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swelling the veins Of the nation for nearly .
hundred years. One administration OF thu
length Of George washingtUn's viii bring US to
1876. the centennial Of our national indcpen-
dence. Let us rvpsat ss nearly s We can that
administration. and call to the Presidency the
man who best represents the policy Of that Faith
err Of our Country. As things look now to me,
see one man who, beyond al others, upholis
the flag and bears the sword Of Washington, and
is ryady As he was TO submit that sword to the
majesty Of the law. and lin up that flag above
the clutch Of party spirit into the upper air Of
brave and broad patriotism. thought II prop-
er in the rccent Thanksgiving sermon in All
souls Church To exprss this conviction ON the
ground OF Christian patriotism, AMI am sure
that the pastor Of that church would have done
the same. callcl no names then, but am will
ing TO call n1mc now, AMI 10 say that Gen.
Grant seems 10 be the Pp,ilential man for our
times, lie has the Oll-fashionel American in
stinct, and has done mOrc wise things AMI said
fewer foolish things than any public man Of our
time
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The report Of the Directors Of the Eastern
Railroad Company, for the year ending Noyen'-
Der 80, 1867, has been completed, and will be
acted upon by the stockholders ut their annual
meeting. which will be held in Boston ON the 3d
of February. The total income for the year
was 81 A., 0iG.6S {; expenditures scr. NJ.
balance S52i 5000 from which Is deducted
the amount paid for rent Of ID. & NJ. Road, in
tercst paid AMI accrued, leaving the net income
$500, s5l.Gs, against S327 ,3s, .0i the previ-
Gus year. Two new engines have been pur-
chased anil one built in their own workshops
during the year. Extensive repairs have been
male upon ~ others AMI there are now III en-
gines in efficient working orler, Ii Of which
have been added within the past four years.
Many new cars have been adjlcl AMI the COM
pany now own 20 passenger cars, passenger
express car, - baggage cars, 1868 long box
freight cars, $50 platform cars, l94 coal cars,
- cattle cars. II hay cars, 80 gravel cars, and
seven snow ploughs The wharf at East Boston
has been rebuilt and covers an ARIA Of nearly
two acrcs. New shares have been issued dur
ing the year to the amount Of SSO5,OOO. a
vote of the stockholders Is recommended To con-
fer the power upon the DIRECTORS Of issuing
bonds 20 an amount not exceeding SoOO,OOO to
pay the debts Of the corporation.
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fS~sss rhs !SaafL.

The Washington correspondent, of the wor-
esvter Spy gives the following summary Of
Southern political intelligence
"The most encouraging rports come from
Alabama. The certainty that the new cOns,iiu-
ton will bc overwhelmingly rstih~l, has dis
couragcd the rrbels completely. They seem IN
have retirvi from the field. Quite number of
the rcpel papers acknowledge the bopelessness Of
their strife. The Congressional nominations are
all made, anil In two districts mor than made.
Cor therc have been ~ome holting and nlepen-
dent candidates are running. AL the Congrcs-
Soual candiiats- are Northern men, anil n ma
icrity were in our army. AMI have settled South
since the war closed. The State ticket Is CON-
,a.sl of men who ON the other hand are nearly
all bir,h-risht citizens of the State. Several
new Republican papers have recently been start
eli. and generally the cause looks prosperous
In Arkansas three new Republican weeklies
have Just startel In Mississippi new Repub-
lican daily Is Just commenced at Jackson, the
capital The Convention In both these States an
" session AMI are doing their work well. Out Of
about seventy-dye delegates in the Arkansas
Convention afty are Republicans. six OF eigh,
Of whom are eolored men. In Mississippi there
are not more than dozen colored delegates In
the Convention. Among the white Republicans
are many able men.
In North Carolins there are thirteen color~l
delegates and thirteen white conservatives In
South Csrolins . majority 81 the delegates arr
eolorcd pen. There are ten more colorcd than
white. some Of the former are we'll educated
and all are the best Of their rsce in the didcrcn,
districts. louisiana Il the only other State
where . maturity of The Delegates are co,orul.
The State ticket there u not ooasidervl ~ rc.i
~ that In Alabama. The Congressional nomi.
nations are Of . better class.
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The Election in New Hampshire. says the
Newburyrcrt Herald, is to he greater struggle
than New HAMPSHIRE has known for many
years, and every man entitled to vote there,
who can be- found between Eastport and the
Rocky Mountains, win be at home TO deposit
his ballot. On the other hani the Republicans
have the advantage OF being in power, and Of
being the party most prominent in carrying the
country through the rebellion. They are also
unclogrd by such legislation rs has weighed
them down in Maine and Massachusetts,. They
have no State eons,ables to excite the ire AMI
hatred Of the people. A better organized party
never existed than the Republican party in New
Hampshirc. and II the Democrats have In their
favor the legislation at Washington by their OPP
ponents. the Republicans have in theirs the f,ct
that they do not carry the old AMI dead politi-
clans. who arc obnoxious to all the young men
Of the State. New Hampshire by its vote will
influence Connecticut, where some Of the veal
thy Democratic hon,lhollcrs are shy Of their
party leaders.
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CONVERSATIONAL MATTERS.

