor tLA Dponla did
, 1868-10-16

From all paris Of Europe we receive
rumours of war. The German journals
are full of reports Of the inspection Of
forlresses by the officers of the Prussian
staff. The Vienna Journals comment on
the meeting of Mn. de Grammont and
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-12-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Trr.nAy Dec IL 1893
1UE>DAY. Dec. 10, 100
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES,

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. latiiu, from the committee on In
terual improvements, reported fa7orablH
.pon the bill to separate the Eastern and
Western divisions of the Wilmington,
Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad.
The bill was ordered to be read, and
Turing the reading,
Mr.. Pou erOs" to point OF order, say
ing that the hour for the special order wiz:
consideration Of the report of the Interua.
Improvement committee offered yesterday
n several railroad bills, had arrived. He
hen moved to indefinitely postpone the
,pecial order, and on that motion took the
door. He thought that it was highly i'm,
,,ortant to the interests of the State tha'
aese bills should be fully and fairly dis
;ussed on their several readings.
Mr.. Pou continued for some time to ar
que against the unconstitutional manner in
which the General Assembly had already
issued, and were now trying to Issue bonds
With such lavish hand. The people did
not intend to pay them, and these capital
i>ts, who were hawking them about the
markets and stretching out their greedy
hands to grasp others, had better take
warning. They might call this repudia-
.tion or not, just as they pleased, bnt he
would tell them that the people did not
intend to be crushed under an enormous
| load of taxation.
He would inform the House, that unless
| they took warning, in less than four years
| he bonds OF the State would not buy a
| Dag of guano. He was not opposed TO
railroads, but he did object to the mean
way in which some wanted to make the
state responsible for them. Mr.. z. con-
tinued in opposition to these approprla-
tions, saying it was system Of piling up
| enormous debts for the people to pay in
| taxes. He was opposed upon principle to
building up railroads by taxation. In ma
| ny instances it took from one man to build
| 10 another. He did not oppose lending
| he credit Of the State to build up a road
| under construction, but he would be first
| sure to have such security as would pre-
| vent one portion Of the people from being
| gli, yously oppressed by taxation in build
| ing that road in order to bolster up auoth
| ar He believed that the course Of the
| LEGISLATURE would result ultimately IN the
| States becoming utterly bankrupt, if ht
| lid not feel sure that the people would re
| pudiate the tremendous source OF taxa
| tiop,
NIr. Pou had been speaking for some
| time, when
| Mr.. Downing arose to point of order
saving he had set under the int1ictlon fol
| some time, until he had reached his four
teenthly or fifteenthly, but he now insist
| ed that the gentleman should contine him
| self to the ubiect under discussion.
| The Chair sustained Mr.. Pou, and he
| continued in the same strain, when
| Mr.. Downing again arose to q point oi
similar character.
The Chair again sustained Mr.. Pou.
and Mr.. Downing appealed from the de.
cision.
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Ex Pres:den, Pierce Again III.
THUR,DAY, Dec II 1863

Ex-President Pierce was much overcome
by the sad pews of the death of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hutchins, (by the Ohio dis
aster) and Is again prostrated by sickness.
The personal relations between the de-
ceased and the General were of a most
pleasant nature. Mr.. Hutchins invited
.,he General to accompany himself and
wife to New Orleano, and fer several weeks
Mr.. Pierce thought seriously of accepting
the invitation.
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SENATE.
THURSDAY, Dec. II, 1868
BILLS AND REVOLUTIONS.

THURSDAY, Dec. II, 1868.
BILLS AND REVOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Respass A bill authorizing an
exchange and the funding of certain bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
By hIr. Graham A bill to amend an
act in relation to punishmeats, chap. a,
special session of 1868. (He proposed TO
amend by the addition of the following
section, to wit "That all other misde
meanors, where "a specified punishment is
not prescribed, shall be punished by fine
not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprison-
ment, not exceeding thirty days.')
By A. Fl. Galloway, colored : A resolu-
ton requesting the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works to recommend by bill some pro-
vision for procuring suitable room for
the Supreme Court and for the Public Lii
brary. Adopted.
CALENDAR.
Resolution in favor of W. Fl. White, late
Sheriff of Bladen county, was taken up,
on motion of Mr.. Purdie, and passed it's
several readings.
Bill to continue in force and amend an
act to authorize the County Of Cumberland
and the town Of Fayetteville to issue
bonds for their indebtedness was taken up
and amended, on motion OF Mr. Barrow,
10 wit D.:
Prorided, That said bonds shall not
be issued, unless tue subject is suhnitted
to vote of the people OF said County, and
a ma Jority concur.
On motion, the rules were suspended
and the bill passed its several readings.
SPECIAL oRDEF.
Report of the Committee on Privileges
aud Elections, declaring Mr.. Purdie, Sen
ator elect from the 14th District, banned
by the Howard amendment, and therefore
not entitled to his seat, signed by one half
Of the Committee.
Mr.. Jones, of Wake. moved to postpone ?
| its forther consideration until the 9th OF
January next.
Mr.. Sweet said he hoped the motion TO
postpone would prevail. The Senate I'd"
agreed to postpone this matter heretofore
in order to allow the Senator, II ne "as
banned, and to remove all doubt on the
,ubiect, to get his disabilities removed by
Congress. He had just seen letters flom
Messls Pool and Dockery, stating that a
bill had been introduced for that purpose.
and they were of the opinion that it would
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Four good-si=ed turkeys were cooped up
and fed with prepared meal, bolted potE.
toes, and good oats. Four others of tho
same brood were treated in similar man.
ner in another pen, but with pint daily
of finely puIverized charcoal added to the
food, and an abundant supply of Jumps Of
the coal. All eight were killed the same
dav, and those fed with the charcoal were
found to weigh about pound and half
each moro than the others, and to be of a
better quality.
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SENATE.
F.yEEING SESSION.
TUESDAY NIGHT, Dec. Is, 1868.