WEDNESDAY,, Jan. E.-In the Senate, peti.
ton was presented by MIR. C0nkling asking
that distractions In East River at Hellgate. be
removed. Mr.. Sherman reported on cotton
tax bill, that the committee were unable to
agree an amendment Was adopted suspending
tax on cotton till amer 1878, and then taxing
Il cent per pound. Mr. Sumner offered res
olu,ion providing for representation at Inter.
national exhibition, but II Was laid on table.
Considerable debate ensued between Senators
Sumner, Doolittls and Johnson on the resolu-
tion to admit Mr.. Thomas Uf Maryland. Mr..
Henderson then pronounced eulogy on the
death Of Mr.. Noel Of Missouri, after which the
Senate adjourned.
In the House, after the reception OF some
minor resolutions Of inquiry, &c., tho House
took up the deficiency appropriation bill, and
concurred In most Of Senates amendments.
Mr.. Blaine introduced bill relating to the
taxing Of shares In National Banks u pro-
vides that the shares shall be taxed In the
State, in such place q. the Legislature may de-
ternine, -Rcferred. Mr.. Julian offered reso-
luton inquiring into expcdiency Of abolishing
franking privilege. The House then proceeded
to consideration Of bill declaring as forfeited
certain lands given to certain railroads In Ala
hama, Mississippi. This brought up that in
veterate coppcrhead Chanler Of N. Y, Who at
tempted to tquelch debate The chair voted
him ont OF order. MT. Julian OF INDIANA h;s re;
pheu thst no lIhAnierl m'snt pU' sSss III ~
10 Is mucn pauenSe ~ ~ 0os, a. uua n,s ~.
posnrs SI h,s ToS, I, IN, ,ao ~. nh.,
upon .hsn ,,a 'A,S i, nun ,n ord., NJ JuIisn
,o"d.y s".,H,,r rsniv that n Chanlsr he.
n. M Ms SI =. u.i., hsno,,i ts.t the oue,,ion
for himself at any time. ThereupOn the noisy
coppcrhesd took his seat. EulDgies on the
death OF MT. Noel "eIe uen,erea, "nI npp ~.
brute rsolu.,on' saopeu' "'sf ""''A '"'
Mouse ad)ou'hea =,
TnuRsDAr, Jan. D.-ln the senate nv.
Dooli'tle made IN able speech 10 fa'or OF nus
proposed amendment 10 the ACT lot tue more
efficient government OF the ia'e r s Sie =,
SnNh 'ss' W. 'n". ~. c'itn~;nc ci.s.e..
"ee"o" W e'ner " 'o 'o",.s o.
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Miscellaneous.

NV YoRk, Jan. %. Dispatches reoeivei
here last night stat~l that great FIRE Was rag.
ING in Chicago, and 81. 200 900 yorth VI prop
erty was already destroyed.
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 10Th. Early this morn
Ing fire broke out In . concert saloon next To
the Academy Of Music and Notwithstanding
the efforts Of the hremen the flames commune
Gated to the Academy which Was soon con-
,um~i. The loss upon the building Is about
s75, 900, Several adjoining buildings were
damaged by fire and water, making the total
loss about 500, 900.
Special dispatches from Washington state
that information Is received there that Vallan-
digham and his party were making war uron
all copperhesds who oppose them In the recent
senatorial case.
Money is easy and sufficient to meet the de-
mand.
(,old opened at II, and ranged from 10 S-S
10 II Is; at 40 p. ~, 40.
MiRkErs.-Cotton quiet hut stronger, mid vs..
low md i7i. Flour less active and steady wheat
arm and auIet, Corn lower, Oats lowers Pork hrm
new fn rs, Lard less doingi Bacon dulli Wills.
key g ~ In bond.
NEw YoRK, I r. u. Wind northeast wealth
or cloudy Thermometer IS.
Bosros. 2 p. n. Wind northeast. thick
snOW.stOrm.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.


Owing to the fact that the proximity Of dis
tillery and rectiSing houses has been one Of the
chief subjects Of fraud, Il s understood that tho
Committee on Ways and Means will recommend
q provision similar to the one In force In Eng
land f6rbiiding the licensing Of ditillsr;cs stu
ntc,i within certain distance Of refining estab-
lishments.
Mr.. Z. Robinson will offer resolution that
the American subjects now In british prison
on charge Of fcnianim should be relnrcl on
trial forthwith, or that the recall Of minister
Adams should be asked by the President.
The case against John Devlin wholesale II
ouor dealer chargvi with frsuls on the govern
ment was commenccl yesterday before Judge
Benedict In the U. 8. Circuit Court eastern
District. The District Attorney In his opening
statement said he could prove that the prisoner
had defrnulel the government out Of eco, 1000
the tax on 300, 900 gallons Of spirits.
In the Hudson county NJ. Court yesterday
the grand jury brought in bills Of indictment
against some 80 persons, most Of them
residents Of this city, who have ut different
times engaged as principals or seconds In prize
fights.
The new British cmbassador Mr.. Edward
Thornton, u Is anticipated, comes with the full
powers understood to have been specially con
fiiei to him to make every effort to arrnngc 20
the mutual satisfaction Of both countries tho
points at which England and the United States
are at issue. The principal Of these disputed
questions are the Alabama claims and the ex-
tremely absurd persistence Of the British gov
eminent In asserting that Irishmen who have
become citizens Of the Unitcl States are liable
to arrest on English soil for acts committed In
the United States.
The Senate Committee on foreign relations
have instructed their chairman to report the
Sandwich Island reciprocity treaty to the Sen
ate for ratification.
On account Of scarcity Of work In the Quar-
termaster Generals Office, II Is expected there
will be n reduction of the Clerical force next
month there are at present about $50 clerks
employed In this Department, and the rciuc-
ton Of the number will take place gradually.
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COURT RECORD.
8. j. Court, York County
JANUARY TERM.--rAPLEY, }.


WEDNESDAY, Jan. Pain the case OF Porter
Hamilton rs. ieo. ". Leavitt q verdict wa
rendered for PHI. In the sum Of S36,-Iiamil-
tons for plff.; Guptill for defense. No. 1871 +,
then came on for trial VIM. Sawyer. Is.
Horace WoOdman, which Was an action OF
troyer for recovery Of pieces OF gearing
Emery and Son for plf.; Mason and Weymouth
FOR defendants. The jury gaveh verdict for
defts. Thursday no cases were reached.
Fn1pAY, 2ith, No. 2l2, Moses A. Dolly rs
Andrew Tyler, which was q suit for payment
of two promisory notes, given by defendant "a
plf. The defense was that the notes were given
under duress, and for intoxicating liquors sold
by pIf. TO the def. In vioation of law. The jury
returned q verdict for plf In the sum OF 81 s5
being amount OF both notes. Mason, wey-
mouth and Goodwin for plf.; Eastman and
Son for defense.
On motion Of f. B. Smith. Esq. Mr.. Geo.
r. Clifford (son OF Judge Cliffor,D Was adj
mitted TO practice law In oil the courts In this
State.
SATURDAY. Jan. 25.-No. 232. Daniel 7.
Litle6eld rs. Benz. Henderson came on Tor
trial, This Was an action on merchants ac-
count tor groceries the defense II that pay
ment has been made BY note.-Emery and Son
an Kimball for plh IL. ID. Smith ior den.
MoSpAY, Jan. T.-In the case of Litileheld
RI. henderson, q verdict NJ 1898 WAS rendered
for pif. In the afternoon the case OF l.. X
Emrnons %. Levi Grsce. to recover price OF =
horse alleged 10 be sold def, came on for trial.
g. X. and d. r. Hamilton, for plh Guptill
for def. The case VI York Co. Nut. Fire Ins.
Co. re-. Darius Moore. Was opened 10 the jury I,
and after the plaintiffs had 6nishel their side
OF the case, the court ordered o non-suit 10 he
entered, IL which order the plfs. file exceptions.
Oakes. Howard tor plf.; Eastman and Sou
for defence. Verdict wAs returned Tor def.
Last week Tuesday, the notorious Plummers,
Livingston and Young, were arrsigned Tor the
robbery at Cornish. and plead not guilty they
were committed 10 Saco Jail TO await trIa'.
On Thursday, John W. Floyd plead guilty TO
An indictment for burglary In LORENZO sm.
mons house In Blddeford, and larceny OF
ZONE $30,-aud WAS sentenced 10 nsn, iAoor
In the State prison for threcysa~ n'ne
same party who was arrested for snooune NJ
Mr.. Frank Adams on Beach street In Saco: one
evening lsst fsll.l Same day Leonard Tranon,
A young fellow Of Shspleigh. plead guiiy 10
larceny OF horse from the pasture OF James
Lsayitt In Shspleigh. some time 10 peeenoeI,
and was sentenced 70 two years IN inc oTNe
p TTrspIY. the case Of Patrick Hickey %. Vim.
Huse. for false imprisonment: came on, pa. ana
vss given to the jury Iyednesdsy (2othl.
Thi. Il an action brought % recover damages
M Uusc (who Was ut the time Dep. Provost
Msr,ha) for alleged false imprisonmsnt -
desertsr. Goodwin for pld.; Smith for deieees.
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FOREIGN.