TUESDAY NIGHT, Dec. Is, 1868.
A majority of the committee on Corpo-
rations reported favorabIy on bill t.
amend the charter of the City of Whining
ton. The bill passed its second reading;
The following bills passed their second
reading, viz
Bill making appropriation for the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum
Bill to incorporate the University Rail
road Company-appropriation of $500, ,OoO
Ayes 10, nays IS;
Bill providing for the settlement Of The
estates of deceased persons.
HOTJSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
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rUE>TeR REPEATING RIFLES,
rTRTNG TWO SHOTS A SECONl
AS 4 REPEATER
TWENTY SHOTS 4 NINU1
HALE ACiDEmY.

CLINTON, \. G.
yEyJT FG GRCTSES Or THE NEXT SESSION
/ Of thie Institution now in suc"essful Operatio ,
VII! beg n ] tnuary the llth, 1869, aud entinue
swenty weeSa.
TUITION,
Payab'c half in aiva, ce, English Stuiies, ST 20
Clqss,.r y .the natl 4 aud ScisEcGs........ % o
Boar from SO to SlG so per month.
liz ,a~nestiy reques sd that prplls be prepar-
el t. enter the tcst day Of the session.
For further plr,icular5 ad Tess the subacTibeTe.
j. = GRADY, Jr.
IT. MCLEOD.
drcZ5 4G-Gm
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this article. But admitting that the Senate
has the right to judge of the qualification
of its members, has not that right been
exercised by the Senate aud was not its
decision final In my opinion an exclu-
sion in this case is equivalent to expulsion
without canse.
Resectfully submitted.
JoHN w. GRAHAM.
On motion of Mr.. Colgrove, the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow, IL o'clock.
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OF NORTH CAROLINA
SENATE.
EVENING SESSION.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. Il, 1868.
Mr.. We'ker Introduced resolution in
structiug the committee on the sale of The
States interest III Railroads. Navigation
and Turnpike Companies, &c, to confer
with the Governor, and ascertain if be ha>
had any proposals made to him upon that
subject, and the nature of them. Adopted.
CALENDAR.
Cn motion Of A. II Galloway, colored
the i'll authorizing the Commissioners Of
New Hanover, Robesor, Union, Ansou
Rutherford, Wake, Granville, Halifax,
Cumberland and Pa-quotan!l, 10 isst.
bonds, was taken up.
Ca motion Of Mr. Osborne, it vas so
amended as TO submit tie suhjecr to a vot,
Of the people of the several counties, ant
the bill passed its third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Barrow, tue rules wer,
suspended, and the resolution relating t.
the committee on the Peultentiary was
taken up and discussed at length.
MessIs. Barrow, Robbins, Welker and
Love held that the committee had tran
scended their powers, or at least, had vic
lated the spirit of the bill in purchasiua
The s 600 acres Of land.
M~s~rs. Osborne and Cook sustained th
committee, and held that the General As
scmbly were alone responsible.
Mr. Lissiter spoke at length and gave
all the facts IN his possession i'll reference
10 the purchase. It had been represe nteC
TO the committee that there was an abun
dance Of iron orc OF q superior quality OF
the 5000 acre tract-with q sufficient
amount of WOO to have Il smelling furnac,
for twenty years, with an immense wateI
power, and the site for the Penitentiary
all for S66, 900.
Mr.. Barrow desired 10 know how Ii,
made II that amount.
Mr.. Lassiter said that our bonds Wer,
worth 66 at the time, and the owners o
the property had agreed to take 100, 600 0
our bonds at par
Mr.. Love desired 10 know who we're the
original owners Of the property, and wha
it sold for before the committee purchased
it.
Mr. Harring gtons said that the land belonged
10 DR.. Mckay, and he had heard that ,
Northern Company had purchased il for g.
cents Per acre. The committee purchase
It from Colonel Heck & Co.
Tending the further consideration Of III
matter oi Mr.. Barrow, the Senate ad
JouFheo until tomorrow, II O'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
NIGHT SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. Il, 1868.
a message was received from the Senat
informing the House OF the passara y
house blh No. 160, to amend the charte
OF the town of Fayetteville, with an amend
ment making 1t apply to all towns in tn
State.
J. S. Leary, colored, moved that th
House concur in the amendment.
Mr.. Sinclair said this bill, as it stood
Would prohibit men who owned pronert
and paid taxes but who did not live viii,
IN the corporate limits of the town fror
voting.
ID. s. Leary, colored, said that he had h
disposition 90 disfranchise any one. but n
thougnf tGvre should be an actual res
oence: The Senate adopted this amend
menu 70 make the provisions of the bill ar
ply to all other towns in the State. in orde
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Il TELL You WHAT, SIR, said Yankee of
his opponent, "that man don't amount to
a sum in the arithmetic; add him up, and
there's nothing to carry!'