The London TINES publishes long commu-
ncation from Mr.. Vernon Harcour, "Iis,oi-
GUS" on the process Of naturalization over here,
and freely admits, for his own part, that on
grounds Of policy, not to say common scns, tho
argument for revision Of the present law ir-
resistablc. II the hundreds ofthousands Of lrisil
emigrunts who are now citisens OF the Unitei
States owe full allegiance 10 Queen Victoria, IL
NAV alp he doubted, admits the Tina wheth-
or ibey are not entitled TO English protection
against CONSUMPTION yet Il would have been
utterly impo~sible for the British minister ct
washington to grant them ssch protection dur
inc the late American war. In short, the pres
emf theory Of Great britain Ii quite untenable
when any practical rrain comes to be put upon
n. The Times 800 no good reaspn why the
British government should decline any friendly
overturcs that may Be made BY rs with view
to its amendment
Russia d sim very generally crciitci with
the design Of forcing on . settlement with ~
gard to the fate Of servia and Csndis which
shall cripple and demoralisc Turkey Jet further,
and To Be prepared to disturb the armed peace
Of Europe II that Be necessary 10 the attainment
Of her object. A Russian army u hcvennS
about the line Of the Pruth. and Russian dpsom-
acy d - bold and threstenings ut Coustantinoplo
n before the Crimean war. Russia, Prussia,
and Italy may one day Be ranked against Eng
land, France and Austria In the hst Eastern
struggle. and the expectation Of ssnc gigantic
struev,c az this Kind has become almost fxity
In many Of The money markets Of Europe.
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Another Supreme Court Case.
New YoRK, Jan. %

The Worlds Richmond special gives the
particulars Of the Hsbeas Corpus case TO test
the copstitutionality OF the reconstruction law
which II t. commence to-day. The petitioner
Is n white man named Churchill Coombs. res
ident OF Carroll County, Va. lie was Ser
geant in the confederate army, and In this en-.
pscity killed. during the war. federal scout
noted for atrocities and murderous propensi-
ties. Two years sfter the war closed Coombs
and several members OF his company we're ar
r. sted for the murder OF the scout, and con-
fined In the Jail Of the county, by order Of the
Bureau Officers, thence removed to Libby
Prison. Richmond, where he has now been for
months without trial. The conservative
executive committee OF the State have
the case In hand, and win test before the Su-
prtme Court the power Of Schoheld under the
reconstruction laws TO arrest and conhne
without trial, citizens never In the military or
naval service OF the United States.
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SskscPibers are requested to examine the date ot
the printed eO,Ore slip attached IN their paper, as this In
deaiss the time 10 sheh the sabserip0on s paid. fo'
instance "iMAyc" means that the subscriber has paid to
May Led, isss. When rsyn~p, 10 made, tAi' date
will b issd,atsty altered 81 that the label "a c"''sn'
Receips In Fall &c the time which The .uh-en"e'
has pail Subscribers Ia requested ~ ''"aii
The sars dn.. lrna.etliNtely.
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left to heat in q pot upon the stove and the floor
of this unfinished room was Uttered with shay
inss. It Is supposed the glue boil.d over.
c.1vbt ar, and communicated Il 10 the shay-
ings. In twenty minutes the ars had e0@psst.
mastery. Mr.. johnson lost all his tools and
most OF his furniture. Mrs. johnson 10 an In
valid. The insurance on the house and con
tents was $500, on condition that house shonl'
be finished, which Il was not.
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by TELEGRAPH.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
WARRINGTON, Jan. %. 1868,

WARRINGTON, Jan. 20, lc6c.
o. W. Comway has arrived here direct from
n. Orleans, bearing petition from most Of tho
members Of the Louisiana convention to "
move 1en. Hancock from the command oftho
o'h Military District for the ru.son he Is an i'm
I"iimsnt In the way Of reconstruction.
On Monday Gen. Banks will submit his 10
port on the rights Of Americans abroad. Tho
report Is more beiliguent In tone than the bill
and much Of II Il devoted to the suffering, Of
Americans In British prisons. Il h rrportci
that Mr.. Sumner, chairman Of Foreign Affairs
In the Senate, does not look on the bli With "a
vor, and will retain Il until thu British Minister,
Mr.. Thornton, arrives who has rcoei,ei instruc-
tons from his government on tho subject.
Sec. welles has revoked his former instruc-
tons giving soldiers and ailors the preference
70 appointments In his Department. Il 10 msAe
to affect the election in New Hampshire, but
will have different effect than that intended.
A Bostonian direct from Alabama nys that
the new constitution will be adopted by the PEG
pie, and Senators and Representatives to Con-
gress will be Immediately elected. This will
show the loyal people Of the North that tho
Congressional policy Is successful although
johnson and his democntic friends have done
all In their power to obstruct II.
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Men.brsa, the Italian prime minister. hassd-
dressed iharp note 70 the Spanish gUvg.nsns,
In regard to the announcement that Spain vss
rsady to aid In maintaining the temporal 60
thohty Of the Pope He says Italy viii tolerate
no interference but that Of France, which that
nation is entitled to exercise by special trey
obligations.
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The following table gives the number Of
liquor cases disposed of during the year in the
Supreme Judicial Court, with the fines collected
anil committals. This Of course does not in
cludc the cases or fines collected before masis-
tratcs. Since July, however, nearly every csse
before magistrate has been appealed, thus
leaving a large number Of cases suspended for
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Awful News for England I

New YcRK, Jan. 9.-The World has the
following cable special. no location given,
dated yesterday:
am here all right-have had an immense
ovation-Cead mile failthe, spoke TO the peo-
rie to-day, Was carried mile on the shoulders
Of my friepds-Shall stump Ireland-Derby
quakes but dare not stop me-.
GEoRGE FRAscis TRAIN.
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The Portland Press says that the bark Ella b
Anna, Capt. Randall, sailel from that port
Wednesday, and when fifteen miles out, thrs
Of the crew mutlnised and attempted to ssiss the
vessel. Tho captain, in trying to bring them
into subjection.' was severely cut on The hssd
and stabbed In the arm. In the melee he shot
one Of the fellows and the mate another.
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No notice will he taken, AZ this O.ice, Of anony.
nous accommodations. The name sHi Hnnfrss ~
the writer must he given, -sf fer PsS"e"'oH, out
asa .uararty OF h!s good hth.
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NEw York, Jan. 25th.-A son in-'aw Of
Com. Vanderbilt, Geo. A. Osgpod. has been Or
lered by the Supreme Court. to pay o Mrs.
Moody the sum III $500. for running over her
with sleigh. Gen. Sicklss argued the case
for the plaintiff.
A two story brick bouse on Madison Street.
Brooklyn, fell TO the ground yesterday while
the family was inside Strange to say no one
uas hurt
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Convention I'm Connecticut.

NEw HAVEN. CoSS Jan. 20. Delegates TO
the Democratic State Convention assembled IN
ftho Music Hall At i0i O'Clock this morning, all
parts o. the State being we'll represented.
There seems 20 he no doubt that Gov. English
and the present State ticket will be re.nOmina-
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Rev. Dr.. Osgoci Of New York. in . recent
communication TO the LIBERAL Christian. says;
'rhe instincts Of the people move in histori-
cal cycles. and they are feeling IS never before
the great palses Of civic life that have been,
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the present

In Androscoggin County the dnes have more than
paid the ordinary criminal costs for the year.
The Charleston advocate. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1867-1868, 1868-10-03

NirNlcIrAI NJ EEcuoN, I'y an act
which passed our Legislature, tllc mimi
cipal election Of Charleston, and ohcr
cities in thr State will take place On lbc
l0lll Of next Nuvcmbcr